Abstract In the contemporary era characterised by the ubiquity of sustainability, Green Manufacturing System (GMS) has emerged as an eco-efficient approach that enables manufacturing firms to reduce negative environmental impacts through the effective utilisation of energy and resources, as well as the minimisation of waste, rejection, and rework, thereby enhancing both environmental and operational performance. In this context, the current study aims to identify Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the adoption of GMS in the context of make in India manufacturers. This study employs a structured e-questionnaire designed in Google Form and administered electronically to 155 respondents, including production managers, plant supervisors, and quality managers. The target participants were selected using a judgmental sampling technique based on their industrial expertise and experience, ensuring that they had successfully adopted at least one form of green manufacturing practices, technologies, or initiatives in their operations for a minimum period of one year. The PLS-SEM was employed to validate the proposed research framework and hypotheses. The findings of this study clearly reveal that twenty-six CSFs were identified with the help of PLS-SEM framework and they are categorised under five principal factor constructs such as ‘Green Manufacturing Practices (GMP)’, ‘Eco-Commitment by Management (ECM)’, ‘Eco-Involvement by Employees (EIE)’, ‘GMS Implementation (GMSI)’ and ‘Environmental Footprints (EF)’. Moreover, the path coefficients of PLS-SEM framework demonstrated that these CSFs have a significant influence on environmental footprints of make in India manufacturers. Although several empirical studies conducted in developed countries have reported significant environmental benefits from the adoption of green manufacturing practices, the critical success factors that embrace the integration of these practices in the manufacturing operations were not well studied, particularly in less developed regions and emerging economies such as India. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for policymakers and industry leaders regarding the CSFs of adopting and implementing green manufacturing practices, thereby encouraging manufacturing firms to significantly reduce their environmental carbon footprints.
Nandru et al. (Wed,) studied this question.