Results also indicate that green supply chain practices were affecting the allocation of
resources among three types o f environmental technologies, namely pollution prevention,
pollution control, and management systems. Specifically, environmental cooperation
with suppliers was associated with a shift of resources toward pollution prevention at the
expense of infrastructural investments in management systems.
Finally, a strong link between technological integration and environmental cooperation
was found, suggesting that supply chain managers must combine environmental
collaborative initiative with broader strategic supply chain activities. Green supply chain
practice constructs can be leveraged in studies pertaining to other industries, such as the
service sector, where suppliers can be key to significant waste reduction and structural
changes to achieve sustainability.