Abstract

Emerging economies are striving to realize their potential for sustainable production in achieving zero-carbon agenda. Due to natural resource constraints, businesses must focus on green production resources to develop the circular economy. Therefore, this study aims to identify the key role of green financing and logistics in adopting sustainable production and circular economy. We have collected the data from 240 respondents from the Chinese manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 peak in late 2020 and analyzed using structural equation modeling. As per research findings, green financing and green logistics have a significant and positive effect on sustainable production and the circular economy. Second, sustainable production has a significant positive influence on the circular economy. Manifestly, sustainable production was discovered to play an important mediating role among these variables. Besides, the novel Importance-performance map analysis shows each constructs performance and importance value towards the circular economy. This paper contributed to the literature and highlighted the importance of each construct. Moreover, the study findings implied that green financing and green logistics should be integrated into organizational procuring and financing strategies for manufacturing green and sustainable goods, and advancing the circular economy goals.

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Title
How do green financing and green logistics affect the circular economy in the pandemic situation: key mediating role of sustainable production
Author
Long, Jinru 1 ; Zhong Changbiao 2 ; Ahmad, Bilal 3 ; Muhammad Irfan 4 ; Nazir, Rabia 5 

 City College, KunMing University of Science and Technology, KunMing City, China; School of Economics, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming City, China 
 Business School, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming City, China 
 School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China; Riphah School of Business and Management, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan 
 School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China; Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China; Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan 
 Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan 
Pages
3836-3856
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Dec 2022
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
1331677X
e-ISSN
18489664
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2755974872
Copyright
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