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. 2024 Jun 25;10(13):e33565. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33565

Table 1.

Measurement scale of research variables.

Attitudes towards the environment (Dunlap et al., 2000)
  • The global population is nearing the threshold of the earth's carrying capacity.

  • Humans do not have the right to change the natural environment to meet their needs.

  • The interference of humans with natural processes frequently leads to catastrophic outcomes.

  • Human impact will not ensure that the Earth remains viable

  • The environment is being subjected to significant abuse by human beings.

  • Plants and animals possess an equal entitlement to existence, comparable to that of humans.

  • The earth has plenty of natural resources if we just learn how to develop them.

  • The resilience of natural ecosystems is insufficient to withstand the impacts caused by modern industrialized nations.

  • Despite possessing unique capabilities, humans remain bound by the principles governing the natural world.

  • The purported ecological disaster confronting humanity has been significantly overstated.

  • The earth can be described as a spacecraft characterized by finite space and limited resources.

  • Humans have been historically positioned as the dominant species over the rest of the natural world.

  • The normal state of the natural world is highly intricate and susceptible to disruption.

  • It is anticipated that humanity will acquire a sufficient understanding of natural phenomena to exert control over them in due course.

  • If current trends persist, it is highly likely that we will imminently encounter a significant ecological catastrophe.

Green production strategy (Zameer et al., 2020)
  • Our company uses eco-friendly materials that pollute less or not at all;

  • Our company uses materials that are simple to return, reuse, and break down.

  • Our company recycles and gets back goods that are no longer useful.

  • Eco-labeling is used by our business.

Environmental management accounting
Chaudhry & Amir (2020)
  • •Our firm's accounting system recording all physical inputs and outputs (such as energy, water, materials, wastes, and emissions).

  • •The accounting system employed by our firm is capable of conducting studies on product inventory, product improvement, and product environmental impacts.

  • •Our firm utilizes environmental performance targets to measure and manage physical inputs and outputs.

  • •Our firm's accounting system can identify, estimate, and classify environmental-related costs and liabilities.

  • •Our company's accounting system has the capability to generate and utilize cost accounts that are specifically tied to the environment.

  • •The accounting system utilized by our organization possesses the capability to assign environmental-related expenditures to various products.

Regulatory pressure (Huang et al., 2016)
  • Our organization is motivated to engage in green innovation efforts due to the influence of emission standards.

  • •The adoption of production technology standards motivates our organization to engage in environmentally sustainable innovation endeavors.

  • •The firm's engagement in green innovation efforts is motivated by the presence of legal threats.

  • •The presence of government oversight compels our organization to engage in environmentally conscious innovation endeavors.

  • •The imposition of administrative penalties serves as a motivating factor for our organization to engage in green innovation endeavors.

Green Competitive Advantage(Lin & Chen, 2017)
  • •The company possesses a competitive advantage in terms of cost efficiency in environmental management and green innovation when compared to its primary competitors.

  • •The company's green goods and services are better than those of its main rival.

  • •The company can do more environmental research and think of new green ideas than its main rivals.

  • •he business is better at taking care of the environment than its main rivals.