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        1 - The Mediating Role of Green Supply Chain Management in the Relationship between Environmental Drivers and Sustainable Performance
        Seyed Javad Hashemi Goorab Mehrdad Hosseini shakib
        Background and Objective: Due to the growing importance of environmental issues in organizations, the present study investigates the impact of external pressures and internal impetus on organizational performance by considering the mediating role of green supply chain a More
        Background and Objective: Due to the growing importance of environmental issues in organizations, the present study investigates the impact of external pressures and internal impetus on organizational performance by considering the mediating role of green supply chain adoption and green procurement. Material and Methodology: This study is categorized as applied and descriptive. The statistical population of the study consists of managers and experts of Iran Khodro Industrial Molds Company, that number was 331 people. The sample size was calculated based on Cochran's formula to be 178 people. For sampling, the available sampling method was used and data collection was done by a researcher-made questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using expert's opinion and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. In order to data analysis, the structural equation modeling method (SEM) and Amos software have been used. Findings: Findings indicate that external pressures with the mediating role of green supply chain management adoption and green procurement have a positive significant effect on organizational performance. In addition, the effect of internal impetus on performance was confirmed by the mediating role of green supply chain management adoption. Discussion and Conclusions: Based on the findings, it can be said that the organization's actions to adapt to the environment and meet environmental requirements, is a way to differentiate from competitors. The use of a green supply chain, in addition to the organization benefits from the advantages of savings, can also maximize the profitability of the organization by creating innovation in the design and production of environmentally friendly products. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Identification and Impact of Initiatives on Green Supply Chain Management Performances
        Mojdeh Rabani Zahra Delshad
        In the new century, the main challenge of mankind is to find a sustainable way of producing, consuming and living. The prevention and control of environmental pollution of the industry can help to improve the production process, increase profitability (in the long run) More
        In the new century, the main challenge of mankind is to find a sustainable way of producing, consuming and living. The prevention and control of environmental pollution of the industry can help to improve the production process, increase profitability (in the long run) and achieve global markets that have recently become sensitive to the environment. The purpose of this study was to identify and effect the initiatives on the performances of the green supply chain in the manufacturing industries (petrochemicals and petroleum refineries). The method of this research is applied in terms of the purpose and according to the method, a correlation study is carried out. Using the questionnaire and survey method, the required data are collected and a simple random sampling method has been used. The statistical population of this research consists of directors and experts of petrochemical industry and petroleum refinery of Shiraz (including 150 people). Data were analyzed using SPSS and LISREL software. Finally, according to the path analysis model, the results indicated that between internal pressure and external pressure of the green supply chain, internal pressure and green supply chain initiatives, external pressure and green supply chain initiatives, green supply chain initiatives and environmental performance, There is a meaningful relation between environmental performance and economic performance, environmental performance and operational performance, economic performance and operational performance, economic performance and organizational performance, but between green supply chain initiatives and economic performance, environmental performance and organizational performance, operational performance and performance Organizational relationship is not significant. Manuscript profile