Green Manufacturing and Sustainability of Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia: Literature Based Review
Abstract
The need for sustainable and ecofriendly environment is gaining momentum among organization calling for the need for green manufacturing. Green procurement aims at creating wealth while ensuring that the environment is protected from pollution. Rising green-house emissions are an alert to review the procurement process to ensure that it aligns to the requirements for a sustainable environment. This paper study focused at Green manufacturing and sustainability of manufacturing firms in Malaysia. Green procurement is capable of potentially reducing costs of litigations, minimizes usages of energy and water, reduces wastage of materials, improves innovation and minimizes solid, gaseous and liquid discharge to the environment and enhancing sustainability of the organization economically. There is need for manufacturing firms in Malaysia to include inclusion of ecological practices in their strategic plans.
Key word: Green Manufacturing, Sustainability, Manufacturing Firms, Malaysia
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