Green Management and Corporate Performance of Beverage Firms in South East Nigeria

The study investigated the effect of green management on corporate performance of beverage firms in South-East, Nigeria. This study became necessary following the increased clamour for maintaining environmentally healthy practices by corporate entities in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of waste recycling on output level of beverage firms in South-East; and to ascertain the effect of renewable energy on operational efficiency of beverage firms in South-East. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study constituted 1399 management and employees of 15 selected beverage firms in South East Nigeria. A sample of three hundred and eighty four (384) respondents was obtained. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square statistical techniques were employed in analyzing the data with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The study found that waste recycling had significant positive effect on the output level of beverage firms in South-East. The study also found that renewable energy has significant positive effect on operational efficiency of beverage firm in South-East, Nigeria. The study concluded that green management had significant positive effect on corporate performance of beverage companies in South East Nigeria. The study recommended amongst others that beverage firms must increase efforts to educate all workers on how to use organizational resources in a green manner in order to achieve long-term sustainability and improved performance.