From green product definitions and classifications to the Green Option Matrix |
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| Authors: | Rosa Maria Dangelico Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Mechanical and Management Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Viale Japigia, 182-70126 Bari, Italy;2. Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development, Politecnico di Bari, Via Alcide De Gasperi, 74100 Taranto, Italy;1. School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China;2. School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China;1. Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, UUM College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia;2. School of Technology Management and Logistics, UUM College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia;1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA;3. Washington State University, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Pullman, WA 99164, USA;1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands;2. Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management, Politecnico di Bari, Viale Japigia 182, 70126 Bari, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Hybrid cars, recycled products, photovoltaic cells, bioplastics: why so different products can be called ‘green’? Which practices companies willing to develop green products should implement? How companies can easily and effectively communicate to stakeholders the environmental features of their green products? This paper tries to answer these questions, by developing a Green Option Matrix (GOM), which characterizes green products and practices along different dimensions. This matrix is then used to analyze the different features of green products as well as related green practices developed by a sample of companies belonging to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSWI). Relevant data are collected by means of content analysis of companies’ websites and sustainability reports. Green products and practices developed by each company in the sample are positioned in the matrix and results are presented and discussed for each industrial sector. Then, different sectors’ behaviors are compared. The proposed matrix can be used by companies as a market tool to analyze competitors’ green products and practices and as a communication tool to effectively communicate to stakeholders the specific green features of their products and practices. |
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