Environmental performance of green credit policy in a supply chain

Abstract

As interest in environmental pollution grows, policies to induce participation of companies in the supply chain are becoming important. Green Credit Policy (GCP) in South Korea is environmentally friendly regulation that enables manufacturers to reduce pollution from suppliers to create additional value. In this dissertation, I investigate the environmental performance under the GCP with the perspective of the supply chain. In the first study, I examine the impact of manufacturers' efforts on the environmental performance. Also, I study the impact of the supply chain structure on the environmental performance if the supplier is able to participate indirectly. In the second study, I investigate the impact of suppliers' capability on the environmental performance. Through this, I conduct a study what the participants in the supply chain do under the GCP, and seek for the optimal strategies of companies and effective policy directions of the government.