GREEN LEADERSHIP: DRIVING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

This research examines the role of Green Leadership and Organizational Culture on Sustainability Performance through structural equation modeling. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, the study assesses the integration of leadership, organizational culture, and the resultant sustainability impacts. The findings indicate that Green Leadership has a positive Organizational Culture influence (β = 0.254, p ≤ 0.001) and a positive effect on Sustainability Performance (β = 0.214, p ≤ 0.001). Furthermore,  Green Leadership has positive direct influence on Sustainability Performance (β = 0.644, p ≤ 0.001). The above outcomes highlight the importance of Green Leadership towards creation of sustainability-focused organizational culture to enhance environmental and operational performance.

For business executives, the research demonstrates how green leadership training and employee engagement programs can help in sustaining the organizational culture supporting policies which is a not norm but a need. It also draws attention to the importance of governmental policy which is required to support sustainable practices through positive incentives and structured restrictions. Unsurprisingly, the generalizability limitations of the research and the study’s reliance on self- reported data underline the challenge, but the work does set the stage for future research to consider further mediating and moderating factors, as well as the dynamics of industry type and culture in the context of leadership, organizational culture, and sustainability performance.