Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia

Over a few decades, industrial development has brought prosperity and wealth together with triggering unintended ecological degradation. Therefore, a modern society has increasingly demanded industries to take responsibilities for the effects of those business activities that have negative impacts o...

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Main Authors: Mohd Rafi Yaacob, NurFaizah Mat Zain
Format: Non-Indexed Article
Published: ISDS LLC 2016
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8457/
https://isdsnet.com/ijds-v5n2-4.pdf
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spelling my.umk.eprints.84572022-05-23T10:27:36Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8457/ Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia Mohd Rafi Yaacob NurFaizah Mat Zain Over a few decades, industrial development has brought prosperity and wealth together with triggering unintended ecological degradation. Therefore, a modern society has increasingly demanded industries to take responsibilities for the effects of those business activities that have negative impacts on the environment. Increasing numbers of businesses have shown interest towards adopting proactive approaches and practices, aiming to reduce these negative environmental impacts. In order to ensure sustainable development, businesses as the main players in development inherently need to consider the triple bottom lines – planet, profit and people. Yet until recently, not many researchers in Malaysia as well as other developing countries are interested in conducting their research in environmental strategies especially in the area of SMEs. The purpose of this article is to discuss a model of how thecraft industry in general and batik industry in particular need to response to ensure their practices are conducted in a sustainable manner. The industry is chosen because it is one of the main sources of water pollution and the industry rate of compliance is the lowest as reported by the Malaysian Department of the Environment. The study sheds light into the model of current environmental practices and the interfaces of environmental management of the industry and increasing needs its stakeholders. ISDS LLC 2016 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Mohd Rafi Yaacob and NurFaizah Mat Zain (2016) Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 5 (2). pp. 87-97. ISSN 2186-8662 https://isdsnet.com/ijds-v5n2-4.pdf
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description Over a few decades, industrial development has brought prosperity and wealth together with triggering unintended ecological degradation. Therefore, a modern society has increasingly demanded industries to take responsibilities for the effects of those business activities that have negative impacts on the environment. Increasing numbers of businesses have shown interest towards adopting proactive approaches and practices, aiming to reduce these negative environmental impacts. In order to ensure sustainable development, businesses as the main players in development inherently need to consider the triple bottom lines – planet, profit and people. Yet until recently, not many researchers in Malaysia as well as other developing countries are interested in conducting their research in environmental strategies especially in the area of SMEs. The purpose of this article is to discuss a model of how thecraft industry in general and batik industry in particular need to response to ensure their practices are conducted in a sustainable manner. The industry is chosen because it is one of the main sources of water pollution and the industry rate of compliance is the lowest as reported by the Malaysian Department of the Environment. The study sheds light into the model of current environmental practices and the interfaces of environmental management of the industry and increasing needs its stakeholders.
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author Mohd Rafi Yaacob
NurFaizah Mat Zain
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Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
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NurFaizah Mat Zain
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title Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
title_short Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
title_full Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Modelling green batik industry – A strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in Malaysia
title_sort modelling green batik industry – a strategy for sustainability in the craft industry in malaysia
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url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8457/
https://isdsnet.com/ijds-v5n2-4.pdf
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