Title: Impact of green organisational climate on business sustainability: evidence from Türkiye

Authors: Ali Erbaşı; Asadullah Moqaddam

Addresses: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration Sciences, Selçuk University, Campus of Alaeddin Keykubad, Selçuklu, Konya, Türkiye ' Department of Management and Organisation, Institute of Social Sciences, Selçuk University, Campus of Alaeddin Keykubad, Selçuklu, Konya, Türkiye

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of green organisational climate on business sustainability. Adopting a quantitative approach, data from 302 blue-collar employees in businesses having an environmental policy and operating in different sectors located in Türkiye were analysed through structural equation modelling. The structural model explained a substantial proportion of the variance in business sustainability (R² = 0.587). The results revealed that green bureaucratic and economic climates significantly and positively impact business sustainability; conversely, green social and digital climates showed no significant effect. Relative to the other predictors included in the model, green bureaucratic climate emerged as the dominant driver of business sustainability. Institutionalised green policies and economic factors emerge as more salient predictors of business sustainability than digital or social climate. This study advances the theoretical understanding of business sustainability and provides valuable managerial insights for aligning environmental initiatives with long-term organisational goals.

Keywords: business sustainability; green organisation climate; green bureaucratic climate; green economic climate; green social climate; green digital climate; Türkiye.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2026.154416

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2026 Vol.10 No.2, pp.174 - 199

Received: 07 Jan 2026
Accepted: 12 Feb 2026
Published online: 26 Jun 2026 *

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