Visualizing Environmental Performance and F inancial P erformance: A n A nalysis of F irms in the US F ood and B everage S upply C hain

T his research examined the simultaneous environmental - financial performance of firms in the US food and beverage supply chain. Results suggests that firms with higher environmental scores performed better financially than those ranked lower, suggesting that firms in the food and beverage supply chain can excel simultaneously on both environmental and financial initiatives. Findings also suggested that regar ding simultaneous sustainability - financial performance, food and beverage suppliers can be classified into four distinct categories: progressive firms or those that excel on green initiatives and perform well financially in a balanced manner; repressive f irms or those that perform poorly on both dimensions; aggressive firms , or those that perform admirably financially but poorly on environmental initiatives and; green firms , or those that perform admirably on green initiatives but poorly financially.

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