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DOI 10.9770/p9685553439
Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Hoke, E.; Heinzová, R.; Pospíšil, R.; Molková, K. 2025. Sustainability as part of strategic management in the manufacturing industry, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 13(1): 426-436. https://doi.org/10.9770/p9685553439
Received: 2025-05-11  |  Accepted: 2025-08-06  |  Published: 2025-09-30

Title

Sustainability as part of strategic management in the manufacturing industry

Abstract

The manufacturing industry is a fundamental pillar of the economy in many developed countries. It is also a key sector in the Czech Republic, significantly contributing to macroeconomic aggregates such as gross domestic product, employment, and exports. The current business environment increases the requirements for companies not only in terms of maintaining competitiveness, but also in terms of a responsible approach to production resources and the environment. Company managers who want to keep their company on the market for a long time should always adapt their corporate and production strategies to current trends and challenges. Sustainability goals should be an integral part of corporate strategies today, as well as measuring and monitoring the carbon footprint and systematically reducing it. The article examines approaches to sustainability and ESG in the Czech Republic's manufacturing industry, especially in the context of large companies. The article is based on the results of a nationwide survey. These results show a statistically significant dependence between the size of the company and the sustainability strategy. It is also confirmed that companies that have implemented the environmental management system standard have a sustainability strategy in place. The results contribute to understanding how large companies in the manufacturing industry approach sustainable development and where SMEs lag.

Keywords

carbon footprint, ESG, manufacturing industry, sustainability, strategy

JEL classifications

M11 , M21

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http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1353

DOI

DOI 10.9770/p9685553439

Pages

426-436

Funding

This paper is co-financed by FSR 2024 FLCM/003 Increasing the scientific qualification of the staff of the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management and GA/FLCM/2025/003 Use of modern methods and tools in logistics process management.

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Authors

Hoke, Eva
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic https://www.utb.cz
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Heinzová, Romana
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic https://www.utb.cz
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Pospíšil, Richard
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic https://www.utb.cz
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Molková, Karolína
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic https://www.utb.cz
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

13

Number

1

Issue date

September 2025

Issue DOI

DOI 10.9770/b3248949926

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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