Sustainable Practices and Organisation Performance: A Study of Organisational Drivers within Construction Firms

Sustainable practices within organisations have been the focus of numerous studies in recent years. The construction industry faces significant challenges in its effort to adopt sustainable practices, influenced by growing environmental concerns, regulatory pressures, and the expectations of various stakeholders.

Despite the urgent need for sustainability, many construction organisations struggle to implement innovative practices that deliver comprehensive benefits across the three dimensions of the triple bottom line: economic, environmental and social. This research aims to examine the influence of sustainable practices on organisational performance within construction firms, with a particular focus on the internal drivers that either facilitate or hinder the adoption of these practices.

By identifying the key organisational factors that contribute to effective sustainability initiatives, the study seeks to provide insights that can enhance both environmental responsibility and overall business performance in the construction industry. To address this issue, the proposed research will systematically review and synthesise literature on organisational factors that enable the successful adoption of sustainable practices in construction firms, as well as their impact on triple-bottom-line performance outcomes.

This research fills a gap by proposing that successful sustainable innovation requires an organisation-wide configuration centred on specific behaviours and activities, including systematic learning and unlearning processes. The study will employ a comprehensive literature review drawing from SCOPUS, EBSCO, and Google Scholar databases and will use ATLAS.ti 9 software to analyse and synthesise findings into a framework of success criteria for sustainability in construction organisations. This research contributes to both theory and practice by providing actionable insights for construction firms looking to improve their organisational capabilities and performance outcomes.