Discussion
It is clear that management commitment has become a key capability for implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in an organisation, as consistent managerial support is important in motivating staff to practice GSCM and enhancing green manufacturing capabilities (Luthra et al., 2016; Gavronski et al., 2011). According to Fernando and Yahya (2015), top management support is the main driver for the success of RE deployment in an organisation. This finding is consistent with existing literature, where the relationship between management and RESC is supported. This study emphasises that the management commitment dimension of energy management practices is important in RESC deployment. With full management commitment and support for RE deployment, a successful energy management outcome is expected, according to this study. Energy awareness was found to be one of the most important variables impacting the deployment of RE, supporting Liu et al. (2010) suggestion that if management are aware of the benefits of energy efficiency but reluctant to implement them, this will lead to poor results in environmental management implementation and achieving sustainable business performance. Thus, this finding is consistent with hypothesis H2, as energy awareness has a positive relationship with RESC. Furthermore, energy auditing was also found to have a significantly relationship with RESC (H4). This is aligned with the finding by Moya et al. (2016) that energy auditing techniques help to increase knowledge of energy flows and develop practical findings in the study of RE. This knowledge can then be used to guide manufacturing firms to replace their dependence on current conventional energy and make energy management more efficient.
