Adopting a Sustainable Culture- Perspectives from The Business Sector in Mauritius

Abstract

There is some consensus that if firms are to adopt a sustainable culture and achieve economic growth, they need to look at sustainability beyond its ‘green’ roots which are also supported by the economic, social and cultural performance of business. The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which firms in Mauritius are adopting a sustainable culture. A representative sample of 182 local companies took part in the survey which was carried out using face to face interview and online method. Statistical analysis was carried out and the Cronbach’s alpha score for the overall questionnaire was 0.96, indicating a high degree of reliability. Regression analysis showed that ‘social dimensions’ had the strongest effect on sustainability (â= 0.756), followed by ‘cultural dimensions’ (â= 0.421), then the ‘environmental dimensions’ (â= 0.369), whereas for the ‘economic dimensions’ â value was 0.012 indicating that these had little effect on the dependent variable. Implications from these findings are discussed and directions for further research.