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The Effect of The Integration Level of Environmental Management Accounting Tools on Environmental Performance in Textile and Garment Enterprises in Hanoi City

Luong Minh Hang

Abstract

The textile and garment industry is resource-intensive and faces dual pressure from environmental regulations and export requirements, while environmental management accounting has mainly been studied tool by tool in isolation. This study examines the effect of the integration level of environmental management accounting tools on the environmental performance of textile and garment enterprises in Hanoi, using a desk research method within a theoretical framework combining institutional theory, the resource-based view, and stakeholder theory. The findings show that empirical evidence is unevenly distributed across the four tools, being strongest for material flow cost accounting and almost absent for life cycle assessment in the domestic context, while the integration process is further constrained by limited resources, limited awareness, and an incomplete legal framework. On this basis, the study proposes a priority-based integration roadmap for enterprises together with policy recommendations for regulatory agencies and industry associations, contributing to clarifying the underlying theoretical mechanism and supporting the green transition process.

Keywords

Environmental management accounting; environmental performance; accounting tool integration; textile and garment industry; sustainable development

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