Objective - Although environmental collaboration has emerged as a critical strategy for enhancing sustainability performance in the manufacturing industry, the factors influencing it, the specific practices, and their relationship with sustainability performance remain unclear.

Methodology/Technique - This study conducts a comprehensive literature review using a content analysis approach to examine the factors influencing environmental collaboration, its specific practices, and its relationship with sustainability performance. Drawing on an extensive analysis of publications from 2004 to 2024, this research identifies key success factors and practices for effective environmental collaboration.

Findings - It examines the relationship between ecological collaboration and sustainability performance. The findings reveal nine multifaceted, interconnected factors that advance environmental collaboration. Moreover, key practices of environmental collaboration with suppliers and customers mainly involve jointly setting sustainability goals, promoting green production and packaging, managing waste and take-back initiatives, and cooperating on environmental knowledge sharing and compliance.

Novelty - Furthermore, this study suggests that environmental collaboration directly impacts sustainability performance. By identifying these, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental collaboration and its impact on sustainability performance in the manufacturing industry. Additionally, this study provides a path for future research.

Type of Paper - Review

Keywords: Environmental collaboration, sustainability performance, manufacturing industry, supply chain partner.

JEL Classification: M40, M49.

URI: https://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/AFR/vol10.3_3.html

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/afr.2025.10.3(3)

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