Abstract:
Sustainability has become a critical global priority' with increasing pressure on
organizations to extend their focus beyond financial performance to include
environmental and social responsibilities. Within this evolving perspective, the role of
organizational culture and employee behavior has gained substantial attention in
fostering sustainable practices. The present study investigates the role of organizational
green culture on organi zationalsustainable performance, with a particular emphasis on
the mediating role of employee green behavior in the context of selected commercial
banks in the Batticaloa Region of Sri Lanka
This research adopts a quantitative approach' utilizing structured questionnaires to
collect data from a sample of 216 employees representing five selected commerciai
banks. The data were aniilyzed through descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate
statisticai techniques, including correlation and regression analyses' and Sobel's test to
assess the mediating effect.
,trhe findings indicate that organi zalional green culture has a strong, positive' and
statisricaliy significant relationship with both employee green behavior and
organizational sustainable perfotmance. Moreover, employee green behavior was
fbund to partially mediate the relationship between organizational green culture and
organizational sustainable perfcrrmance, irighlighting its pivotal role in translating green
values into effective environmental outcomes'
This study contributes to the growing body of literature on green management by
providing empirical evidence from the Sri Lankan banking sector' It offers practical
implications for policymakers and managers to embed green cultural values and
promote environmentally responsible employee behavior to achieve long-term
sustainability goals. Furthermore, the study addresses existing gaps in literature by
exploring internal organizational drivers of sustainable performance within a
develoPing countrY context.
Keywords: organizational Green Culture, Employee Green Behavior, organizational
Sustainable P erform ance
