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PURPOSE: Many companies are facing an increasing pressure exerted by governments, shareholders and other stakeholders to reduce their CO2 emissions in order to mitigate climate change. The importance of managing CO2 emissions by introducing adequate practices has increased for the affected companies. The present paper discusses the results of studies pertaining to the homogenization of carbon management practices., DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: With 122 responses from 3 European countries, we applied structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses., FINDINGS: Our findings revealed that the source of the homogenization of carbon management practices can be traced back to the mimetic and normative pressure. On the other hand, the impact of coercive pressure was found to be insignificant. The homogenization is also influenced by the success of the model organization and the similarity of carbon strategy. The results were outlined in relation to inter and intra CM practices., ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This study makes the following contributions. Firstly, it analyses threefold isomorphic mechanisms in carbon management practices. Secondly, it examines which practices are imitated, and whether the features and success of the model organization are significant in the imitation process. Third of all, it assesses the significance of CM practices’ imitation for the adjustment of organizations to the expectations of stakeholders., This study was funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant Modelling of climate change impacts on regional competitiveness, No. 2019/35/B/HS5/01548., peer-reviewed

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to identify and analyze the opinions of employees from Poland and India on the sustainability training they have received., DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The study was conducted based on a survey questionnaire, the preparation of which was preceded by preliminary research. The study involved 497 employees of companies from Poland and India. The results of the study were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U test. Associations between variables were analyzed using the chi^2 test, as well as estimating Spearman's and Kendall's rank correlation coefficients., FINDINGS: The opinions of employees regarding participation in training courses on sustainability and the possibility of grassroots implementation of changes for the green revolution were determined using the example of companies from Poland and India. According to their opinions, there is not enough of these trainings and they have negligible opportunities to implement changes from below. A significant relationship was identified between the number of trainings received by employees on sustainability and their assessment of the sustainability of their company's operations., PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of the study can support managers responsible for sustainability in companies. This is because they will allow them to better recognize how employees evaluate the sustainability training offered to them and their ability to implement changes in their companies from the bottom up for the green revolution., ORIGINALITY/VALUE: It was found that in India, employees participate in significantly more training than in Poland on sustainability and have more opportunities to implement changes., peer-reviewed