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In today's knowledge-based economy, the management of green intellectual resources (GIC) is very important in dealing with environmental issues. The implementation of GIC contributions is said to be able to help companies in driving competitiveness and sustainability. A green intellectual capital model is needed to enable companies that are sensitive to the environment, such as manufacturing companies in assessing the company's level of resource management. Since the existing GIC model is limited to measurement tools developed in developed countries, whose green technology progress is ahead of developing countries, a specific model that represents the perspective of developing countries should be developed. This paper is a continuation of the study on the measurement of GIC for environmentally sensitive companies in Malaysia. The methodology used in this study included a previous literature review, focus group interviews and expert reviews The results of this study have classified GIC into 5 themes, namely green human capital (GHC), green innovation capital (GNC), green organizational capital (GOC) and green relationship capital (GRC). This model is also highly recommended for use by researchers. and managers of the manufacturing sector in Malaysia and other developing countries.
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