Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Effects of Sustainable Procurement Practices on Organizational Performance in Manufacturing Sector in Kenya: a Case of Unilever Kenya Limited
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hussein, Rahma Ibrahim Shale, Noor Ismail |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Environmental and social issues are becoming more important in managing any business. The rise in greenhouse emissions and pollution of the environments by firms has precipitated the need for organizations to realign their procurement operations with a view of conserving the scarce resources. Even though enforcement of the ban on the manufacture, importation and distribution of plastic carrier bags with gauges of less than 30 microns has done little to encourage the recycling, reuse or proper disposal of the thicker plastic bags that are permitted by the law or even the use of the more readily biodegradable paper bags or conventional bags which has expose the country to more environmental challenges. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of sustainable procurement practices on organizational performance using Unilever Kenya Limited as a case study. This study adopted a descriptive research design, the target population of this study was the finance and procurement staff of the Unilever Kenya limited. The study found out that majority of the respondents agreed that Corporate Social Responsibility, product re-usability, supplier involvement and ethical practices contribute to green procurement in the firm. The study concludes that the firm product re-usability contributed greatly to green procurement in the organization. The study recommends that policy and practice for green procurement should be carefully evaluated and the results of that evaluation fed back into improved approaches. It is important that the evaluation considers the full range of costs and benefits. The organization should have sufficient special techno-economic knowledge and openness to new, effective methods when assessing tenders for green procurement implementation. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ejobm.org/images/Journals/Volume_1/EFFECTS%20OF%20SUSTAINABLE%20PROCUREMENT%20PRACTICES%20ON%20ORGANIZATIONAL%20PERFORMANCE%20IN%20MANUFACTURING%20SECTOR%20IN%20KENYA-%20A%20CASE%20OF%20UNILEVER%20KENYA%20LIMITED.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
