Green Procurement Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya

Abstract

Green procurement practices take center stage in modern organizations globally. It denotes the acquirement of services and products with minimal footprint to the environment. This study concerns practices of green procurement in manufacturing companies in Kenya. Practices of green procurement play a vital role where emphasis is placed on environmental management through responsible purchasing. Environmental management provided the link between practices of green procurement and sustainability in manufacturing companies in Kenya. The study adopted an explanatory design. Target population was 1272 managers with a sample size of 291using Krejcie-Morgan formula. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data and reliability test was done using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient. Factor analysis was done to establish suitability of questionnaire constructs. Indirect effect of green procurement practices (0.163) on sustainability of manufacturing firms, direct influence (0,551) with overall effect (0.297) with p<0.05 indicated their significance. Moderated result of (0.004) with p<0.05 was also significant. This study recommends manufacturing firms adopt green procurement practices to be competitive in business environment.

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