Sustainable Procurement Strategies for Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study

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Renukappa, S, Akintoye, A, Egbu, C and Suresh, S (2016). Sustainable Procurement Strategies for Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law. 169 (1), pp. 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.15.00006
AuthorsRenukappa, S, Akintoye, A, Egbu, C and Suresh, S
Abstract

Procurement has a key role in sustainability as policies and practices need to extend beyond organisations’ boundaries incorporating their whole supply chains. There is, however, a paucity of empirical research on sustainable forms of procurement initiatives currently being implemented in the UK construction sector to improve competitiveness - which is the core driver of this paper. In order to achieve this aim, a mixed research methodological approach was adopted to collect and analyse data. The findings are in the main, based on quantitative data obtained from 53 completed postal questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 17 professionals from 12 UK construction organisations. As revealed by this study, sustainable procurement is becoming increasingly important in the UK construction sector. The paper concludes that the process of integrating sustainable procurement initiatives into existing business models is often a complex issue. Therefore, it is recommended that there is an urgent need to explore the drivers and impediments associated with the successful integration of sustainable procurement initiatives into existing construction business models. It is also suggested that there is a need for cross-sector collaboration to capture and share best and worst practices relating to sustainable procurement strategies.

Keywords0905 Civil Engineering; 1503 Business And Management; 1801 Law
Year2016
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law
Journal citation169 (1), pp. 17-25
PublisherICE Publishing
ISSN1751-4304
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.15.00006
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