Addressing environmental sustainability in Ghana through public procurement
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2021-07-07
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Abstract
Sustainability concepts encompass all functions and examine how societies interact and
live. The means of trying to sustain life of humankind is the ability to work, live and play
in ways that do not hinder the inherent nature is described as sustainability. Realizing our
vision to maximize economic growth and ability to deal with the deficit, protecting our
environment and stimulating the wellbeing makes sustainable development decision
necessary now for future generations not to negatively impact the environment. The aim of
the study is to address environmental sustainability in Ghana through public procurement
and the following are the specific objectives to achieve the aim; to identify the various
procurement procedures, to identify the benefits of incorporating environmental
sustainability in public procurement in Ghana and to identify the specific measures
adopted by procurement entities to achieve environmental sustainability. Questionnaires
were used as tool for data collection. The study population includes management
professionals involved in procurement in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ejisu
Municipal Assembly and Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly such as Procurement
Officers, Engineers, Planning Officers, Finance Officers, Store Managers and
Management. Relative importance index (RII) was used in analysing the data collected.
The study identified the following as the significant benefits of incorporating
environmental sustainability in public procurement; promotion of efficient use of public
resources, increased competition, and reduced environmental impact. The study revealed
the measures to achieve environmental sustainability as: capacity building, government
legislation, and involvement of top management. The study recommended that
management should ensure that capacity building exercises such as training of
Procurement staff on environmental sustainability are implemented
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College Of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Addressing environmental sustainability, public procurement