Abstract: Today, we are living in a world where temperatures are rising, water shortages are more frequent, food supplies are increasingly scarce and the gap between rich and poor increasing. As a result, organizations locally and worldwide are reviewing their procurement operations and processes so as to yield a sustainable life. Sustainable procurement is not simply being ‘green’ but it is all about socially and ethically responsible purchasing, minimizing environmental impacts through supply chain, delivering economically sound solutions and business practice. The study aimed at assessing the effects of sustainable procurement practices on procurement performance in manufacturing sector a case of Unilever Kenya Ltd. The main findings of the study are that environmental framework results to effective efficient procurement performance; as a result of organizational culture being introduced to new staff there is teamwork among the employees and the values within the organization are line with the culture thus resulting to transparent and efficient procurement performance; ICT adoption have led to cost saving and transparent procurement performance while early supplier involvement in product design and development have led to cost control measures within the organization. This in turn results to efficient and efficiency procurement performance within the organization, transparent procurement performance which leads to cost saving. From the findings of the study, it was recommended that the ‘WE’ attitude be fully encouraged while the organization fully adopts automation to all the activities within procurement department. Since most studies on sustainable procurement practices have concentrated on oversees countries, further studies should be done concentrating on African countries with a key concentration on the benefits of sustainable procurement practices on procurement performance.
Keywords: Sustainable, Procurement, Performance.
Title: Effects of Sustainable Procurement Practices on Procurement Performance in Manufacturing Sector in Kenya: A Case of Unilever Kenya Limited
Author: Njoora Patrick Nyoike, Dr. Noor Ismail
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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