Abstract
The research paper presents a hierarchical sustainability framework for evaluating the barriers to the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) construction sector. A total of 32 barriers to the adoption of GSCM are identified through extensive literature review and expert interviews with academics and industry professionals. The barriers are grouped on the basis of literature and expert opinion to form 12 criteria. Since the nature of the identified criteria is complex and interdependent; an Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) technique is applied to develop a structural model. Driving and dependence power analysis (DDPA) is used to classify and identify the critical barriers. The developed sustainability framework offers a strong and efficient evaluation technique in decision making for policy makers and stakeholders by means of identifying and prioritizing the critical barriers. The barriers identified are also classified as external and internal barriers to the organization and will help policy makers to focus on specific barriers which are important to the adoption of GSCM in the UAE construction sector. The framework has the potential to be applied to other countries across industries.
Highlights
Construction sector accounts for 30-40% of the world’s total carbon emission according to United Nations Environmental Program (2007)
The barriers identified are classified as external and internal barriers to the organization and will help policy makers to focus on specific barriers which are important to the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) construction sector
In the UAE only 38% of companies recognize the importance of environmental issues in their supply chain strategy and 60% of the construction companies do not take into consideration green supply chain concerns while making strategic decisions (Rettab & Ben, 2008)
Summary
Construction sector accounts for 30-40% of the world’s total carbon emission according to United Nations Environmental Program (2007). In the UAE only 38% of companies recognize the importance of environmental issues in their supply chain strategy and 60% of the construction companies do not take into consideration green supply chain concerns while making strategic decisions (Rettab & Ben, 2008) These facts and figures are the basis for the research. No previous research was carried in the region to develop a framework to model and assess the barriers of GSCM in the UAE construction sector and exist a knowledge gap which is critical to country like UAE where GSCM is still at the infancy stage. Following research questions are developed to overcome the knowledge gap, 1) Which are the critical barriers to the adoption of GSCM in the UAE construction sector?. 4) To develop a reliable sustainability framework that can be expanded to other countries across industries
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