Abstract
The adoption of green logistics in commercial state establishments is an emerging phenomenon throughout the world. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the influence of green purchasing practices on performance of state corporations in Kenya. Ten commercial state corporations in Kenya including Kenya Literature Bureau, Kenya Airport Authority, East African Portland Cement Company, Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, Kenya Broadcasting Corporations, Kenya Ordinance Factories Bureau, Kenya Railways Corporation, Kenya Seed Company, Chemelil Sugar Company and finally Kenya Electricity Generating Company were selected for this study. The study adopted a descriptive design and used a sample of 175 respondents from ten state corporations. The respondents were selected through stratified sampling. The primary data collection method applied in this study constituted questionnaires both open-ended and closed. Results revealed that; considering corporations use of green raw materials, the suppliers use of green purchasing and the use of recycling of products or materials technologically had a positive impact on the performance of public corporations in Kenya. Results also revealed that considering commercial cooperation’s use of responsive packaging also had an influence.
Highlights
Environmental contamination presents an incredibly intricate issue and numerous environmental cognizant individuals are getting progressively mindful of this reality
The results show that the performance of state corporations is positively and significantly related to green purchasing practices
The results showed a positive and significant relationship between green purchasing practices and performance
Summary
Environmental contamination presents an incredibly intricate issue and numerous environmental cognizant individuals are getting progressively mindful of this reality. The universal progression of the economy has offered ascend to a tremendous utilization of products while globalization has prompted huge surges of merchandise everywhere in the world. The making, transportation, stockpiling, and utilization of items have made huge environmental issues. Organizations, both state owned and private are requesting measures to strike down this danger. There has been piling pressure from the public on corporations to decrease the effects that their Logistics activities have on nature. Organizations have, in recent decades, made and received better arranged measures in line with the eventual benefits of nature, for example, planning for recyclability, utilization of sustainable power source, zero waste creation, and planning items that don't hurt the ecosystem [1]
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