Abstract
M.Tech. (Operations Management)
Green Public Procurement (GPP) is emerging as one of the mitigation plans against climate change globally. It is already a proven concept in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and UK. South Africa is trailing in the implementation of GPP especially in local government. This study was undertaken to assess the implementation of GPP in the CoJ since it has included a high-level statement with reference to GPP in its supply chain management (SCM) policy despite the fact that it does not have a strategy, framework or guidelines on GPP implementation. The main aim of the research was to establish factors that might be contributing towards the non-implementation of GPP practices in the CoJ municipality and to provide recommendations to the city’s council for adoption. To determine factors that might be contributing to non-implementation of GPP, a quantitative research method was utilised to collect data from 100 targeted procurement staff using a survey instrument to assess the knowledge and understanding of GPP. The study collected data on the following factors: cost of green products, management practices, training and awareness and bid specification. The data collected was analysed using the latest IBM SPSS® software for descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that the cost of green products, management practices together with training and awareness were significant factors for implementation of GPP at 5 percent level of significance. It was observed during the study that most of the employees including senior management were not aware of the concept of GPP and this was delaying the implementation of GPP practices in the CoJ.