Addressing environmental sustainability in Ghana through public procurement

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dc.contributor.authorAmankwaa, Asiedu
dc.contributor.author
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-07T15:08:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T04:33:49Z
dc.date.available2021-07-07T15:08:58Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T04:33:49Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-07
dc.descriptionA 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractSustainability 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 implementeden_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14301
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectAddressing environmental sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectpublic procurementen_US
dc.titleAddressing environmental sustainability in Ghana through public procurementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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