Green Procurement: Collecting Evidence on the Practice-Performance Link by Employing a Meta-Analysis

EasyChair Preprint 9770

Abstract

The need for a transformation to an environmentally friendly economy is undisputed. Procurement has a steering function, as considerable influence can be exerted on the upstream supply chain. The incorporation of environmental ambitions in purchasing strategies, policies and processes has gained widespread interest in academic research. In both private and public procurement, recent research examines whether the implementation and uptake of green purchasing practices not only takes place in an efficient and effective manner, but whether the implementation and uptake can also improve the performance of an organisation. While studies on measuring the influence of green procurement practices on organisations' performance are available, they come to different conclusions. Hence, this paper, examines 22 empirical studies by employing a meta-analytical methodology. The results demonstrate, that adopting green procurement practices has a positive effect on organizational performance.

Keyphrases: Green Procurement, Green Public Procurement, Performance, green procurement practice, green procurement practices, implementation, meta-analysis

@booklet{EasyChair:9770,
  author    = {Alessa Kozuch and Maurice Langen and Christian von Deimling and Michael Eßig},
  title     = {Green Procurement: Collecting Evidence on the Practice-Performance Link by Employing a Meta-Analysis},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 9770},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}