Assessment of Green Procurement Implementation in Malaysian Construction Industry

Chia, Sze En (2021) Assessment of Green Procurement Implementation in Malaysian Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

As the population of Malaysia has expanded very rapidly, the requirement for physical developments to cater for housing, retail, education and manufacturing purposes in Malaysia is increasing. However, the adverse impact of the construction sector on the natural environment has triggered the need to develop a pathway to sustainable development. Thus, green procurement is created as a strategic tool to manage the environmental issues in Malaysia. Despite its importance, green procurement is relatively new to the Malaysian construction industry and there is lack of awareness among the construction practitioners in implementing green procurement in current construction industry. This research aims to assess and explore further the potential of green procurement implementation in Malaysian construction industry. The objectives of this research are to identify the extent of green procurement, to determine the drivers and barriers of green procurement and to examine the effect of green procurement on the construction companies’ performance. In order to achieve the research objectives, literature review and questionnaire survey are conducted; whereby 70 responses had been obtained through online questionnaire survey. With the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), descriptive analysis and inferential analysis such as one-way ANOVA and multiple regression were conducted to answer the research objectives. The result revealed that the extent of green procurement is higher than average to some extent; and drivers does contribute a statistically significant amount of variance in the total extent of green procurement whereas the barriers and effects does not. The implication of this research could potentially be a guide for construction practitioners to plan a strategy to procure a green building project. These findings have contributed to fill the knowledge gap by exploring the concept of green procurement for building project.