Contextual Relationship Among Barriers to Sustainable Procurement: An Identification and Evaluation in Indian Context

Manju Saroha, Dixit Garg and Sunil Luthra
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Manju Saroha: BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonipat, India
Dixit Garg: National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India
Sunil Luthra: State Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nilokheri, India

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 2019, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Sustainability is an important agenda within purchasing due to global awareness on environmental aspects. India has entered a track of economic reforms, with the purpose of integrating with the world economy. In this article, an attempt has been made to identify and evaluate barriers in implementation of sustainable procurement in Indian context. Literature review approaches have been used to identify barriers to sustainable procurement. Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) techniques have been used to develop models which gives a contextual relationship between barriers. Further, a MICMAC analysis has been used to learn the significance of identified barriers based upon their driving and dependence powers. This study concludes that lack of funding for research and lack of social and environmental consideration has been found as most dependent barriers and lack of legislations and government support has been found as the most independent barrier. This article may help practitioners and managers in eradicating these barriers and developing new ideas in this direction.

Date: 2019
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