A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (MSc. PSCM) of Mzumbe University
2019
Governments and their public institutions all over the world combined purchase more
goods and services each year where a large number of these items contribute to the
deterioration of the environment in general, including contamination of the air and
water and destruction to the environment. In the government’s jurisdiction lies the
purchasing power to achieve policy goals that can contribute to the conservation of
the environment by promoting responsible purchasing or green procurement.
This study was carried out with an objective of assessing the factors affecting the
adoption of Green Public Procurement in Tanzania, by taking Government
Procurement Service Agency (GPSA) as the case of the study, from where data was
collected by means questionnaires and was analysed in order to come up with the
findings. Some of the findings are that the adoption of GPP at GPSA was negatively
affected because of the insufficiency of capital to implement eco-friendly
procurement and lack of training of staff on green procurement by the institution.
However, it was observed that though the policy is not clear on green policies, most
of the staff were aware of some green procurement policies. The top management of
the organisation was willing to support the implementation. It was also discovered
that there is the availability of green products in the local markets while imported
ones were noted to be very expensive.
In conclusion, organisations should embark on training their employees on this
concept of green public procurement so that there can be speed in adoption.
Also, the government should consider reviewing its current procurement laws and
regulations in order to adequately cover the area of green procurement especially
required green standards and procedure guidelines.
Furthermore, the subject of green procurement needs more exploration in Tanzania
especially its implementation and adoption in the private sector.