Influence of the Knowledge of Procurement Personnel on Implementation of Green Public Procurement: (Case Study: Banten, East Java, and Central Java Provinces)

Abstract

Traditionally, public procurement practices emphasize value for money, which is carried out through competitive tenders to ensure that government agencies receive the cheapest offers of goods/services. But it should not only consider economic factors; the public procurement in Indonesia is also expected not to damage the environment. However, the weak capability and knowledge of personnel causes the implementation of green procurement in government institutions has not shown significant progress. The purpose of this study is to find out what factors will be able to increase the performance of green procurement in government institutions. This study uses data from questionnaires distributed to 43 respondents from Banten, East Java, and Central Java Provinces and tests using multiple linear regression methods and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Data processing shows that the awareness of procurement personnel regarding the implementation of green public procurement, training and individual awareness has a significant effect to the performance of green public procurement. In addition, training and the joining in procurement association strengthen the relationship between awareness of procurement personnel regarding to the implementation of green procurement toward performance of green public procurement. This is importance to develop personnel knowledge through training and joining procurement associations. In this way, personnel awareness regarding implementation of green procurement is able to further improve green public procurement performance.