Greening the procurement: a SMART evaluation of environmental sustainability in Australian government purchasing policies

IF 3.9 4区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS
Aryana Shahin, Michael Polonsky, Lincoln C. Wood, Alfred Presbitero, Mayuri Wijayasundara
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Abstract

Purpose

This study evaluates how well Victorian local councils’ procurement policies align with the sustainable and circular economy (CE) approach that prioritises sustainable and regenerative practices. It proposes a set of criteria designed to effectively integrate environmental sustainability issues into purchasing policies.

Design/methodology/approach

Employing the Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic and Time-bound (SMART) framework, a multi-dimensional content analysis guided by the goal-setting theory was applied to evaluate all 79 Victorian local councils’ procurement policies. This approach provided an assessment of policy specificity, measurability, assignability, realism and time sensitivity in promoting environmental sustainability through purchasing policies.

Findings

The findings underscored a significant deficiency in policy adherence to all SMART criteria concerning environmental sustainability, hindering the effective green purchasing decisions within government entities. This lack of integration of greening in purchasing policy poses challenges for manufacturers of waste-derived goods, obscuring the procurement objectives of these critical public sector customers.

Practical implications

The paper contributes to the sustainable procurement (SP) discourse by proposing guidelines aimed at improving the efficacy of governmental purchasing of sustainable products. These guidelines address the broader imperative to mitigate the environmental impacts of governmental spending on less sustainable goods, thereby fostering ecological sustainability and promoting responsible consumption.

Originality/value

While past studies have often relied on subjective content analysis methods, the SMART assessment used to develop the environmental sustainability criteria for purchasing policies, which distinguishes this study from previous governmental policy evaluation studies. This approach marks a departure from traditional governmental policy evaluation studies, offering a more structured analysis of policy effectiveness in promoting SP practices.

绿色采购:澳大利亚政府采购政策中环境可持续性的 SMART 评估
目的本研究评估了维多利亚州地方议会的采购政策在多大程度上与优先考虑可持续和再生实践的可持续和循环经济(CE)方法保持一致。采用具体、可衡量、可分配、现实和有时限(SMART)框架,在目标设定理论指导下进行多维内容分析,对维多利亚州所有 79 个地方议会的采购政策进行评估。这一方法对通过采购政策促进环境可持续性方面的政策具体性、可衡量性、可分配性、现实性和时间敏感性进行了评估。本文通过提出旨在提高政府采购可持续产品效率的指导方针,为可持续采购(SP)的讨论做出了贡献。这些指导原则解决了更广泛的当务之急,即减轻政府在可持续程度较低的产品上的支出对环境的影响,从而促进生态的可持续发展,推动负责任的消费。原创性/价值过去的研究通常依赖于主观的内容分析方法,而 SMART 评估用于制定采购政策的环境可持续性标准,这使本研究有别于以往的政府政策评估研究。这种方法有别于传统的政府政策评估研究,对促进可持续消费行为的政策效果进行了更有条理的分析。
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CiteScore
7.90
自引率
18.90%
发文量
96
期刊介绍: The Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics (APJML) provides a unique focus on marketing and logistics in the Asia Pacific region. It publishes research which focus on marketing and logistics problems, new procedures and practical approaches, systematic and critical reviews of changes in marketing and logistics and cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of theory into practice. APJML is to publish articles including empirical research, conceptual papers, in-depth literature review and testing of alternative methodologies and theories that have significant contributions to the knowledge of marketing and logistics in the Asia Pacific region. The journal strives to bridge the gap between academia and practice, hence it also publishes viewpoints from practitioners, case studies and research notes of emerging trends. Book reviews of cutting edge topics are also welcome. Readers will benefit from reports on the latest findings, new initiatives and cutting edge methodologies. Readers outside the region will have a greater understanding of the cultural orientation of business in the Asia Pacific and will be kept up to date with new insights of upcoming trends. The journal recognizes the dynamic impact of Asian Pacific marketing and logistics to the international arena. An in-depth understanding of the latest trends and developments in Asia Pacific region is imperative for firms and organizations to arm themselves with competitive advantages in the 21st century. APJML includes, but is not restricted to: -Marketing strategy -Relationship marketing -Cross-cultural issues -Consumer markets and buying behaviour -Managing marketing channels -Logistics specialists -Branding issues in Asia Pacific markets -Segmentation -Marketing theory -New product development -Marketing research -Integrated marketing communications -Legal and public policy -Cross national and cross cultural studies
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