THE EFFECT OF GREEN TENDERING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR FACTORIES IN WESTERN KENYA SUGAR ZONE

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the effects of green procurement practices on the performance of sugar factories in western Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the influences of green tendering on the performance of the sugar factories in western Kenya sugar zone. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population targeted was the employees in the purchasing department of Butali Sugar Company (BSC), West Kenya Sugar Company Limited (WESCOL), Nzoia Sugar Company (NSC) and Mumias Sugar Company (MSC). The target population was 173 workers; this was according to the IUF Global Sugar Program and the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers and the Kenya Sugar Strategic Industry Plan. A sample of 121 employees was used in the study. The simple random sampling technique was used in the study. The primary data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23 software. The study findings showed that green procurement practices have a direct influence on the performance of the sugar firms in the Western Kenya Sugar Zone. This was shown by the R-square value of 0.806 implying that the independent variables studied accounted for 80.6% of the variation on organization performance. The study, therefore, concluded that green procurement practices studied have a strong positive influence on firm performance on sugar factories within the western Kenya sugar zone. The study recommended that western Kenya sugar zone embrace green practices since they had a sign on their performance.

Key Words: Green Tendering, Performance of Sugar Factories

CITATION: Machio, J., & Keitany, P. (2019). The effect of green tendering on the performance of sugar factories in Western Kenya Sugar Zone. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (2), 2208 – 2213.