Government green procurement (GGP) in Malaysian construction industry: Have we got it right?

• Published in: Malaysian Construction Research Journal
• Main Author: Hassan P.F.; Noor M.S.M.; Affandi H.M.; Kamal M.F.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Construction Research Institute of Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061552192&partnerID=40&md5=989cc5cea634efb6e62d2e2614d383de

Various initiatives were mooted the banner of Green Technology Program to promote environmental sustainability in construction projects the construction industry to support the Malaysian Government Green Procurement (gGp) in 2009. However to date, the take-up has been poor. This paper critically reviews the Green Technology implementation to identify insights to the shortcomings. A thematic meta-data analysis of policy papers, industry reports and research publications was adopted as the research methodology. The emergent themes were mapped against the concepts public sector strategic management to identify the gaps in the implementation. The findings suggest the industry to re-learn its GGP implementation process if the GGP targets set is to be achieved. © 2018, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia. All rights reserved.