Green Procurement Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Food and Beverage Processing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya

The primary aim of this study was to establish the relationship between green procurement practices and food and beverage processing firms’ supply chain performance in Nairobi City County, Kenya. This research employed cross-sectional descriptive research designs. A total of 217 food and beverage processing businesses in Nairobi City County, Kenya, was the target. Stratified random sampling was used to choose a representative sample of 108 companies. Using a drop and pick-later approach, a structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. 15 processing companies from nearby Kiambu County participated in a pilot study that the researcher used to evaluate the validity and dependability of the research tool. An internal consistency method with a coefficient of 0.7 or above was considered reliable using Cronbach's Alpha. A diagnostic examination was conducted. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to the data analysis. The mean, percentage, and standard deviations of the data were displayed. To analyze the data, inferential statistics were employed. There is a strong and positive correlation between green procurement methods and supply chain performance. The results confirmed that the variable's P-value was 0.000, R2 = 0.446, β = 0.152, and t = 2.503. According to the study's findings, the majority of Nairobi City County's food and beverage processing companies have embraced green procurement strategies. The research indicates that the processing industry used green procurement extensively in a number of ways, including green specification, cost-cutting, eco-friendly products, environmental policy, green-designed products, environmental impacts, environmental awareness seminars, and the purchase of hard-to-dispose-of items. Therefore, the study concluded that processing firms must heavily invest in green procurement methods with regard to sustainable procurement practices to improve supply chain performance. Organizations should implement rules that prioritize the best green procurement practices. These include procuring products with green specifications and are eco-friendly, the firm to develop an environmental policy, the firm to reduce its environmental impacts in terms of energy conservation and conduct environmental awareness seminars.