Green supply chain management and supply chain responsiveness among food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

This research study had two objectives: first, to determine the benefits of and challenges facing green supply chain management implementation among food and beverage manufacturing firms in Nairobi and secondly, to determine the relationship between implementation of Green Supply Chain Management and supply chain responsiveness of food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nairobi. A sample of forty-two food and beverage manufacturing firms in Nairobi were selected and responded to a questionnaire. This study established that the benefits experienced by the firms that implemented GSCM were that there was improvement in information systems; the use of recyclable materials was well promoted; firms experienced savings on costs due to effective utilization of available productive resources. GSCM also did much in helping with reduction of the environmental impact of business processes. Operational costs and risk of prosecution based on anti-environment reasons were considerably reduced