School of Business

Permanent URI for this community

https://scholar.ucu.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12311/52

Browse

Browsing School of Business by Author "Aidah Nakimpi"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The Impact of Sustainable Procurement on the Environment: A Case Study of Mukwano Industries
    (Uganda Christian University, 2023-09-14) Aidah Nakimpi
    This study investigated the impact of Sustainable Procurement on the Environment. The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of product packaging on marine life, establish the impact of supplier relationship management on customer satisfaction and examine the impact of sustainable sourcing on the ecosystem. The study was quantitative in nature with insights gathered through questionnaires distributed to the staff and other stakeholders at Mukwano Industries. The population of our study consisted of one hundred stakeholders and staff under the department of Procurement and Disposal having a sample size of 80 respondents determined using Slovin’s formula (1960). The data collected was analyzed using Stata 2.0 and Excel which helped in the interpretation of the findings through use of graphs. Findings revealed that all stakeholders at the company knew how important it was to preserve life in our water bodies by reducing on the amount of waste we dispose off in these water bodies especially due to the packaging materials. To this, stakeholders expressed the desire to help the company come up with better packaging materials that are a representation of responsible sourcing given the needs for future generations. Secondly, the study also revealed how important it was for their existence to manage their suppliers with the aim of satisfying their customers. This was emphasized by finding that showed that customers preferred their concerns be put above those of the company. This is based on the fact that the employees are the number one customers to any organization and their satisfaction or dissatisfaction has the potential to spread outwardly. Lastly, results reveal that sustainable sourcing had played a very important role in managing the ecosystem safe guarding or destroying nature having both an immediate and long-term effect. Collaborations and partnerships were some of the recommended strategies to safeguard the ecosystem since issues “eco-system” are larger than what a single company can do by itself.