Abstract:
The construction industry plays an important role in improving quality of the
environment. However, it was also found out that the construction activities create
negative impacts on the environment. Reducing the negative environmental impact of
the construction industry is one of the major challenges in the 21st century. However,
regardless of the significance of this problem, limited efforts to deal with the negative
effects have been largely fragmented and disjointed. Green Supply Chain Management
is considered as one of the main efforts, which aim to integrate environmental
parameters within the supply chain management. It reduces carbon emissions and
improves environmental performances of organizations. The trend towards developing
Green Supply Chain is now increasing among various industries. In the recent past,
enterprises have started Green Supply Chain Management for the purpose of securing
competitive advantages over other initiative due to the increase of international
conventions related to the recent climate change, the global environmental protection
regulations, the stakeholders and investors’ need for environmental suitability and the
consumer’s choice for environmentally friendly products. Therefore, this paper aims to
critically review the secondary data on Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Supply
Chain Management, and Green Supply Chain Management in the construction industry.
Finally, the paper presents a conceptual framework integrating concepts for Green
Supply Chain Management practices to the construction sector.
