Sustainable Procurement Practices: A Pathway To Green Supply Chains In Nigeria
Babatunde, Adetona, AJIBODU, Busayo Abosede
Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2025
This study explores how sustainable purchasing procedures influence the ecological efficiency of supply chains operated by Nigerian firms. Among other aims, it assesses whether the uptake of digital procurement platforms, the adoption of circular economy principles, adherence to environmental compliance rules, active engagement of stakeholders, and the use of technology-driven transparency each correlate with performance as gauged by conventional environmental sustainability indicators. Researchers gathered the requisite quantitative data through a structured questionnaire distributed across various industry sectors. Statistical analysis shows that the two practices-most strongly, the digital tools and circular economy strategies-are positively linked to improved green performance. By contrast, legal compliance checklists and ongoing stakeholder dialogues also exhibit meaningful positive correlations, whereas transparency fostered by advanced technologies fails to register a statistically significant effect. In light of these results, the study urges decision-makers to deepen the digitalization of procurement workflows and institutionalize circular economy concepts so that national firms can better meet Nigerias evolving sustainability targets.