Application of Green Purchasing Behaviour in Companies
Authors
Nikola Slašťanová, Martina Krahulcová, Hubert Paluš, Tatiana Čorejová, Anna Križanová
Corresponding Author
Nikola Slašťanová
Available Online May 2019.
- DOI
- 10.2991/emt-19.2019.19How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- green purchase, environmentally friendly products, supply chain, award criteria, products from sustainable resources
- Abstract
This paper is aimed at the definition and description of the process of green purchasing and its application in companies. Green purchasing represents a purchase of environmentally friendly products and services and includes the selection of contractors and the setting of environmental requirements in a contract. In more detail the paper presents approaches and methods used by companies in selecting their suppliers, requirements for implementation of environmental management systems and selection criteria. Additionally, it provides examples of purchase of paper and wood products originating from sustainable resources.
- Copyright
- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Nikola Slašťanová AU - Martina Krahulcová AU - Hubert Paluš AU - Tatiana Čorejová AU - Anna Križanová PY - 2019/05 DA - 2019/05 TI - Application of Green Purchasing Behaviour in Companies BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Management and Technology in Enterprises 2019 (EMT 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 102 EP - 106 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/emt-19.2019.19 DO - 10.2991/emt-19.2019.19 ID - Slašťanová2019/05 ER -