Question

Green Procurement (GP) involved the environmental friendly practices in the process of acquiring and purchasing of materials and resources that is needed for the construction works, starts from the extracted raw materials until the supply chain (Ezani et. Al, 2020).

As for Malaysia, the country is expected to become a high-income developed nation by the year 2020 and it is an ever-increasing need to cater for those, by using a green path. The 1st wave towards green movement in Malaysia has started from 1990, during 6th Malaysia Plan until present. This is a continous effort by the government of Malaysia in order to achieve sustainability in construction industry.

(a)   Analyse current effort of Green Procurement that was developed by Malaysia government during 11th Malaysia Plan (2016 to 2020).

(b)   Propose other strategies that can be implemented by Malaysia government in order to support the application of Green Procurement in Malaysia

Answer 1

a) Green procurement is a method that increases the service and demand for green products in the market. The main motive behind it is to encourage the usage of green products. In the 11th plan of Malaysia, the government made it mandatory for the country's people to use a maximum of green products, which will protect our environment. There will be less pollution in the country. The government made it clear to big multinational companies and industries to use environmentally friendly products, which will fulfill the standards maintained by the government.

b) Malaysia took part in various events where people have contributed to developing green products, which helps the country grow and become an environmentally friendly country. These kinds of fundraisers from the public and private sectors will help the country develop alternatives using green products, which will reduce the usage of other harmful products, which are easy to use but spoiling the environment from every possible area. This step of the Malaysian government is a significant step to increase the usage of environmentally friendly products. Every country should use this idea to help the environment remain safe and green.