Supply Chain Management in Green Construction: A Systematic Review

The construction sector is accountable for considerable ecological impacts because of the outcomes of its activities. Consistently increasing environmental and societal developments pertinent to the construction activities are pushing the construction stakeholders to adopt green practices. Green supply chain management (GSCM) presents the capability of a foundational way to deal with the evolution of the construction industry. However, studies conducted regarding GSCM and its part in construction have been increasing currently, but till now, have not been effective enough to systematically bring it all together. Therefore, for highlighting the importance of GSCM in green construction, a systematic review is conducted. Database of Scopus was chosen to extract and finalize the research articles written in the English language from the year 2011 to 2021 with specific keywords of “Supply Chain Management”, “Green”, “Sustainable” and “Construction” in the area of engineering. A total of 94 research papers were extracted followed by carefully reviewing the titles of the papers and their abstracts, only 22 papers were finalized for subsequent evaluation. It was highlighted that green supply chain management can minimize ecological pollution and manufacturing costs, and it also can prompt economic growth. Therefore, it is recommended to focus on the environmental factors as they have a key part in the attainment of green construction through effective supply chain management (SCM) practices.