Sustainable management at Indian Railways: how a self-evaluation tool for barrier analysis facilitates green procurement

A self-evaluation tool for green procurement, which was developed in research projects, stimulates and thereby enhances the research’s impact beyond academia. Its application to Indian Railways raised awareness through surveys and workshops, facilitated the establishment of organizational structures, and by these means advanced the organization’s sustainable management. The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council recognized this commitment of Sanjay Kumar with the Individual Leadership Award 2017.ZusammenfassungEin in Forschungsprojekten entwickeltes Selbstevaluierungsinstrument für umweltfreundliche Beschaffung fördert und verstärkt damit die Forschungswirkung in die Praxis. Seine Anwendung bei der indischen Eisenbahn, förderte das Bewusstsein durch Umfragen und Workshops, erleichterte den Aufbau von Strukturen und entwickelte damit die nachhaltige Unternehmensführung. Der Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council würdigte diesen Einsatz von Sanjay Kumar mit dem Individual Leadership Award 2017.

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