A recent survey by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows that Green supply chain matters are being considered by few companies motivated by regulatory requirements and consumer expectations. Only 38% of companies factored green supply chain concerns when making strategic decisions. The four main motives pushing companies to establish a green supply chain approach are Consumer expectations (54), Regulation (51%), Corporate Policy (42%) and Market trends or competitor behaviour (35%). Lack of knowledge appears to be the biggest obstacle to establishing a green supply chain approach. Sales of used materials, design of eco-product and packaging are the main practices businesses demonstrating the use of green supply chain in their operations. Finally, there is little visibility of investments in green supply chain and 17% of companies’ surveyed say they invest less than 5% of their total budget and only 11% of those companies invest more than 10% in green supply chain projects.
