A STUDY OF SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FROM A GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Authors : Steven FORMANECK

Pages : 314-323

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Publication Date : 2019-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The paper investigates how Sustainable Facility Management insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SFM); can be integrated with Green Supply Chain Management insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GSCM); initiatives and its application in the innovative sustainable business environment of the United Arab Emirates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(UAE); in compliance with the UAE National 2030 agenda for sustainable development. To ensure the integration among the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social vision, the UAE National Innovation Strategy is intending to brand the UAE as one of the most innovative nations in the world. Considering these initiatives and the concepts of Facility Management insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FM);, this research first examines the role of GSCM in adopting environmentally friendly approaches, and then explores the role FM plays in the context of GSCM. The study concludes by investigating how both concepts could be best applied in accordance with the UAE’s vision of 2030 toward sustainable development using secondary European and North American data as a benchmarking tool for the analysis. 
Keywords : Green Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Facility Management, United Arab Emirates, Facility Management