Green supply chain drivers and their implementation on LEED-certified projects in India

Abstract This study aims to identify the most critical green supply chain drivers and to explore the most prevalent drivers in the real estate industry in India. Through literature review, we identified 13 green drivers in the real estate sector in India. A structured questionnaire was administered to 280 potential participants, out of whom 150 responded by filling out the questionnaire. The respondents were working in reputed real estate companies comprising owners, contractors, consultants, architects, and project management companies in Delhi National capital region (NCR). The relative relevance index was used to rank the various green drivers in the real estate industry in India. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the degree of linear connection between the variables. T-tests examine the differences between 13 decision factors and dependent variables. The cost–benefit of green supply chain drivers in a LEED-certified real estate project in India established the efficacy of green supply chain drivers in the real estate industry in India. The study’s findings indicate that senior management, developers, and the government are the most crucial drivers for implementing the green supply chain in the real estate sector. The study’s findings further confirm that green building approaches, i.e., green procurement, green transportation, building information modelling (BIM), building energy modelling (BEM), and prefabrication procedures, are underutilised in the real estate sector in India.