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Green Purchasing Implementation in Procurement Process of Kitchen’s Goods in Improving Environmental Awareness at Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran

This study focuses on efforts to minimize the usage of single use materials by prioritizing the development of green products through the implementation of green purchasing by selecting suppliers and understanding the 3R impacts of reduce, reuse, and recycle in the procurement of kitchen’s goods in improving environmental awareness at the Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran hotel. This study aims to analyse the implementation of green purchasing in the procurement process of kitchen’s goods in improving environmental awareness at Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran. The research method used is descriptive qualitative using data collection through direct observation of the process of procuring kitchen’s goods based on the implementation of green purchasing, which will have positive benefits in improving environmental awareness at Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran. Interviews were conducted with the assistant purchasing manager and purchasing agent of Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran, along with a documentation study method related to implementing green purchasing in the procurement process of kitchen’s goods in improving environmental awareness at Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran. The results of this study indicate that Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran has not optimally implementing green purchasing because there are several obstacles, such as the price of goods with environmentally friendly packaging tends to be more expensive, difficult to obtain, and the limitations of suppliers who can provide kitchen’s goods using environmentally friendly packaging. However, the purchasing section has gradually made an effort to replace items that use 100% conventional plastic with items that can be recycled.