green supplier criteria assessment in ksc company using ahp method

Green technology is an umbrella term that describes the use of technology and science to reduce human impacts on the environment. green supply chain management increasingly has emerged as an essential approach for many business enterprises and organizations to become environmentally sustainable. suppliers play an important role in creating a sustainable supply chain. this study aims at assessment of suppliers of khuzestan steel company (ksc) based on, 7 main suppliers in the field of purchase raw materials and energy have been selected who had contracts with the company in the last 3 years. hierarchical analysis method (ahp) was used in the environmental assessment of green suppliers. the environmental criteria of green suppliers were divided into 6 main criteria and 34 sub-criteria to rank the various criteria of green. this study contributes to finding the key factors of selecting green suppliers for ksc. analyzing the ksc supplier selection’s key factors indicate that the green innovations criteria should be given more attention by ksc in the green supplier selection. with growing worldwide awareness of environmental protection, green production has become an important issue for almost every manufacturer and will determine the sustainability of a manufacturer in the long term. a performance evaluation system for green suppliers thus is necessary to determine the suitability of suppliers to cooperate with the firm.