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ABSTRACT: This study explores the staff views of the sustainable procurement strategy and the factors that drive
and hinder the university in its effort to procure sustainably. An exploratory study was conducted using an internetbased survey of the staff members and semi-structured interviews with key members of the staff. Although there
are more internal drivers identified in the university, it was observed that the external drivers had greater influence
in the adoption of the strategy. The barriers recognized in this research were predominantly internal. Based on the
results of this research, the staff perception is that the strategy will bring about the adoption of best practices that
have the potential to influence changes in supplier and social behavior. The critical success factors identified in this
study are finance-related factors with the potentials to disrupt the strategy and the effective communication
required to engender participatory involvement.