New SAPIENS Scientific Webinar on Sustainable Public Food Procurement in the European Union! Governments worldwide procure food and catering services for public institutions such as schools, universities and hospitals. Because of its economic relevance and its connection to many policy areas,...
Public procurement holds immense potential as a policy tool to advance sustainability, encompassing not only environmental considerations but also social and economic aspects. From empowering small businesses, especially women-owned enterprises, to integrating sustainable requirements in award...
I. Launching the Early Stage Researchers Webinar Series The SAPIENS’ Webinar series is intended to disseminate the research results to the general public, highlighting their societal benefits and communicating the same results to policymakers and sustainable public procurement (SPP) stakeholders...
Illuminating Gender Inequality – The Big Win On October 9, 2023, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored the prestigious Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023, commonly known as the Nobel Prize, to Prof. Claudia Goldin of Harvard University for her...
The following blog post has been authored by the SAPIENS Network Coordinator and lead researcher Prof. Roberto Caranta (University of Turin) 1. Mechanical Procurement Once upon a time, the ‘tyranny of the lowest price’ (S. Schooner – M. Speidel 2020) reigned unrestrained on public procurement in...
On 28 September - 2 October, the University of Turin, which coordinates the SAPIENS Network project, hosted the first SAPIENS Network Advanced Training Course (ATC). ATCs are a crucial part of the SAPIENS Network. They aim to build a new generation of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) research...
