Public buyers often buy from retailers, and retailers play a role in simplifying access to remedy. If a retailer has 800 brands, such was the case of one of the participant retailers, there is no way that a trade union will know how each of those 800 mechanisms work....
Events
OECD’s Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Highlights from the side session on public procurement as the missing multiplier in ensuring decent work
Country members of the OECD spend approximately 12% of the overall GDP on public procurement. Its purchasing power and influence on the markets is often not fully deployed or underestimated. The acquisition of garments is crucial for public entities to provide...
Sustainable public procurement: A glimpse on evidence produced so far
The project leaders, lead researchers and the ESRs met at the University of Greenwich from 29 February and 1 March 2024, where the fifth project meeting of the Sapiens Network was hosted. This blog post includes a glimpse on evidences and findings produced so far by...
Innovation and Sustainability in Transition- SAPIENS’s Scientific Webinar Series
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...
Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law
Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law: Reflections on a Paradigm Shift Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law - Reflections on a Paradigm Shift edited by SAPIENS Network Coordinator Prof. Roberto Caranta and...
How to build Climate-Resilient Supply Chains via Public Procurement?
Introduction The 5th Interdisciplinary Public Procurement Symposium organized in Cagliari by the International Master on Public Procurement Management (IMPPM) acknowledged once more the importance of interdisciplinary research on Public Procurement inviting academics...