Insights from the Policy BriefIn this policy brief, ESR12 Federica Muscaritoli continues her research on the interplay between EU public procurement and climate change mitigation law. In the EU, Green Public Procurement (GPP) has traditionally involved the voluntary...
In this working paper, Haitham examine the integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Circularity Assessment (CA) into public procurement processes within the European Union (EU). The paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of LCA and CA in EU...
Public procurement, simply put, is the process of buying goods, works, and services by the public sector. At first glance, it may seem like the only stakeholders are the government employees making the purchases and the suppliers providing the goods and services....
1. SAPIENS Policy Brief Series: Enhancing Building Sustainability Through Improved Life Cycle Assessment Methods Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a crucial tool for evaluating the environmental impact of buildings. However, current methods often overlook important...
Institute of European Law hosts the SAPIENS Network Final Conference Introduction On 20 June 2024, the Institute of European Law (IEL), a part of Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham, hosted the final Network Conference of the EU Horizon...
1. Drivers for sustainable public procurement Early Stage Researcher Felippe Santos, SAPIENS Lead Researcher Rodrigo Lozano, and Lead Researcher Maria Barreiro-Gen recently published their open-access article entitled “Analysing the drivers for sustainable public...
