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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...

Public Procurement in a Circular Economy: An Overview of the EU and South African Models – Working Paper

1. Sustainable Public Procurement: From the International Agenda to Actual Buying Practices   Aura Iurascu’s research on public procurement and circular economy focuses on the EU and Member States level. However, the relevance of the international context and...

New Age of Sustainability in Public Procurement – SAPIENS Scientific Webinar Ⅱ

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...
Registration Open for ATC5: Sustainability in the Supply Chain 

Registration Open for ATC5: Sustainability in the Supply Chain 

SAPIENS Network ATC5 will provide information on the tools for sustainable supply chain management including standards, life cycle analyses, and eco-labeling as well as the role of product design and its impact on a sustainable supply chain. The aspects of human rights in sustainable supply chain management will also be discussed.

SAPIENS Network’s Legal Bootcamp

SAPIENS Network’s Legal Bootcamp

On 29th-30th August 2022, CEPRI (Center for Private Governance) hosted SAPIENS Network's Legal Bootcamp at the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen. The event goal was, as the name Boot Camp suggests, to provide a short, intensive, and rigorous course of...

Recap: Summer School in Cluj-Napoca

Recap: Summer School in Cluj-Napoca

Between the 17th-22th of July 2022, the SAPIENS Network held its highly anticipated Summer School at the Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). During the Summer School, the participants were divided into two groups: the ones who are doing a PhD in law and...

Commentary to the EU Case C-295/20 Sanresa

Commentary to the EU Case C-295/20 Sanresa

Our Early Stage Researcher Ezgi Uysal (ESR 7, University of Turin) published an open access annotation on Case C-295/20 Sanresa of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The commentary was featured in Vol. 17 Issue 2 of the European Procurement and Public...