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Understanding the Realities of nZEB Adoption in Romania: A Closer Look at Developers and Procurers

The European Union (EU) has established ambitious climate neutrality goals for 2050, reinforced by directives such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). These frameworks mandate the widespread adoption of...

Empowering Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Public Procurement – Policy Brief

Continue the SAPIENS Policy Brief Series with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement!

Unlocking Emissions Reduction: How Public Procurement Can Drive Sustainable Change

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...

A Transatlantic Analysis of EU and U.S. Strategies In ‘Green Procurement’ – new publication

Our lead researcher, Associate Professor, Marta Andhov (from the University of Copenhagen) and Professor Christopher R. Yukins from our partner organization George Washington University Law School published an article in Government Contractor that discusses green public procurement strategies in the European Union and the United States. The article is made available open-access on the Social Science Research Network.

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Sustainability Clauses in Public Contracts

Sustainability Clauses in 'Public' Contracts Sustainability Clauses under the Public Sector Directive: Sustainable Performance Contract Clauses Our ESR Ezgi has recently published an open-access article titled “Sustainability Clauses in ‘Public’ Contracts” in the latest issue of the European...

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New publication on Sustainable Food Procurement

The SAPIENS Network is excited to announce its contribution to the book Sustainable Food Procurement. Legal, Social, and Organisational Challenges, co-edited by experts Mark Stein, Maurizio Mariani, Roberto Caranta and Yiannis Polychronakis and published on February 23, 2024, by Routledge. This...

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