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...
Research
Expert Meeting on Circular Public Procurement Brings Together Leading Scholars Across Europe
About the event On 28 November, distinguished professors and experts from across Europe convened in Brussels for an expert meeting organized under the Belgian and Flemish research consortium Circular Economy Center, dedicated to advancing...
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...
Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Assessment into EU Public Procurement – Working Paper Series
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...
New Publication: Analysing the Drivers for Sustainable Public Procurement
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...