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...
Research
The accommodation of sustainability in the EU Internal Market public procurement system – Working Paper Series
1. Working Paper: EU public procurement system and sustainability considerations This working paper was drafted by ESR 1 Natalia Spataru, as part of her PhD research on the public procurement (PP) chapters of third-generation Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and...
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...
Addressing social issues in sustainable public procurement: a collaborative approach – Working Paper
1. How social issues are being addressed through collaboration between stakeholders in sustainable public procurement? Our Early Stage Research n. 5 Felippe Vilaça Loureiro Santos, from the University of Gävle, explores how social issues are being addressed by...
Promoting Gender Equality: Implementing Reservations for Women-Owned Businesses in Public Procurement Tenders – Policy Brief
1. Launching SAPIENS Network Policy Brief Series The SAPIENS Network is pleased to introduce its Policy Brief Series, designed to showcase the expertise and insights of our network's early stage researchers. Policy briefs are concise documents that distill key...
Toward Deforestation-free Procurement? Reflections on the interplay between the new Deforestation Regulation and Public Procurement in the EU – Working Paper Series
1. Launching SAPIENS Network Working Paper Series The SAPIENS Network is thrilled to announce the launch of its Working Paper Series, an initiative dedicated to showcasing the research of our Early Stage Researchers. Working papers are preliminary drafts of original...