The European Green deal will need to look not only on the ways in which government's activities, like public procurement, will stop harming the environment and contribute to tackle climate change, but also how will they mitigate the social footprint of the energy and...
Research
New book: Centralized public procurement in Brazil
Our Early Stage Researcher Felippe Santos co-edited with his colleague Virgínia Lopes a book entitled "Compras públicas centralizadas no Brasil: teoria, prática e perspectivas" ("Centralized public procurement in Brazil: theory, practice, and perspectives", Editora...
Opening the doors to civil society litigation in public contracts
Opening the doors to civil society litigation in public contracts, by SAPIENS Network Coordinator and Lead Researcher Prof. Roberto Caranta Summary Since 1971 (then) EEC directives have regulated award procedures for public procurement and later for concessions in...
New playbook on Inclusive Public Procurement
Lead Researcher Associate Professor Marta Andhov participated in the UNDP Business Call to Action’s (BCtA) 12th Annual Forum as an expert in Public Procurement. At the event, the playbook on Inclusive Public Procurement was released. As part of the launch event, the...
Recap: Advanced Training Course 5 in Łódź
On the 19th- 22nd of October 2022, the Łódź University of Technology, one of the Beneficiaries of the SAPIENS Network, hosted the fifth Advanced Training Course (ATC). The event was held at the Faculty of Organization and Management, in Łódź, Poland. The theme of the...
Reverse Factoring for MSMEs: A Financial Tool for Supply Chain Development?
Our Early Stage Researcher Enrique Carreras (ESR 9, University of Turin) published a new article (with Lucas Figal Garone -Senior Economist, IDB Invest- and Gabriela Aparicio -Impact Officer, IDB Invest-) exploring financing alternatives in the supply chain, available...





