News/Events
Contact SAPIENS Network through email:
info[at]sapiensnetwork.eu OR sapiens[at]unito.it
The European Green Deal and Public Procurement Law: Its Extraterritorial Reach beyond the EU’s Borders
The European Green Deal and Public Procurement Law Its extraterritorial reach beyond the EU’s borders Our Early Stage Researcher (ESR) Ezgi Uysal (University of Turin), along with Prof. Willem A. Janssen (Utrecht University, Groningen University), authored the chapter...
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...
Covid-19 – the impetus for public service innovation. Advancing the shift towards social procurement
Natalia Spataru works on ESR Project 1 where she pursues a PhD programme at the University of Birmingham conducting her research on the procurement chapters of third-generation Free Trade Agreements...
The SAPIENS Network held its first Advanced Training Course in Turin
On 28 September - 2 October, the University of Turin, which coordinates the SAPIENS Network project, hosted the first SAPIENS Network Advanced Training Course (ATC). ATCs are a crucial part of the...
Presentation on Sustainability in EU Public Procurement Law at the Portuguese Academy of Sciences
On 10 September 2021 NC Roberto Caranta spoke about Sustainability in EU Public Procurement Law at the Portuguese Academy of Sciences. The event was part of the closing day of the 2nd edition of the...
Linking the concept of green public procurement (GPP) to the nowadays popular circular economy (CE) concept by exploring the possibilities of circular public procurement
In August 2021, our lead researcher, professor Tünde Tátrai co-authored an article "European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement" for ERA Forum. This article is of great relevance as...
Sustainable Public Procurement and Human Rights: Barriers to Deliver on Socially Sustainable Road Infrastructure Projects in Mexico
Laura Treviño-Lozano is our ESR8 and will write her PhD on “PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY THROUGH Sustainable Public Procurement”. Laura recently published an article on “ Sustainable Public...
SAPIENS workshop at Birmingham Law School Annual Research Conference
SAPIENS supervisor Dr. Henok Asmelash chaired a SAPIENS workshop at the Birmingham Law School Annual Research Conference. Firstly, SAPIENS supervisor and Director of Training Professor Martin Trybus...




