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Do Civil Society Organizations Have a Role in Promoting Sustainable and Gender-Responsive Public Procurement?
Public procurement, simply put, is the process of buying goods, works, and services by the public sector. At first glance, it may seem like the only stakeholders are the government employees making the purchases and the suppliers providing the goods and services....
Enhancing Building Sustainability Through Improved Life Cycle Assessment Methods – Policy Brief Series
1. SAPIENS Policy Brief Series: Enhancing Building Sustainability Through Improved Life Cycle Assessment Methods Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a crucial tool for evaluating the environmental impact of buildings. However, current methods often overlook important...
Inspiring Young Minds: Sustainable Food and School Canteens with Chiara Falvo
SAPIENS Network ESRs as MSCA Ambassadors On May 23, Chiara Falvo (ESR15) took on the role of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Ambassador as part of the SAPIENS Network project. Early-Stage...
The Latest Italian Decisions on Procurement and Environmental Criteria
Introduction Staying abreast of the latest legal developments is crucial for navigating the complex public procurement landscape. Our ESR 3, Aura Iurascu recently delved into the latest news from...
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...
Innovative Sustainability: Harnessing Technology in Public Procurement
Join the Webinar The Sapiens Network, in collaboration with the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences of Babes-Bolyai University, is organizing a workshop titled "Public...
What is Low Emissions Public Procurement?
I. Introduction On April 12th, the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen hosted a seminar on "Exploring Private and Public Regulation for Sustainability," organized by Professor Ignacio Herrera...
92% of public buyers and experts agree legal support is needed to respect worker’s rights in global supply chains
1. Continuing the SAPIENS Policy Brief Series with a focus on human rights The brief written by Laura Treviño-Lozano is based on findings from forty semi-structured interviews conducted with public...
