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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...
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...
Navigating the Circular Economy: A Demystified Framework for Public Buyers
1. Continuing the SAPIENS Policy Brief Series with a focus on Circular Economy In today's global economy, linear practices dominate, fueling exponential growth in material consumption, pollution,...
Sustainability Clauses in Public Contracts
Sustainability Clauses in 'Public' Contracts Sustainability Clauses under the Public Sector Directive: Sustainable Performance Contract Clauses Our ESR Ezgi has recently published an open-access...
Contract Compliance for SPP: To Monitor or Not to Monitor – Working Paper Series
1.Sustainable Contract Performance Ezgi's research examines sustainability clauses in public procurement contracts, focusing on achieving sustainable contract performance. She uncovers the limits of...
Can Data Monitoring Help the Uptake of Sustainable Public Procurement in the EU Member States? – Policy Brief
1. Continuing the SAPIENS Network Policy Briefs Series Policy briefs are concise documents that distill key research findings into actionable recommendations, providing early stage researchers with...
