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Transforming Public Buildings: How Green Public Procurement Can Drive Energy Efficiency in the EU – Policy Brief Series
Introduction As the European Union races towards its ambitious goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the public building sector stands as a crucial front in this battle. With public buildings accounting for 40% of the EU’s total energy consumption and 36% of its...
Empowering Small Businesses: The Impact of Reserved Contracts in U.S. Federal Procurement – Working Paper Series
Check out this new working paper by our early-stage researcher Xinyue Xue discussing reserved contracts for small businesses in U.S. Federal procurement!
OECD’s Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Highlights from the side session on public procurement as the missing multiplier in ensuring decent work
Country members of the OECD spend approximately 12% of the overall GDP on public procurement. Its purchasing power and influence on the markets is often not fully deployed or underestimated. The...
Sustainable Public Procurement and Social Inclusion – Policy Brief
The second installment of our Policy Brief Series The SAPIENS Network is excited to present the second installment of our Policy Brief Series, continuing to showcase our early-stage researchers'...
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....
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...
Public Procurement in a Circular Economy: An Overview of the EU and South African Models – Working Paper
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...
New Age of Sustainability in Public Procurement – SAPIENS Scientific Webinar Ⅱ
Public procurement holds immense potential as a policy tool to advance sustainability, encompassing not only environmental considerations but also social and economic aspects. From empowering small...
