scholarly journals Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca, Green Public Procurement as an Initiative for Sustainable Consumption. An Exploratory Study of Spanish Public Universities (Zielone zamówienia publiczne jako inicjatywa na rzecz zrównoważonej konsumpcji. Badania rozpoznawcze przeprowadzone w hiszpańskich uniwersytetach publicznych), „Journal of Cleaner Production” 2016, vol. 133 (opr. Konrad Różowicz)

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-212
Author(s):  
Konrad Różowicz
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca, Green Public Procurement as an Initiative for Sustainable Consumption. An Exploratory Study of Spanish Public Universities (Zielone zamówienia publiczne jako inicjatywa na rzecz zrównoważonej konsumpcji. Badania rozpoznawcze przeprowadzone w hiszpańskich uniwersytetach publicznych), „Journal of Cleaner Production” 2016, vol. 133 (opr. Konrad Różowicz)

scholarly journals Analysis of Green Public Procurement of Works by Spanish Public Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Fuentes-Bargues ◽  
Pablo Ferrer-Gisbert ◽  
Mª. González-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Contracting Process ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
Spanish Public Universities ◽  
Geographical Scope

Universities play an important role among public institutions because they initiate huge purchasing and contracting activities and contribute to sustainable development through education, research, and day-to-day operations. Existing studies on green public procurement (GPP) practices at Spanish universities focus on products and services. For this study, a total of 316 procedures were collected and analysed from the calls for tenders made by Spanish public universities between 2016 and 2017. The environmental criteria involved in the tenders and their weights were classified by subsector, geographical scope, and project budget. The results of this study show the use of environmental criteria in the works tendered by Spanish public universities is low (19.2%) in comparison with the results of other studies. It is therefore necessary to encourage GPP practices in the contracting process to comply with the environmental policies that universities have defined as part of their institutional policies.

scholarly journals Green Public Procurement: Case Study of Latvian Municipalities

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-221
Author(s):  
Inese Pelša
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Procurement Price ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
The Republic

Abstract Green public procurement (GPP) is an instrument for public institutions that have made sustainable consumption and financial aids savings, particularly taking into consideration expenses of the total life cycle of the agreement, not just the procurement price. Municipalities are important to promotion of sustainable consumption through their positive effects on citizens and other stakeholders. The present paper analyses the contribution of municipalities of the Republic of Latvia in developing sustainable consumption through GPP. The aim of the paper is to explore the development of GPP in municipalities, analysing influencing factors. By analysing data from the Procurement Supervision Agency and the State Regional Development Agency, the proportion of GPP is explored. The paper includes data collected in a survey of municipalities of Latvia aiming to identify the main factors that promote the development of GPP and the ones that are obstacles for implementing the GPP. The conclusions show that GPP is a relatively new activity in Latvia, especially in relation to sustainable consumption. Analytical, graphic, statistical research methods as well as other qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used in the research.

scholarly journals The Role of Local Contracting Authorities in Green Purchasing of Paper Products

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Tomáš Malatinec ◽  
Ján Kyjovský
Keyword(s):  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Sustainable Economy ◽  
Sustainable Consumption And Production ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Electronic Contracting

AbstractGreen Public Procurement is currently a voluntary instrument to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy. Surveys in this field help to understand how individual States, Public Authorities and Organizations, are approaching this voluntary instrument and thus how far they support Eco-Innovations and Sustainable Economy. Our survey focuses on mapping of units of local self-governments in the Slovak Republic that carried out Green Public Procurement in the category of paper products through the Electronic Contracting System (ECS) in 2017. We consider local self-government units to be major consumers of paper products, especially because of their extensive administration, what makes them a target group to promote the use of Green Public Procurement in a given category in practice. The total number of contracts awarded through the ECS in 2017 was 471. As the results show, the share of Green Public Procurements in the total number of Public Procurements in the Slovak Republic in 2017 was not satisfactory. In order to improve the situation, it is necessary to further deepen the targeted dissemination of examples of good practice in Green Public Procurement.

Sustainability Certification and Green Public Procurement: Ideals and Outcomes in a New Jersey School District

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822110125
Author(s):  
Cluny Mendez ◽  
Christopher L. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
The Subject

The implementation of sustainability and green public procurement (GPP) initiatives in school districts has been the subject of some debate; questions over definitions and programme goals have led to inconsistency and concerns about programme achievements. The legitimacy of programmes rests not only with the announcement of policy by officials, but with adherence to policy and staff buy-in. This study examines barriers districts face, and makes recommendations based upon district experience on ways to successfully implement sustainability and GPP initiatives. A review of the literature on GPP and legitimacy in the execution of public functions within the education domain begins the study. Major components relative to best practices for GPP programmes are studied through the review of GPP-related documents from a school district in New Jersey considered as an exemplar of such programmes. Analysis of an interview with the district’s representatives suggests that, despite the normative approval such programmes receive, and widespread understanding of the rationale for pursuing such initiatives, there remain critical failings in implementation of these programmes, stemming from education, resourcing of initiatives and prioritization of green procurement in relation to other district priorities. The study concludes with lessons learned from this case, which is important given its positioning within New Jersey as an exemplar and recommendations for future research where work in this area is needed.

The sign of the new millennium. Organisational changes and job satisfaction at Spanish public universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Olaskoaga-Larrauri ◽  
Xabier González-Laskibar ◽  
Miren Barrenetxea-Ayesta ◽  
Pablo Díaz-De-Basurto-Uraga
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities ◽  
New Millennium
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