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Green Public Procurement

open access: yes, 2019
At present, legal provisions and environmental policy regulate the possibilities of using environmental considerations in the development of award criteria, as well as in the performance clauses of procurement contracts. The first part of the chapter analyzes the concept of green procurement and product categories for which green procurement can be ...
Carmen Lenuta Trica, Luminita Ghita
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Green oriented procurement for building projects: Preliminary findings from Malaysia

open access: yesJournal of Cleaner Production, 2017
As Malaysia is planning an increasing number of construction projects in the near future, a major imperative is to embark on a ‘greener path’ to ensure a more sustainable future.
Asmah Alia Mohamad Bohari   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

EIA and green procurement: Opportunities for strengthening their coordination

open access: yesEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review, 2012
EIA plays an important role in enhancing the environmental performance of the construction sector. In recent years, the construction sector has been developing green procurement practices. Green procurement is a process that involves the incorporation of
Kedar Uttam, Berit Bålfors
exaly   +2 more sources

Public green procurement

Scientific Journal ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, 2023
It is assumed that green public procurement has a strong economic effect. In the European Union, the Green Course of public procurement involves switching from voluntary to mandatory. This article discusses public procurement using the methodology of law and economics in order to combine approaches from different disciplines ...
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Green procurement, stakeholder satisfaction and operational performance

open access: yesInternational Journal of Logistics Management, 2017
Purpose Based on natural-resource-based view (NRBV), the purpose of this paper is to clarify the dimensions of green procurement and the mechanisms involved in the relationship between green procurement and firm performance.
Hua Song, Kangkang Yu
exaly   +2 more sources

Green procurement and green supplier development: antecedents and effects on supplier performance

International Journal of Production Research, 2013
This study adopts the opposing theoretical views of legitimacy - institutional and strategic - in evaluating firm performance and top management commitment as antecedents to green procurement and green supplier development. Additionally, the impact of green procurement and green supplier development on supplier performance is analysed.
Blome, Constantin   +2 more
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Government procurement: green/sustainable government procurement

2021
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is a landmark reference work, providing definitive and comprehensive coverage of this dynamic field. The Encyclopedia is organised into 12 volumes around top-level subjects – such as water, energy and climate change – that reflect some of the most pressing issues facing us today.
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Green Procurement Models

2017
Green procurement models are often premised on obtaining commodities that have been independently verified against a sustainability certification such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). In addition, there are numerous networks and roundtables such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, and ...
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A critical review of “green” procurement

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 2011
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to help readers understand the nature of the food supply chain and the way that environmental “costs” are accumulated along its length, with a view to developing more sustainable supply chains from political, social, economic technological and environmental perspectives.Design/methodology/approachIn order to do this,
Sean Beer, Christian Lemmer
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Green Procurement: How to Encourage Green Procurement Practices in IDB Funded Projects?

2018
This document provides guidelines for borrowing countries and IDB personnel on green procurement practices, so that Bank’s funded projects will reduce the negative environmental impact of goods, works, services and consultancies being contracted; and, also promote more environmentally sustainable actions.
Adriana Salazar Cota   +2 more
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