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Sputtering Mechanism of an Unsintered Organic–Inorganic Sputtering Target for Perovskite Solar Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
An unsintered MAPbI3 sputtering target fabricated via a mechanochemical route enables large‐area vacuum deposition of perovskite absorber layers, while revealing an ion–photon coupled decomposition mechanism that governs target erosion and film composition under RF plasma exposure.
Doha Lim   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Public Procurement and the Single Market – is there a conflict of interest?

open access: yes, 2013
Sustainable public procurement indicates that procurement is about more than just saving money. Other important interests such as social and environmental considerations can be promoted through public procurement.
Lund University., Hettne, Jörgen,
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable procurement

open access: yes, 2018
This chapter examines the role of procurement in sustainable construction and development in terms of both buyer and supplier roles, and in the context of recently published standards and guidance.
Connaughton, John, Hughes, Will
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Green Public Procurement as a Policy Tool: Cost-efficiency and Competition Considerations

open access: yes
Public procurement is officially regarded as an effective means to secure environmental improvement. Estimates indicate that public authorities within the European Union typically purchase goods and services corresponding to approximately 16 percent of ...
Lundberg, Sofia   +2 more
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Double dividend : promoting good nutrition and sustainable consumption through healthy school meals

open access: yes, 2012
This report, produced by the Sustainable Consumption Roundtable tackles the issues surrounding promoting good nutrition and sustainable consumption through healthy school meals.Publisher ...
Soil Association   +6 more
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Practices of Procurement Professionals and Sustainable Development in Kenya

open access: yes
While the legislative framework, including the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPADA) 2015 and subsequent sustainability guidelines, sets out clear objectives for integrating economic, social, and environmental considerations, actual ...
Mutangili, Solomon Kyalo
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