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Taking forward public procurement reforms in Ghana [PDF]

, 2006
The construction industry in Ghana, like many others worldwide, has had its fair share of damning independent reviews. Huge and unsustainable foreign debt, excessive budget deficits, huge contractual payment arrears, poor construction performance ...
Male, S, Anvuur, A, Kumaraswamy, M, Anvuur, AM, Kumaraswamy, MM   +4 more
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Clues and cortices: A pilot study of efficient, low‐cost neuroanatomy escape room design using generative AI

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroanatomy is notoriously challenging due to its complexity and abstract spatial relationships, often evoking anxiety and frustration among learners. Educational escape rooms, a form of game‐based learning (GBL), can promote engagement and learning but typically require significant faculty time and resources to design.
Robert M. Becker, Sabrina C. Woods, Andrew S. Cale   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Procurement Pathways – Sustainability Edition

Public Procurement Pathways inaugurates a new research-based series on public procurement. The volume brings together an introduction and five peer-reviewed chapters that examine how Norwegian contracting authorities deploy procurement to achieve environmental and social sustainability goals. Contributions range from a conceptual update of Khi V.
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Sustainable Public Procurement and the Single Market – is there a conflict of interest?

, 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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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Juuso Kivijakola, Eemeli Erkheikki, Viljo Lukka, Pekka Tervonen, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

#29 Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law & Academic Summers

, 2023
In this episode, Marta invites Willem to discuss his new book (co-edited with Roberto Caranta) on mandatory sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law. (out in October at Hart) Why is this topic in which the EU seems to move from regulating
Janssen, Willem A., Andhov, Marta
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Sustainable public procurement through Internet of Things and cloud computing in South Africa

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review
Background: The South African public sector uses procurement and supply chains to address service delivery mandates. This approach must be based on a system that is inclined to ‘value for money, open and effective competition, ethics and fair dealing ...
Lawrence M. Mojaki, Tite Tuyikeze, Nkanyiso K. Ndlovu   +2 more
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Evaluating Khi Thai’s Public Procurement Model for Sustainable Public Procurement

Offentlige anskaffelser har utviklet seg fra å være et verktøy for kostnadseffektivitet og etterlevelse til å bli en strategisk mekanisme for å fremme bærekraftige mål. Studien vurderer Khi V. Thais modell for offentlige anskaffelser (2001) i lys av moderne behov for bærekraftige offentlige anskaffelser (SPP), med utgangspunkt i Raworths (2018) konsept
Helene Tronstad Moe, Luitzen de Boer, Marius Langseth   +2 more
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Kikuyu grass clippings as a bioeconomy feedstock: influence of pyrolysis conditions on biochar properties and its effect on the growth of Swiss chard

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of urban organic waste streams into the bioeconomy is critical for advancing the water–food–energy nexus. Grass clippings, an abundant and underutilized municipal residue, represent a promising feedstock for producing value‐added materials.
Ami Janse van Rensburg, Herman Potgieter, Yusuf Makarfi Isa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical review of the drivers and barriers for adopting net zero carbon procurement for construction projects

Sustainable Futures
To meet the net zero 2050 target in construction, a net-zero carbon public procurement policy is needed. This paper adopts a systematic review approach to explore the drivers and barriers to adopting net-zero carbon procurement.
Robert Osei-Kyei, Timur Narbaev, Jin Xiaohua, Ursa Komac, Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Gabriel Castelblanco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source