Green Public Procurement, missing concepts and future trends – A critical review

Cheng, Wenjuan; Appolloni, Andrea; D’Amato, Alessio; Zhu, Qinghua

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.027

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“…Cheng et al [71] discuss that within the context of Green Public Procurement, there are difficulties in implementation and uptake of those policies: " . .…”

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Levers of Control for Supply Chain Sustainability: Control and Governance Mechanisms in a Cross-Boundary Setting

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The rise of global supply chains as well as attention to the Triple Bottom Line provides organizations with new conditions and strategy paradoxes to be dealt with when it comes to sustainability in supply chain management. This study of a large multinational organization with a strong Triple Bottom Line focus provides a comprehensive analysis of the use of control and governance mechanisms in supply chain context. Through the Levers of Control framework, the application of these mechanisms both internally and across organizational boundaries is shown. The interplay between levers helps in dealing with the in itself paradoxical nature of Triple Bottom Line goalsetting. The results show that the "softer" elements of the Triple Bottom Line, i.e., People and Planet, are approached with the lever associated with the beliefs system, which in turn enforces the boundary and interactive control systems. Ultimately, applying the Levers of Control in supply chain context might contribute to pursuing a holistic approach of sustainable supply chain management.

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“…Cheng et al [71] discuss that within the context of Green Public Procurement, there are difficulties in implementation and uptake of those policies: " . .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Levers of Control for Supply Chain Sustainability: Control and Governance Mechanisms in a Cross-Boundary Setting

et al. 2020

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“…Taking into account the expected and undesired output, Qu et al [24] use the EBM (epsilon-based measure) model to measure the green growth efficiency of China's manufacturing industry putting forward that an environmental policy can guide green technology innovation. Furthermore, other environmental government policies such as Green Public Procurement (GPP) have also been investigated (see Cheng et al; Rizzi et al [25,26]). Our paper considers the optimal government policy making from a supply chain perspective, considering both the manufacturer's profit and consumers' surplus as well as the social externalities due to carbon emission.…”

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Tax or Subsidy? Optimal Carbon Emission Policy: A Supply Chain Perspective

Yin

Chen

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Sustainability

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With a rigid requirement for environment protection, governments need to make appropriate policies to induce firms to adopt green technology in consideration of the rapidly increasing demand for environmentally friendly products. We investigated the government policy from the perspective of a supply chain, which consisted of the upstream government (she) and the downstream manufacturing firm (he). The government decided on the policy (tax or subsidy) to maximize the social welfare, while the firm decided on the greenness level of the product, which affects the consumers' choice behavior and hence his own demand. Assuming else being equal, the government should adopt the tax policy if consumers are very sensitive to the greenness, the cost of greening is high, or the negative impact due to carbon emission is large, and subsidize the firm otherwise. We also conduct some numerical studies when price is endogenous. The main insights can be carried over.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1548 2 of 13 $5.50 per 0.1 mpg for each product. After Finland and Sweden introduced a carbon dioxide tax in 1990s, carbon pricing systems, including taxes and cap-and-trade measures (which work similarly), have been adopted or planned in 40 countries and more than 20 cities, according to the World Bank. In Canada, carbon emissions in British Columbia dropped between 5% and 15% because of the tax [8]. Therefore, how to make appropriate policy to reduce carbon emissions is a big challenge facing governments.We investigated this problem from a supply chain perspective. Specifically, we considered a two-tier supply chain consisting of one government policy-maker and one manufacturer. The key questions we aimed to answer included: (i) Which policy (tax or subsidy) should be adopted by the government? (ii) How will different factors (e.g., environment externality, the cost of new technology, etc.) affect the policy making? (iii) How will the manufacturer react in response to the government policy?We established a stylized model setting to investigate the above questions. The government, as the Stackelberg leader, decides whether to tax or subsidize the firm in a particular industry, considering his possible reactions to different policies. The firm, as the Stackelberg follower, decides greening degree of his product, considering the consciousness of consumers to environmental protection (e.g., carbon emissions, pollutants, etc.). Our main findings are three-fold: Firstly, the government should adopt a tax policy if consumers are rather sensitive to the greenness level of products, the cost of greening is high, or the negative impact due to carbon emission is large, and subsidize the firm otherwise. Secondly, the firm will adopt a greener technology no matter the which policy (tax or subsidy) the government adopts compared with the situation without any government intervention. Lastly, the less sensitive consumers are toward the greenness of products, or the lower the cost of greening, the higher the consumers' surplus.In Section 2, we discuss the bo...

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“…Although not explicitly focusing on maritime transport, existing research does to some degree refer to specific criteria and assessments included in green public procurement. In a recent review of scientific literature on green public procurement, Cheng et al [45] identify prominent environmental assessment criteria, including technical requirement and eco-labeling. Although price and quality typically receive higher weight than environmental criteria, green criteria and standards could also be used for screening bidders and reducing the number of available bidders.…”

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Governance in Maritime Passenger Transport: Green Public Procurement of Ferry Services

Bjerkan

Karlsson

Sondell

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Governance is central for sustainability transitions in maritime transport. Norwegian authorities can directly influence developments in maritime transport through green public procurement, and low- or zero-emission technologies have been or are being considered for more than 250 operational ferry and high-speed vessel connections. This study explores practices of green public procurement and investigates procuring authorities and operators’ perspectives on the efficiency of green public procurement in accelerating sustainability transitions. Through review of calls for tender and interviews with procuring authorities and operators, the study identifies critical issues for green public procurement to accelerate maritime passenger transport toward sustainability. The critical issues are related to either procedural or service delivery issues. Procedural issues refer to timelines with multiple calls on the same time and different views of procurers and operators on the ideal duration of contracts. The most demanding service delivery issues are infrastructure for charging and energy capacity in remote areas where operators have to pre-book energy needs based on rough estimations which in turn increase the tender price.

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Green Public Procurement, missing concepts and future trends – A critical review

Cited by 293 publications

References 71 publications

Levers of Control for Supply Chain Sustainability: Control and Governance Mechanisms in a Cross-Boundary Setting

Levers of Control for Supply Chain Sustainability: Control and Governance Mechanisms in a Cross-Boundary Setting

Tax or Subsidy? Optimal Carbon Emission Policy: A Supply Chain Perspective

Governance in Maritime Passenger Transport: Green Public Procurement of Ferry Services

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