Sustainable Public Procurement in Central European Countries. Can It Also Bring Savings?

Džupka, Peter; Kubák, Matúš; Nemec, Peter

doi:10.3390/su12219241

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“…the European Commission (2010) defines SRPP as “procurement processes that take one or more social considerations into account, such as decent working condition, job opportunities, compliance with social rights, social inclusion, and ethical trade considerations”. There are also good chances that incorporating social criteria may be a potential investment since the savings are higher than the conventional procurement process (Džupka et al , 2020).…”

Section: Coherence With National Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable innovations in Malaysia’s public procurement: strategic policy initiatives and coherences

Ishak

Thiruchelvam

2023

IJIS

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss policy review in the interest of sustainable innovations in Malaysia’s public procurement. This study also offers the overall relationship between existing policies related to sustainable innovations in public procurement and the coherences towards the four dimensions of sustainable innovations. Design/methodology/approach This study outlines the current policies in Malaysia which are related to sustainable innovation initiatives and explores the cohesiveness that appears disconnected and understood separately. Policy content analysis is conducted on the current policies related to sustainable innovations in the context of Malaysia’s public procurement. Findings This study observed that the current policies related to sustainable innovations in public procurement are actually interconnected with each other through a hierarchical framework. This study also demonstrates that the 12th Malaysia Plan has comprehensively encompassed every aspect of the environment, social, economic and innovation to contribute to one primary goal – green economic growth. Research limitations/implications The proposed policy framework is expected to be beneficial for the administrator executive among the civil servant to connect the independent policies and, at the same time, contribute to the overall goal of green economic growth. Through a broad policy structure too, this study helps the industry player to recognize their potential in any area related to sustainable innovation. Originality/value The policy framework illustrated is new to the literature, especially in Malaysia’s context. The compilation of current policy grounded by the 12th Malaysia Plan has not been presented in any publications.

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Section: Coherence With National Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable innovations in Malaysia’s public procurement: strategic policy initiatives and coherences

Ishak

Thiruchelvam

2023

IJIS

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“…They recommend carrying out the process of purchasing in a socially, economically, and environmentally responsible manner, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development results (Walker, 2015;Witjes and Lozano, 2016;Leal Filho et al, 2019). In addition, to have a more standardized and recognized interpretation of SPP, many scholars have directly quoted the definition of SPP from the UN or EU as the starting point for their research content (Dupka et al, 2020;Mélon, 2020;Sönnichsen and Clement, 2020).…”

Section: Sustainable Public Procurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementation of sustainable public procurement in China: An assessment using quantitative text analysis in large-scale tender documents

Cao

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid worldwide to the sustainable development of the economy and society. Because of its size and prevalence, public procurement has always been a powerful policy tool used to tackle issues related to the sustainability of society, economy, and environment. China has attached high priority to sustainable development, and many aspects of sustainable public procurement (SPP) have been implemented though no official documents have referred to the concept of SPP. Therefore, little is known about the actual implementation and patterns of SPP in practice. The purpose of the study is to assess the actual implementation and patterns of SPP in China. We obtained 42,369 public procurement documents for 2015–2020 using the web crawler technique and the actual implementation of SPP was assessed through the text-mining technique. The research shows that SPP is implemented in more than 82% of the documents and appears in an upward trend in the past 6 years. Several patterns of SPP implementation are also identified. First, most documents implement more than one category of SPP. Second, small and medium-sized enterprise-oriented procurement is the most implemented SPP main category, overtaking environmentally friendly procurement only by a small margin, and the procurement for the circular economy is the least implemented. Third, there seem to be some relationships between the level of SPP implementation and the award method, tender price, and contract type. Finally, there is a substantial transformation of China’s SPP toward social aspects of SPP in recent years. Policy implications, limitations, and issues for future studies are also discussed.

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“…We argue that this implication potentially breaks new ground within the current research on GPP in the Czech Republic. Most research on GPP in this country has focused on sustainable procurement and its effects on saving (Džupka et al, 2020) and SME involvement (Nemec et al, 2021). These studies rightly consider GPP as a part of a wider sustainability agenda that pays attention to innovation and social aspects but has failed to emphasize the gender dimension.…”

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Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

Plaček

Campo²,

Valentinov³

et al. 2022

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Green public procurement (GPP) is a widely recognized public policy tool that has attracted considerable scholarly research. However, much of this research has paid little attention to the nature of discretionary decision-making on the part of bureaucrats and local politicians; nor has it recognized that a crucial determinant of the implementation of GPP is the extent to which women hold administrative and political positions. While GPP tends to be discussed as a tool for promoting gender equality, we draw on feminist insights to argue that doing so may be a tool for enhancing the uptake and implementation of GPP. Utilizing the data from a large-N survey among local politicians and upper-echelon bureaucrats in the Czech Republic, we develop a path analysis model exploring the influence of gender on their decision-making. The results give credence to our overall argument that women are more likely to promote GPP. This argument not only breaks new ground by revealing the gendered nature of GPP but also generates straightforward policy implications.

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Sustainable Public Procurement in Central European Countries. Can It Also Bring Savings?

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Sustainable innovations in Malaysia’s public procurement: strategic policy initiatives and coherences

Sustainable innovations in Malaysia’s public procurement: strategic policy initiatives and coherences

Implementation of sustainable public procurement in China: An assessment using quantitative text analysis in large-scale tender documents

Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

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