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Why should public procurement be about sustainability
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posted on 2015-12-01, 00:00 authored by Beate Sjafjell, A WiesbrockPublic procurement law, the rules regulating purchase of goods and service
by public agencies, is an area of great economic interest. In the European
Union, total public expenditure on goods, works and services amounted
to over €2,400 billion in 2010.1 While the main focus on the EU level has
been on facilitating competition, transparency, non-discrimination and
anti-corruption,2 the last decade has seen a growing recognition of the
importance of employing economic drivers to promote overarching societal
goals. Next to the objective of increasing the simplicity and flexibility
of EU public procurement law, a major aim of the 2014 Procurement
Directives of the EU3 is to enlarge the possibilities for using public procurement
in support of broader social and environmental goals.
by public agencies, is an area of great economic interest. In the European
Union, total public expenditure on goods, works and services amounted
to over €2,400 billion in 2010.1 While the main focus on the EU level has
been on facilitating competition, transparency, non-discrimination and
anti-corruption,2 the last decade has seen a growing recognition of the
importance of employing economic drivers to promote overarching societal
goals. Next to the objective of increasing the simplicity and flexibility
of EU public procurement law, a major aim of the 2014 Procurement
Directives of the EU3 is to enlarge the possibilities for using public procurement
in support of broader social and environmental goals.
