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Sustainable public procurement (SPP) is “a process whereby organizations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities, in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organization, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimizing damage to the environment” (United Nations Environment Programme [UNEP] 2011).
SPP aims to achieve sustainable development through the use of state purchasing power and the inclusion of environmental, social, economic (Walker and Brammer 2009), ethical, and legal-political dimensions (Freitas 2019a).
Its implementation depends on the combination of legal forecasts, public management measures, and adequacy of the supplier market of goods, services, and civil works, based on a multidimensional perspective.
Introduction
Procurement is the activity of acquiring goods or services from suppliers (ISO20400). Sustainable...
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Freitas, J., Villac, T. (2019). Sustainable Public Procurement: Concept and Principles. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_106-1
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