Abstract
Public procurement is a significant and yet understudied phenomenon. In light of
debates concerning the transparency of public procurement, growing interest in
sustainable public procurement as a means to stimulate corporate social responsibility
in the private sector, and concerns regarding the competitive impacts of public
procurement policies, we explore sustainable procurement practice internationally. In
particular, we report the findings of a survey of sustainable procurement practices
within a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45bn. Building upon a
conceptual model that emphasises the importance of national policy environments
regarding sustainable procurement mediated by a range of organisational contextual
factors, our analysis shows that a wide range of sustainable procurement practices are embedded to some degree in public sector procurement practice around the world and
that the extent and nature of sustainable procurement practices varies significantly
across countries.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Bath |
Publication status | Unpublished - 19 Dec 2007 |