Essays about: "strategic procurement"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 71 essays containing the words strategic procurement.

1. 16. Strategic Sustainable Development-Based Tool for Needs Analysis in Public Procurement

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Juho Liimatainen; Kai Paludan-Müller; Nora Saarinen; Helena Schmeink; [2022]
   Keywords : Public Procurement; Sustainable Procurement; Strategic Sustainable Development; Procurement Need Analysis;

   Abstract : In light of the pressing sustainability challenges, new solutions are needed in all aspects ofsociety. Sustainable public procurement (SPP) plays a crucial role in aligning publicorganizations' own actions with political goals and ambitions. READ MORE

3. 17. From Project to Strategic Partnering : The Critical Step

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Chatzis Charilaos; Mohammad Majid; [2022]
   Keywords : Partnering; strategic partnering; supply chain integration; collaboration; construction industry; Partnerskap; strategisk partnerskap; integrering av leverantörskedja; samarbete; byggindustri;

   Abstract : Partnering as a collaborative procurement procedure has gained a lot of attention during the recent years in construction, and has been associated with many positive outcomes in the industry. However, previous research indicates that it has generally failed to reach its full potential in the form of strategic partnering and has stopped at the project level. READ MORE

4. 18. Getting hard to resist: Prospect of mandatory human rights due diligence in Ukraine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Ihor Konopka; [2021]
   Keywords : Business and human rights; corporate respect for human rights; due diligence; human rights due diligence; mandatory human rights due diligence; corporate civil liability; Ukraine; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) introduced human rights due diligence (HRDD) as a societal expectation to businesses to implement a new kind of due diligence risk management process to ‘know and show’ they respect human rights. Ten years later, mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD) legislation imposing a legal duty to carry out HRDD has become mainstream across Europe. READ MORE

5. 19. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE ACTION PLANS – A CASE STUDY OF COPENHAGEN AND STOCKHOLM

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sofi Koch; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Area; Stakeholder Engagement; Deep Decarbonisation; Strategic Planning; Climate Action;

   Abstract : This study explored how social aspects for stakeholder engagement are being addressed and incorporated in climate action plans (CAPs). This focus was chosen to address the knowledge gap in research on social conditions for climate action which has been found to provide barriers to achieving deep decarbonisation. READ MORE

6. 20. Improving working conditions at farm level : the role for food retailer Ahold Delhaize

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Jorieke Bergacker; [2021]
   Keywords : corporate social responsibility; food value chains; ethical sustainable sourcing; social sustainability; human rights; working conditions; multi-tier sustainable supply chain management; sub- supplier-buyer relations; certifications; social practice theory;

   Abstract : Food retailers are increasingly held responsible for the impact they have in and on societies. Unfortunately, many social and environmental challenges occur beyond their direct sphere of influence, at distanced sites in multiple-layered production chains. READ MORE