Essays about: "thesis on public procurement and sustainable procurement"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words thesis on public procurement and sustainable procurement.

  1. 11. Is Swedish Public Procurement Ready for Sustainable Product Development? : An Investigation on Barriers in Public Procurement that Prevents the Diffusion of Sustainable Innovations

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

    Author : ELIN SOHLSTRÖM; [2016]
    Keywords : Diffusion; Public Procurement; Sustainable Procurement; Sustainable innovations; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The current focus on sustainability entails an extension of companies focus beyond economicobjectives to an approach that also take into account economic, ecological as well as societal performance (Hollos, Blome and Foerstl, 2012). In this context, purchasing and supply has been transformed to have a strategic role in sustainability (Meehan and Bryde, 2011). READ MORE

  3. 12. Missed Connections: Mobility Management and the Swedish Public Transport Administration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Barford; [2015]
    Keywords : Sweden; Mobility Management; Public Transport Governance; Doubling Goal; Fossil Free; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Kommuner and the Swedish National Government have been promoting sustainable transport in Sweden. Their actions and plans use the concept of mobility management, as well as infrastructure investments. READ MORE

  4. 13. An assessment of public procurement of timber buildings : a multi-level perspective of change dynamics within the Swedish construction sector

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Erik Ingmar; [2015]
    Keywords : multi-level perspective; socio-technical transitions; multi-storey housing; timber building; industrial building; sustainability transitions;

    Abstract : The construction and use of buildings in the EU accounts for half of the EU’s extracted materials and energy consumptions, and a third of greenhouse gas emissions. In the past decade, the construction sector has responded to such concerns by focusing on post production energy efficiency. READ MORE

  5. 14. Translating Sustainability : Sustainable Public Procurement Practices in Swedish and German Public Organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anja Winter; Anne Bartens; [2014]
    Keywords : Organization Studies; Public Organizations; Translation Theory; Sustainability; Sustainable Public Procurement;

    Abstract : The idea of sustainability is widespread, but it often remains unclear how the idea travelled and how it is translated into practice. In this thesis it is analysed how public organizations translate sustainability into action through Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP). READ MORE

  6. 15. Green public procurement as a policy instrument - Study from a law and economics perspective on the efficiency of using green public procurement to achieve sustainable development in the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emelie Eriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : EU law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Under 2013 utgjorde värdet av medlemsstaternas offentliga upphandling ungefär 18 procent av deras BNP, vilket gör det till ett kraftfullt verktyg att använda för att främja vissa samhällsmål. Traditionellt sett så har offentlig upphandling använts i ett protektionistiskt syfte för att skydda nationell industri från utländsk konkurrens, vilket är en bidragande faktor till att EU har valt att lagstifta på området för att säkerställa en fungerande inre marknad. READ MORE