Green what, how or who? Can we compare green public procurement pursued through requirements, procedures, qualifications and other means?
Set my timezone
Select a timezone from the map or dropdown and click the Set timezone button to adjust the event date/times to your current timezone.
At this session the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) took an international comparative look at the integration of social and environmental goals into public procurement, including contract management.
Session overview
In this session the Oxford POGO Club took an international comparative look at the integration of social and environmental goals into public procurement, including contract management. We considered mechanisms of green public procurement in the United Kingdom, European Union member states, and South Africa. Emerging mechanisms include deciding what to buy, trying to change how procurements are run with new evaluation criteria, and/or focusing on who to buy from based on contractor qualifications, efforts to shape supply chains, and/or exclude bad actors. Our panel compared different approaches in their respective jurisdictions and comment on the opportunities and challenges associated with different mechanisms of green public procurement.
Our panel consisted of:
- Anne Davies, University of Oxford, UK (Chair)
- Abby Semple, Public Procurement Analysis, Ireland / EU
- Christopher Yukins, George Washington University, USA
- Geo Quinot, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Helpful background resources including:
The Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) is a knowledge sharing initiative that is open to anyone interested in capacity building in public procurement and in collaboration to improve social outcomes. We host monthly calls, maintain a maillist, and share other resources. Participants come from many different disciplines, sectors, and countries. This Oxford POGO Club session is part of a new program called Sustainable Procurement Applied Research and Knowledge Sharing (SPARKS) with funding from the Oxford John Fell Fund and Oxford Policy Engagement Network.
Interested? Join the mailing list by emailing Jonathan Davies. Find us on LinkedIn here.