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Sustainable Procurement in Practice: Explaining the Degree of Sustainable Procurement from an Organisational Perspective

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  • Jolien Grandia

    (Erasmus University, Rotterdam - Department of Public Administration.)

  • Sandra Groeneveld

    (Erasmus University, Rotterdam - Department of Public Administration.)

  • Ben Kuipers

    (Erasmus University, Rotterdam - Department of Public Administration.)

  • Bram Steijn

    (Erasmus University, Rotterdam - Department of Public Administration.)

Abstract

Sustainable procurement is often used to reduce negative environmental impacts related to production and consumption. Several studies in the sustainable procurement literature have identified potential drivers of and barriers to sustainable procurement, which are often organisational in nature. Using an organisational perspective, this paper examines if and how three organisational factors – top management support, expertise and commitment – influence the degree of sustainable procurement in procurement projects in the Dutch national government. The article concludes that both organisational factors (especially commitment) and the actions of individual actors are important.

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  • Jolien Grandia & Sandra Groeneveld & Ben Kuipers & Bram Steijn, 2013. "Sustainable Procurement in Practice: Explaining the Degree of Sustainable Procurement from an Organisational Perspective," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 2, pages 41-66, April-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:rpo:ripoec:y:2013:i:2:p:41-66
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    1. I. Gåvertsson & L. Milios & C. Dalhammar, 2020. "Quality Labelling for Re-used ICT Equipment to Support Consumer Choice in the Circular Economy," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 43(2), pages 353-377, June.
    2. Michiel Zijp & Erik Dekker & Mara Hauck & Arjan De Koning & Marijn Bijleveld & Janot Tokaya & Elias De Valk & Anne Hollander & Leo Posthuma, 2022. "Measuring the Effect of Circular Public Procurement on Government’s Environmental Impact," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-14, August.

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    Keywords

    sustainable procurement; organisational change; organisational factors; national government.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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