- Volume 8 (2013), Issue 1
- Vol. 8 (2013), No. 1
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- Pages 2 - 7
- pp. 2 - 7
The Power of Purchase: Addressing Sustainability through Public Procurement
This article focuses on sustainable development and public procurement and reflects on the significance of questioning the goals sustainable public procurement seeks to achieve. While it is recognised that developing appropriate legal frameworks and regulatory tools for environmental, social and economic quality assurance is important, achieving sustainable procurement nevertheless remains political. With the forthcoming adoption of new European Union Public Procureme