Public Procurement in Lithuania: (Dis)balance Between Profitability and Environmental Protection

We describe a simple mechanism for achieving two goals: (1) to encourage firms to take environmentally friendly action, and (2) to make environmental protection impervious to political change. We assert that there is wide evidence now that firms adopting an environmental management system (EMS) like ISO 14001 improve their environmental performance. This is because ISO 14001's third-party audits reduce the chance firms will fully fail to comply with regulations, and the EMS procedure reduces the chances firms will be in noncompliance due to ignorance. Our mechanism is intended to harness the power of EMS systems within firms, while reducing the chances that political change will nullify our solution. We argue that to achieve these goals, governments should make firms' participation in public procurement programs contingent on their adoption of an EMS such as ISO 14001.

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Green Procurement Practices in Romania: Evidence from a Survey at the Level of Local Authorities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122310169 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 10169

Author(s):

Tudor Ciumara ◽

Iulia Lupu

Keyword(s):

Environmental Protection ◽

Online Survey ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Green Procurement ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Green Public Procurement ◽

Environmental Protection Policies ◽

Administrative Units

Public procurement is considered an important driver of an economy and has a considerable power in orienting the market, including toward environmental protection policies and strategies. This study examines the green public procurement practiced at the level of local Romanian authorities with the aim of understanding the real context by highlighting the mix between what is required and/or expected from local authorities and what is actually happening in terms of green public procurement. The research is based on the results of an online survey conducted from 16 August 2019 to 18 September 2019. The research results show that green procurement is not a subject approached in many administrative units; however, it appears that environmental protection in the context of public procurement is considered important. In line with other research, our results enrich the current knowledge on green procurement practices at the local government level and indicate that increased regulatory pressure for green public procurement may lead to market development and innovation for green goods and services.

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Environmental Protection And Public Procurement

International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) ◽

10.19030/iber.v13i8.9061 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1631

Author(s):

Patricia Dominguez Alonso ◽

Jose Antonio Moreno Molina

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Public Procurement ◽

European Union Law ◽

European Directives ◽

National Legislation ◽

And Performance

European Union law has decisively influenced the development and recent evolution of national legislation on environment and on public procurement. One of the most important objetives of European Directives on public procurement have been to introduce environmental protection. But the principles of objectivity, transparency, publicity and non discrimination must be respect in all cases. These principles constitute at present the foundation of all public rules on procurement and are characterized by their transversality as they cover and are manifest in all stages of the contract, preparation and performance.

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