Quality Food, Public Procurement, and Sustainable Development: The School Meal Revolution in Rome

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Sonnino
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
School Meal ◽  
Quality Food

Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirí Novosák ◽  
Oldrich Hájek ◽  
Jirí Machu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed in this chapter. First, main themes of the debate are reviewed. Subsequently, some relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed. The Czech Republic is used as a case study in this regard. The authors’ findings confirm the potential of public procurement to stimulate development of Czech regions. Spatially, public procurement may not be regarded as a suitable tool for reduction of regional disparities. However, there seems to be an important impact of public procurement on the development of local small and medium enterprises. In addition, the authors’ findings point at some links between public procurement and the concepts of sustainable development and competitiveness. Nevertheless, the dominant position of price as evaluation criterion indicates that the linkages are rather weak. Finally, the increasing interest of the Czech Republic in e-procurement was documented.

scholarly journals Integrated guide for public procurement and private contracts of collective catering system and SDGs

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Barocco ◽  
V Patussi ◽  
M Cella ◽  
D Germano ◽  
A Pernarcic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
National Level ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Technical Specifications

Abstract Surveys (2008-2018) carried out by the Local Health Agency of Trieste (ASUITS) in local collective catering (CC) services of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and workplaces (25.000 daily meals) have shown some non - adherence to healthier food choices, food standards, procedures and green and social procurement as recommended by the WHO, FAO, UE, Ministry of Health and of Environment. The purpose of this project is to support local public and private organizations in transforming the national and regional catering services food standards related to health, nutrition, environment and social criteria into food procurement and food contracts specifications. This has been done by compiling the major obstacles to improved standards observed during surveys, and by sharing critical and relevant examples with major public contractors across local, regional and national level. The guidelines (GL) for public procurement of CC consist of five chapters: the elaboration of specifications; a response module to present the offer of services; selection and award criteria, an evaluation system of offers, and the technical specifications attached. Technical information fixes the constituent elements of the service in order to have similar and directly comparable offers. GL cover both the purchasing of food and the contracting of catering services. In this way public or private institutions are able to prepare tender documents suitable to respond to health, economic needs and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The development of the GL has increased the awareness and real potential that local organizations have in enhancing the strategic use of purchasers to boost food qualification, jobs, growth and investment. As well as to create a more innovative economy, to be resource and energy efficient, and to be socially-inclusive. To meet population nutrient intake goals and SDGs it is necessary to increase co-operation and the sharing of the objectives of ’Health in All Policies’. Key messages Contractors need practical tools to apply sustainable development goals criteria in collective catering. The integrated collective catering guide is a key to improving capacity building in institutions.

Municipal Public Procurement, Strategy and Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Maria Christina Machado Publio ◽  
Sandra Maria dos Santos ◽  
Augusto Cézar de Aquino Cabral ◽  
Marcus Vinícius Veras Machado ◽  
Ciro Campos Christo Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Procurement Strategy

scholarly journals Public procurement in Ukraine: analysis of advantages and disadvantages

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
O.A. Lahovska ◽  
S.F. Lehenchuk ◽  
S.V. Svirko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
The State ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
State Budget ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Procurement System

Public procurement is a complex process. With the help of public procurement, governments and government agencies purchase products, services, work, creating expenditures of the state budget and taxpayers. The purpose of implementing the e-procurement system was to reduce these costs and overcome the corruption component in this area. However, there are still many issues related to the inefficiency of certain components of this system. It is determined that domestic scientists identify a narrow range of benefits of the public procurement system, which is reduced to overcoming corruption and saving budget funds. The domestic scientists identify a narrow range of benefits from the use of public procurement. This is overcoming corruption and saving budget funds. In contrast, the foreign scientists see the public procurement system as an effective tool for sustainable development, innovation. The article analyzes the shortcomings and weaknesses of public procurement at each stage of their implementation, which allows identifying the main areas of improvement of the public procurement system, and summarizes the main advantages.

scholarly journals The Impact of Selected Biotechnology Processes for Sustainable Development of the Environment and Human Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Badora ◽  
◽  
Magdalena Celińska
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Food ◽  
Biotechnological Processes ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this work was to show what effect biotechnology can have on the quality of human life, and on the condition of the natural environment. A number of biotechnological processes have been analyzed that can significantly improve the quality of human life, while at the same time caring for the natural environment. The prospects for the development of these processes on the global and Polish market were also analyzed. As it turned out, some of the process analyzed need further refinement to be implemented on a global scale, while others may be successfully implemented in the coming years, contributing to the improvement of the quality of such aspects of human life high-quality food products, health protection and good public health. Biotechnological processes may also have wide application in the protection and remediation of the natural environment.

scholarly journals Green Public Procurements (GPP) as an Instrument of Implementation of Sustainable Development. Analysis of the Experience of the Łódź Region Local Government

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Burchard-Dziubińska ◽  
Tomasz Jakubiec
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Economic Practice ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Development Analysis ◽  
Practice Implementation

This paper discusses the situation on the Polish green public procurements (GPP) market, with special emphasis on the results of a GPPinfoNET project realised in the Łódź region. The identification of the main barriers hindering the application of GPP in the Polish practice is the departure point to formulating recommendations concerning organisational and legal changes which would make it possible to increase the share of GPP in the Polish economic practice. Implementation of green public procurement is considered as an important element of sustainable development.

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