scholarly journals Analysis of Green Public Procurement of Works by Spanish Public Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Fuentes-Bargues ◽  
Pablo Ferrer-Gisbert ◽  
Mª. González-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Contracting Process ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
Spanish Public Universities ◽  
Geographical Scope

Universities play an important role among public institutions because they initiate huge purchasing and contracting activities and contribute to sustainable development through education, research, and day-to-day operations. Existing studies on green public procurement (GPP) practices at Spanish universities focus on products and services. For this study, a total of 316 procedures were collected and analysed from the calls for tenders made by Spanish public universities between 2016 and 2017. The environmental criteria involved in the tenders and their weights were classified by subsector, geographical scope, and project budget. The results of this study show the use of environmental criteria in the works tendered by Spanish public universities is low (19.2%) in comparison with the results of other studies. It is therefore necessary to encourage GPP practices in the contracting process to comply with the environmental policies that universities have defined as part of their institutional policies.

scholarly journals Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca, Green Public Procurement as an Initiative for Sustainable Consumption. An Exploratory Study of Spanish Public Universities (Zielone zamówienia publiczne jako inicjatywa na rzecz zrównoważonej konsumpcji. Badania rozpoznawcze przeprowadzone w hiszpańskich uniwersytetach publicznych), „Journal of Cleaner Production” 2016, vol. 133 (opr. Konrad Różowicz)

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-212
Author(s):  
Konrad Różowicz
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca, Green Public Procurement as an Initiative for Sustainable Consumption. An Exploratory Study of Spanish Public Universities (Zielone zamówienia publiczne jako inicjatywa na rzecz zrównoważonej konsumpcji. Badania rozpoznawcze przeprowadzone w hiszpańskich uniwersytetach publicznych), „Journal of Cleaner Production” 2016, vol. 133 (opr. Konrad Różowicz)

Digital transparency and public accountability in Spanish universities in online media

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ramírez ◽  
Ángel Tejada
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent and quality of online intellectual capital (IC) disclosure released via websites and social media in relation to university stakeholders’ information needs in Spanish public universities. In addition, this paper examines whether there are differences in the online IC disclosure according to the type of university. Design/methodology/approach The study applies content analysis and a survey. The content analysis was used to analyse the websites and social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) of all Spanish public universities in the year 2019, whereas the survey was submitted to all members of the Social Councils of Spanish public universities. Findings The findings indicate that university stakeholders attach great importance to online disclosure of specific information about IC. However, the findings emphasise that Spanish universities’ website and social media content are still in their infancy. Specifically, this study found that the quality of disclosed information on IC in public universities’ websites is of low level, particularly with regard to the disclosure of relational capital. The study found that the information provided by Spanish public universities via social media mainly concerns the structural and relational capital. Likewise, the results of this paper evidence that the larger and more internationally focused universities reveal more online information on IC. Practical implications The results of the research may be beneficial for managers of higher education institutions as a basis for developing adequate strategies addressing IC disclosure through the websites. In order to satisfy the information needs of university stakeholders, Spanish universities can be recommended to focus on reporting higher-quality information on financial relations, students’ satisfaction, quality standard, work-related knowledge/know-how and collaboration between universities and other organisations such as firms, local government and society as a whole. Originality/value This study explores two innovative tools to provide IC disclosure in the higher education institutions context, namely, websites and social media, whereas previous studies focused on traditional tools as annual report. Likewise, this study considers the quality of this information.

scholarly journals A Study of the Protocols for Action on Sexual Harassment in Public Universities—Proposals for Improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Ignacio Rodriguez-Rodriguez ◽  
Purificación Heras-González
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of sex are social problems that still need to be solved in 2020. Universities are not immune to these issues and they generally determine a set of measures to be implemented, sometimes in the form of a protocol of action, in order to address the problem. After a review of the literature, this work will describe the development of these protocols in Spanish public universities, offering a compilation of the implemented means and procedures, but also others still to be added, creating a diagnosis of the position of Spanish universities, and suggestions about how to manage sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of sex in a higher education environment.

scholarly journals The Concept of Introducing Eco-Friendly Criteria into The Contract Procurement System

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Kirill A. Belokrylov ◽  
◽  
Alena N. Vakulenko ◽  
Alena O. Kishkovskaya ◽  
Anastasia N. Situkho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Current Level ◽  
High Price ◽  
Categorical Analysis ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
Procurement System

The article analyses the current level of development of the topic of "green" public procurement both in Russian legal acts and in domestic scientific literature. The authors conducted a categorical analysis of the term "green" public procurement, based on which the definition recommended for use in the Russian system was derived. The analysis of international experience in the implementation and development of green procurement was followed by a description of the specifics of legal regulation in several countries. By means of an electronic questionnaire survey of contracting system entities, the current level of application of environmental criteria in procurement was empirically assessed and the attitudes of Russian customers and suppliers towards the introduction of new environmental requirements in procurement legislation were identified. Thus, customers are not motivated to use "green" criteria, as they are not aware of them and their application may be regarded by regulatory authorities as a restriction of competition, and suppliers are not interested in producing such products, since they will not be competitive due to the high price. Based on the results obtained, recommendations were developed for the gradual, step-by-step incorporation of norms and practices related to the greening of the procurement process into the contract system.

scholarly journals Green Public Procurement at a Regional Level. Case Study: The Valencia Region of Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 2936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Fuentes-Bargues ◽  
Pablo Sebastian Ferrer-Gisbert ◽  
Mª Carmen González-Cruz ◽  
María Jose Bastante-Ceca
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Valencian Region

Research on current practices and the state of green public procurement enables the identification of areas that can be improved, as well as opportunities to improve the tendering procedures from an environmental point of view. To understand the behaviour of local, provincial, and regional administrations concerning green public procurement, a case study on the Valencia region of Spain is made. The Valencian region is one of the most important communities in terms of population, number of contracting authorities, and weight in the Spanish Gross Domestic Product. In this study, a total of 967 procedures were analysed from calls for tenders made by municipal, provincial, and regional administrations in2016 and 2017.The results of this study show that the use of environmental criteria is 19.7% and the average weight is 4.1 out of 100. The civil engineering subsector, more than the building subsector, employs environmental criteria, particularly in projects tendered by regional administrations, whereas for projects with large budgets the level of use is similar for both subsectors. It is necessary to encourage plans to improve Green Public Procurement (GPP) practices in the Valencian administrations, especially those with a local scope such as municipalities.

scholarly journals An Approach to Environmental Criteria in Public Procurement for the Renovation of Buildings in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Soto ◽  
Teresa Escrig ◽  
Begoña Serrano-Lanzarote ◽  
Núria Matarredona Desantes
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Environmental Measures ◽  
Climate Neutrality ◽  
The Eu

In order to contribute to climate neutrality within the EU in 2050, it is necessary for administrations to play a driving role through green public procurement for building renovation (GPPBR). Among the main barriers that slow down the GPPBR, a lack of knowledge of the parties involved can be highlighted. Faced with this scenario, the aim of this article is to provide a compilation, as a preliminary state of the art, of the most important environmental measures to bring to the GPPBR specifications. The methodology used for this compilation and critical analysis consisted of a systematic search for laws, regulations and guides prepared by Spanish public administrations, as well as looking into other international information sources, mainly collected from the EU. Despite the fact that related technical information is abundant, it is scattered and at times impractical. This study can be useful as a basis for both drafting specifications and highlighting the need to develop other specific and advanced technical procedures to assist GPPBR professionals.

scholarly journals Analyzing buyer behavior when selecting green criteria in public procurement

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieko Igarashi ◽  
Luitzen de Boer ◽  
Gerit Pfuhl
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Buyer Behavior ◽  
Occupational Position ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Green Public Procurement ◽  
Green Criteria

Given the complexity of green public procurement, decisions are likely to be driven by bounded rationality. However, we know little about what determines supplier selection criteria in any given situation. This study explores buyer behavior when considering environmental criteria. We first conducted interviews and identified 12 operational procedures used by buyers. We then developed a survey to explore the use of these procedures. Our quantitative analysis suggests that public buyers are motivated by their belief that they can make a difference. This is independent of buyers' experience or gender. However, their occupational position and the nature of a procurement seem to influence how buyers seek information about environmental criteria and which information source(s) they use. The data suggest that four specific decision-making heuristics are associated with the selected operational procedures.

The Inadequate Information Model of Spanish Universities: The Relevance of Intellectual Capital Disclosure

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350022
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ramírez Córcoles
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Information Model ◽  
Current Accounting ◽  
Inadequate Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

The main aim of this study is to demonstrate how important it is for Spanish public universities to provide information on their intellectual capital in order to satisfy their users' information needs. To this end, we analysed the opinion held by the members of the Social Councils regarding the need for Spanish public universities to publish information on their intellectual capital when presenting economic, financial and budgetary information. The results of this research show extensive criticism of the current accounting information model used by public universities in Spain. They also demonstrate a widespread interest in universities including information on their intellectual capital with a view to increasing the relevance of the current university financial statements.

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