Circular public procurement practices in Danish municipalities

There are a few studies on the potential of CPP for furniture.

“There are a few studies on the potential of CPP for furniture (Alhola et al., 2019;Öhgren et al., 2019;Kristensen et al., 2021)”

Studies of CPP often focus on the drivers of, and barriers to, the implementation of this policy tool.

“Studies of CPP often focus on the drivers of, and barriers to, the implementation of this policy tool (Alhola et al., 2019;Kristensen et al., 2021;Lingegård et al., 2021a).”

Increased collaboration is vital for CPP.

“Furthermore, increased collaboration is vital (Kristensen et al., 2021) and strategies for effectively engaging with suppliers are becoming more important, moving away from compliance-related approaches (Meehan and Bryde, 2011).”

CPP requires more than procurement using green criteria (GPP) and sustainable criteria (SPP).

“However, CPP requires more than procurement using green criteria (GPP) and sustainable criteria (SPP).”

Kristensen et al. (2021) identify three other requirements for CPP: earlier market engagement and other technical specifications and criteria; increased collaboration internally and externally due to life cycle perspective; and a shift toward producing more services through PSS, which requires collaboration with new stakeholders and a change in normal practices.

“Kristensen et al. (2021) identify three other requirements: (1) Earlier market engagement and other technical specifications and criteria, (2) Increased collaboration internally and externally due to life cycle perspective, (3) A shift toward producing more services through PSS, which requires collaboration with new stakeholders and a change in normal practices.”

The undecided determining factors point to increased internal collaboration due to the life cycle perspective on the CPP.

“which points to increased internal collaboration due to the life cycle perspective on the CPP (see, e.g., Kristensen et al., 2021).”