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Sustainable procurement in the public sector: an international comparative study

Brammer, Stephen, Walker, Helen·2011·International Journal of Operations & Production Management
DOI 10.1108/01443571111119551
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Purpose Public bodies are being encouraged to procure sustainably, to reduce their social and environmental footprint and in order to stimulate sustainability in the private sector. However, little is known about how public sector organisations internationally are responding to this encouragement or of the conditions that are most conducive to sustainable procurement (SP). The purpose of this paper is to address these gaps in our knowledge so as to inform policy development at the government and organisational levels. Design/methodology/approach The authors report the findings of a survey of SP practices within a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45bn p.a. Findings The authors' analysis shows that some SP practices are evident in public sector procurement practice and that the extent and nature of SP practices varies significantly across regions. In addition, the authors highlight the main facilitators of, and barriers to, engagement with SP and investigate their importance for engagement with particular dimensions of SP. Research limitations/implications Survey respondents are volunteers and may to some degree be more interested in, or engaged with, SP than other public sector organisations. The analysis is cross‐sectional and therefore provides only a snapshot of SP practice in the public sector organisations studied. Practical implications The paper identifies how policy and p…

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  1. Erridge, A. and Henningan, S. (2007), “Public procurement and social policy in Northern Ireland: the unemployment pilot project”, in Piga, G. and Thai, K.V. (Eds), Advancing Public Procurement: Practices, Innovation and Knowledge‐Sharing, PrAcademics Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 280‐303.
  2. Gershon, P. (2004), Releasing Resources to the Front Line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency, HM Treasury, London.
  3. Tigner, B. (1991), “EC policy: opening the bidding”, International Management (Europe Edition), Vol. 46 No. 6, pp. 46‐9.

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Authors
Brammer, S., & Walker, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Warwick (GB)
  • Cardiff University (GB)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2011-03-22
Volume
31
Issue
4
Pages
452-476
ISSN
0144-3577 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/01443571111119551
OpenAlex
W2041478216
Cited by
731
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 50 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 78 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 58 · 2017: 49 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 7
FWCI
62.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies (tdm)
Locations
  • International Journal of Operations & Production Management (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Public Procurement and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Keywords
sustainable procurement, public procurement, barriers and facilitators, sustainability policy implementation, cross-national comparison, environmental footprint, social sustainability, procurement policy

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