Exploiting the potential of public procurement: opportunities for circular economy

Alhola, Katriina; Ryding, Sven‐ Olof; Salmenperä, Hanna; Busch, Niels Juul

doi:10.1111/jiec.12770

Cited by 284Public Procurement and PolicySustainable Supply Chain ManagementSustainable Design and Development

Exploiting the potential of public procurement: opportunities for circular economy

Alhola, Katriina, Ryding, Sven‐ Olof, Salmenperä, Hanna, Busch, Niels Juul·2019·Journal of Industrial Ecology

DOI 10.1111/jiec.12770

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Summary: The objective of a circular economy (CE) is to maintain the value of products, materials, and resources in the economy by closing material loops and minimizing waste generation. In recent years, the role of public procurement has been recognized as an important, but as yet not fully exploited, opportunity by cities and municipalities in their transition toward circular societies. This study analyzed public procurement opportunities to promote CE. Different approaches and examples of circular public procurement were identified using case studies. In addition, opportunities to promote CE through sustainable and green public procurement policy were identified analyzing predefined sustainable or green public procurement criteria. The study concludes that public procurement can promote CE and related business models by setting criteria and requirements for the extension of product life spans, efficiency and/or intensity of use, and efficient cycling of biological or technical materials, as well as for the securing of clean and nonrisky cycles. Circular procurement can occur through the procurement of better‐quality products in circular terms, the procurement of new circular products, the use of business concepts that support the CE, and investments in circular ecosystems. Several sectors and product groups were identified as having potential for circular procurement, such as construction, waste, and wastewater management, transportation, food, and catering, furniture, and textiles. The study also suggests that the use of certain tools, such as performance‐based procurement, life cycle approach, and life cycle costing, as well as criteria concerning reuse and recycling of materials, could promote circular procurement. Market dialogue and cooperation between procurers and actors in the supply chains are important for the future development of circular procurement.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1111/jiec.12770

Cites

51 of 51 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

We couldn’t retrieve this paper’s full text, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Public authorities are essential to implementing the circular economy and achieving national sustainability goals, and can lead this transition process.
“public authorities are essential to implementing the circular economy and achieving national sustainability goals, and thus can lead this transition process (European Commission, 2017b;Alhola et al., 2019;Ntsondé and Aggeri, 2021;Government Offices of Sweden, 2022).”
From Implementation and management of a circular public procurement contract for furniture (2023) · cites this paper as Alhola et al., 2019
Procurement is strategically important for circular solutions.
“procurement is stated to be strategically important for circular solutions (Alhola et al., 2019;Farooque et al., 2019).”
From Implementation and management of a circular public procurement contract for furniture (2023) · cites this paper as Alhola et al., 2019
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)”
From Implementation and management of a circular public procurement contract for furniture (2023) · cites this paper as Alhola et al., 2019
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).”
From Implementation and management of a circular public procurement contract for furniture (2023) · cites this paper as Alhola et al., 2019
Previous CPP studies on furniture include conceptual studies of CPP's potential, analyses of the tendering process, and overviews of CPP implemented on a smaller scale.
“Previous CPP studies on furniture include conceptual studies of CPP's potential (Öhgren et al., 2019), analyses of the tendering process (Ntsondé and Aggeri, 2021), and overviews of CPP implemented on a smaller scale (Alhola et al., 2019;Kristensen et al., 2021).”
From Implementation and management of a circular public procurement contract for furniture (2023) · cites this paper as Alhola et al., 2019

Evolving to a New Dominant Logic for Marketing
Vargo, S. L., & Lusch, R. F. (2004) · Journal of Marketing · doi:10.1509/jmkg.68.1.1.24036 · Cited by 14,779 · see citing works
The Circular Economy–A new sustainability paradigm?
Geissdoerfer, M., Savaget, P., Bocken, N. M. P., & Hultink, E. J. (2017) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.048 · Cited by 9,360 · see citing works
Business Model Generation : A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010) · Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research · Cited by 6,870 · see citing works
A review on circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay of environmental and economic systems
Ghisellini, P., Cialani, C., & Ulgiati, S. (2016) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.007 · Cited by 6,536 · see citing works
Business models for sustainable innovation: state-of-the-art and steps towards a research agenda
Boons, F., & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (2013) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.007 · Cited by 2,469 · see citing works
Clarifying the concept of Product-Service System
Mont, O. K. (2002) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/s0959-6526(01)00039-7 · Cited by 2,174 · see citing works
Designing the Business Models for Circular Economy—Towards the Conceptual Framework
Lewandowski, M. (2016) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su8010043 · Cited by 1,619 · see citing works
Green supply chain management in China: pressures, practices and performance
Zhu, Q.-H., Sarkis, J., & Geng, Y. (2005) · International Journal of Operations & Production Management · doi:10.1108/01443570510593148 · Cited by 1,595 · see citing works
Public procurement and innovation—Resurrecting the demand side
Edler, J., & Georghiou, L. (2007) · Research Policy · doi:10.1016/j.respol.2007.03.003 · Cited by 1,193 · see citing works
Sustainable innovation, business models and economic performance: an overview
Boons, F., Montalvo, C., Quist, J., & Wagner, M. (2012) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.013 · Cited by 1,191 · see citing works
Comparative Influences of Precipitation and River Stage on Groundwater Levels in Near-River Areas
Kim, I., Park, D., Kyung, D., Kim, G., Kim, S.-B., & Lee, J. (2015) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su8010001 · Cited by 1,060 · see citing works
The history and current applications of the circular economy concept
Winans, K. S., Kendall, A. M., & Deng, H. (2016) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.123 · Cited by 1,029 · see citing works
A value mapping tool for sustainable business modelling
Bocken, N. M. P., Short, S. W., Rana, P., & Evans, S. (2013) · Corporate Governance · doi:10.1108/cg-06-2013-0078 · Cited by 706 · see citing works
Towards a more circular economy: proposing a framework linking sustainable public procurement and sustainable business models
Witjes, S., & Lozano, R. (2016) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.04.015 · Cited by 655 · see citing works
Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes
McCrudden, C. (2004) · Natural Resources Forum · doi:10.1111/j.1477-8947.2004.00099.x · Cited by 609 · see citing works
Sustainable procurement in the United Kingdom public sector
Walker, H., & Brammer, S. (2009) · Supply Chain Management: An International Journal · doi:10.1108/13598540910941993 · Cited by 603 · see citing works
Green Purchasing Strategies: Trends and Implications
Min, H., & Gallé, W. P. (1997) · Journal of Supply Chain Management · doi:10.1111/j.1745-493x.1997.tb00026.x · Cited by 582 · see citing works
Environmental purchasing and firm performance: an empirical investigation
Carter, C. R., Kale, R., & Grimm, C. M. (2000) · Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review · doi:10.1016/s1366-5545(99)00034-4 · Cited by 574 · see citing works
Skills and capabilities for a sustainable and circular economy: The changing role of design
Rios, I. C. D. L., & Charnley, F. (2016) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.130 · Cited by 482 · see citing works
Barriers to innovation through public procurement: a supplier perspective
Uyarra, E., Edler, J., Garcia-Estevez, J., Georghiou, L., & Yeow, J. (2014) · Technovation · doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2014.04.003 · Cited by 408 · see citing works
Purchasing's Role in Environmental Management: Cross‐Functional Development of Grounded Theory
Carter, C. R., & Dresner, M. (2001) · Journal of Supply Chain Management · doi:10.1111/j.1745-493x.2001.tb00102.x · Cited by 384 · see citing works
Policy instruments for public procurement of innovation: Choice, design and assessment
Georghiou, L., Edler, J., Uyarra, E., & Yeow, J. (2014) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.018 · Cited by 361 · see citing works
Drawbacks and opportunities of green public procurement: an effective tool for sustainable production
Testa, F., Annunziata, E., Iraldo, F., & Frey, M. (2016) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.092 · Cited by 312 · see citing works
The relationship between sustainable procurement and e-procurement in the public sector
Walker, H., & Brammer, S. (2012) · International Journal of Production Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.01.008 · Cited by 292 · see citing works
Connecting demand and supply: The role of intermediation in public procurement of innovation
Edler, J., & Yeow, J. (2015) · Research Policy · doi:10.1016/j.respol.2015.10.010 · Cited by 267 · see citing works
Green procurement in Norway; a survey of practices at the municipal and county level
Michelsen, O., & de Boer, L. (2009) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.001 · Cited by 205 · see citing works
Public Procurement for Innovation
Edler, J., Georghiou, L., Uyarra, E., & Yeow, J. (2015) · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · doi:10.4337/9781783471898 · Cited by 188 · see citing works
Assessment of criteria development for public procurement from a strategic sustainability perspective
Bratt, C., Hallstedt, S. I., Robèrt, K.-H., Broman, G. I., & Oldmark, J. (2013) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.02.007 · Cited by 179 · see citing works
A life cycle approach to Green Public Procurement of building materials and elements: A case study on windows
Tarantini, M., Loprieno, A. D., & Porta, P. L. (2011) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2011.01.039 · Cited by 174 · see citing works
Public procurement and innovation: towards a taxonomy
Hommen, L., & Rolfstam, M. (2008) · Journal of Public Procurement · doi:10.1108/jopp-08-03-2008-b001 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
Institutionalizing sustainability: A structural equation model of sustainable procurement in US public agencies
Roman, A. V. (2017) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.014 · Cited by 141 · see citing works
Sustainable procurement: emerging issues
Walker, H., & Phillips, W. (2009) · International Journal of Procurement Management · doi:10.1504/ijpm.2009.021729 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
Competitive dialogue procedure for sustainable public procurement
Uttam, K., & Roos, C. L. L. (2014) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.031 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
The European Commission's sustainable consumption and production and sustainable industrial policy action plan
Nash, H. A. (2009) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.08.020 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Incorporating sustainability into contractor evaluation and team formation in the built environment
Sarkis, J., Meade, L. M., & Presley, A. R. (2012) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.029 · Cited by 120 · see citing works
Strategic use of green public procurement in the bus sector: Challenges and opportunities
Aldenius, M., & Khan, J. (2017) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.196 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Business and production solutions
Brennan, G., Tennant, M., & Blomsma, F. (2015) · Sustainability · doi:10.4324/9780203109496-11 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Public healthcare practices and criteria for a sustainable procurement: A comparative study between UK and Italy
Chiarini, A., Opoku, A., & Vagnoni, E. (2017) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.027 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Greener Public Purchasing as an Environmental Policy Instrument
Marron, D. B. (2004) · OECD Journal on Budgeting · doi:10.1787/budget-v3-art23-en · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Developing priorities for greener state government purchasing: a California case study
Swanson, M. B., Weissman, A. B., Davis, G., Socolof, M. L., & Davis, K. (2004) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2003.12.011 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Is Environmental Policy by Public Procurement Effective?
Lundberg, S., Marklund, P.-O., & Strömbäck, E. (2015) · Public Finance Review · doi:10.1177/1091142115588977 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Purchasing Power: Harnessing Institutional Procurement for People and the Planet
Mastny, L., & Prugh, T. (2003) · Cited by 40 · see citing works
A role for public procurement in system innovation: the transformation of the Greater Manchester (UK) waste system
Gee, S., & Uyarra, E. (2013) · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management · doi:10.1080/09537325.2013.843660 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Public procurement of innovation
Edler, J., & Uyarra, E. (2013) · doi:10.4337/9781849809757.00025 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Buying Into the Environment: Experiences, Opportunities, and Potential for Eco-Procurement
Reibstein, R. (2004) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.009 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Sustainable Public Procurement: Life-Cycle Costing in the New EU Directive Proposal
DRAGOŞ, D. C., & Neamţu, B. (2013) · European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review · doi:10.21552/epppl/2013/1/159 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Building capability for public procurement of innovation
Valovirta, V. (2015) · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · doi:10.4337/9781783471898.00009 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
A Review and Critical Evaluation of Selected Greener Public Purchasing Programmes and Policies
Siemens, R. (2003) · OECD eBooks · doi:10.1787/9789264101562-4-en · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Advancing green purchasing in local governments
Darnall, N., Stritch, J. M., Bretschneider, S. I., Hsueh, L., Duscha, M. A., Iles, J., No, W., Suarez, J., & Burwell, C. (2017) · doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.13106.50884 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Public Procurement and the diffusion of innovations: Exploring the Role of Institutions and Institutional Coordination
Rolfstam, M., Phillips, W., & Bakker, E. F. (2011) · UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Utilization of private purchasing best practices in procurement of services in Finnish municipalities - The case of housing services for the elderly
Väänänen, E. (2017) · Aaltodoc (Aalto University) · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Flagged first, then by citations

Sorted by citations

Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction
Hossain, M. U., Ng, S. T., Antwi-Afari, P., & Amor, B. (2020) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.109948 · Cited by 621 · see citing works
Circular economy business models: The state of research and avenues ahead
Ferasso, M., Beliaeva, T., Kraus, S., Clauss, T., & Ribeiro‐Soriano, D. (2020) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.2554 · Cited by 588 · see citing works
Policies for transitioning towards a circular economy: Expectations from the European Union (EU)
Hartley, K., van Santen, R., & Kirchherr, J. (2020) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104634 · Cited by 561 · see citing works
Review of green and sustainable public procurement: Towards circular public procurement
Sönnichsen, S. D., & Clement, J. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118901 · Cited by 322 · see citing works
Adoption of circular economy practices in small and medium-sized enterprises: Evidence from Europe
Dey, P. K., Malesios, C., Chowdhury, S., Saha, K., Budhwar, P. S., & De, D. (2022) · International Journal of Production Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108496 · Cited by 298 · see citing works
Circular Economy and Sustainability: the Past, the Present and the Future Directions
Nikolaou, I. E., Jones, N., & Stefanakis, A. I. (2021) · Circular Economy and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s43615-021-00030-3 · Cited by 262 · see citing works
Environmentally Responsible Behavior and Sustainability Policy Adoption in Green Public Procurement
Lăzăroiu, G., Ionescu, L., Uţă, C., Hurloiu, I., Andronie, M., & Dijmărescu, I. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12052110 · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Overcoming barriers to circular product design
Wang, J. X., Burke, H., & Zhang, A. (2022) · International Journal of Production Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108346 · Cited by 147 · see citing works
Development Goals towards Sustainability
Ali, S. M., Appolloni, A., Cavallaro, F., D’Adamo, I., Vaio, A. D., Ferella, F., Gastaldi, M., Ikram, M., Kumar, N. M., Martin, M. A., et al. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su15129443 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
A systematic literature review on Circular Economy implementation in the construction industry: a policy-making perspective
Yu, Y., Junjan, V., Yazan, D. M., & Iacob, M. (2022) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106359 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review
Klein, N., Ramos, T. B., & Deutz, P. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12104181 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Circular public procurement practices in Danish municipalities
Kristensen, H. S., Mosgaard, M. A., & Remmen, A. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124962 · Cited by 120 · see citing works
A systematic review on barriers and enablers toward circular procurement management
Qazi, A. A., & Appolloni, A. (2022) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2022.07.013 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Global review of circular economy and life cycle thinking in building Demolition Waste Management: A way ahead for India
Sharma, N., Kalbar, P. P., & Muhammad, S. (2022) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109413 · Cited by 115 · see citing works
Circular economy pillars: a semi-systematic review
Ogunmakinde, O. E., Sher, W., & Egbelakin, T. (2021) · Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy · doi:10.1007/s10098-020-02012-9 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Capturing the value creation in public procurement: A practice-based view
Malacina, I., Karttunen, E. M., Jääskeläinen, A., Lintukangas, K., Heikkilä, J., & Kähkönen, A. (2022) · Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management · doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100745 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
A comprehensive review of circular economy research in the textile and clothing industry
Saha, K., Dey, P., & Kumar, V. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141252 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Conceptualizing Core Aspects on Circular Economy in Cities
Lakatos, E. S., Geng, Y., Szilagyi, A., Clinci, S. D., Georgescu, L., Iticescu, C., & Cioca, L. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13147549 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Supply chain collaboration for a circular economy - From transition to continuous improvement
Berardi, P. C., & de Brito, R. P. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129511 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Getting the green light on green public procurement: Macro and meso determinants
Rosell, J. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123710 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Assessing the implementation of sustainable public procurement using quantitative text-analysis tools: A large-scale analysis of Belgian public procurement notices
Grandia, J., & Kruyen, P. M. (2020) · Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management · doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2020.100627 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Integrating circular principles in environmental management systems
Kristensen, H. S., Mosgaard, M., & Remmen, A. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125485 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Can Green Public Procurement Change Energy Efficiency? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
Zhang, Z., & Jiang, Y. (2022) · Energy Economics · doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106244 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Circular Economy as a Catalyst for Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals: A Positive Relationship between Two Self-Sufficient Variables
Valverde, J.-M., & Avilés-Palacios, C. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su132212652 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Restoring the incentives for eco-design in extended producer responsibility: The challenges for eco-modulation
Lifset, R., Kalimo, H., Jukka, A., Kautto, P., & Miettinen, M. (2023) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2023.05.033 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
A comprehensive review on integrating sustainable practices and circular economy principles in concrete industry
Barbhuiya, S., Das, B. B., & Adak, D. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122702 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Implications for Sustainability of the Joint Application of Bioeconomy and Circular Economy: A Worldwide Trend Study
Abad‐Segura, E., Batlles‐delaFuente, A., González-Zamar, M.-D., & Ureña, L. J. B. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13137182 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Stimulating innovation and creating new markets: the potential of circular public procurement
Ntsondé, J., & Aggeri, F. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127303 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Sustainable synergy: unleashing the potential of biomass in integrated biorefineries
Kashif, M., Sabri, M. A., Aresta, M., Dibenedetto, A., & Dumeignil, F. (2024) · Sustainable Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1039/d4se01293c · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Circular procurement: A systematic literature review
Xu, L., Jia, F., Yan, F., & Chen, L. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132845 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Combining circular and LCA indicators for the early design of urban projects
Saadé-Sbeih, M., Erradhouani, B., Pawlak, S., Appendino, F., Peuportier, B., & Roux, C. (2022) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/s11367-021-02007-8 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
Public procurement as a vehicle of innovation – What does the inverted-U relationship between competition and innovativeness tell us?
Tammi, T. T., Saastamoinen, J., & Reijonen, H. (2020) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119922 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Barriers to adopting circular procurement in the construction industry: The way forward
Sajid, Z. W., Aftab, U., & Ullah, F. (2024) · Sustainable Futures · doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100244 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Analysis of green product procurement and ecolabels towards sustainable consumption and production in Thailand
Mungkung, R. T., Sorakon, K., Sitthikitpanya, S., & Gheewala, S. H. (2021) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2021.03.024 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
How external stakeholders drive the green public procurement practice? An organizational learning perspective
Liu, J., Ma, Y., Appolloni, A., & Cheng, W. (2021) · Journal of Public Procurement · doi:10.1108/jopp-04-2020-0035 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Drivers of circular economy for small and medium enterprises: Case study on the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Mathivathanan, D., Mathiyazhagan, K., Khorana, S., Rana, N. P., & Arora, B. (2022) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.06.007 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Driving systematic circular economy implementation in the construction industry: A construction value chain perspective
Dewagoda, K. G., Ng, S. T., & Chen, J. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135197 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Environmental and social performance of valorizing waste wool for sweater production
Martin, M. A., & Herlaar, S. (2020) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2020.11.023 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
The Nexus of Industry 4.0 and Circular Procurement: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
Rejeb, A., & Appolloni, A. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su142315633 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
Circular ecosystems: A review
Pietrulla, F. (2022) · Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy · doi:10.1016/j.clcb.2022.100031 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
Circular Economy and Economic Development in the European Union: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Martinho, V., & Mourão, P. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12187767 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
An analysis of UK retailers’ initiatives towards circular economy transition and policy-driven directions
Upadhyay, A., Kumar, A., V, & Akter, S. (2021) · Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy · doi:10.1007/s10098-020-02004-9 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation
Klein, N., Deutz, P., & Ramos, T. B. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114982 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Creating a sustainable future through Industry 4.0 technologies: Untying the role of circular economy practices and supply chain visibility
Junaid, M., Du, J., Mubarik, M. S., & Shahzad, F. (2024) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.3777 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Factors and strategies for circularity implementation in the public sector: An organisational change management approach for sustainability
Klein, N., Ramos, T. B., & Deutz, P. (2021) · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management · doi:10.1002/csr.2215 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Public procurement for innovation through supplier firms' sustainability lens: A systematic review and research agenda
Adjei‐Bamfo, P., Djajadikerta, H. G., Jie, F., Brown, K. A., & Mavi, R. K. (2022) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.3137 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
The promotion of innovative service business models through public procurement. An analysis of Energy Service Companies in Spain
Peñate-Valentín, M. C., Sánchez-Carreira, M. D. C., & Pereira, Á. (2021) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2021.04.028 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Green procurement for a circular economy: What influences purchasing of products with recycled material and recovered content by public sector organisations?
Wijayasundara, M., Polonsky, M. J., Noel, W., & Vocino, A. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133917 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Green public procurement as an effective way for sustainable development: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis
Ortega Carrasco, P., Iannone, F., Ferrón Vílchez, V., & Testa, F. (2025) · Sustainable Development · doi:10.1002/sd.3234 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Treatment and valorization of bio-waste in the EU
Kircher, M., Aranda, E., Athanasios, P., Radojcic-Rednovnikov, I., Romantschuk, M., Ryberg, M. W., Schock, G., Shilev, S., Stanescu, M. D., Stankevičiūtė, J., et al. (2023) · EFB Bioeconomy Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bioeco.2023.100051 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Circular innovation ecosystem: a multi-actor, multi-peripheral and multi-platform perspective
Thakur, P., & Wilson, V. H. (2023) · Environment Development and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s10668-023-03196-y · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Visualising a framework for enhancing material circularity in building construction projects: Drivers, barriers, and strategies
Amarasinghe, I., Hong, Y., & Stewart, R. (2024) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111359 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
The Intellectual Structure of Social and Sustainable Public Procurement Research: A Co-Citation Analysis
Torres-Pruñonosa, J., Plaza-Navas, M. À., Diéz‐Martín, F., & Beltran-Cangrós, A. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13020774 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Comparing sustainable public procurement in the education and health sectors
Etse, D., McMurray, A., & Muenjohn, N. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123959 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Curling linearity into circularity: The benefits of formal scavenging in closed-loop settings
Zerbino, P., Stefanini, A., Aloini, D., Dulmin, R., & Mininno, V. (2021) · International Journal of Production Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108246 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Crossing actors' boundaries towards circular ecosystems in the organic food sector: Facing the challenges in an emerging economy context
Ferrari, A. G., Jugend, D., Armellini, F., Barbalho, S. C. M., & de Carvalho, M. M. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137093 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Bottom‐up dynamics in circular innovation systems: The perspective of circular start‐ups
Henry, M., Kirchherr, J., Raven, R. P. J. M., & Hekkert, M. P. (2024) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13468 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Stewardship and administrative capacity in green public procurement in the Czech Republic: evidence from a large-N survey
Plaček, M., Valentinov, V., del Campo, C., Vaceková, G., Ochrana, F., & Šumpíková, M. (2021) · Environmental Sciences Europe · doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00534-7 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Green public procurement as a promoter for green consumption: From the perspective of individual's knowledge
Wang, Q., Wang, S., Zhang, M., Bu, Z., & Liu, J. (2021) · Cleaner and Responsible Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.clrc.2021.100035 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Circular economy: On the road to ISO 59000 family of standards
Landín, G. A., Tamayo, W. S., Landeta‐Manzano, B., & Laskurain‐Iturbe, I. (2023) · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management · doi:10.1002/csr.2665 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Architecture trends and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa's construction industry: A theoretical guideline of a bioclimatic architecture evolution based on the multi-scale approach and circular economy
Genovese, P. V., & Zoure, A. N. (2023) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2023.113593 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Circular ecosystems: Past, present, and future research directions
Aryee, R., Kanda, W., Geissdoerfer, M., & Kirchherr, J. (2025) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.70061 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Money matters: The role of money as a regional and corporate financial resource for circular economy transition at firm-level
Meili, R., & Stucki, T. (2023) · Research Policy · doi:10.1016/j.respol.2023.104884 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Identifying the drivers and barriers of the public sector procurement of products with recycled material or recovered content: a systematic review and research propositions
Polonsky, M. J., Wijayasundara, M., Noel, W., & Vocino, A. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131780 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Application of Sustainable Procurement Policy to Improve the Circularity of Construction and Demolition Waste Resources in Australia
Shooshtarian, S., Maqsood, T., Wong, P. S. P., & Bettini, L. (2022) · Materials Circular Economy · doi:10.1007/s42824-022-00069-z · Cited by 31 · see citing works
The circular economy and its benefits for pro‐environmental companies
Nowicki, P., Ćwiklicki, M., Kafel, P., Niezgoda, J., & Wojnarowska, M. (2023) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.3382 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Transitioning from green to circular procurement in developing countries: a conceptual framework for Ghana’s construction sector
Ababio, B. K., Lu, W., & Ghansah, F. A. (2023) · Building Research & Information · doi:10.1080/09613218.2023.2229456 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices
Klein, N., Ramos, T. B., & Deutz, P. (2021) · Circular Economy and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s43615-021-00044-x · Cited by 30 · see citing works
European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement
Tátrai, T., & Diófási-Kovács, O. (2021) · ERA Forum · doi:10.1007/s12027-021-00678-2 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Towards sustainable manufacturing: A comprehensive analysis of circular economy key performance indicators in the manufacturing industry
Aljamal, D., Salem, A., Khanna, N., & Hegab, H. A. (2024) · Sustainable materials and technologies · doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e00953 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Advancing Building Construction: A Novel Conceptual Framework Integrating Circularity with Modified Lean Project Delivery Systems
Saradara, S. M., Khalfan, M., Jaya, S. V., Swarnakar, V., Rauf, A., & Fadel, M. E. (2024) · Developments in the Built Environment · doi:10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100531 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Government green procurement and corporate ESG performance
Wang, S., Wang, Z., & Li, B. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143945 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Enhancing circular construction through procurement: A conceptual stakeholder-centric collaborative framework for sustainable outcomes
Ababio, B. K., Lu, W., Agyekum, K., & Ghansah, F. A. (2024) · Environmental Impact Assessment Review · doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107784 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Life Cycle Costing Implementation in Green Public Procurement: A Case Study from the Greek Public Sector
Orfanidou, V. S., Rachaniotis, N. P., Tsoulfas, G. Τ., & Chondrokoukis, G. P. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su15032817 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Urban Sustainability and the SDGs: A Nordic Perspective and Opportunity for Integration
Terämä, E., Peltomaa, J., Mattinen, M. K., & Nissinen, A. (2019) · Urban Science · doi:10.3390/urbansci3030069 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
The Effects of Strategic Procurement 4.0 Performance on Organizational Competitiveness in the Circular Economy
Corboș, R.-A., Bunea, O.-I., & Jiroveanu, D. C. (2023) · Logistics · doi:10.3390/logistics7010013 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Navigating the Legislative Interventions, Challenges, and Opportunities in Revolutionizing Textile Upcycling/Recycling Processes for a Circular Economy
Saif, M., Blay-Roger, R., Zeeshan, M., Bobadilla, L. F., Reina, T. R., Nawaz, M. A., & Odriozola, J. A. (2024) · ACS Sustainable Resource Management · doi:10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00242 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Unlocking public procurement as a tool for place-based industrial strategy
Day, C. J., & Merkert, R. (2021) · Regional Studies · doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1956682 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Organizational Innovativeness in the Circular Economy: The Interplay of Innovation Networks, Frugal Innovation, and Organizational Readiness
Yousaf, Z., MIHAI, D. M., Tanveer, U., Brutu, M., Toma, S., & Zahid, S. M. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su14116501 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Market shaping for a fossil-free economy: Institutional work to change market practices of public procurement
Mattsson, L., & Junker, S.-O. (2022) · Industrial Marketing Management · doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.10.015 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
The Transition of the Visegrad Countries Toward Sustainable Public Procurement
Nemec, P., Kubák, M., & Džupka, P. (2021) · Eastern European Economics · doi:10.1080/00128775.2021.1956973 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Blasting Quarry Operations: Land Use Compatibility Issues and Potential Property Value Impacts
Sevelka, T. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Law & Policy · doi:10.33002/jelp02.03.01 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Impacts of policy-driven public procurement: a methodological review
Kundu, O., Uyarra, E., Ortega‐Argilés, R., Tirado, M. M., Kitsos, T., & Yuan, P.-Y. (2024) · Science and Public Policy · doi:10.1093/scipol/scae058 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Designing sustainable partition wall blocks using secondary materials: A life cycle assessment approach
Hossain, M. U., Xuan, D., Ng, S. T., & Amor, B. (2021) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103035 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Public Procurement for the Circular Economy: a Comparative Study of Sweden and Spain
Giné, L. F., Vanacore, E., & Hunka, A. D. (2022) · Circular Economy and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s43615-022-00150-4 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain)
Corral, F. J. G., Martínez‐Vázquez, R. M., García, J. M., & Valenciano, J. D. P. (2022) · Agronomy · doi:10.3390/agronomy12071553 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
The critical role of procurement in the emergence of circular business models: Insights from multiple cases of Vietnamese manufacturers
Tanveer, U., Hoang, T. G., Quang, H. T., Ishaq, S., & Gong, Y. (2024) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.3888 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Circular Public Procurement through Integrated Contracts in the Infrastructure Sector
Lingegård, S., Havenvid, M. I., & Eriksson, P. E. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su132111983 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Life cycle sustainability impact categories for sustainable procurement
de Oliveira, D. F., & de Souza, R. G. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135448 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
The role of public procurement to foster social equity and justice: critical reflections on the circular procurement concept
Gyori, G. (2021) · Local Environment · doi:10.1080/13549839.2021.2001798 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Energy market dynamics and institutional sustainability: How affect the Europe's circular economy
Hondroyiannis, G., Sardianou, E., Nikou, V., Evangelinos, K. I., & Nikolaou, I. E. (2023) · Circular Economy · doi:10.1016/j.cec.2023.100048 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Responsabilidad social y consumo sustentable: el caso de estudiantes de formación superior de Talca (Chile)
Severino-González, P. E., Moraga, O. E. A., Astete-Tapia, K., & Medel-Maturana, J. (2021) · Información tecnológica · doi:10.4067/s0718-07642021000100143 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Towards the Smart Sustainable and Circular Food Supply Chains Through Digital Technologies
Ada, E., Sezer, M. D., Kazançoğlu, Y., & Khaleel, R. (2023) · International Journal of Mathematical Engineering and Management Sciences · doi:10.33889/ijmems.2023.8.3.022 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Innovative circular practices integrating business model for textile industry
de Oliveira, G. C., Santos, R. A. R., Pinto, L., Flausino, F. R., de Oliveira, D. E. P., & Seri, M. (2024) · Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics · doi:10.1177/15589250241226481 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
The role of purchasing and supply management in diffusing sustainability in supply networks: A systematic literature review
Miandar, T., Johnsen, T., & Caniato, F. F. A. (2023) · Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility · doi:10.1111/beer.12622 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Assessing green innovation in supply chains: a systematic review based on causal mechanisms framework
Baz, J. E., Evangelista, P., Iddik, S., Jebli, F., Derrouiche, R., & Akenroye, T. O. (2022) · The International Journal of Logistics Management · doi:10.1108/ijlm-07-2021-0354 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Implementing green public procurement: A replication study
Kozuch, A., von Deimling, C., & Eßig, M. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134424 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Introducing the circular assessment of suppliers (CAoS) tool: A Kraljic matrix-based tool to facilitate circular procurement in private organizations
Corsini, F., Bernardi, C. D., Gusmerotti, N. M., & Frey, M. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142085 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Closing the loop without reinventing the wheel: public procurement for innovation promoting a circular economy
Grimbert, S. F., & Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia, J. M. (2024) · Science and Public Policy · doi:10.1093/scipol/scad084 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Product Quality in the Circular Economy: A Systematic Review of its Definition and Contexts in Scientific Literature
Bayram, B., Deserno, L., & Greiff, K. (2024) · Circular Economy and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s43615-024-00396-0 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Conducting the Circular Economy transition -the role of circular public procurement
Ntsondé, J., & Aggeri, F. (2019) · HAL · Cited by 2 · see citing works
How to advance sustainable and circular economy-oriented public procurement—A review of the operational environment and a case study from the Kymenlaakso region in Finland
Husgafvel, R., Linkosalmi, L., Sakaguchi, D., & Hughes, M. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819817-9.00015-6 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
A framework to integrate circular economy principles into public procurement
Nikolaou, I. E., Tsalis, T. Α., & Vatalis, K. Ι. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819817-9.00020-x · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Advancing the Circular Economy: Exploring landscape and developments for circular public procurement in Sweden and Scotland
Cattolica, D. (2018) · Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University) · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Circular public procurement practices in Danish municipalities
Kristensen, H. S., Mosgaard, M. A., & Remmen, A. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124962 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Authors: Alhola, K., Ryding, S. O., Salmenperä, H., & Busch, N. J.
Affiliations: Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (CN)
Copenhagen Resource Institute (NIRAS) Copenhagen Denmark
Corresponding author: Alhola, Katriina
ORCID: Alhola, Katriina
Salmenperä, Hanna
Venue: Journal of Industrial Ecology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-05-15
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Pages: 96-109
ISSN: 1088-1980 (ISSN-L)
1530-9290
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12770
OpenAlex: W2804613968
Cited by: 284
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 41 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 53 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 5
FWCI: 24.23
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Industrial Ecology (publishedVersion)
Funders: Nordisk Ministerråd (1)
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
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
Keywords: circular economy, circular public procurement, green public procurement, sustainable public procurement, procurement criteria, product life extension, material reuse and recycling, performance-based procurement, life cycle cost analysis, life cycle approach, circular business models, circular ecosystems, municipal procurement, construction industry, waste management, wastewater management, transportation, supply chain collaboration

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

Exploiting the potential of public procurement: opportunities for circular economy

Abstract

Integrity signals

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Cites

Cited by

Related

Record

About these checks