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Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign: Evolution of a Social Message

Art of Procurement

In 2004, Dove revolutionized skincare marketing by launching their ‘Real Beauty’ Campaign. The post Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign: Evolution of a Social Message appeared first on Art of Procurement. Celebrated for the decision to represent women of.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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Public procurement: are Fair Trade products different from Eco-products?

European Law: Public Procurement

Public authorities wishing to procure such products should do so in accordance with article 23 of the public procurement directive (Directive 2004/18/EC) for Eco-products and in accordance with article 26 for Fair Trade products. According to Advocate General Kokott they are. But does her reasoning make sense? 78.

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Procuring military equipment under the public procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Article 346 TFEU provides that the Treaties do not preclude Member States to trade and procure war material for the protection of the essential interests of its security. At issue in case C-615/10 Ins Tiimi is the procurement of the Finnish defense authorities of tiltable turntable equipment.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Can public authorities procure fair trade products, or are they debarred from specifically referring to the fair trade qualities of those products under the public procurement directive (directive 2004/18/EC)? However, the Court made – for the first time – some interesting points on procuring fair trade products in general.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.