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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Adapting to a Changing World, not without Difficulties: Kolin (C-652/22) -- Guest post by Prof Roberto Caranta

How to Crack a Nut

This Op-Ed is based on the assumption that public procurement law is not and cannot be insulated from these changes – veritable seismic shifts – and from recent policy and normative actions taken by EU institutions. The Council also called ‘for resuming discussions on the EU’s international procurement instrument’ (see here ).

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. A ” catalogue ” of green procurement strategies in the European Union and the United States, prepared by the European Commission and the Office of the U.S.

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A New Era of Procurement in Europe: Time for Bold Change

Open Contracting Partnership

Last week in Rome, we brought together over 100 leaders from 26 European governments , EU institutions, global organizations like the World Bank, OECD, EBRD, and UNOPS, civil society, and the private sector for the 3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024. This trend started long before Covid.

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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

Open Contracting Partnership

We integrate data from the Treasure Ministry, the Ministry of Education, and the National Public Procurement Agency so that people can provide feedback and know whether or not the funding is reaching the neediest schools in their municipality, according to the Ministry of Education’s prioritization list.

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Are there any gains to be had from the proposed new provider selection model for NHS commissioning?

University of Bristol

One of the relatively recent developments in the post-Brexit review of UK public procurement law is the February 2021 proposal for the replacement of the current rules on the commissioning of healthcare services for the purposes of the English NHS (for background, you can watch here ), with a new provider selection regime (‘the proposal’).

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

ivalua

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.