Green Public Procurement: Case Study of Latvian Municipalities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2019-0015Keywords:
Green public procurement, Latvian municipalities, Sustainable consumptionAbstract
Green public procurement (GPP) is an instrument for public institutions that have made sustainable consumption and financial aids savings, particularly taking into consideration expenses of the total life cycle of the agreement, not just the procurement price. Municipalities are important to promotion of sustainable consumption through their positive effects on citizens and other stakeholders. The present paper analyses the contribution of municipalities of the Republic of Latvia in developing sustainable consumption through GPP.References
Anantharaman, M. (2018). Critical sustainable consumption: a research agenda. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 8(4), 553–561. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0487-4
Belgica, P. B., & Jose, B. C. M. (2016). Green public procurement as an initiative for sustainable consumption. An exploratory study of Spanish public universities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 133, 648–656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.056
Barbier, E. (2012). Towards green growth: monitoring progress. Paris: OECD.
Brander, L., Osthoorn, X., Oosterhuis, F., Führ, V. (2003). Triggering innovation. In: Erdmenger, C. (Ed.), Buying into Environment: Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-procurement. Greenleaf, Sheffield, 94–113. https://doi.org/10.9774/GLEAF.978-1-909493-31-5_7
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. (2002). Strategy for Sustainable Development of Latvia.
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. (2014). Partnership Contract for the 2014-2020 EU Funds Programming Period. Cabinet Order Number 313, accepted: 19.06.2014. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 123(5183), 27.06.2014.
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. (2015). Green procurement support plan 2015-2017, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 35(5353).
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. (2017). Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 353 Requirements and Application of the Green Public Procurement, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 129(5956).
Central Finance and Contracting Agency of the Republic of Latvia. (2017). Information on the use of Green Public Procurement in European Structural and Investment Funds projects. Retrieved on 2 February 2018 from http://www.cfla.gov.lv/lv/jaunumi/2017/jauni-noteikumi-zala-publiska-iepirkuma-veiksanai?month=12&year=2017
Carter, C., & Rogers, D. (2008). A framework of sustainable supply chain management: Moving toward new theory. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 38(5), 360–387. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030810882816
Cheng, W., Apolloni, A., D’Amato, A., Zhu, Q. (2018). Green Public Procurement, missing concepts and future trends – A critical review, Journal of Cleaner Production, 176, 770–784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.027
Clement, S., Plas, G., & Erdmenger, C. (2003). Local experiences: green purchasing practices in six European cities. In: Erdmenger, C. (Ed.), Buying into the Environment: Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-procurement. Greenleaf, Sheffield, 69–93. https://doi.org/10.9774/GLEAF.978-1-909493-31-5_6
Day, C. (2005). Buying green: the crucial role of public authorities. Local Environment, 10(2), 201–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354983042000388214
D’Amato, A. (2007). Environmental issues in public procurement: how much decentralization. In: Piga, G., Thai, K.V. (Eds.). The Economics of Public Procurement. Palgrave, Basingstoke, 207–232.
European Commission (EC). (2019). What is GPP. Retrieved on 15 September 2019 from https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/what_en.htm
European Commission (EC). (2016). Public Procurement Indicators 2015. Retrieved on 15 April 2019 from http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/20679
European Union (EU). (2012). Consolidated versions of the treaty on European Union and the treaty on the functioning of the European Union. Official Journal of the European Union, C 326/1.
European Environment Agency (EEA). (2015). The European environment — State and outlook 2015: Synthesis report, State of the environment report, European Environment Agency.
Evans, L., Nuttall, C., Mouat, A., Ewing, D. (2010). Assessment and comparison of national green and sustainable public procurement criteria and underlying schemes. Final Rep.
Gilg, A., Barr, S., & Ford, N. (2005). Green consumption or sustainable lifestyles? Identifying the sustainable consumer. Futures, 37(6), 481–504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2004.10.016
Giulio, A. D., Fischer, D., Schäfer, M., Blättel-Mink, B. (2014). Conceptualizing sustainable consumption: toward an integrative framework. Sustainability Science Practice and Policy, 10(1), 45–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2014.11908124
Igarashi, M., de Boer, L., & Michelsen, O. (2015). Investigating the anatomy of supplier selection in Green Public Procurement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 108(part A), 442–450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.010
Lorek, S., & Spangenberg, J. H. (2014). Sustainable consumption within a sustainable economy – beyond green growth and green economies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 63, 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.08.045
Lundberg, S., Marklund, P. O., Strömbäck, E., Sundstrom, D. (2015). Using public procurement to implement environmental policy: an empirical analysis. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 17(4), 487–520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-015-0102-9
Nissinen, A., Parrikka-Alhola, K., & Rita, H. (2009). Environmental criteria in the public purchases above the EU threshold values by three Nordic countries: 2003 and 2005. Ecological Economics, 68(6), 1838–1849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.12.005
McCrudden, C. (2004). Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes. Natural resources forum, 28(4), 257–267. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2004.00099.x
Mellissen, F., & Reinders, H. (2012). A reflection on the Dutch sustainable public procurement programme. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 9(1), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/1943815X.2012.658815
Michelsen, O., & de Boer, L. (2009). Green procurement in Norway; a survey of practices at the municipal and county level. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(1), 160–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.001
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (MoEPRD). (2017). Informative Report “On the Green Procurement Support Plan 2015–2017”, p.14.
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia. (2015). EU funds 2014-2020. Retrieved on 14 July 2019 from http:/www.esfondi.lv/es-fondi-2014---2020.
OECD. (2015). Size of public procurement, in Government at a Glance 2015, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, p. 214.
Oosterhuis, F., Rubik, F., & Scholl, G. (1996). Product policy in Europe: New environmental perspectives. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 1(3), 179–179. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978950
Osis, L. (2010). What is a green procurement, how to understand it and take it. Retrieved on 15 February 2019 from http://www.lvportals.lv/visi/skaidrojumi/222957-kas-ir-zalais-iepirkums-ka-to-izprast-un-veikt/
O’Rourke, D., & Lollo, N. (2015). Transforming consumption: from decoupling, to behaviour change, to system changes for sustainable consumption. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 40(1), 233–259. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-102014-021224
Parikka-Alhola, K. (2008). Promoting environmentally sound furniture by green public procurement. Ecological Economics, 68(1-2), 472–485.
Preuss, L. (2009). Addressing sustainable development through public procurement: the case of local government. Supply Chain Management, 14(3), 213–223. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540910954557
Rainville, A. (2017). Standards in green public procurement – A framework to enhance innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 167, 1029–1037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.088
Reichel, A., De Schoenmaker, M., Gillabel, J. (2016). Circular economy in Europe. EEA Report/No 2/2016. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Saeima of the Republic of Latvia. (2010). Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia until 2030.
Saeima of the Republic of Latvia. (2011). Spatial Development Planning Law, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 173(4571).
Testa, F., Iraldo, F., & Frey, M. (2011). The effect of environmental regulation on firms’ competitive performance: the case of the building and construction sector in some EU regions. Journal of Environmental Management 92(9), 2136–2144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.039
Testa, F., Iraldo, F., Frey, M., & Daddi, T. (2016). What factors influence he update of GPP practices? New evidence from an Italian survey. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112(Part 3), 1893–1900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.092
Vergragt, P., J., Dendler, L., de Jong, M., Matus, K. (2016). Transitions to sustainable consumption and production in cities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 134 (Part A), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.050
UN DESA. (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables, Working Paper No ESA/P/WP.241, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, New York.
United Nations. (1992). United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 3–14 June 1992. Retrieved on 14 July 2019 from http://www.un.org/geninfo/bp/enviro.html
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2019 Inese Pelša, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
