...Matin Taheriruh; Aki Jääskeläinen; Jakub Sieber Purpose This study aims to examine how individual competence categories (enabling, procedural and relational) and their direct and indirect development are related to innovation, sustainability and operational performance in public procurement...

...Felippe Vilaça Loureiro Santos; Per Hilletofth; Robin von Haartman Purpose Sustainable public procurement ( SPP ) uses governments’ purchasing power to incorporate sustainability into commercial relationships between public buyers and suppliers. Collaboration between stakeholders can contribute...

... aspects of the construction industry. Recent studies from 2020 to 2024 further emphasise contemporary issues such as sustainability, innovation, technology adoption and performance. Institutional theory dominates as the primary theoretical lens, followed by resource-based view and agency theory. Key...

... commitment (Hall et al., 2016 ; Mendoza Jimenez et al., 2019) and organisational learning capacity (Grandia and Voncken, 2019 ; Mendoza Jimenez et al., 2019 ; Preuss and Walker, 2011). An environmental certificate has no impact, it is about the sustainable maturity...

...Tiffany Heymann; Frank Ebinger Purpose Sustainable public procurement ( SPP ) is a significant lever for governments to fulfil Sustainable Development Goal 12.7. Recently, the literature has begun to research how systemic intermediaries can support a transition process toward SPP; however...

...Laíce Scotelano; Artur Gonçalves; Ronney Boloy Purpose This study aims to investigate the sustainability maturity of procurement processes in a public educational institution in Brazil. It also aims to assess the extent to which sustainability criteria are integrated into procurement decisions...

..., including innovation, corruption, sustainable and green PP, PP contracts and small and medium enterprises. Based on these results, several directions for future research are suggested. Social implications This paper provides an increased understanding of the entire PP field and the potential research...

...Annukka Berg; Katriina Alhola; Juha Peltomaa; Satu Tietari Purpose Public procurement is a major driving force that can be used to advance societal goals such as sustainability. The lack of strategic management and top-level commitment have been found to be major hindrances to the promotion...

... criticised due to the lack of sustainability aspect during the development and implementation of the projects. In India, similar critiques have been raised, as these qualities have inhibited the development of society and increased the time and cost overrun in the development of PPP projects. This paper...

...Sebastian Knebel; Peter Seele Purpose Sustainable public procurement (SPP) lacks common means for its operationalization within legislative latitudes. Through the translation of sustainability indicators (SIs) from CSR and corporate sustainability reporting into the needs of SPP, this paper aims...

...Jessica Terman; Christy Smith Purpose There is a robust and growing literature on the adoption of sustainability policies in US local governments. Scholars have examined locality involvement in climate protection networks, sustainability policy adoption and the allocation of resources...