Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative

Arizona State University’s Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiatve welcomes two new undergraduate interns

Arizona State University’s Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative (SPRI) welcomes two new undergraduate interns. Anna Elovitz is a junior undergraduate student at the School of Sustainability and the W.P. Carey School

Estimating the true size of public procurement to improve sustainability

Originally published in The London School of Economics and Political Science. Governments have the power to leverage their sizeable purchasing power to encourage widescale production of sustainable products and services,

Do multiple sustainability objectives affect the speed of local procurement processes?

Published orginally in ICMA. Researchers at Arizona State University share results on public procurement efficiency. By By Yifan Chen, Nicole Darnall, Justin Stritch, and Stuart Bretschneider of Arizona State University

Protecting the environment one government purchase at a time

A new report reveals what factors influence whether Australian governments are successful at adopting green purchasing policies, Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, and Angela Fox write. In 2015, Australia’s

Fence lin in the countryside.

Five actions to advance green purchasing in Italian municipalities

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Italian local government purchases account for 10-11% of the gross domestic product. Examples of purchases include vehicle fleets, construction materials, chemicals,

Why are Italian municipalities adopting green purchasing policies?

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Italian government purchases account for 10 – 11% of the country’s gross domestic product. Examples of these purchases include chemicals, construction

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Increasing green purchasing success in Italian municipalities

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Italy was the first country in the European Union to mandate green purchasing protocols across all levels of government. The National

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7 ways Australian municipalities can increase the success of their sustainable purchasing policies

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Why is government purchasing so important? In Australia, it accounts for roughly 36.2% of the country’s gross domestic product. Examples of

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Green purchasing policy adoption in Australian municipalities

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Government purchasing in Australia accounts for 36.2% of the country’s total gross domestic product. Examples of these purchases include vehicle fleets,

Cityscape

Sustainable purchasing implementation success in Australia

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Australia’s government purchasing accounts for 36.2% of the country’s gross domestic product. Examples of purchases include construction material, chemicals, vehicle fleets,

Four recommendations to advance green purchasing in Mexican municipalities

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Government purchasing in Mexico accounts for 27.9% of its gross domestic product. Examples of purchases include vehicle fleets, construction materials, chemicals,

Green purchasing policy implementation success in Mexican municipalities

By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox Government purchasing accounts for 27.9% of Mexico’s gross domestic product. Examples of purchases include vehicle fleets, construction materials, chemicals, electronics, and