A report on the SPP Regional Network Regione Autonoma della Sardegna. The report provides information on how they are organised, what activities they undertake and what they have achieved.

A report on the SPP Regional Network Aquisti Pubblici Ecologici. The report provides information on how they are organised, what activities they undertake and what they have achieved.

This report is structured around a brief overview of the key problem areas which local authorities looking to procure more sustainable catering services find themselves faced with. For each problem area, we have put forward a range of ideas and practical solutions that have been tried by different cities and schools across Europe. More in-depth case studies look at eco-innovative approaches being taken to the procurement of school catering services in Turin (Italy), Copenhagen (Denmark), Malmö (Sweden) and East Ayrshire (UK).

A brief selection of research, reports and practical tools which may help shed more light on each topic is also included at the end of this report. For those who wish to find out about a given topic in more depth, the resource inventory provides further information on research, policies, case studies and eco-innovative solutions that are currently available on the market to provide ideas and inspiration.

Wage levels are an issue of concern across the globe as individuals, companies and governments wrestle with how wages paid to workers relate to costs of living, corporate and national competitiveness, profitability and broader macroeconomic trends and challenges.

This publication introduces procurement professionals to the key concepts behind ethical procurement and provides practical advice for getting started. It not only addresses procurement specifications, but recognises the importance of how a buyer conducts their relationship with suppliers, including contract negotiation.

The guide has a specific focus on procurement across borders, especially when buying from unfamiliar places with weak worker protections, or countries with potentially unfamiliar work cultures.

This research reviews if and how international labour standards are incorporated in Dutch government tenders into four sectors: electronics (and phones in particular); (work) clothing; coffee (for coffee machines); and natural stone (used for the (re)development of streets and public spaces)during the period January 2013 to October 2013.

One category of goods with significant human rights risk is the production of surgical
instruments. Thousands of surgical instruments are used every day in operations
throughout Sweden and the UK, and a proportion of these instruments are produced
in the city of Sialkot, in north-eastern Pakistan. Although Pakistan has ratified all
eight International Labour Organisation Core Conventions, labour rights abuse in the
country is still widespread.

Eine Bestandsaufnahme der sozial verantwortlichen öffentlichen Beschaffung: Reformen, Spielräume, Vorreiter

This document provides an insight into the financial savings for projects which deliver financial, social and environmental benefit. Along with the supporting resources this report is primarily intended to aid finance professionals and those managers and decision makers working with finance colleagues, to realise these benefits.