This study for the European Commission focuses on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental freedoms, serious bodily injury or health risks, environmental damage, including with respect to climate.

The report compiles procurement case studies from across the HCWH Europe network, covering a variety of products and services such as food, plastics, and mobility. Case studies from Vienna, Catalonia, Sweden, The Netherlands, and more all showcase progressive innovation, and a more holistic and strategic approach to procurement, as well as highlighting the challenges and opportunities for the future. These case studies also offer a varied perspective of initiatives from differing levels of administration – from the individual hospital or regional level to national legislative efforts or international collaboration.

Discussion Paper - This discussion paper aims to contribute to the European Union (EU) ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy for sustainable food, which should be launched early in the EU’s 2019-2024 legislative cycle. The paper discusses the potential of public food procurement to leverage a sustainable food systems transition, and explores how the EU can contribute to advance national and local strategic public
food procurement policies.

The report is centered on the exemplary case of the Republic of Korea’s Green Public Procurement policy explores the state of the art in impact measurement, with an overview of other successful international experiences.

What are the main fields of innovation in public IT? What are the most important developments, what application options exist and what effects can be expected? Where are opportunities, where are risks lurking? In order to answer these questions, five key areas of innovation in public IT in a data analysis of almost two million scientific publications were identified: resource-efficient AI, new developments in blockchain technology, artificial realism, weaknesses in AI systems and the automated detection of human emotions , Intentions and behaviour. In addition to a detailed look at the current fields of innovation, we also take a quick look back and give recommendations for the future design of developments triggered by the fields of innovation.

The goal of the here presented research study is to develop a typology, which gives a better understanding of what kind of archetypes of European innovation ecosystems exist. Additionally, the study develops a set of flexible and fixed criteria for the archetypes, which can be used by cities to classify themselves and develop the best strategies to develop innovation ecosystems.

The report presents the institutional and organisational contexts, policies, procurement requirements and implementation strategies used to drive greenhouse gas reduction in large infrastructure projects in five countries world-wide: Australia, The Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US.

This report explores the association between municipalities pursuing circular economy policy and investments in circular business that create jobs. Additionally, it takes a closer look at how businesses perceive this municipal support for the circular economy.

The aim of this study carried out by Rocardo-AEA and Gluckman Consulting was to determine the extent to which F-gases are taken into account within public procurement in Europe currently and to identify promising target areas for promoting low GWP alternatives to have maximum impact.