European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement

ERA Forum - Tập 22 Số 3 - Trang 523-539 - 2021
Tünde Tátrai1, Orsolya Diófási-Kovács
1Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

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AbstractThe aim of this paper is to link the concept of green public procurement (GPP) to the nowadays popular circular economy (CE) concept by exploring the possibilities of circular public procurement. The legal framework will be specified at all stages of the suggested procurement cycle (preparation, tendering, execution, monitoring) and the connected instruments that support GPP will be summarized. In the research, ecolabelling and life-cycle costing will be highlighted as tools leading to Circular Public Procurement (CPP), drawing attention to the importance of ensuring competition and cooperation with market actors using these tools.

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