The special issue of EPPPL is dedicated to sustainable and socially responsible public procurement. Edited by a guest editor Dr Marta Andrecka (University of Copenhagen) under whose vigilant supervision selected and reviewed have been the outstanding procurement specialists’ contributions to this issue.
In view of its Communication on 3 October 2017, setting out a strategy to make public procurement work better in and for Europe, the European Commission offers an exclusive glimpse into the possibilities and challenges of strategic procurement in our special edition. EPPPL 3/2017 thus offers a unique compilation of expert articles scrutinising the diversity of issues related to the subject including compliance, corruption, climate change and supply chain liability within varying national and international contexts. In particular, learn about Scandinavian specificities reading our detailed country reports from Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway.