Buying into our future: Sustainability initiatives in local government procurement

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 354-365

  Preuss, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local government; Procurement; Public sector; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447129019     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.578     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Boyne GA. 1998. Competitive tendering in local government: a review of theory and evidence. Public Administration 76: 695-712.
2. Brennan S, Ackers S. 2004. Recycling, best value and social enterprise: assessing the 'Liverpool Model'. Local Economy 19: 175-180.
3. Brewerton P, Millward L. 2001. Organizational Research Methods. Sage: London.
4. Dart R. 2004. The legitimacy of social enterprise. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 14: 411-424.
5. Dees GJ, Emerson J, Economy P. 2001. Enterprising Nonprofits: a Handbook for Social Entrepreneurs. Wiley: New York.
6. Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). 2003. National Procurement Strategy for Local Government. DCLG: London. http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/723/ NationalStrategyforLocalGovemmentProcurementPrintVersionPDF362Kb_ id1136723.pdf [20 December 2006].
7. Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). 2005. Evaluation of the Local Government Procurement Agenda: Baseline Survey. DCLG: London. http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/745/ EvaluationoftheLocalGovernmentProcurement AgendaBaselineSurveyReportPDF1357Kb_id1137745.pdf [20 December 2006].
8. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). 1999. A Better Quality of Life - Strategy for Sustainable Development for the United Kingdom. DEFRA: London. http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/uk-strategy99/ index.htm [20 December 2006].
9. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). 2005. Securing the Future: Delivering the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy, Cm 6467. DEFRA: London. http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/pdf/strategy/ SecFut_complete.pdf [20 December 2006].
10. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). 2006. Procuring the Future - the Sustainable Procurement Task Force National Action Plan. DEFRA: London. http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/ procurement-action-plan/documents/full-document.pdf [20 December 2006].
11. Erdmenger C. 2003. Buying Into the Environment: Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-Procurement. Greenleaf: Sheffield.
12. FairTrade Foundation. 2002. FairTrade Towns Initiative. FairTrade Foundation: London. http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/downloads/pdf/ fairtrade-towns.pdf [20 December 2006].
13. Gershon P. 2004. Releasing Resources to the Front Line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency. Her Majesty's Stationery Office: London. http://www.lcpe.gov.uk/Library/National_Strategies/gershon.pdf [20 December 2006].
14. Gibbs D, Longhurst J. 2000. Integrating environment into local economic development policies: experience from UK local government. In Integrating Environment and Economy: Strategies for Local and Regional Government, Gouldson A, Roberts P (eds). Routledge: London. 86-100.
15. Günther E, Scheibe L. 2005. The hurdles analysis as an instrument for improving environmental value chain management. Progress in Industrial Ecology 2: 107-131.
16. HM Treasury. 2004. Stability, Security and Opportunity for All: Investing for Britain's Longterm Future, Cm 6237. Chancellor of the Exchequer: London.
17. James R. 2001. Global Partners: FairTrade and Local Authorities. Oxfam: Oxford. www.fairtrade.org.uk/downloads/pdf/ local_authority_guide.pdf [20 December 2006].
18. Local Government Association (LGA). 2005. Local Government Matters: Facts and Figures About Local Councils 2005-2006. LGA: London. http://www.lga.gov.uk/Documents/Publication/localgovtmatters05.pdf [20 December 2006].
19. Macfarlane R, Cook M. 2002. Achieving Community Benefits Through Contracts: Law, Policy and Practice. Policy Press: Bristol.
20. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 2000. Greener Public Procurement: Issues and Practical Solutions. OECD: Paris.
21. Owen G. 2006. Sustainable development duties: new roles for UK economic regulators. Utilities Policy 14: 208-217.
22. Peattie K. 2001. Towards sustainability: the third age of green marketing. The Marketing Review 2: 129-146.
23. Potter J. 2005. Entrepreneurship policy at local level: rationale, design and delivery. Local Economy 20: 104-110.
24. Sharma S, Starik M. 2004. Stakeholders, the Environment and Society. Elgar: Cheltenham.
25. Sparkes A, Peattie K. 1998. The sustainable management challenge for local government: green revolution or business as usual? Greener Management International 22: 62-72.
26. Steger U. 2004. The Business of Sustainability: Building Industry Cases for Corporate Sustainability. Palgrave: Basingstoke.
27. Stewart J. 2000. The Nature of British Local Government. Macmillan: Basingstoke.
28. Stoker G. 2004. Transforming Local Governance: from Thatcherism to New Labour. Palgrave: Basingstoke.
29. Taylor D. 2000. Integrating economic and environmental policy: a context for UK local and regional government. In Integrating Environment and Economy: Strategies for Local and Regional Government, Gouldson A, Roberts P (eds). Routledge: London. 69-85.
30. Thompson J, Doherty B. 2006. The diverse world of social enterprise: a collection of social enterprise stories. International Journal of Social Economics 33: 361-375.
31. Volkery A, Swanson D, Jacob K, Bregha F, Pintér L. 2006. Coordination, challenges, and innovations in 19 national sustainable development strategies. World Development 34: 2047-2063.
32. Wilson D, Game C. 2006. Local Government in the United Kingdom, 4th edn. Palgrave: Basingstoke.
33. World Commission of Environment and Development (WCED). 1987, Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission of Environment and Development. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
34. Yin RK. 2003. Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 3rd edn. Sage: Beverly Hills, CA.