Drawbacks and opportunities of green public procurement: An effective tool for sustainable production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1893-1900

  Testa, Francesco ^a   Annunziata, Eleonora ^a   Iraldo, Fabio ^a,b   Frey, Marco ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental management system; Green public procurement; Public authorities; Sustainable production

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

EFFECTIVE TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; PUBLIC TENDER; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84953330992     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.092     Document Type: Article

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