Anja Wiesbrock - Böcker

Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement – a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.This book contributes to the development of life-cycle criteria tools and methodologiesfor public procurement in the EU. It collects both sector-crossing contributionsanalysing the most relevant theoretical and legal aspects, includingboth EU law and contract theory, and sector-specific contributions relating tosome of the most important sustainable goods and services markets. The bookstarts with a chapter that discusses the different approaches to including sustainabilityconsiderations in buying decisions by both private and public purchasers,and then goes on to examine the EU law on LCC and how it is implementedin different Member States. These chapters address the challenges in balancingeconomic and sustainability objectives under EU internal market law. Onechapter develops the analysis with specific reference to public-private partnership.Another chapter elaborates how multi-stakeholders’ cooperation is necessary todevelop LCC, based on a case study of a lighting services procurement. Threesector-specific studies relating to social housing, textile and clothing and IT closethe book.With contributors from a range of backgrounds including law, business, management,engineering and policy development, this interdisciplinary book providesthe first comprehensive study on LCC within the framework of EU publicprocurement law.

Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement – a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.This book contributes to the development of life-cycle criteria tools and methodologiesfor public procurement in the EU. It collects both sector-crossing contributionsanalysing the most relevant theoretical and legal aspects, includingboth EU law and contract theory, and sector-specific contributions relating tosome of the most important sustainable goods and services markets. The bookstarts with a chapter that discusses the different approaches to including sustainabilityconsiderations in buying decisions by both private and public purchasers,and then goes on to examine the EU law on LCC and how it is implementedin different Member States. These chapters address the challenges in balancingeconomic and sustainability objectives under EU internal market law. Onechapter develops the analysis with specific reference to public-private partnership.Another chapter elaborates how multi-stakeholders’ cooperation is necessary todevelop LCC, based on a case study of a lighting services procurement. Threesector-specific studies relating to social housing, textile and clothing and IT closethe book.With contributors from a range of backgrounds including law, business, management,engineering and policy development, this interdisciplinary book providesthe first comprehensive study on LCC within the framework of EU publicprocurement law.

This book examines the effectiveness of the modernisation of EU public procurement law in light of the overarching treaty goals on sustainability. Contributors expertly cover core issues of public procurement, including life cycle costing (LCC), eco- and fairtrade labels, the link to the subject matter (LtSM) requirement, the mandatory horizontal rule on environmental and social legal compliance, and framework agreements. Also explored are the balancing of economic and non-economic objectives implied in sustainable public procurement. The volume moves on to identify major unresolved issues in the use of sustainability considerations, and highlights challenges and possibilities for the national implementation due to take place in 2016. The book contributes to the dismantling of the compartmentalisation that underpins unsustainable policy decisions by discussing the interface of company law and public procurement law and the implication of the new rules on sustainable public procurement for sustainable companies, and specifically for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The relationship between environmentally sustainable development and company and business law has emerged in recent years as a matter of major concern for many scholars, policy-makers, businesses and nongovernmental organisations. This book offers a conceptual analysis of the principles of sustainable development and environmental integration in the EU legal system. It particularly focuses on Article 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which states that EU activities must integrate environmental protection requirements and emphasise the promotion of sustainable development. The book gives an overview of the role played by the environmental integration principle in EU law, both at the level of European legislation and at the level of Member State practice. Contributors to the volume identify and analyse the main legal issues related to the importance of Article 11 TFEU in various policy areas of EU law affecting European businesses, such as company law, insurance and state aid. In drawing together these strands the book sets out the requirements of environmental integration and examines its impact on the regulation of business in the EU.The book will be of great use and interest to students and researchers of business law, environment law, and EU law.