Sustainable Public Procurement under EU Law by Beate Sjfjell... - 9781107129641

Sustainable Public Procurement under EU LawNew Perspectives on the State as Stakeholder\nAuthor(s): Beate Sjfjell, Anja Wiesbrock\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107129641, 978-1107129641\nSynopsis\nThis 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 impl.