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03 Jul
10:00 - 19:00
Conference

Public Procurement: A key tool to reach sustainability in Europe and beyond

 

This conference aims to serve as a dynamic platform to discuss how public procurement can contribute to sustainable growth, responsible business conduct and respect for labour and human rights in production processes. Scholars, public officials and practitioners will discuss how challenges such as the depletion of natural resources, climate change and social inequality can be taken into account in public procurement procedures, not only from a theoretical point of view but also in practice. The conference, which is multi-disciplinary in nature, will not only focus on legislative developments but also on economic theories underlying sustainable development that actually allow for sustainable assessment. Emphasis will hence not only be placed on how sustainable solutions can be identified and implemented in procurement practices but also on the actual impact of sustainable procurement.

Programme 3 July

10.00 – 10.10Introduction to the conference by Sarah Schoenmaekers,  Associate Prof. of European Law Maastricht University, Prof. of Construction Law Hasselt University, Endowed Professor of European Law, Open Universiteit 
10.10 – 10.30 Hans Schnock - Rabbe Dormans, Facility Services UM - Sustainability coordinator Facility Services Maastricht University and sustainable procurement
10.30 – 11.00Roberto Caranta, Prof. of Administrative Law, University of Turin;
A wave of SPP rules: SPP requirements beyond the PP directives? 
11.00 – 11.30 Steven Van Garsse, Prof. of Public and Administrative Law, Hasselt University,  Prof. of Public and Administrative Law, Antwerp Management School; 
Public Procurement as a tool for greening PPPs
11.30 – 11.50 Q&A
11.50 – 12.10 Break
12.10 – 12.40 Marko Turudic, Associate Professor of Administrative Law, Zagreb University; 
Green and Socially Responsible Public Procurement in Croatia - a Tale of Missed Opportunities
12.40 – 13.10 Andrea Sundstrand, Lecturer in Public Law, Stockholm University; 
Obligatory exclusion grounds due to labour conditions in Swedish public procurement law
13.10 – 13.30 Q&A
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.00 Samira Boussetta, Consultant on innovation and sustainability in public procurement, Former procurement policy officer at the European Commission;
The development of communities of practice of buyers in Europe in the field of green and innovation procurement 
15.00 – 15.30 (tbc)
15.30 – 15.50 Q&A
15.50 – 16.05 Break
16.05 – 16.35 Marcel Martinussen,  Procurement Officer European Parliament; 
The Institutional Perspective on Sustainable Public Procurement
16.35 – 17.05 Tongle Si - Jaime Bonnin Roca, Posdoc in Public Policy for Resilient Supply Chains, Eindhoven University of Technology - Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Eindhoven University of Technology; 
The Impact of Procurement on Resilience and social sustainability in EU Supply Chains
17.05 – 17.35 Desiree Klingler, Ph.D. University of St. Gallen, Post-doc Hasselt University, Lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; 
The Law & Economics of Sustainable Procurement
17.35 – 18.55 Q&A
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