Balancing competing policy demands: the case of sustainable public sector food procurement

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:112

Article

Smith, Julie¹  Andersson, Gunilla²  Gourlay, Robin³  Karner, Sandra⁴  Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg⁵  Sonnino, Roberta⁶  Barling, David⁷ 

[1] City Univ London, Sch Arts & Social Sci, Dept Sociol, Ctr Food Policy, London EC1V 0HB, England

[2] Avdelningen Konsumt & Livsstil Lifestyle & Consum, Miljoforvaltningen Environm Dept, SE-20580 Malmo, Sweden

[3] Scottish Govt, Food & Drink Policy, Edinburgh EH11 3XD, Midlothian, Scotland

[4] Alpen Adria Univ Klagenfurt I Vienna I Graz, Interuniv Res Ctr Technol Work & Culture IFZ, A-8010 Graz, Austria

[5] Aalborg Univ, Dept Clin Med, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark

[6] Cardiff Univ, Sch Planning & Geog, Cardiff CF10 3WA, S Glam, Wales

[7] Univ Hertfordshire, Dept Biol & Environm Sci, Ctr Agr Food & Environm Management, Hatfield AL10 9AB, Herts, England

关键词: Sustainable public procurement;    Green growth strategies;    Public health nutrition;    Sustainable diets;    EU procurement regulation;    Urban and regional governments;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.065

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

A focus on market-based green growth strategies to pursue sustainability goals neglects the pursuit of understanding how human health is interwoven with the health of eco-systems to deliver sustainability goals. The article argues that clarifying the difference between green and sustainable public sector food procurement, with political continuity that supports and enables policymakers and practitioners to take an incremental approach to change, makes an important contribution to delivering more sustainable food systems and better public health nutrition. Five European case studies demonstrate the reality of devising and implementing innovative approaches to sustainable public sector food procurement and the effects of cultural and political framings. How legislation is enacted at the national level and interpreted at the local level is a key driver for sustainable procurement. Transition is dependent on political will and leadership and an infrastructure that can balance the economic, environmental and social drivers to effect change. The development of systems and indicators to measure change, reforms to EU directives on procurement, and the relationship between green growth strategies and sustainable diets are also discussed. The findings show the need to explore how consistent definitions for green public procurement and sustainable public procurement can be refined and standardized in order to support governments at all levels in reviewing and analyzing their current food procurement strategies and practices to improve sustainability. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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