Buying into the Environment : Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-procurement.
Title:
Buying into the Environment : Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-procurement.
Author:
Erdmenger, Christoph.
ISBN:
9781909493315
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (287 pages)
Contents:
Front cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- 1. introduction -- Part 1. Green purchasing in practice -- 2. Green purchasing in practice -- 3. Hurdles in green purchasing -- 4. The European legal regime on green public procurement -- 5. Local experiences -- 6. Triggering innovation -- Part 2. Quantifying environmental benefits -- 7. The financial power and environmental benefits of green purchasing -- 8. Methods for calculating the environmental benefits of 'green' products -- 9. Results of the European calculation -- Part 3. Advanced tools for analysing eco-procurement options -- 10. Researching the market conditions for green purchasing -- 11. Integrating environmental and economic costs and benefits -- Part 4. Pathways to implementation -- 12. Views from the green public procurement community -- 13. Green purchasing potential in Central Europe -- 14. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Biographies -- Index -- Back cover.
Abstract:
Examines the prospects for and likely outcomes of the widespread uptake of leading-edge green purchasing practices in European cities. The most relevant product groups for eco-procurement are analysed, and solutions to barriers preventing their uptake proposed.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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