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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
Volume 140, Issue 1, Pages 256-268Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.01.008
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E-procurement; Environmental issues; Public sector; Survey; Sustainable procurement; Supplier communication; Information technology
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- Economic and Social Research Council [not_applicable] Funding Source: researchfish
- ESRC [not_applicable] Funding Source: UKRI
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This study examines the relationship between sustainable procurement and e-procurement, two recent initiatives in public procurement in many countries. A survey of sustainable procurement and e-procurement adoption was conducted with a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45 BN. Using multiple regression, we develop a model to show that e-procurement and communication with suppliers supports some types of sustainable procurement, and hinders others. E-procurement and communication with suppliers may help environmental, labour, health and safety aspects of sustainable procurement. Conversely, e-procurement may hinder buying from small local firms that are not e-enabled. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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