On April 5, 2019, scholars from Pace University, the University of Copenhagen and George Washington University hosted an all-day roundtable on emerging issues in sustainable public procurement, through Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law.
The First Annual Transatlantic Roundtable on Sustainable Public Procurement was hosted by:
- Pace Environmental Law and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law,
- The Centre of Enterprise Liability, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, and
- The George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement Law Program.
Researchers and renowned specialists from around the globe discussed recent developments in the field of sustainable public procurement. The global value of public procurement spending is enormous. OECD countries alone spend a total of a trillion U.S. dollars per year, and each year their governments spend around 14-19% of GDP on the purchase of services, works and supplies. In many sectors such as energy, transport, waste management, social welfare, education and health services, public authorities are the principal buyers. The sheer scale of public procurement spending can literally create and shape markets, impact lives of citizens across the country, and foster greater sustainability in terms of environmental protection, public health, and economic equality.
Speakers included:
- Professor Jason J. Czarnezki, Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Associate Dean, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University,
- Marta Andhov, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark,
- Professors Steven Schooner and Christopher Yukins, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., and
- Nicole Darnall, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Sustainability Arizona State University
This event was held at Pace University’s Downtown Campus – 1 Pace Plaza, on the 18th floor in the North and South Boardrooms.
Click here for detailed program information.
Introductions
Jason J. Czarnezki –Kerlin Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean, The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, New York
Marta Andhov – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
Haub Visiting Scholar at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Session 1 : Does the United States need a sustainable
public procurement legal framework?
U.S. Federal Public Procurement –
A lack of interest in sustainable purchasing? – Steven Schooner,
Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law,
The George Washington University Law School
Do state level and local contracting authorities drive the sustainable procurement agenda in the United States? – Jason J. Czarnezki, Kerlin Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean, The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, New York City
Sustainable Procurement in Local Governments – Nicole Darnall
Associate Dean and Professor, School of Sustainability,
Arizona State University
Session 2: European Union – A leader in sustainable purchasing?
How we got to the Strategic Public Procurement Agenda-Understanding the EU legal framework – Roberto Caranta, Professor of Administrative Law, University of Turin, Italy
All that glitters is not gold – Paradoxes of EU Public Procurement Law –
Marta Andhov, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Haub Visiting Scholar at the Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law
The Evolution of Sustainable Procurement in the United Kingdom: From Thatcherism to the Social Value Act and a widening and deepening policy agenda. Where next post-Brexit? – Michael Bowsher QC – Director of the Distance Learning Diploma and Masters in Public Procurement Law at King’s College London; Visiting Professor, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London; Barrister (Monckton Chambers), England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Session 3: WTO & UNCITRAL
SPP: International perspectives, including under the UNCITRAL Model Law and the WTO Government Procurement Agreement – Christopher R. Yukins – Professor of Public Procurement Law and Co-Director, Government Procurement Law Program, George Washington University Law School
Sustainable public procurement under the OECD and the multilateral development banks- Carol Cravero, PhD student at the University of Turin, Italy and University of Paris Nanterre (CRDP), France
Sustainable procurement at UNOPS –Benedetta Audia, Corporate Legal Advisor, Head of the Commercial and Institutional Law Practice, Legal Group, United Nations Office for Project Services, New York
Session 4: Selected Countries and Their Experiences
Canadian experience with Sustainable Public Procurement –Paul Emanuelli,General Counsel and Managing Director, Procurement Office, Toronto
Challenges and the future of sustainable public procurement in Poland – Michal Kania, Professor, Silesian University, Poland; Fulbright Visiting Scholar The George Washington University Law School
Brazilian experience with SPP – Luciana Stocco Betiol, Professor – Department of Social and Legal Sciences, São Paulo School of Business Administration – FGV/EAESP
