Mit einem jährlichen Investitionsvolumen von knapp 500 Milliarden Euro geht von der öffentlichen Beschaffungin Deutschland ein enormes Potenzial für den Erwerb klimafreundlicher Produkte und Dienstleistungen aus. Auf diese Weise können durch öffentliche Investitionen nicht nur...

Eine Umweltfreundliche Öffentliche Beschaffung kann die Anreize von Unternehmen erhöhen in die Entwicklung und Adaption von umweltfreundlichen Produkten und Dienstleistungen zu investieren. People-Public-Private-Partnerships integrieren die engagierte Bevölkerung und ihre Expertise als...

This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...

This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...

This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...

This report estimates that government consumption and investment are responsible for at least 12 percent of German greenhouse gas emissions, mostly arising from the provision of public services and construction. Climate-friendly Green Public Procurement (GPP), which takes into account the carbon...

Nach Schätzungen des vorliegenden Berichts sind staatliche Käufe für mindestens zwölf Prozent der deutschen Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich. Diese entstehen vor allem im Zuge der Bereitstellung öffentlicher Dienstleistungen und von Bauinvestitionen. Durch umweltfreundliche...

This paper investigates how the ownership and the procedure for the selection of firms operating in the local public transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative analysis of 72 companies operating in large European...

This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of palm oil within the GHG context. We discuss the impact of palm oil on biodiversity and analyse how palm oil can contribute to economic growth and development in tropical...

The circular economy is a core approach driving innovative economic solutions. Although the legal system should support the development of such an economy, scientific methods to assess the environmental impact of legal rules are lacking. Legislators and scholars have highlighted consumer law as...