Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law

Willem Janssen is Associate Professor in European and Dutch Public Procurement Law, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.Roberto Caranta is Professor of Law at the University of Turin, Italy.

• Part 1: Foundations of the Paradigm Shift - Towards Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement1. Shifting Towards Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law: Context, Relevance and a Typology, Willem Janssen (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)2. Climate Change and Public Procurement: Are We Shifting the Legal Discourse? Marta Andhov (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Federica Muscaritoli (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)3. Subsidiarity Lost Along the Way? EU Public Procurement Legislation on the Road to Sustainability, Ton van den Brink (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)4. Mandatory Requirements in Sustainable Public Procurement: The Economic Perspective, Enrique Carreras (University of Turin, Italy) and Davide Vannoni (University of Torino, Italy)5. Coercive, Mimetic and Normative Influences on the Uptake of Sustainable Public Procurement: An Institutional Perspective, Fredo Schotanus (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) and Ruben Nicolas (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)6. Regulating the Producer Instead of the Procurer – The EU Sustainable Products Initiative and Extended Producer Responsibility as Ways to Foster the Transition to a Circular Economy, Chris Backes (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) and Marlon Boeve (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)Part 2: Sectoral Scrutiny – Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in Current and Future EU (Sectoral) Regulation 7. Charge of the Light Brigade? The Clean Vehicles Directive and the Batteries Regulation, Abby Semple (Greenville Procurement Partners, Ireland)8. Food: Mandatory EU Public Procurement Criteria for Food after the Farm to Fork Strategy, Hanna Schebesta (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and Maria José Plana Casado (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)9. Textiles and Clothing: Mandatory Social Requirements as the Way Forward? Malgorzata Koszewska (Lodz University of Technology, Poland) and Jeanne Svensky Ligte (Lodz University of Technology, Poland)10. Transforming the Construction Sector Through Minimum Requirements, Dorothy Gruyaert (KU Leuven, Belgium) and Veerle Pissierssens (Lawyer, Belgium)Part 3: Member State Experiences – Mandatory Sustainability Requirements on the Member State Level11. Italy: Leading the Way Towards Mandatory Sustainable Public Procurement through Minimum Environmental Criteria, Guilia Botta (University of Milan, Italy)12. The Netherlands: Obligations to Justify the Lowest Price and to Create as Much Societal Value as Possible, Paul Heijnsbroek (Straatman Koster, the Netherlands)13. Spain: Transitioning Towards Sustainable Public Procurement Mandatory Requirements, Ximena Lazo Vitoria (University of Alcalá, Spain)Part 4: Future Perspectives – The Future of Sustainable Public Procurement14. Mandatory Requirements in Public Procurement Law: The Role of Remedies, Courts and Public Interest Litigation, François Lichère (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France) and Oriane Sulpice (University Lumière Lyon 2, France)15. Collective Reflections on the Future of Mandatory Sustainable Public Procurement, Roberto Caranta (University of Turin, Italy) and Willem Janssen (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)