Carbon footprint in green public procurement: Policy evaluation from a case study in the food sector

Alessandro K. Cerutti, Simone Contu, Fulvio Ardente, Dario Donno and Gabriele L. Beccaro

Food Policy, 2016, vol. 58, issue C, 82-93

Abstract: Several projects across Europe are focused on improving sustainability of public procurements; however, few of them are measuring the environmental savings achieved by specific policies through the application of environmental impact assessment indicators.

Keywords: School catering; Public policies; Carbon footprint; Life cycle assessment; Food supply chain; Food miles; Organic farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.12.001

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