Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law: Reflections on a Paradigm Shift

Part 1 - Foundations of the Paradigm Shift: Towards Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement 1. 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 Frederica 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 Turin, Italy) 5. Coercive, Memetic and Normative Influences on the Uptake of Sustainable Public Procurement: An Institutional Perspective Ruben Nicholas (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) and Fredo Schotanus (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 (Public Procurement Analysis, UK) 8. Food: Mandatory EU Public Procurement Criteria for Food after the Farm to Fork Strategy Hanna Schebesta (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and Maria Jos 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 (KPMG Law, Belgium) Part 3 - Member State Experiences - Mandatory Sustainability Requirements on the Member State Level 11. Italy: Leading the Way Towards Mandatory Sustainable Public Procurement Through Minimum Environmental Criteria Giulia 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 Advocaten, the Netherlands) 13. Spain: Transitioning towards Sustainable Public Procurement Mandatory Requirements Ximena Lazo Vitoria (Universidad De Alcal, Spain) Part 4 - Future Perspectives - The Future of Sustainable Public Procurement 14. Mandatory Requirements in Public Procurement Law: the Role of Remedies, Courts and Public Interest Litigation Franois Lichre (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France) and Oriane Sulpice (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France)