Circular public procurements: myth or reality? Towards transformation to circular economy

• Autorzy: Godlewska Małgorzata , Godlewski Michal Marek

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2024.89.2.697

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zamówienia publiczne o obiegu zamkniętym: mit czy rzeczywistość? W kierunku transformacji do gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article addresses the issue of circular public procurement within the circular economy. The aim of the article is to investigate the relationship between awarding circular public procurements (CPPs) by local government units (LGUs) and the local context indicators, such as legally protected areas, level of income, expenditure or deficit per inhabitant, type of LGUs or model of LGUs management. The theoretical part approaches issues such as LGUs’ practice of awarding CPPs, and the problems associated with circular tenders’ criteria. The conducted empirical study revealed the potential of Polish LGUs for the circular economy, in the field of CPP. However, the results of the survey demonstrated that CPPs based on environmental, social, and economic award criteria, are a myth, not reality. LGUs have very strong purchasing power which may be used to support transformation toward a circular economy. The concluding part highlighted the need for minimum mandatory CPP awarding criteria.

PL

W artykule poruszono problematykę cyrkularnych zamówień publicznych w ramach gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym. Celem artykułu było zweryfikowanie związku pomiędzy udzielanymi przez jednostki samorządu terytorialnego zamówieniami publicznymi o obiegu zamkniętym, a kontekstem lokalnym tj. warunkami otoczenia w jakim działają jednostki samorządu terytorialnego. W części teoretycznej poruszane są takie zagadnienia jak praktyka samorządów w zakresie udzielania zamówień publicznych o obiegu zamkniętym oraz problemy związane z kryteriami udzielania zamówień publicznych o obiegu zamkniętym. Przeprowadzone badanie empiryczne ujawniło potencjał polskich jednostek samorządu terytorialnego dla gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, w obszarze zamówień publicznych o obiegu zamkniętym. Wyniki badania ankietowego wykazały jednak, że zamówienia publiczne o obiegu zamkniętym oparte na środowiskowych, społecznych i gospodarczych kryteriach oceny ofert, to mit, a nie rzeczywistość. Jednostki samorządu terytorialnego posiadającą bardzo dużą siłę nabywczą, którą można wykorzystać do wspierania transformacji w kierunku gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym. W końcowej części podkreślono potrzebę wprowadzenia na szczeblu unijnym minimalnych obowiązkowych cyrkularnych kryteriów oceny ofert w zamówień publicznych.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

circular economy; circular public procurements; sustainable development; local government unit; green public procurements

PL

gospodarka o obiegu zamkniętym; zamówienia publiczne o obiegu zamkniętym; rozwój zrównoważony; jednostka samorządu terytorialnego; zielone zamówienia publiczne

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: No. 2
• Strony: art. no. 697
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Godlewska Małgorzata

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Niepodległości Street 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-0674

autor

Godlewski Michal Marek

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5479-207X

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