Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

How to use eco-labels to procure sustainable furniture?

Lu, Jing LU (2022) HARN63 20221
Department of Business Law
Abstract
The research question of this thesis is how eco-labels can be used to procure sustainable furniture and to address what the limitations to the use of eco-labels are when contracting authorities procure furniture with environmental or sustainable objectives. There are three levels of limitations on the use of eco-labels in the Public Procurement Directive: the basic principles of public procurement, the conditions for the use of labels in Article 43, and the scope for the use of label requirements with environmental or social characteristics in the three criteria which allow to require labels. Eco-labels can be used in the procurement of sustainable furniture, to the extent that they do not violate the basic principles of public... (More)
The research question of this thesis is how eco-labels can be used to procure sustainable furniture and to address what the limitations to the use of eco-labels are when contracting authorities procure furniture with environmental or sustainable objectives. There are three levels of limitations on the use of eco-labels in the Public Procurement Directive: the basic principles of public procurement, the conditions for the use of labels in Article 43, and the scope for the use of label requirements with environmental or social characteristics in the three criteria which allow to require labels. Eco-labels can be used in the procurement of sustainable furniture, to the extent that they do not violate the basic principles of public procurement. But it still requires a case-by-case analysis based on the conditions of the eco-label required. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Lu, Jing LU
supervisor
organization
course
HARN63 20221
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
green public procurement, eco-label, private standards, furniture
language
English
id
9086483
date added to LUP
2022-06-17 09:21:27
date last changed
2022-06-17 09:21:27
@misc{9086483,
  abstract     = {{The research question of this thesis is how eco-labels can be used to procure sustainable furniture and to address what the limitations to the use of eco-labels are when contracting authorities procure furniture with environmental or sustainable objectives. There are three levels of limitations on the use of eco-labels in the Public Procurement Directive: the basic principles of public procurement, the conditions for the use of labels in Article 43, and the scope for the use of label requirements with environmental or social characteristics in the three criteria which allow to require labels. Eco-labels can be used in the procurement of sustainable furniture, to the extent that they do not violate the basic principles of public procurement. But it still requires a case-by-case analysis based on the conditions of the eco-label required.}},
  author       = {{Lu, Jing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{How to use eco-labels to procure sustainable furniture?}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}