About
The Social Procurement CoP contributes to the promotion of labour rights, with a special focus on public procurement contracts for construction and services, emphasising compliance with labour rights throughout the supply chain. Its objective is to create a common understanding, close knowledge gaps and develop monitoring systems to integrate social responsibility into public procurement
Focus of the community
The Social Procurement CoP seeks to promote labour rights in public construction and services contracts, encouraging the fulfilment of labour rights in the supply chain.
Latest news
How can public procurers strengthen human rights due diligence in public procurement? On 12 and 13 March, in Stockholm, more than 15 European public buyers came together for a training workshop and exchange meetings to share experiences and explore practical approaches.
CONSIP, Italy’s national central purchasing body recently launched a pilot initiative, is introducing gender pay equality scoring in competitive tendering.
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- Social Procurement
- Sector
- Social Services
Latest resources
Key insights, challenges, and recommendations emerging from the Social Procurement Community of Practice, highlighting how public procurement can be leveraged to deliver greater social value across Europe.
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- Social Procurement
This Good Practice Library is a structured and curated collection of resources that supports socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) by gathering legal provisions, mandatory and voluntary criteria, contract management tools, and data systems.
- Community
- Social Procurement