Mendonça Renata C A, Pedrosa Ivo V, Camara Maria Amália O A
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n-Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE 52171-900 Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Rua Casa Forte, Casa Forte, 65, apartamento, 1101, Casa Forte, Recife, PE 52061-460 Brasil.
Environ Dev Sustain. 2021;23(11):17094-17125. doi: 10.1007/s10668-021-01345-9. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
Public policies have required public agencies to adopt sustainable public procurement. It is necessary to understand the importance of the requirement for sustainable purchases to happen. Thus, this study aims to examine the main difficulties in adopting SPP at a public university in Brazil. To that end, research on the topic was carried out based on critical theory using qualitative methodology through a case study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three groups selected intentionally: requesters, purchasers and suppliers. Aspects related to the understanding of sustainability, SPP and the relationship between ethics and sustainability were analysed. The study revealed that the interviewees understand that ethics is directly related to the practice of sustainability, but it is a difficult issue because of its historical roots and changes in paradigms. Due to the complexity of the SPP theme, one of the main implementation difficulties mentioned by the interviewees was the lack of training. For suppliers, the understanding of sustainability was already consolidated, but it required agreement between being sustainable and economically viable for the company. Thus, this work sought to expose how those involved in SPP understood, refuted or validated sustainability issues in government procurement. Previous studies revealed the difficulties and conceptions of buyers, but we did not find research that investigated requesters and suppliers. It is hoped that this information will serve actions in favour of sustainable production and consumption and as a basis for other studies on sustainable public procurement.
公共政策要求公共机构采用可持续公共采购。有必要了解实现可持续采购这一要求的重要性。因此，本研究旨在探讨巴西一所公立大学采用可持续公共采购的主要困难。为此，基于批判理论，采用定性方法，通过案例研究对该主题进行了研究。对有意挑选的三组人员进行了半结构化访谈：需求方、采购方和供应商。分析了与可持续性理解、可持续公共采购以及伦理与可持续性之间关系相关的方面。研究表明，受访者认为伦理与可持续性实践直接相关，但由于其历史根源和范式变化，这是一个难题。由于可持续公共采购主题的复杂性，受访者提到的主要实施困难之一是缺乏培训。对于供应商而言，对可持续性的理解已经巩固，但公司需要在实现可持续性与经济可行性之间达成一致。因此，本研究旨在揭示参与可持续公共采购的各方如何理解、反驳或验证政府采购中的可持续性问题。先前的研究揭示了采购方的困难和观念，但我们未找到调查需求方和供应商的研究。希望这些信息能为有利于可持续生产和消费的行动提供参考，并为其他关于可持续公共采购的研究奠定基础。
