University of Twente Student Theses
Measuring and improving the impact of sustainable public procurement of immunization cold chain equipment by UNICEF
Hulst, Jurgen G.B. (2022) Measuring and improving the impact of sustainable public procurement of immunization cold chain equipment by UNICEF.
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| Abstract: | If used strategically, the significant volume of public procurement can drive markets to adopt sustainable practices to help achieve the UN SDGs. This thesis explores sustainable procurement of immunization Cold Chain Equipment by UNICEF to determine what made this case successful and related measurements. It contributes to literature by adding definitions of sustainability criteria and providing guidance based on original data from the public humanitarian sector. The methodology is based on an inductive case study approach, using thematic analysis and systematic literature review related to the Sustainability Transition Procurement Model. This study tested SDG indicator 12.7.1 to measure the sustainable procurement level at organizational level. It identifies that sustainability criteria exists at the output level and gaps at the impact level. It specifies social and environmental indicators to measure sustainability impact and found four new sustainable procurement drivers for cold chain equipment that are effective due to a broad coverage of factors critical to establishing socio-technical system change. It concludes that UNICEF uses a robust procurement framework and has clear evidence of sustainability criteria but still lacks specific goals, actions, monitoring, evaluation and enforcement. Finally, it provides recommendations to enable UNICEF to improve the impact and measurement of sustainable procurement |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | UNICEF, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 43 environmental science, 70 social sciences in general, 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Environmental and Energy Management MSc (69319) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92275 |
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