Guidelines for ensuring socially responsible public procurement : Case city of Espoo, procurement of textile items
Laukkanen-Kolesnikova, Heini (2016)
Laukkanen-Kolesnikova, Heini
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605025869
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605025869
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In modern society, it is essential for companies and municipalities to ensure that all players in the supply chain are acting in a socially responsible way. The purpose of this study was to find out how the city of Espoo can ensure social responsibility in their purchases. The focus of the study was in a procurement of textile items carried out by Espoo during
the year 2015.
The research for this thesis was based on several qualitative data including the researcher’s observations about the case, discussions, interviews, relevant literature, guides, and legislation. The aim of the research was to come up with recommendations on how the city of Espoo can continue its implementation of social responsibility in procurement and determine practical ways that social considerations can be included in a purchase procedure. The case procurement process was observed in order to analyse how social responsibility was taken into account in that specific case. Social responsibility is a wideranging term, but this research concentrates only on certain aspects of it, for example, respect of human rights and labour rights.
The result of this study is that the city of Espoo is committed to social responsibility at a strategic level. For the time being, major activities concerning the issue have been focused on the employment impact of purchases, but now the scope could also be expanded to other social issues. This emphasis requires a consistent plan on how social responsibility issues are managed in the organization. SRPP aspects have to be an integral part of any procurement procedure. There are several ways how social considerations can be included in a procurement process, and it always depends on a specific case that is the best way to operate. In case procurement, social considerations were taken into account, starting from the planning phase. As a result of extended discussions, social requirements were included in few select criteria and as one specific item.
the year 2015.
The research for this thesis was based on several qualitative data including the researcher’s observations about the case, discussions, interviews, relevant literature, guides, and legislation. The aim of the research was to come up with recommendations on how the city of Espoo can continue its implementation of social responsibility in procurement and determine practical ways that social considerations can be included in a purchase procedure. The case procurement process was observed in order to analyse how social responsibility was taken into account in that specific case. Social responsibility is a wideranging term, but this research concentrates only on certain aspects of it, for example, respect of human rights and labour rights.
The result of this study is that the city of Espoo is committed to social responsibility at a strategic level. For the time being, major activities concerning the issue have been focused on the employment impact of purchases, but now the scope could also be expanded to other social issues. This emphasis requires a consistent plan on how social responsibility issues are managed in the organization. SRPP aspects have to be an integral part of any procurement procedure. There are several ways how social considerations can be included in a procurement process, and it always depends on a specific case that is the best way to operate. In case procurement, social considerations were taken into account, starting from the planning phase. As a result of extended discussions, social requirements were included in few select criteria and as one specific item.