Literature Review Report: SBEnrc Project 2.76 Sustainable Procurement

Our community has increasing expectations of government and private industry to support sustainable products and practices. There is also great interest shown by industry to reduce waste and emissions, and improve social outcomes. Driven by industry’s desire to modify behaviours that contribute to unsustainable practices, the SBEnrc’s Sustainable Procurement project is dedicated to examining key issues across the procurement life cycle and focusses on finding practical ways to improve environmental, social, and economic sustainability outcomes in the housing, building and infrastructure sectors in Australia. This report presents a review of literature on key issues around sustainable procurement practices including, the definition, benefits, policies and guidelines, barriers and drivers, assessments, stakeholder’s role, and COVID-19 impact on sustainable procurement, nationally and internationally.