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This paper proposes a “systematization” of current concerns about sustainable public procurement, an investigation of ways and solutions for public procurement to make an increased contribution to achieving sustainable development goals. The authors emphasize the need to capitalize on all the components of sustainability, especially the social component and those on how to support the public procurement process in compliance with climate change procedures. It is very important for the authorities to take into account the social sustainability of public procurement when awarding contracts by introducing sustainability clauses in public procurement legislation. In order to clarify this issue, the national laws of the countries reporting to the World Bank on public procurement issues have been mapped, the opinions of other researchers have been systematized, as well as relevant studies of international organizations (OECD, European Commission, UNESCO, World Bank). Statistical data from the World Bank's Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD), systematized by group of countries, were processed using statistical tools to test the hypotheses.

This paper proposes a “systematization” of current concerns about sustainable public procurement, an investigation of ways and solutions for public procurement to make an increased contribution to achieving sustainable development goals. The authors emphasize the need to capitalize on all the components of sustainability, especially the social component and those on how to support the public procurement process in compliance with climate change procedures. It is very important for the authorities to take into account the social sustainability of public procurement when awarding contracts by introducing sustainability clauses in public procurement legislation. In order to clarify this issue, the national laws of the countries reporting to the World Bank on public procurement issues have been mapped, the opinions of other researchers have been systematized, as well as relevant studies of international organizations (OECD, European Commission, UNESCO, World Bank). Statistical data from the World Bank's Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD), systematized by group of countries, were processed using statistical tools to test the hypotheses.

{"references": ["1.\tBrandenburg, M.; Gruchmann, T.; Oelze, N. Sustainable supply chain management\u2014A conceptual framework and future research perspectives. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7239", "2.\tComisia European\u0103, 2017, Cre\u0219terea impactului investi\u021biilor publice cu ajutorul unor achizi\u021bii publice eficiente \u0219i profesionale. Strasburg, 3 octombrie 2017. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017H1805&from=FR", "3. Jackson, Penny. Value for money and international development: Deconstructing myths to promote a more constructive discussion., May, 2012. Disponibil online: https://www.oecd.org/development/effectiveness/49652541.pdf", "4.\tKusa, A., Urminova, M. Communication as a Part of Identity of Sustainable Subjects in Fashion. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2020, 13, 305.", "5.\tMedTech Europe. Most Economically Advantageous Tender Value-Based Procurement (MEAT VBP): initiative overview, January 2018. Disponibil online: https://www.medtecheurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_MTE_2pager_MTF-2018_project- overview_final.pdf", "6.\tMendoza-Jim\u00e9nez, Javier & Hern\u00e1ndez-L\u00f3pez, Montserrat & Escobar, Susana. (2019). Sustainable Public Procurement: From Law to Practice. Sustainability. 11. 6388. 10.3390/su11226388.", "7.\tOECD. Life-cycle Costing. Brief 34. September, 2016. Disponibil online: https://www.sigmaweb.org/publications/Public-Procurement-Policy-Brief- 34-200117.pdf", "8.\tOECD. Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Public Procurement. Brief 34. September, 2016. Disponibil online: https://www.sigmaweb.org/publications/Public-Procurement-Policy-Brief- 33-\t200117.pdf", "10.\tWorld Bank, 2021 The World Bank. Global Public Procurement Database. Disponibil online: https://www.globalpublicprocurementdata.org/gppd/", "11.\tLegea nr. 74/2020 privind achizi\u021biile \u00een sectoarele energeticii, apei, transporturilor \u0219i serviciilor po\u0219tale. \u00cen: Monitorul Oficial Nr. 153-158 din 26.06.2020", "12. VfM Guidance: The 4th E Equity External Version. September, 2019. Disponibil online: https://www.ukaiddirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equity-and-VfM-Guidance- 2019_FCDO_EXTERNAL.pdf", "13. UNESCO, 2021, Sustainable Development. Disponibil online: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-development/what-is-esd/sd, accesat 24 noiembrie 2021"]} The paper addresses the issue of sustainable public procurement in terms of sustainability clauses and their role in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of the research was to analyze the sustainability clauses in the national legislation of different countries around the world. To achieve this goal, the author identified, systematized, and analyzed the GPPD World Bank database. From the analysis performed, the author concludes that the lifetime cost criterion is most frequently applied. At the same time, the mapping of the national legislation of the Republic of Moldova allowed us to find that the national legal framework allows the integration of sustainable procurement principles, which justifies the need to adopt a public procurement system model, focusing on 2030 sustainable development objectives.

{"references": ["1.\tBrandenburg, M.; Gruchmann, T.; Oelze, N. Sustainable supply chain management\u2014A conceptual framework and future research perspectives. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7239", "2.\tComisia European\u0103, 2017, Cre\u0219terea impactului investi\u021biilor publice cu ajutorul unor achizi\u021bii publice eficiente \u0219i profesionale. Strasburg, 3 octombrie 2017. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017H1805&from=FR", "3. Jackson, Penny. Value for money and international development: Deconstructing myths to promote a more constructive discussion., May, 2012. Disponibil online: https://www.oecd.org/development/effectiveness/49652541.pdf", "4.\tKusa, A., Urminova, M. Communication as a Part of Identity of Sustainable Subjects in Fashion. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2020, 13, 305.", "5.\tMedTech Europe. Most Economically Advantageous Tender Value-Based Procurement (MEAT VBP): initiative overview, January 2018. Disponibil online: https://www.medtecheurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_MTE_2pager_MTF-2018_project- overview_final.pdf", "6.\tMendoza-Jim\u00e9nez, Javier & Hern\u00e1ndez-L\u00f3pez, Montserrat & Escobar, Susana. (2019). Sustainable Public Procurement: From Law to Practice. Sustainability. 11. 6388. 10.3390/su11226388.", "7.\tOECD. Life-cycle Costing. Brief 34. September, 2016. Disponibil online: https://www.sigmaweb.org/publications/Public-Procurement-Policy-Brief- 34-200117.pdf", "8.\tOECD. Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Public Procurement. Brief 34. September, 2016. Disponibil online: https://www.sigmaweb.org/publications/Public-Procurement-Policy-Brief- 33-\t200117.pdf", "10.\tWorld Bank, 2021 The World Bank. Global Public Procurement Database. Disponibil online: https://www.globalpublicprocurementdata.org/gppd/", "11.\tLegea nr. 74/2020 privind achizi\u021biile \u00een sectoarele energeticii, apei, transporturilor \u0219i serviciilor po\u0219tale. \u00cen: Monitorul Oficial Nr. 153-158 din 26.06.2020", "12. VfM Guidance: The 4th E Equity External Version. September, 2019. Disponibil online: https://www.ukaiddirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equity-and-VfM-Guidance- 2019_FCDO_EXTERNAL.pdf", "13. UNESCO, 2021, Sustainable Development. Disponibil online: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-development/what-is-esd/sd, accesat 24 noiembrie 2021"]} The paper addresses the issue of sustainable public procurement in terms of sustainability clauses and their role in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of the research was to analyze the sustainability clauses in the national legislation of different countries around the world. To achieve this goal, the author identified, systematized, and analyzed the GPPD World Bank database. From the analysis performed, the author concludes that the lifetime cost criterion is most frequently applied. At the same time, the mapping of the national legislation of the Republic of Moldova allowed us to find that the national legal framework allows the integration of sustainable procurement principles, which justifies the need to adopt a public procurement system model, focusing on 2030 sustainable development objectives.