Socially sustainable public procurement: the cooperative model as an alternative

Abstract

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is an action plan for people, the planet, and prosperity, which also seeks to strengthen universal peace and access to justice. The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development arises, above all, as a new global and local social contract which demands that all social stakeholders and public authorities work on a coordinated basis. This new social contract requires relying on an integrating and comprehensive vision that brings together internal public policies and makes them consistent with sustainable development as part of a joint collective effort. To accomplish this, it is necessary to generate mechanisms that foster cooperation and progress in the achievement of what have been called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on the importance of public procurement as an instrument for achieving them. Received: 18 November 2021Accepted: 26 March 2022