SPRI awarded ASU's President's Award for Sustainability
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SPRI awarded ASU's President's Award for Sustainability
SPRI was awarded the coveted President's Award for Sustainability from Arizona State University. This award recognizes SPRI's collaborative nature, impacts on campus, and use-inspired, research. Our submission discusses the importance
SPRI celebrates graduating students
Three SPRI affiliated students celebrated their graduations today. Each one was heavily involved in our work and we are so excited to see what is in store for each of
ASU News highlights SPRI's work on UN report
Katelyn Reinhart from ASU News interviewed Nicole Darnall and Justin M. Stritch about their involvement with the UN Environment Programme's 2022 Global Review on Sustainable Public Procurement. The SPRI faculty highlighted how

UNEP and SPRI present key findings and conclusions of the 2022 Sustainable Public Procurement Global Review
SPRI's Nicole Darnall and Justin Stritch along with other professors, consultants, and members of the United Nation Environment Porgramme presented key findings and conclusions from the 2022 Sustainable Public Procurement
SPRI contributes research and writing to UNEP Sustainable Public Procurement: 2022 Global Review
ASU's SPRI was heavily involved in both the research and writing for the UN Environment Programme's 2022 Global Review on Sustainable Public Procurement. The team made up of, Nicole Darnall, Justin
ASU News interview with SPRI's Nicole Darnall
ASU News interviewed SPRI co-founder, Nicole Darnall, about her upcoming appointment with the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) inaugural Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee. Darnall also discusses why sustainable purchasing
New SPRI article published in Journal of Cleaner Production: a framework for understanding sustainable public purchasing
As governments worldwide have begun embracing Sustainable Public Purchasing (SPP), researchers note that we lack a broader conceptual framework that articulates the motivations for public organizations to adopt SPP. SPRI
SPRI researchers win NSF award to study the future or work in sustainable public procurement
As the public sector constitutes the single largest marketplace across the globe, accounting for 24% of U.S. GDP, it imparts significant sustainability consequences, affecting environmental, social, and economic outcomes. The
Local government presentations by SPRI
In March 2022, SPRI faculty presented at the Utah Sustainable Purchasing Summit hosted by Utah Resource Stewardship. The State of Utah is seeking to amplify its focus on sustainable purchasing
Public Management Research Conference paper presentation
In May 2022, then PhD student Yifan Chen presented a paper at the Public Management Research Conference in Phoenix, AZ entitled "Is technology making local governments greener and more efficient? An