Dhaka, April 25 -- Around 60 percent women-owned enterprises (WoEs) and procuring entities are unaware of sustainable public procurement (SPP) policies which hamper the government's long-term development goals, a new survey has revealed.
"Around 60 percent of WoEs are unaware of the SPP policies, while only 23 percent of procuring entities are fully familiar with them," the survey said.
The SPP policies were announced in December 2023 by the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) under the planning ministry, with the aim of integrating environmental, social, and economic sustainability into public procurement practices.
The Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), in partnership with the International Trade Centre, BPPA, ...