I am a PhD candidate at Utrecht School of Economics (USE).

The topic of my PhD research is Sustainable Public Procurement. Public procurement represents 12% of global gross product, meaning that the public sector could drive sustainability transitions with its market demand. Meanwhile, the tool is still sparsely used and there is little empirical evidence to answer whether it creates the intended impacts.

My PhD research consists of four studies. First, I explain why public sector organisations do or do not buy sustainably, based on two studies. In addition, I investigate how municipalities design collaborations with the market and civil partners ito enhance the delivery of social value. Finally, I show that sustainable procurement encourages industry firms to clean up production processes.

Besides qualitative methods, I mainly use quantitative (econometric) research methods.

Together with Fredo Schotanus, I teach the course Public Procurement for the master students of Science and Business Management.

The PhD project is supervised by Prof Fredo Schotanus, Dr Helen Toxopeus and Willem Janssen. I am affiliated with the Utrecht University Centre for Public Procurement (UUCePP) and am part of the Entrepreneurship section of the Utrecht School of Economics. The Chair in Public Procurement is supported by the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of BZK/DGOO, Ministry of J&V, Gemeente Den Haag, Gemeente Amsterdam, Belastingdienst, Nationale Politie, UBR|HIS, UWV and Stichting Rijk.