nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/dcd60f2249ee1871 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251016s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/dcd60f2249ee1871 doi eng 342 23 Halonen, Kirsi-Maria Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-5947-6180 Can Public Procurement Lead Us to a Meat-Free Future? Halonen, Kirsi-Maria Verfassungsblog 2025-10-16 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Public institutions, such as schools, hospitals, prisons, and military bases, serve millions of meals every day. This makes governments some of the largest food purchasers in the world. With such immense buying power, the question arises: could public procurement be used as a tool to promote more sustainable, plant-based diets and reduce meat consumption? The concept of leveraging public procurement law to encourage meat-free meals is gaining momentum. But while the potential is significant, the path forward is anything but simple. CC BY-SA 4.0 Institutions Law and Economics Meat Governance public procurement Regulatory agencies Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/meat-free-public-procurement/ raw object