Abtract:
This article investigates how experts understand, refute or validate the objectives and establish the overriding challenges for the implementation of the sustainable procurement public policy at federal level. For that, a policy Delphi associated with content analysis was used in order to examine the varied opinions related to that public policy, and to build categories for their analysis, which is useful as a support tool for Brazilian government's decision-making. It was found experts understand that policy as having a strict environmental nature, and they confirm the need for integration of different public policies that work for sustainability. In addition, it may be perceived that barriers involving institutional aspects (an organizational culture resistant to change, lack of public servants' training, etc.) and issues related to the improvement of informational mechanisms to public managers (development of practical guides, labeling schemes and environmental certification, etc.) are the main challenges to the proper execution of that public policy.
Keywords:
sustainable public procurement; policy Delphi; public policy; content analysis.
