La contratación estatal verde: un análisis comparado del régimen colombiano con el régimen de la Unión Europea

Abstract

The growing environmental crisis has brought to the forefront the need for all countries worldwide to create and implement mechanisms, strategies, and programs aimed at environ-mental protection. Administrative law is no exception to this issue, since states must align their aims and objectives with more environmentally sustainable policies. Therefore, one of the are-as where administrative entities can have the greatest impact on the environment and on pro-duction decisions is public procurement. Consequently, a new approach to procurement, which some authors call "green public procurement," has emerged. This encompasses public policies, strategies, and methodologies applied to public procurement that allow states to guide bidders toward offering more sustainable and environmentally friendly products. This shifts the para-digm from prioritizing the lowest price in public procurement to systems that prioritize the environmental sustainability of the products and services offered. Therefore, identifying and analyzing the progress of green contracting in Colombia compared to more developed countries such as those in the European Union allows us to identify the path taken and the possible strat-egies that the Colombian State should follow.