In this episode, Marta & Willem discuss the role of courts in relation to mandatory sustainability requirements in public procurement. What will change in the assessment of courts when faced with claims of bidders that argue that a tender is not sustainable enough? For dessert, they discuss rewards & recognition in academia. TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 – 04:49 Entrée 00:00 – 04:49 Introduction 04:50 – 37:43 Main course 04:50 – 13:08 Change from optional to mandatory sustainable requirements in public procurement law 13:09 – 23:13 What will change for the position of Courts? 23:14 – 37:43 Dutch experience (Article 1.4, Aanbestedingswet) 37:44 – 46:45 Dessert 37:44 – 46:45 Recognition and rewards in academia (Utrecht’s TRIPLE model)