The paper addresses the issue of sustainable public procurement in terms
of sustainability clauses and their role in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development
Goals. The aim of the research was to analyze the sustainability clauses in the
national legislation of different countries around the world. To achieve this goal,
the author identified, systematized, and analyzed the GPPD World Bank database. From
the analysis performed, the author concludes that the lifetime cost criterion is most
frequently applied. At the same time, the mapping of the national legislation of the Republic
of Moldova allowed us to find that the national legal framework allows the integration of
sustainable procurement principles, which justifies the need to adopt a public procurement
system model, focusing on 2030 sustainable development objectives.
