The Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto (LIPOR) introduced GPP criteria in its latest cleaning services contract, including relevant experience and the use of non-toxic cleaning products.

Since 1998 Ökokauf Wien has become one of the world’s most successful city run programmes on sustainable procurement, with savings of over 135,000 tonnes of CO2 and 63 millions Euros since 2004.

In 2010 the Cyprus University of Technology established an Environmental Policy Office. This office is now responsible for GPP implementation across the university

Aalborg’s Sustainable Procurement Policy translates the City’s Environmental Policy and other requirements into concrete sustainability commitments that are observed throughout the management of the entire procurement process.

London Fire Brigade launched a competitive dialogue using output-based specifications, to improve the environmental performance of their fire-fighting vehicles.

Turin's latest school catering contract contained a wide range of sustainability criteria including energy efficient appliances, the use of mains tap water, low environmental impact transport and a significant reduction in packaging and waste.

The “Responsible Meal 2012-15” project was launched by Palmia, who provide catering services to a variety of Helsinki institutions. The project included
calculating the CO2 emissions of the catering services of the City.

In 2013 the Municipality of Copenhagen published a public tender to provide 100% organic,seasonal fruit and vegetables to supply 80 large kitchens in the City of Copenhagen, serving approximately 20,000 meals per day.

A restricted procurement procedure for photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for up to 12 public buildings by the Tipperary Energy Agency, achieving 11% savings on electricity costs.