The document is aimed at any small, medium or large
company, wholesalers and retailers that supply public buyers with products of
wood (furniture, office paper, etc.) or that are suppliers of construction companies that work for the public sector. This guide defines the different ways in which Companies in the timber sector can demonstrate compliance with the requirements legal and sustainability issues that may be included in the bids published by the European public authorities.

This guide aims to present existing ways to combine fair trade with sustainable forest management certification. It provides examples from successful community forests and Fair Trade Organizations which have applied fair trade and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification at the forest and processing level or have fairly traded FSC certified community forest products.

Public-private cooperation and effective public procurement are key elements of modernization of the public sector by 2020. Increased public-private cooperation and better public procurement can free up significant resources and allow for the development and improvement of public services and help improve productivity and the framework for growth and oblivion in Denmark.

This fact sheet highlights the benefits of bio-based products, such as their potential to reduce the economy’s dependence on fossil fuels, create green jobs in the European Union, and drive European innovation. The link between bio-based products and sustainability is also outlined.

This guide discusses the incorporation of guarantees into service contracts in order to transfer some of the energy savings risks from the customer to the supplier.

Notes from an expert workshop in 2014 organised by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights considering the essential elements of national action plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

A document published by the City of Zürich's Construction Department for use during the tendering process about the origin of natural stones including definition of appropriate proof of compliance along the supply chain and example certification schemes.

These basic guidelines are for interviewing companies about compliance with ILO core labour standards in the supply chain. This interview guide has been developed to assist public authorities in their dialogues with potential bidders about social requirements in tenders. The guidelines are aiming at giving the interview a certain structure and at enabling the interviewers to ask proper questions, even if they are no experts. The questions should serve as a mere general orientation.

Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) requires analysis of the supply chain for goods, services and works to identify ways to positively impact on working conditions.
This guide analyses different instruments of verification that can be used at the various stages of a procurement process (pre-procurement, selection or exclusion criteria, technical specifications, award criteria and contract performance clauses/contract management).