The Power of Procurement:Public Purchasing in the Service of Realizing the Right to Food
This briefing note explains how public procurement can contribute to the progressive realization of the human right to adequate food, and how it already
does so in a number of countries.
The Modern City of the Future Report (Zukunftsreport Moderner Staat) is devoted to the topic of sustainability in the public sector until the year 2035.
A Country specific tool which supports public procurers in the integration of social and environmental considerations in tendering procedures. There is a standard search, and a version for public procurers under Swiss Legislation.
Barcelona City Council’s “Environmental Education Guides” are intended to help
spread the practice of sustainability to the citizens, to civil society organisations and to companies.
All of them can are available in Catalan (some Spanish and English translations available).
The Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO)
The Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO) engages in a range of activities to promote its strategic purchasing, contracting and supplies functions. Its aim is to advise local authorities throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on all purchasing and supplies matters of national/general interest, and represent its members on other bodies to promote the society and its aims.
Polish information portal on GPP providing national tools and guidance as well as reference to the EU GPP toolkit. The platform is run the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with Public Procurement Office