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. It describes why public procurement matters for food and nutrition security strategies, and what it can achieve. It identifies which kind of public procurement should be encouraged, based upon country examples, and identifies five key principles that should be integrated into public procurement schemes and modalities, such as the need to target vulnerable groups; support food accessibility and adequate diets; ensure environmental sustainability; and include participation, accountability and empowerment as strong features of public procurement schemes. It reviews frequently cited ‘obstacles’ to the implementation of some of these principles, including budgetary constraints, institutional and legal issues, and demonstrates that there is room to develop ambitious public procurement policies and programmes. It also addresses potential constraints presented by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. It ends with a number of recommendations to policy-makers.

This policy paper distils the essential findings of a report from the INTERREG IVC Programme into a ‘ready-touse’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change, but exactly what change is required.

This policy paper distils the essential findings of a report from the INTERREG IVC Programme into a ‘ready-touse’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change, but exactly what change is required.

Ziel der Analyse ist es, Handlungsspielräume für die Implementierung öko-soziale Aspekte beim Einkauf von Verbrauchsmaterialien und der Vergabe von Infrastrukturprojekten innerhalb des Unternehmens aufzuzeigen

The HEC Sustainable Procurement Benchmark attempts to measure the evolution of practices of global procurement organizations (Part I)- Part II will propose a
framework for better Sustainable Procurement value measurement.

This paper explores sustainable procurement practice internationally. In
particular, it reports the findings of a survey of sustainable procurement practices within a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45bn.

This document analyses the main findings and recommendations of four European projects focusing on market surveillance related to energy labelling and ecodesign legislation.

Ziel von pro-EE ist es, Energieeffizienz durch nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung zu verbessern. Das Projekt konzentriert sich auf innovative Produkte mit höherem wirtschaftlichem und technischem Energieeinsparungspotenzial und entwickelt Musterverfahren und Netzwerk-Ansätze, die von jeder europäischen Beschafferorganisation umgesetzt werden können. Ein Hauptergebnis von pro-EE sind auf Erfahrung basierende Empfehlungen für die Integration nachhaltiger Beschaffungsmethoden und Strategien in die Handlungspolitik lokaler und regionaler Beschafferorganisationen.