This guide on green procurement of textiles and clothes provides tender-ready criteria with verification guidelines and recomendations to reduce consumption and information about existing ecolabels.
Catalan ecolabel created in 1994 covering products (with a focus on recycled materials) and services or facilities/buildings such as office buildings or tourist accomodation.
IISD Report - Preparedness Assessment for the Integration of Sustainability Criteria into the Public Procurement of Infrastructure in Vietnam
This reports takes a closer look at Vietnam's public procurement of infrastructure projects and services. It assesses the introduction of modern procurement methods and the ways sustainable procurement practices can be implemented in Vietnam.
English
Vietnam
Infrastructure
IISD - The International Institute for Sustainable Development
SBIR The Power of public Procurement - report and case study collection
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is a tendering process in which the Dutch national government supports entrepreneurs in their research and development work. Contracts are awarded in a three-phase competition: feasibility, research phase and commercialisation.
English, Dutch
Netherlands
Innovation procurement (PPI) , , Pre commercial procurement, SMEs(small and medium sized enterprises)
Harrow Council Sustainable Public Procurement Policy
The policy, published in 2011 covers seven goals from encouraging a diverse base of suppliers, to promoting fair employment practices and greater environmental sustainability.
The policy is being delivered through the development and use of a Sustainable Procurement Toolkit.
EU GPP case study: Sustainable procurement of wood products (Barcelona, Spain)
The City’s policy on timber makes it compulsory for municipal departments, districts and agencies to ensure that all wood products purchased stem from sustainable forestry. Since 2004, Barcelona has ensured wide implementation of the policy and a large share of the wood purchased by the citiy's authorities are all made from FSC certified wood.
English
Spain
Timber and forestry
European Commission - Directorate General Environment