The handbook is a concrete tool to help public authorities to buy goods and services with a lower environmental impact. It is also a useful reference for policy makers and businesses responding to green tenders.
The second version of the Handbook includes:
* Guidance on how environmental considerations can be included at each stage of the procurement process
* Examples drawn from contracting authorities across EU Member States
* Sector-specific GPP approaches for buildings, food and catering services, electricity and timber
English
Europe/EU
Food and catering, Transport and vehicles, Timber and forestry , Buildings and construction
General GPP/SPP
European Commission Services (Author: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability)
The guide contains the EU and Polish legal background, introduction to the Life Cycle Analysis and Life Cycle Costing methodology and the Polish version of the 1st set of European Commission GPP Criteria.
This online Toolbox was created to capture methodologies and tools – for local climate and energy actions! It provides guidance for Local Governments and their partners
Innovative Approaches in European Sustainable Consumption Policies: Assessing the potential of various instruments for sustainable consumption
practises and greening of the market (ASCEE)
The report summarises the outcomes of the project “Assessing the potential of various instruments for sustainable consumption practices and greening of the market”.
Tendering environmentally enhanced services in public transport - Frankfurt/Main
The City of Frankfurt am Main (Germany) placed environmentally enhanced services in public transport by competitive tendering. Drastic reductions of noise- and air pollution results in additional costs of less than 0,07 >=/km.
Buying Green - Green public procurement in Europe: A summary
This document provides an overview of green public procurement (GPP) in
the European Union (EU). It introduces the concept of GPP and summarises the key EU and national policies in this area. Examples are given of the outcomes and benefits of GPP, based on the approaches being implemented by public authorities throughout the EU. The legal and value-for-money aspects of GPP are also presented.
It is based on the more detailed Buying Green Handbook (second edition).
English
Europe/EU
Food and catering, Transport and vehicles, Timber and forestry , Buildings and construction
Responsible Purchasing Trends 2010: The 'State' of Sustainable Procurement
From March through May 2010, a survey of NASPO members of the Responsible Procurement Network about their responsible purchasing practices was undertaken in 2009.
