Software has a significant impact on how information and communication technology (ICT) is used. It influences energy requirements and can contribute to the premature replacement of harware (software obsolescence). This Guide provides a catalogue of criteria for sourcing environmentally sound software and explains how procurers can use it for tenders. It is suitable for both the procurement of finished standard software and for commissioning a software development.

This study first gives an overview of the use of pay and other social clauses in European public procurement, followed by in-depth case studies of five countries (Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the UK) where the use of pay clauses is of some importance in national procurement policy.

This guide intends to provide a practical overview of the options and methods for procuring sustainable buildings and construction in developing countries and emerging economies. Primarily aimed at procurement officers, the main focus is on public procurement at a building scale.

The guide is a collection of the available knowledge, tips and examples in the field of circular purchasing. With the handles in this guide you can take decisions at the strategic level as well as take concrete steps at the executive level.

Update on results from completed and ongoing FP7 and Horizon 2020 funded Pre Commercial Procurements (PCPs).

To increase the uptake of LCC considerations in tenders throughout the European Union, the European Commission would like to provide practitioners with harmonised, widely agreed LCC methodologies and tools and has published the present call for tenders. Ecoinstitut SCCL in a joint tender together with ICLEI (and relevant subcontractors) will work on LCC tools in 2018 and 2019. A public consultation on the tool(s) is carried out in cooperation with the Procura+ European Sustainable Procurement Network Interest Group on LCC.

In this report, Swedwatch presents findings from an investigation on human rights risks and impacts associated with large-scale mining of copper, a mineral that is an essential component of ICT products. Swedwatch focused its research on Zambia, one of the largest copper producing and exporting countries in the world

Tianjin Binhai New Area successfully established a green evaluation scorecard for school furniture procurement in 2018 with the support of ICLEI East Asia.

Shenzhen Guangming District in Southern China will procure an unconventional air conditioning system using ice-storage technology for a public utility in 2019, yielding up to 48% electricity bill cut and 14% carbon emission reduction by balancing energy demand between peak and off peak hours, and using an air conditioning system with higher coefficient of performance (COP).