The LGIU e.guide to local sustainable procurement with good practice cases from Cambridge, Camden, Gateshead, LGIU, Plymouth and Warwickshire

The CO2-Performance ladder is a procurement tool to encourage companies to be aware of their CO2 emissions (and those of their suppliers), and to be permanently on the lookout for new ways to save energy, use materials efficiently, and to use renewable energy.

The guide sets out how local authorities have improved the environmental and quality standards and increased efficiency in urban public transport through preparing for and undertaking competitive tendering.

Since its founding in 1997, the Center for a New American Dream has been at the forefront of many issues. Through our programs and campaigns, we have raised awareness of the negative impact of a hyper-consumer culture, helped define conscious consuming and green living, focused on downshifting and finding balance, and helped large institutional buyers shift their procurement to greener alternatives.

The Green Purchasing Network (GPN) was established in February 1996 to promote green purchasing among consumers, companies and governmental organizations in Japan. As of June 1998, it has about 1,500 member organizations, including corporations, local autonomous bodies, consumer groups, environmental NGOs, and cooperative associations.

The Cupboard was developed in response to procurement professionals request for a platform to share ways of implementing sustainable procurement practice in their organisations.

A guide to the optimal use of the competitive dialogue procedure produced by the Dutch central government based on a number of recent Dutch experiences.

A tool developed by the Swedish Environmental Management Council (SEMCO) which can be used in both the needs analysis and in tender evaluation to clarify the total cost for a product during the period it will be used.

This report investigates the production materials- consumption connection by undertaking an assessment and comparison of existing studies and literature analyzing impacts of production, consumption, or resource use of countries, country groups, or the world as a whole.