Case study on identification of opportunities for improving resource efficiency through tenders in catering.

This report builds on the existing body of work that supports the case for green public procurement, to further identify the linkages between procurement and green growth and discuss the enabling environment that would see public procurement serve as a trigger for green industrial innovation, expansion and growth.

In the United States of America (USA), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) seek to encourage greater innovation in Federal contracting. In this spirit, OSTP has compiled this collection of agency case studies to highlight different models that have been successfully tested by agencies to meet a range of needs related to research, prototyping, and market testing.

This manual has been written for procurement professionals working in European public authorities. It condenses the main learnings of the INNOBOOSTER procurement cases enriched by learnings of the INNOBOOSTER partners resulting from prior innovation procurements in which they were involved.

The case study report is based on the experience of the EcoQUIP Innovation Procurement Pilot Projects and describes the approach and methods used, learning gained in their implementation and the outcomes.

EU GPP Case Study - Different modified transport services are required for different target groups, and in the past, this has led to fragmented and sometimes insufficient services. As such, towards the end of 2013, the City of Rotterdam decided to integrate all its modified transport services. By performing a joint procurement with integrated route coordination, the city aimed to improve service quality while reducing costs

Through the successful application of Green Public Procurement (GPP), Shenzhen has greatly reduced the use of products that contain Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS). Since Shenzhen began implementing GPP in 2006, the city has eliminated 150.9 tons of ODS, as well as greenhouse gases equivalent to 1,360,863 tons of CO2.

As a part of their work with sustainability, the City of Gothenburg strives for a responsible approach to conflict minerals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold. These minerals, which are used in IT products, are extracted in conflict-affected regions under circumstances where human rights are routinely abused.

WIDES ranks and scores products across a number of hazard categories, and all departments are required to use it for purchasing. It significantly contributes to transparency on the disinfectant market, and its impact is reflected in rising purchases of disinfectants with low risk potential, and influencing producers to use low impact ingredients.