The overall goal of this project was to collect evidence on the economic and administrative costs and benefits of GPP versus procurement of non-green (or conventional) products by national governments and individual purchasing authorities.
GreenS works with local energy agencies to create and consolidate permanent supporting structures to provide public authorities with long-term support and technical assistance in the process of GPP preparation and implementation.
PPI4Waste aims to find innovative solutions to key needs identified by procurers. This will help promote efficient management of municipal waste and support the implementation of European policies and national strategies on waste.
The SCI-Network connects public authorities looking to procure innovative and sustainable solutions within their construction projects. The SCI-Network aims to: jointly identify new construction solutions, and examine how best to encourage innovation in construction procurement.
The Clean Fleets project assists public authorities and fleet operators with the implementation of the Clean Vehicles Directive and the procurement or leasing of clean and energy-efficient vehicles. It offers a helpdesk, discussion forum and a range of supporting tools and publications, which can be found by visiting:
InnProBio aims to stimulate demand for bio-based products and services in Europe. The project will increase the number of public procurers equipped to carry out the procurement of innovative bio-based products and services.
LANDMARK Video: Verifying Social Responsibility in Supply Chains
The LANDMARK video contains interviews with key stakeholders across Europe along with informative animations. It focuses on the need for verifying social criteria throughout the supply chain and how this can and has been achieved in practice.
English
Europe/EU
Food and catering, Textiles, ICT (information and communication techn.), Buildings and construction
FRESH – Financing energy Refurbishment for Social Housing
FRESH was a European co-operation project aimed at demonstrating the potential of energy performance contracting (EPC) for social housing operators to achieve low energy refurbishment. A series of demonstration and dissemination activities were organised.
Low Carbon Vehicle Public Procurement Programme Summary Report
The Low Carbon Vehicle Public Procurement Programme (LCVPPP) which ran from 2008
to 2013 was one of the largest trials of electric and hybrid commercial vehicles carried
out in the UK to date. Funded by the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Office for Low
Emission Vehicles (OLEV), and managed by Cenex, LCVPPP placed 700 hybrid and
electric panel vans from four different manufacturers within 77 public sector fleets.
