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Green Public Procurement in China and the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: is it hard to be "fairly" green?
The aim of this paper is two-fold. First, explore in the GPA context and
under China's procurement system, the current normative GPP framework and the
development in practice. Second, assess the GPA regime and China's procurement system in the light of an efficient, transparent and competent GPP operation.
English
China
General GPP/SPP
2011
Driving Transformation to Energy Efficient Buildings - Policies and Actions (2nd Edition)
A report from the Institute for Building Efficiency (an initiative of Johnson Controls)reviewing policy options for driving the shift to energy efficiency in the construction sector
English
International
Buildings and construction
The Institute for Building Efficiency
2012
The Uptake of Green Public Procurement in the EU-27
A report from 2012 monitoring progress across the EU in implementing GPP. The study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), and the College of Europe. It states that 26% of EU tenders have used all of the EC GPP Core criteria.
English
Europe/EU
General GPP/SPP
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), and the College of Europe
2012
IISD Report - Preparedness Assessment for the Integration of Sustainability Criteria into the Public Procurement of Infrastructure in Vietnam
This reports takes a closer look at Vietnam's public procurement of infrastructure projects and services. It assesses the introduction of modern procurement methods and the ways sustainable procurement practices can be implemented in Vietnam.
English
Vietnam
Infrastructure
IISD - The International Institute for Sustainable Development
2011
Green Public Procurement in Lithuania: Volumes and Possibilities for Environmental Impact Reduction
This paper aims to analyze results of green public procurement implementation in Lithuania over the 2008 – 2010 year period, considering its scope and possibilities for reducing environmental impacts.
English
Lithuania
ICT (information and communication techn.), Buildings and construction
General GPP/SPP,
Kaunas University of Technology
2011
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”.
English
Europe/EU
Institute for Ecological economy Research
2009
Sustainable Consumption Facts and Trends: From a business perspective
English
International
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
2008
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.
English
United States
General GPP/SPP
Responsible Purchasing Network
2010
Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials
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.
English
International
United Nations Environment Programme
2010