Following the Government's Intelligent Public Procurement Strategy, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency has developed a number of tools that make it possible in the bid phase to calculate what the total cost of a product will be throughout its use phase.
Buying for a Better World United Nations Environment Programme: A Guide on Sustainable Procurement for the UN System
To assist with the implementation of Sustainable Procurement, this guide
aims to provide: concrete and valid arguments for the United Nations to engage in SP; recommendations on the development of a SP Action Plan; and guidance on the integration of sustainable development principles in
the UN procurement cycle.
Access by work integration social enterprises to public procurement in Europe
The diversity of experiences presented in this publication demonstrate that more attention has been given to the social impact of public procurement in recent years, even if there is more to be done.
This publication aims to highlight these particular experiences as well as
French practices, in order to make comparisons, challenge and inspire
European initiatives that support WISEs’ access to public procurement opportunities.
English
Europe/EU
SMEs(small and medium sized enterprises), Social responsibility
Public Procurement as a Driver of Innovation in SMEs and Public Services
This guide shows policy-makers in the regions and at the national level what they can do to support innovation procurement. It presents potential tools to unlock the "power of the purse" of public procurement that can be used by regions. Examples from some regions illustrate these suggestions and should inspire other regions to engage in innovation procurement.
English
Europe/EU
Innovation procurement (PPI) , SMEs(small and medium sized enterprises)
The Centre for Sustainable Design® (CfSD) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and partners have provided eco-innovation business support to over 590 SMEs in the South-East of England between 2009 and 2012. This paper shares the findings, lessons learnt and conclusions from two European Commission (EC) funded projects, EcoMind and SUSCIN (see Appendices A and B).
English
United Kingdom
Innovation procurement (PPI) , SMEs(small and medium sized enterprises)
Synthesis: Who has the power? Review the rules of the game for more equity in agricultural value chains
A study of models of power concentration in supply chains, unfair trade practices and their consequences for the sustainable development of Southern countries.
French Government guide on Fair Trade public procurement
The objective of the guide is to provide public procurers with legal tools and useful examples in the implementation of responsible and ethical public procurement. The guide has been issued by the Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs with the support of French Fair Trade actors such as Max Havelaar, Artisans du Monde and Plate-Forme pour le Commerce Équitable.
French
Europe/EU, France
Food and catering, Textiles, Timber and forestry , Green spaces, Furniture
This guidance - from the German Biostädte (Organic Cities) network - provides strategies and concepts for the successful introduction
of organic food into city catering services.