The city of Bremen commissioned the new report ‘Beyond Buying: how can the circular economy principles feed sustainable public procurement policies and practices?’ to outline how municipalities can include circular economy principles into their procurement policies and practices. The report also makes policy recommendations to support these efforts and mainstream sustainability across the procurement process.

There are eight fundamental design strategies in this practical ‘Circular professional textiles’ guide. The collection of information has been aligned with insights gained during the Professional textiles research, carried out by Centexbel, the belgian knowledge centre for textiles, on behalf of OVAM. This guide aims to inspire those producing and using professional textiles and encourage them to include their textiles in the circular economy.

This guide shows how you, as a public purchaser, can improve the situation of the workers and help respect international and national laws on working conditions, human rights and living wages, in
consultation with your suppliers.

European Commission Webinar on green procurement of textile products and services with an emphasis on the new criteria, support tools and insights from the European Clothing Action Plan. Recording is available.

This guideline, updated and newly published in 2018, supports public authorities in obtaining the most environmentally friendly paper wallpapers according to DIN 6730 and woodchip DIN 6730. Criteria are, for example, the proportion of recovered paper and the use of problematic substances such as formaldehyde during production.

This guide shows how you, as a public purchaser, can improve the situation of the workers and help respect international and national laws on working conditions, human rights and living wages, in consultation with your suppliers.

This handbook is designed to help public authorities successfully plan and implement GPP. It explains the possibilities offered by European Union law in a practical way, and looks at simple and effective approaches to greening contracts.

Public procurement can embrace the principles of the circular economy, in particular: contribute to the closure of cycles (both energy and materials), maximize the value of materials, reduce or eliminate waste production. This guide aims to support the transition towards circular procurement.

This guidance is intended to help those responsible for the commissioning, specifying and procurement of products, equipment and services, embed the benefits of a relevant and proportionate focus on repair, re-use and remanufacturing.