Green Public Procurement

The Marrakech process is a global process to support regional and national initiatives to promote the shift towards Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) patterns. In the European Union, the Marrakech process is leading the development of an EU SCP Action Plan that entails amongst other things the Integrated Product Policy (IPP) and Green Public Procurement (GPP). 

The two key pillars in the context of SCP Action Plan in Europe are the Green Public Procurement (GPP) and the Integrated Product Policy (IPP). One of the main pillars of European SCP Policy is GPP, which means that public purchasers take account of environmental factors when buying products or services. ... 

Tarantini M, Loprieno AD, Porta PL. A life cycle approach to Green Public Procurement of building materials and elements a case study on windows. Energy 2011 36 (5) 2473-2482. 

As an example, life cycle thinking and assessment stand at the heart of a growing number of policies and instruments in areas such as Integrated Product Policy, the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan, Green Public Procurement, and the European Union (EU) Ecolabel and Ecodesign [3]. 

Encourage Green Public Procurement for biobased products... 

Tax credits and public spending Schemes utilizing tax credits typically offer tax incentives to industriahsts to invest in sustainable and resource-efficient technologies. Public spending is often used to encourage directly specific environmental innovation and to promote relevant research and development. Another facet of this is the deliberate utilization of green procurement policies by local and national governments to drive the market towards sustainable development. 

Public Green Procurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Communication, etc. 

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