Green public procurement is considered an environmental policy tool with great potential. Having been charged with the responsibility of transforming greenness into a shared social norm, Green public procurement has the potential to play an exemplary and guiding role for the individual consumer....

This report provides an overview of international experience in the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP). It focuses on the institutional framework that is needed to support the mainstreaming of GPP practices across government. The intention is to equip practitioners with a broad...

On 20 December 2011, the European Commission tabled the so-called public procurement modernisation package, adopted by the Council on 11 February 2014 . The modernisation package consists of a revision of the classical and sector directives, as well as a new concessions directive, which all have...

Public procurement is officially regarded as an effective means to secure environmental improvement. Estimates by the European Commission indicate that public authorities within the European Union typically purchase goods and services corresponding to approximately 16 percent of GNP per annum....