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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Why we prioritized furniture procurement We wanted to test our approach on one product category that governments buy regularly and that, in the EU, have clearly defined green requirements designed to reduce the environmental impact of a purchase. 2018) dataset. At present, the low adoption of green criteria is the main barrier.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Here, I will touch upon some the issues highlighted by recent developments in EU law and policy, and in relation to contemporary debates around the salient grand challenges encapsulated in the need for procurement to support the ‘twin transition’ to green and digital. Arrowsmith, Sue, The Law of Public and Utilities Procurement.