Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. Since 2014, the proportion has remained stable, as the latest KIP analysis shows.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here. The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) In 2020, the EU introduced the CEAP, which is a key instrument in the European Green Deal.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Out of the 19 surveyed countries, 14 had a central government strategy to promote the participation of small and medium enterprises in public procurement (or 74%); however, only 9 had a strategy for green public procurement (or 47%). Available in English and Spanish. Available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Government 52

Government Government Data Public Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This can be seen to weaken the hand of the European Commission in international negotiations, as EU procurement markets are de facto almost entirely open, regardless of the much more limited legal openness resulting from those international agreements. Halonen, Kirsi-Maria, ‘Is public procurement fit for reaching sustainability goals?

Public Procurement 105

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