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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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From Data to Action: Learn How Latin American and Caribbean Governments Are Pursuing Better Governance

Inter-American Development Bank

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%). of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 compared to 39.7% in OECD countries.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

However, the details on the specific sustainability goals to be pursued through procurement (as compared to other means of public finances, such as subsidies or tax incentives), and on how to design and implement sustainable procurement are more contested.