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. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

Thanks to a small grant from Schmidt Futures , we had the opportunity to experiment with applying artificial intelligence technologies to green public procurement. The goal is to increase the understanding of AI in public procurement – by discussing the key decisions we had to make about our approach.

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Procurement Public Procurement Green Public Procurement Tender 132

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

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. While the model performed well enough, it is not ideal for the procurement context.

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Procurement Public Procurement Green Public Procurement Electronics 62

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. Can everything be green?

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Each graphic has a link to the original data in excel that can be freely downloaded. Most of the data in the report were collected from government officials via specifically designed surveys, who also provided evidence to validate their answers with other sources. On average, 36.3% percentage points (p.p.) below the OECD average (47%).

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Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 31, 2025

CivicDataLab analyzed Assams public procurement data to estimate the share of green public procurement (GPP). GPP refers to procurement that incorporates climate and environmental goals. CivicDataLab developed a methodology to identify and measure green public procurement using tender titles.

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