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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

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.

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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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Sustainable and Circular Procurement Practices in Public Sector Procurement

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Implement applicable laws : Ensure that the necessary laws, policies and regulations have been implemented to further drive sustainable procurement, promote diverse and equitable working environments, and meet the demands of labour laws. Market engagement : Gather insight from suppliers to better understand the supply chain.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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Moreover, such market partitioning would raise entry barriers for entities new to bidding for public contracts, as well as facilitate the emergence of anticompetitive and collusive practices in the more concentrated and partly isolated from potential competition ‘public markets’ ( Sanchez-Graells [2015] ) in ways that general legislation would not.