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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

Telles.eu

It seems then that for the Portuguese Government vehicle efficiency only matters for internal combustion and not for all types of vehicles. For electric vehicles we refer to energy, not fuel consumption and for hydrogen ones I simply do not know. This is, self-evidently, discriminatory and as thus, illegal.

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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. Simplify criteria: Green requirements do not need to be complicated sentences.

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Sustainable and Circular Procurement Practices in Public Sector Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

Procurement promotes the use of digital tools, resources and applications to drive sustainable innovation across multiple sectors and determine the systems needed to achieve a more environmentally conscious transition. In addition to this, procurement sustainability ensures effective delivery of services within desired timeframes.