Green Public Procurement Roadmap, Philippines
Green Public Procurement is a process whereby public authorities
seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced
environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared
to goods, services and works with the same primary function that
would otherwise be procured
GPP is a voluntary instrument. The government of the Philippines
has decided to adopt this concept to develop the country in line with
the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the United Nations
until 2030 and the UN 10-Years Framework Program on Sustainable
Consumption and Production. Harnessing the immense purchasing
power of the government will not only help convert the market to a
greener market with substantial benefts for the environment, but
also improve the socio-economy status of the nation.
The Philippine GPP Roadmap is inspired by the logic that governments
have to lead by example in transforming the market. Numerous
international examples exist to adopt the best practices and to
avoid all possible failures on the way forward. The strategy of GPP
in the Philippines is to integrate green practices harmoniously into
the existing procurement processes. Over a short to medium-term
period, procuring green will become the norm for an increasing
number of commonly and non-commonly used supplies and
equipment; the long-term perspective is to achieve sustainable
public procurement. The GPP Roadmap describes a circumspect
approach that reflects issues and concerns such as value for money,
suppliers’ readiness, capacity.
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