How to procure fair ICT hardware - Criteria set for socially responsible public procurement

Published on January 15, 2021

The criteria document aims to support experienced procurers in leveraging public purchases of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware to positively impact working conditions across the electronics supply-chain.

The criteria set covers guidance on Subject Matter, Selection and Award Criteria, Technical Specifications as well as Contract Clauses. The criteria set is ambitious as it goes beyond smelter level but addresses issues at mining stage also. The document should help procurers to make procurements of electronics more socially responsible.