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January 31, 2022US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)

General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) Case 2021-G528, Sustainable Acquisition

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) currently requires environmental consideration during acquisition planning (see FAR...

Organisation
US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
January 14, 2020Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Aligning policy and legal framework for supporting smallholder farming through public food procurement: The case of home-grown school feeding programmes

This paper is organised into 3 main sections: Section 1 explores through a literature review and country experiences how and...

Organisation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Agricultural and Fishery
Education
Resource
December 13, 2018Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Life Cycle Cost Tool (LCC Tool)

When purchasing goods and services, the most inexpensive offers are often not the most economic ones. Inexpensive products...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
December 22, 2017US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)

US EPA Recommendations of Product Environmental Performance Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels

The US EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels is based on the premise that markets need sound...

Organisation
US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 6, 2017United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Sustainable Public Procurement in the United States (Asia-Pacific GPPEL Training Workshop-Part 7)

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Education
Resource
May 17, 2015United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Using Product-Service Systems to Enhance Sustainable Public Procurement

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Education
Resource
April 17, 2015United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Impacts of Sustainable Public Procurement: Eight Illustrative Case Studies

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
December 23, 2014United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Draft Guidelines for Product Environmental Performance Standards & Ecolabels for Voluntary Use in Federal Procurement

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Waste, incl. Chemicals