EC guidance on green procurement

The European Commission has published a new edition of its handbook providing guidance on sustainable procurement

A new edition of Buying green, the handbook published by the European Commission with detailed guidance on how green public procurement (GPP) can be practised in the EU, has been published.

The new edition includes: the current policy framework for GPP; updated guidance on how environmental considerations can be included at each stage of the procurement process, and examples drawn from member states of how public authorities are greening their contracts. A summary booklet has also been published.