"Buying Green! A Handbook on Environmental Public Procurement"

In September 2004, the European Commission released a handbook encouraging public authorities throughout the EU to green their purchasing procedures as far as possible.

The guidance follows a revision of EU procurement rules last year which clarified authorities rights to set environmental conditions when buying products and services.

 

 

 

Contents:	1.	Green Purchasing Strategies
	2.	Organising Public Procurement
	3.	Defining the Requirements of the Contract
	4.	Selecting Suppliers, Service Providers or Contractors
	5.	Awarding the Contract
	6.	Contract Performance Clauses

 

 

[source: European Commission]