Tag: green public procurement

• Creating lead markets for the construction sector through effective public procurement

  Buy Better to Build Better welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback and targeted evidence over the importance of effectively designing the upcoming Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act.

• Europe must ‘buy better to build better,’ says new coalition on green public procurement

  Press release | Industry, business associations, public authorities, and civil society unite in new coalition calling for green public procurement to drive sustainable construction through smarter public spending in the EU: ‘Buy Better to Build Better’.

• Green public procurement a ‘no-brainer’ that could cut construction product emissions almost by half with a minimal price tag, new data shows

  Press release | The EU could slash emissions from concrete and steel by 19 million tonnes—almost half—by ensuring public authorities make better public purchases, a new study reveals [1]. The data also shows that products with lower emissions are cost-effective. The EU should not miss this opportunity to unlock public procurement’s green and economic potential, says environmental NGO ECOS, who commissioned the study [2].

• Report – Buy better to build better: Driving public purchase towards green construction products

  Public procurement is one of the EU’s most important economic tools, amounting to a staggering 15% of the bloc’s GDP . This puts governments and cities in a privileged position to create lead markets for green solutions, which often struggle to be deployed at scale. Yet, Green Public Procurement (GPP) remains under-exploited. More than half of public contracts across the EU are awarded without the environment in mind .