GPP, EC toolkit on Green Public Procurement

Module 3: Practical Module The Training toolkit can be downloaded from the European GPP website http://ec.europa.eu/The third module is specifically designed for purchasing environment/gpp/index_en.htm.officers. It includes concrete examples of environmental criteria which can be readily introduced in tender The modules and various background documents are EC Toolkit on Green Public Procurementdocuments. Examples of criteria have been established available as PDF documents and in the form of power GPPfor product and service groups identified (due to their point presentations, for use in GPP training.environmental impact and/or scope for environmental The GPP website further includes comprehensive improvement and/or financial impact and/or political or information on international, European and national example-setting function) as most suitable for “greening” Green Public Procurement strategies and guidelines. It under Green Public Procurement. includes many useful links to related policies and websites, The criteria have been established on the basis of broad such as the European Commission’s Environmental stakeholder consultation and are, where appropriate, Technologies Action Plan, the EU Ecolabel scheme based upon European or, in the absence thereof, national with advice on integrating ecolabel criteria into public environmental criteria and guidelines.