G2L is a sustainable development consultancy specialising in helping mainly public sector and governmental organisations improve their sustainable development performance. Since 1996, G2L has established a reputation for delivering high quality outcomes to deadlines, at competitive costs. G2L clients number over 160 with a third being repeat business. At present there are 12 staff; 8 are based in the UK, with colleagues in HU, PL, SE and UKR. G2L also works with sister organisations in DE, EL, ES and IE.

Since 2003 G2L has been increasingly working with clients at a strategic, EU, national and regional level (including the European Commission, DEFRA, the Sustainable Development Commission, National Health Service Wales, Environment Agency, the Regional Centres of Excellence, all the Government Offices, and many of the RDAs). More recently G2L has secured work from large private organisations, owned by public bodies, such as NPS (Norfolk Property Services) and ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation).

G2L is a virtual company: it has no central offices, and aim to practise what they preach by driving down both the financial and environmental overheads. G2L conducts its business in accordance with an approved Sustainability Policy, and has an ISO14001 certified EMS system in place. G2L believes this is a ‘first’ for a virtual company. They also assist public organisations and business to improve their environmental performance and mainstream sustainability.  The main services are: Climate Change, Environmental Management Systems, Sustainable Procurement and Project Design and Management of national and EU co-funded projects.

As part of the overall work, G2L has developed extensive experience in issues relating to sustainable procurement including:

• Development of specifications, market research, tender documentation and tender evaluation for the first National Catalogue of Sustainable Products led by ESPO. This 1000 product catalogue is available to all public sector buyers in the UK without the need for further tendering
• G2L was part of a consortium to develop detailed proposals for sustainable construction procurement practice for East Midlands Development Agency, 2006
• G2L participated in international research on procurement processes, procedures and products – as a member of the Take 5 consortium for the European Commission in 2005/6
• G2L developed a training guide and carried out extensive training on the Implementation of the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative on behalf of the UK Environment Ministry (DEFRA) for both purchasers and producers in 2004 – 2006
• G2L participated in a consortium reporting on social clauses in public procurement for the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2006
• Since 2005 they provide extensive advice and assistance to the Welsh Health Service on sustainable procurement and management issues
• G2L provides specific advice to a wide range of public sector organisations on sustainable procurement issues including sustainable products and relevant management processes, drafting of specifications and integration of tender documentation and contract clauses
  
  

• Website: www.globaltolocal.com
• Email: Helmut Lusser