Useful tools

The following is a selection of tools designed to assist public authorities with specific implementation issues on sustainable procurement.

• European Commission GPP Training Toolkit (developed by ICLEI)

• SMART SPP Guide on driving energy efficient innovation through public procurement, and an Excel tool  for calculating  life-cycle costs (LCC) and CO₂ emissions
  www.smart-spp.eu/guidance

• RESPIRO Guide on Socially Responsible Procurement of Building Construction Works (en) (fr) (de)

• RESPIRO Guide on Socially Responsible Procurement of Textiles and Clothing (en) (fr) (de)

• The Procurement Scorecard (xls) - A simple tool to help public authorities keep track of their sustainable procurement activities, as introduced in the printed manual

• Developing a Sustainable Procurement Policy (pdf) - Guidelines to preparing  a sustainable procurement policy in your organisation. Developed as part of the LEAP project (Local EMAS and Procurement) - www.leap-gpp-toolkit.org

• Identifying Internal Barriers to Sustainable Procurement (pdf) - A simple guide to both identifying an finding solutions to internal barriers. Developed as part of the LEAP project (Local EMAS and Procure ent) - www.leap-gpp-toolkit.org

• Joint procurement tool (pdf) - A guide to implementing joint procurement. Developed as part of the LEAP project (Local EMAS and Procurement) - www.leap-gpp-toolkit.org

• Energy Efficient Procurement - The DEEP Toolkit- providing a series of tools to help public authorities in tackling energy efficiency through procurement. Developed as part of the DEEP project (Disseminationg of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Public Buildings Sector)

• The Buy Fair Guide A Guide to the purchasing of Fair Trade products in public procurement. Developed within the Buy Fair project - www.buyfair.org<//a>
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (pdf) - A set of answers to common questions on sustainable procurement