Examples of sustainable procurement strategies & policies
Below are examples of strategies and policies that are relevant for green public procurement activities. You can download them as pdfs.
National Action Plans
- UK Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan
- Sustainable Procurement Action Plan for Northern Ireland
- Slovak Republic National Action Plan
- Estonia National Action Plan
- Cyprus National Action Plan
- France National Action Plan
- Sweden National Action Plan [se | en]
- Malta National Action Plan
- Italy National Action Plan
- Norwegian National Action Plan
- Portugal National Action Plan
- Spain National Action Plan
Local Sustainable Procurement Strategies
- Lincolnshire Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- London Olympics 2012 Sustainable Sourcing Code
- UK Local Government Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- Buckinghamshire County Council Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- NHS Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- Scottish Borders Council Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- Sustainable Procurement strategy from Castilla la Mancha - Spain
- Spanish Sustainable Development Strategy
- Procurement Strategy City of Ravensburg - Germany
- Joint Procurement Strategy Reutlingen - Germany
- Procurement Strategy City of Munich - Germany
- Procurement Strategy City of Leutkirch - Germany
- Procurement Strategy Municipality of Moeglingen - Germany
Local Sustainable Procurement Policies
- City of San José Procurement Policy
- King County Waschington's Purchasing Policy
- East Refrewshire Sustainable Procurement Policy
- The GLA (Greater London Authority) Group Sustainable Procurement Policy
- NHS (National Health Service) Sustainable Procurement Policy
- Lancaster City Council's Sustainable Procurement Policy
- Sandwell Council's Sustainable Procurement Policy Action Plan
- Derbyshire Dales District Council Sustainable Procurement Policy
- Craigavon Borough Council - Green procurement policy (Northern Ireland)
- City Council of the City of Annapolis - Ordinance of the use of reusable, recyclable and compostable materials
- City of Boston - Green Procurement Policy
We are always interested in collecting strategy examples to share with others. If you know of any relevant policy please email this to procurement@iclei.org and we would be happy to publish it here.