Green public procurement guide: adopting commitments
How to set commitments to buy low and near-zero emission concrete, steel and construction projects in public procurement practices
This guide is intended to support governments in adopting GPP Pledge commitments (i.e. commitments to purchase low and near-zero emission concrete and steel for construction projects) into existing procurement practices. This guide is for setting advance commitments, it does not include technical guidance for the life cycle assessment of either materials or construction projects. The primary target audience for this guide is government officials assigned with a) assessing the government’s readiness to adopt Pledge commitments and b) developing a policy proposal to adopt and implement Pledge commitments. The guide could also be followed to set commitments for other materials and products. All readers should come away with a greater understanding of how a public procurement practice can be leveraged to meet environmental objectives.
