Green public procurement guide: disclosure requirements
Disclosure Requirements: Giving suppliers advance notice and beginning to collect EPDs
This Guide describes how Pledge Level 1 can be used to support market readiness and policy development for the procurement of low and near zero emission concrete and steel in public construction projects.
Time is of the essence for suppliers to begin collecting data and creating EPDs in advance of GPP and regulatory policies, and it is strongly recommended that disclosure requirements (i.e., a process to begin consulting with suppliers and initiating EPD creation and collection) starts as soon as possible. The goal of Level 1 – disclosure requirements is to give suppliers advance notice and to begin collecting data from EPDs. Disclosure requirements can be organized as a program or can be announced as new procurement requirements and then added to tender documents. Requirements should be based on extensive industry consultations and should align with any reporting processes.
