Useful Links

Sustainable Procurement - General

Procura Plus Campaign supports public authorities across Europe in implementing sustainable procurement.
Local government action plan has been drawn up in response to the recommendations of the Sustainable Procurement Taskforce delivered in June 2006.
Mayor's Green Procurement Code launched in March 2001 aims to encourage businesses and local authorities in London to purchase goods made from recycled materials.
Sustainable Procurement Information Network website designed to help UK local authorities procure sustainably.
Sustainable Procurement Cupboard provides case studies, tools, documents and contacts.
ESPO Sustainable products and services catalogue

1. Construction

BRE provides general information on best practice for sustainability in building construction.
Greenspec lists building materials, compares their environmental impacts and suggested preferences.
OGC Achieveing Excellence in Construction Procurement - Sustainability
WRAP construction procurement general advice from pre-design to demolition.
WRAP Recycled content of mainsteam construction products.
AggRegain guide to procuring recycled aggregate in highways works.
WWF FTN Responsible Purchasing of Forest Products.
WWF FTN Keep It Legal, guide to keeping illegal timber out of your supply chain.

2. Health and Social Work

Healthcare without harm aims to reduce harm to human health and the environment by proposing the adoption of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) into all stages of the purchasing process.

3. Food

ICLEI Buy Fair guide for European public authorities wishing to buy Fair Trade products.
Caroline Walker Trust nutrition guidelines for the young and elderly.
DEFRA Food Assurance Schemes and Standards information.
Soil Associations Food for Life targets for School Meals.
Sustainable Food in Care Catering, a joint project between Sustain and the NACC looking at procurement opportunities for sustainable food in residential care homes.
Market prices for fresh organic produce and non-organic produce.
GOL PSFPI seasonal food charts for salads, fruits and vegetables including producers.
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) works to safeguard and promote the consumption of sustainable fish.
English Farming & Food Partnerships (EFFP) works to encourage collaborative approaches to supply food in the public sector.

4. Uniforms, Clothing and other Textiles

5. Waste

WRAP international study of LCA on the benenfits of recycling.
London Remade assisting the private and public sector to recycle and buy recycled.

6. Pulp, Paper and Printing

WRAP Paper Advocacy Team information sheets including life cycle analysis of recycled paper and suggested specifications.
WRAP Case Studies on using recycled paper.

7. Energy

LCE Energy Project led by LB Haringey promoting best practice in energy procurement.

8. Consumables, Office Machinery and Computers

Open Source Software providing economic benefits and the potential to improve software compatibility across computer models and thus longevity of the equipment.
Brother makes the only printers to have met the rigorous TCO ’99 the most rigorous green standard for office equipment.

9. Furniture

10. Transport

Energy Saving Trust Ways to Travel for travel plans, alternative travel and reducing the need; EST Vehicles for low carbon vehicles and alternative fuels; EST Efficient Driving for fleet management
EU vehicle emission standards that can be referred to in contract specifications.
EU non-road mobile machinery standards that can be referred to in contract specifications.

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