GPP in practice

A series of examples of the implementation of GPP is currently being developed, to illustrate how public authorities have made greener purchasing a reality and provide guidance to others.

Summaries of the GPP in practice are included in the GPP News Alert.

The complete series can be downloaded here:

GPP Example 1: The purchase of electricity from renewable sources (Rivierenland, Netherlands)
GPP Example 2: The use of official ecolabels (Esbjerg, Denmark)
GPP Example 3: The procurement of sustainable cleaning services (Gooi en Vechstreek, Netherlands)
GPP Example 4: Sustainable food for thought (Malmö, Sweden)
GPP Example 5: Green primary school (Pembroke, Malta)
GPP Example 6: Vienna's sustainable new hospital (Vienna, Austria)
GPP Example 7: Sustainable procurement of wood products (Barcelona, Spain)
GPP Example 8: Innovative workwear for Zürich's police force (Zürich, Switzerland)
GPP Example 9: Green and healthy cleaning services (Tuscany, Italy)
GPP Example 10: Hybrid cars for city administration (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
GPP Example 11: Green procurement in Badalona's schools (Badalona, Spain)
GPP Example 12: 100% recycled paper for Bulgaria's Environment Ministry (Sofia, Bulgaria)
GPP Example 13: Framework for green IT equipment (Dunkerque, France)
GPP Example 14: The Latvian Ministry of Environment goes for green investments (Latvia)
GPP Example 15: Framework agreement for ecological paper (Lombardy, Italy)
GPP Example 16: Working with suppliers to deliver green furniture (Basque country, Spain)
GPP Example 17: Building a Greener London Fire Brigade (UK)
GPP Example 18: Purchasing energy-efficient outdoor lighting in Cascais (Portugal)
GPP Example 19: Ireland Makes Sustainable Furniture Purchasing Work
GPP Example 20: Procuring passive housing in Finland
GPP Example 21: Powering Bremen with renewable electricity
GPP Example 22: Greener IT Equipment in Gizpuzkoa
GPP Example 23: Organising GPP through an EMS in Amaroussion, Greece
GPP Example 24: Kolding’s procurement of climate-friendly lighting solutions
GPP Example 25: Stockholm sets high standards for IT equipment (Sweden)
GPP Example 26: Sustainable new administrative centre in Leuven (Belgium)
GPP Example 27: Italian public buildings save with energy services framework
GPP Example 28: Sustainable wood procurement in Cognac, France
GPP Example 29: Environmentally-friendly cleaning services in Reykjavík
GPP Example 30: Efficient purchasing of laboratory supplies in Maynooth
GPP Example 31: Energy efficient lighting on Budapest’s bridges, Hungary
GPP Example 32: Sustainable energy supplies in County Waterford, Ireland
GPP Example 33: Lithuania’s central purchasing body introduces GPP, Lithuania
GPP Example 34: Sustainable food procurement for schools in Rome, Italy
GPP Example 35: Green ambulance procurement in Stockholm
GPP Example 36: Clean streets in Barcelona
GPP Example 37: Centralised procurement of greener office supplies, Hungary
GPP Example 38: Sustainable uniforms for the French Navy, France
GPP Example 39: City of Wiesbaden greens its office stationery, Germany
GPP Example 40: Cleaner vehicles and electricity in Slovenia
GPP Example 41: Basque Council maintains buildings the greener way, Spain
GPP Example 42: Sustainable school meals in East Ayrshire, Scotland
GPP Example 43: Ville de Venelles, France
GPP Example 44: Agency for Social Assistance, Bulgaria
GPP Example 45: Efficient, ecological wastewater treatment in Sweden
GPP Example 46: Provincial Council of Toledo, Spain