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• Study on the Uptake of GPP published
  In 2008, the European Commission set an indicative target that, by 2010, 50% of all public tendering procedures should be green.
  A new study has now been published that measured if this target was met. From this study, it appears that, while green procurement is done at a large scale in Europe, the 50% target has not been met.
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• New EU GPP criteria on Indoor Lighting and update of eight existing EU GPP criteria sets
  The Commission has published new criteria for indoor lighting and has updated the following criteria sets: office IT equipment, transport, electricity, cleaning products and services, textiles, gardening products and services, hard-floor coverings, street lighting and traffic signals.
  The new criteria and technical background reports for each set of criteria can be found here.

 

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EU Commissioner for Environment Janez Potočnik on GPP

Europe's public authorities are major consumers. By using their purchasing power to choose environmentally friendly goods, services and works, they can make an important contribution to sustainable consumption and production – what we call Green Public Procurement, or GPP.

Although GPP is a voluntary instrument, it has a key role to play in the EU's efforts to become a more resource-efficient economy. It can help stimulate a critical mass of demand for more sustainable goods and services which otherwise would be difficult to get onto the market. GPP is therefore a strong stimulus for eco-innovation.

To be a success, GPP needs clear and verifiable environmental criteria for products and services. A number of European countries already have national criteria, and the challenge now, as GPP becomes more widespread, is to ensure that the criteria are compatible between Member States. A level playing field will boost the single market, ensuring that what is good for the EU is also good for the environment.