GPP Good Practice

Combining procurement models for green and healthy buildings, South Moravian Region (Czech Republic, 2021)
Poland’s first swimming pool meeting passive energy use standards Municipality of Sulejów (Poland, 2021)
Kantoor2023: a sustainable and circular building in Brussels Government of Flanders (Belgium, 2021)
Procurement of low-carbon residential buildings using life-cycle assessment criteria, Municipality of Helsinki (City of Helsinki, Finland, 2021)
Highly energy efficient health centre with swimming and sport facilities Orkland, Norway
Renovating the façade of an unused warehouse as part of plans for a sustainable Youth Centre, Consorci de la Ribera & Alzira Municipality, Spain
Increasing brick recycling rates when procuring demolition services in Hjørring Denmark
A low carbon, circular economy approach to concrete procurement, City of Zurich, Switzerland
Building a sustainable pre-school using ecolabel standards, Hyvinkää, Finland
Using recycled concrete in the construction of new buildings, Berlin, Germany
Building carbon negative student facilities as part of a campus redevelopment, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Energy efficient data centre, Vienna, Austria
Creating an energy sufficient hospital, Galicia, Spain
Energy efficiency through performance contracting, Government of Catalonia, Spain
Guidelines for economical buildings, Frankfurt, Germany
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels and associated works in public buildings, Tipperary, Ireland
An Energy Service Company (ESCO) used to cut energy use in municipal buildings, Vantaa, Finland
Greening internal finishings, Malta
Basque Council maintains buildings the greener way, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Green procurement in Badalona's schools, Badalona, Spain
Greening the construction, renovation and design of buildings, the Basque Country, Spain
Construction of an energy-efficient kindergarten, Preddvor, Slovenia
Promoting life-cycle thinking in construction, Jyväskylä, Finland
Urban regeneration of the Vila d’Este neighbourhood, Portugal
Innovative and green bus shelters, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Green Building Materials for a Fire Station, Lorüns, Vorarlberg, Austria
Using LCA and CO2 performance to assess bidders, Netherlands
Supply of sustainable concrete at the London Olympics, UK
Zero carbon refurbishment in an East England school, UK
Sustainable new administrative centre, Leuven, Belgium
Procuring passive housing, Naantali, Finland
Building a Greener London Fire Brigade, UK
The Latvian Ministry of Environment goes for green investments, Latvia
Green primary school, Pembroke, Malta
Vienna's sustainable new hospital, Vienna, Austria

Sustainable cleaning services, Dinan Agglomération, France, 2022
Environmentally and socially friendly cleaning services - Environment and Resources Authority Malta, 2021
Using award criteria to purchase ecolabelled cleaning products in Valencia (Spain)
Framework contract for the supply of cleaning products and services in Greater Porto, Portugal
Socially responsible cleaning framework using green cleaning products, Government of Catalonia, Spain
Quality cleaning services meeting sustainability requirements, the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia, Spain
Purchasing non-hazardous disinfectants, City of Vienna, Austria
Introducing green criteria for contracting cleaning services, National Environmental Guard, Romania
Green Procurement of cleaning products, Ghent, Belgium
Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto (LIPOR), Porto, Portugal
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board - green cleaning products and services, Estonia
Provision of Cleaning Products & Services, Luxembourg, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration, Denmark
Cleaning Products for schools Ville de Venelles, France
Clean streets, Barcelona, Spain
Environmentally-friendly cleaning services, Reykjavík, Iceland
Green and healthy cleaning services, Tuscany, Italy
The procurement of sustainable cleaning services, Gooi en Vechstreek, Netherlands
The use of official ecolabels, Esbjerg, Denmark

An innovative, efficient combined heat and power (CHP) plant, Toholampi, Finland

Encouraging more sustainable office supplies, Government of Flanders, Belgium
Joint procurement of 100% recycled copying paper, Municipality of Erlangen, Germany
Centralised procurement of greener office supplies, Hungary
Framework agreement for ecological paper, Lombardy, Italy
100% recycled paper for Bulgaria's Environment Ministry, Sofia, Bulgaria

Cleaner vehicles and electricity, Slovenia
Procurement of 100% green electricity, Brandenburg, Germany
Electricity from 100% renewable sources, Turku, Finland
Sustainable energy supplies, County Waterford, Ireland
Powering Bremen with renewable electricity, Bremen, Germany
Energy efficient swimming pools in Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The purchase of electricity from renewable sources, Rivierenland, Netherlands

Purchasing materials for events in a sustainable way (Municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands, 2022)

Vending machines for food and beverages University of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy, 2021)

Procuring healthy and sustainable vegetables for Vienna’s nursing homes (Austria, 2020)
Wholesaler of sustainable food for schools and elderly care homes (Helsingborg, Sweden)
Increasing the share of organic food in public canteens – one egg at a time (Växjö, Sweden)
Eliminating single-use plastic from the provision of drinking water in medical centres (Mutualia, Spain)
Preparation and delivery of healthy and sustainable school meals, City of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Circular catering services for the Pļaviņu Gymnasium, Municipality of Plavinu, Latvia
Serving more organic and nutritionally-balanced food in schools, City of Munich, Germany
Procurement of catering services and organic food for school canteens, City of Lens, France
Sustainable, climate friendly catering at the University of Basel, Switzerland
People centered, low carbon healthcare catering solution, United Kingdom
Monitoring low carbon, sustainable catering services, Turin, Italy
Organic, seasonal food for kindergartens, Barcelona, Spain
Calculating the environmental impact of catering services, Finland
Procurement of 100% organic, seasonal food, Denmark
Organic Food Procurement for School Catering Services, Lens, France
A National Framework Contract for Green Dairy Products, Austria
Sustainable school meals in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Sustainable food procurement for schools, Rome, Italy
Sustainable food for thought, Malmö, Sweden

Promoting sustainable development while purchasing office chairs (European Commission, Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, Belgium, 2022)
Piloting sustainable school furniture procurement in Latvia Smiltene County (Latvia, 2021)
Furniture framework applying circular economy principles, City of Malmö (Sweden)
Circular procurement for a sustainable learning environment, Aalborg, Denmark
Reusing and refurbishing furniture in a new office, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
Circular Procurement of Furniture for the City of Wageningen,The Netherlands
Circular Procurement of Furniture for the City Hall of Venlo, The Netherlands
Procuring sustainable furniture, Denmark
Furniture & white goods for public housing projects, Basque Country, Spain
Greening the construction, renovation and design of buildings, Basque Country, Spain
Green procurement of furniture and fabrics for public buildings and offices, Västra Gotaland, Sweden
Procuring sustainable forest products Provincial Council of Toledo, Spain
Ireland Makes Sustainable Furniture Purchasing Work
Working with suppliers to deliver green furniture, Basque country, Spain

Reaching social and environmental objectives through maintenance of public green spaces (Municipality of Rincón de la Victoria, Spain, Belgium, 2022) Gardening, Low environmental impact maintenance contract for city parks, Barcelona, Spain
Promoting Biodiversity in Green Urban Areas, Lille, France
Green Requirements for the Maintenance of Parks and Gardens, Errenteria, Spain

Procuring energy efficient indoor lighting-as-a-service in Mechelen, Belgium
Using Total Cost of Ownership to save on lighting costs, Municipality of Syddjurs, Denmark
Innovation lighting procurement for London's Underground network, London, United Kingdom
Kolding’s procurement of climate-friendly lighting solutions, Kolding, Denmark

Using the SDGs as a compass: How the Zeeland Province procures more sustainably? (Province of Zeeland, The Netherlands, 2022)
Networking for a common goal, Veneto Region (Italy, 2021)
Promoting responsible purchasing in Nantes, France
Greening public procurement in the Basque Country, Basque Country Government, Spain
Strategy and approach to SPP in the Municipality of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
City of Barcelona’s + Sustainable City Council Programme, Spain
Sustainability Strategy2013-2016, Aalborg, Denmark
Sardinia's Regional Action Plan for GPP, Italy
"Ökokauf Wien" – Vienna's Sustainable Procurement Programme, Vienna, Austria
Environmental Policy Office, Cyprus
Organising GPP through an EMS, Amaroussion, Greece
Lithuania's central purchasing body introduces GPP, Lithuania

Procuring medical consumables by tackling social considerations along the supply chain, Cities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola, and Randaberg (Norway, 2022)

Incentivising energy use improvements in sports centres Municipality of Getxo (Basque Country, Spain, 2021)
Refurbishing an old kindergarten building with minimal environmental impact, City of Koprivnica (Croatia, 2020)
Building a ‘green’ exposition centre in Burgas, Bulgaria
Reducing emissions produced through construction, Municipal Undertaking for Social Service buildings (Norway)
Procuring innovative energy efficiency solutions for educational buildings, Enzkreis, Germany

Procuring sustainable computers, printers and related services, Region Tuscany and ARPAT (Italy, 2022)
Sustainable procurement of desktop and portable computers, Region Stockholm, Sweden
Procurement of energy and resource efficient desktop computers, Federal Procurement Agency (Austria)
Purchasing Framework for energy efficient client computer systems, Scotland
Framework contract for energy efficient IT equipment and services, Finland
Framework contract to purchase thin client computer systems, Germany
Refurbishment of redundant ICT equipment, Durham, UK
ICT equipment and management services, Italy
Low environmental impact PCs and monitors, Estonia
Stockholm sets high standards for IT equipment, Stockholm, Sweden
Greener IT Equipment, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Framework for green IT equipment, Dunkerque, France

National framework contract for paper with environmental requirements, Slovenia
Framework contract for sustainable office materials based on "Cradle to Cradle" principles, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Sustainable procurement of office supplies, Ghent, Belgium
Green stationery supplies for the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Green stationery and paper, Gloucestershire County Council, United Kingdom
City of Wiesbaden greens its office stationery, Wiesbaden, Germany

Leasing low-carbon imaging equipment, Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto (LIPOR), Portugal
Resource efficient print and copy management solutions, Italy
Purchasing copy, printing and scanning services in Zurich, Switzerland
Procurement of Reduced Environmental Impact Toners, Tuscany, Italy
Environmental requirements for printed materials, Cognac, France

Upgrading streetlights using an Energy Service Company model, City of Gabrovo (Bulgaria 2021)
Saving energy through the purchase of LED street lights, Geestland, Germany
Purchasing energy efficient street lighting, City of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Energy performance contracting for efficient outdoor lighting, Jimena de la Frontera, Spain
Procurement of energy efficient street lighting, Croatia
Energy efficient lighting on Budapest’s bridges, Budapest, Hungary
Kolding’s procurement of climate-friendly lighting solutions, Kolding, Denmark
Purchasing energy-efficient outdoor lighting, Cascais, Portugal

Reducing urban flood risk through innovation procurement, (Frederiksberg, Denmark)
Sustainable reconstruction of the A6 motorway, Department of Public Works, Netherlands
Recycled asphalt used for road resurfacing, City of Hamburg (Germany)

Winning the race to reduce packaging in Barcelona (Spain, 2020)
Supplying sustainable garments for health professionals, Odense Municipality, Denmark
Procuring university jumpers made from responsible, organic cotton, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Purchasing textiles made from recycled fibres, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands
Reusing workwear in Herning, Denmark
Sustainable uniforms for the French Navy, France
Innovative workwear for Zürich's police force, Zürich, Switzerland

Procuring solar vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging stations for electric vehicles , Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Spain, 2021)
Procurement of hybrid electric buses, Romania, 2021
Procurement of electric buses and charging system, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Reducing food transport emissions through route optimisation and more efficient vehicles - City of Helsinki , Finland
An electric vehicle car sharing service for city workers and citizens in Lappeenranta, Finland
Procurement of sustainable, customer-oriented transport services - City of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Framework for alternatively powered vehicles, Federal Procurement Agency, Austria
Recovering biogas to power public transport, City of Vaasa, Finland
Towards zero emission public transport in the Province of North-Brabant, Netherlands
Innovative green solutions for decarbonising Malta’s ports, Malta
Croatian Post purchases e-bikes for mail deliveries, Croatia
Sustainable city logistics in London, UK
Greener waste collection services, Malta
Cleaner vehicles and electricity, Slovenia
Technology-Neutral Procurement of a Full-Electric Ferry, Lavik and Oppedal, Norway
Electric vehicle docking stations (e-fuel stations), Germany
EEV certified biomethane bus service, Reading, UK
CNG and hybrid buses: Alternative vehicles for a cleaner city, Madrid, Spain
Framework agreement for zero-emission vehicles, Oslo, Norway
Procurement of electric vehicles for public use, Paris, France
Cost-efficient and clean police cars, Berlin, Germany
Pre-Commercial Procurement for Smart Energy and Intelligent Mobility Solutions, Italy
Joint National Procurement of Electrical Vehicles, Sweden
Retrofitting trams for energy efficiency, Craiova, Romania
Replacement of diesel trucks with electric fleet, Stuttgart, Germany
Green ambulance procurement, Stockholm, Sweden
Hybrid cars for city administration, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Procuring climate-friendly waste collection and treatment services, Municipality of Sarpsborg ,Norway
Collection, transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous hospital waste, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programme, Wales, United Kingdom
Procurement of solar powered, compacting litter bins, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Ireland
Low carbon waste collection services, Bristol, UK
Sustainable procurement at the Natural History Museum of London, UK

Procurement of a wastewater recycling system for the Austrian Mint, Austria
Efficient, ecological wastewater treatment, Gothenburg area, Sweden
Waste Water Infrastructures Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg, Netherlands

Renewable heating systems for schools, Oslo, Norway
Italian public buildings save with energy services framework, Italy

Efficient purchasing of laboratory supplies, Maynooth, Ireland
Sustainable wood procurement, Cognac, France
Sustainable procurement of wood products, Barcelona, Spain
Sustainable event management, Agency for Social Assistance, Bulgaria