May 2021 GPP News Alert

Dear colleague,

Welcome to the May issue of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) News Alert.

A quick look at this month’s headlines:

• Key role for Green Procurement in European Commission's Action Plan for Organic Food production
• Interview: Calculating the carbon footprint of Danish public procurement - Mikkel Wasilkuk, Ministry of Finance (Denmark)
• Good practice: Procuring solar vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging stations for electric vehicles (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)
• Good practice: Procurement of low-carbon buildings using life-cycle assessment and sustainable construction site criteria (City of Helsinki, Finland)
• Zoom in on… Imaging equipment, consumables and print services
• Zoom in on… Public consultations
• Zoom in on… Revision of EU GPP Criteria for Buildings
• Zoom in on… Assistance for Innovation Procurement actions

Enjoy reading!