Procuring Green in the Public Sector: A checklist for getting started

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a 21-element checklist designed to assist public procurers in implementing or enhancing sustainability practices, shifting the procurement culture from a narrow 'value for money' focus to a 'value for money across the life cycle' approach.

• The IISD green procurement checklist consists of 21 elements intended to guide procurers in transitioning toward a culture of 'value for money across the life cycle' by addressing macro- and organization-level intelligence.
• Sustainable public procurement (SPP) can be facilitated through various legislative and structural mechanisms, including the use of formal laws, soft laws, policies, and the strategic structuring of decentralization, outsourcing, and budget divisions.
• To overcome short-term budgeting constraints and implement a whole life cycle approach, the document suggests integrating environmental and social dimensions into supplier qualification and appraisal, utilizing e-procurement for screening criteria, and ensuring contract monitoring and enforcement.

APA

Perera,, O. (2011). Procuring Green in the Public Sector: A checklist for getting started. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/procuring-green-public-sector-checklist-getting-started

Chicago

Perera,, Oshani. Procuring Green in the Public Sector: A checklist for getting started. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/procuring-green-public-sector-checklist-getting-started.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{perera2011procuring, author = {Perera,, Oshani}, title = {{Procuring Green in the Public Sector: A checklist for getting started}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/procuring-green-public-sector-checklist-getting-started}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }