The Benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) - Evidence from the IISD GPP model

This fact sheet outlines the economic and environmental benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) based on the IISD GPP model, highlighting that GPP can offset its own costs through energy, health, and environmental savings.

• Health and environmental costs are frequently overlooked in procurement decisions, yet they can represent 30-45% of the fiscal cost for cement, paper, and lighting, and 85-90% of the fiscal cost for cars. GPP can significantly reduce these specific costs alongside providing energy savings.
• GPP often pays for itself over time through savings in environmental, health, and energy costs. While increasing the stringency and ambition of GPP may result in extra costs for some products, these rarely exceed 20%, and for other products, costs are actually reduced.
• GPP is expected to lead to lower prices and further reductions in environmental impact by encouraging green industry development, market development, and innovation.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). The Benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) - Evidence from the IISD GPP model. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/benefits-of-gpp-inforgraphic.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. The Benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) - Evidence from the IISD GPP model. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/benefits-of-gpp-inforgraphic.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndbenefits, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{The Benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) - Evidence from the IISD GPP model}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/benefits-of-gpp-inforgraphic.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }