Keskkonnahoidlikud riigihanked Tallinna linnas

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in Tallinn, Estonia. It evaluates the current state of procurement within city agencies, identifies systemic barriers—such as lack of time and expertise—and compares Tallinn's approach with other Nordic and Dutch cities. The document concludes with a four-stage strategic roadmap to increase the prevalence of environmental criteria in city contracts.

• Between January 1, 2019, and October 5, 2021, Tallinn city agencies and districts entered 990 public procurements into the state register, of which an average of 17% (169 procurements) were classified as green public procurements.
• The vast majority (92%) of the green procurements in Tallinn relied on a single qualification requirement regarding the existence of an environmental management system (ISO 14001), which does not meet the European Commission's definition of GPP, as the latter requires all core criteria for a product group to be met.
• The primary barriers to implementing GPP in Tallinn are a lack of time and experience, as well as a lack of a national support system and updated information, which leads procurement officers to continue with traditional methods.
• Procurement officers in Tallinn expressed concerns that environmental criteria might increase prices beyond budget limits or reduce the number of available bidders, though some noted that requiring a certain quality is necessary despite higher costs.
• An analysis of Estonian local governments from 2019 to 2021 showed that only 4% of 4,860 procurements (excluding Tallinn) had environmental aspects; when including Tallinn, the average for Estonian local governments was 6%.
• The report highlights various international examples: Helsinki's 2020 strategy focuses on carbon neutrality by 2030; Oslo's 2017 strategy aims to make the city greener and more creative; Copenhagen aims to be the first carbon-neutral capital by 2025; and Dutch cities like Wageningen have committed to 100% circular procurement.
• The report proposes a four-stage implementation plan for Tallinn: 1) setting strategic goals and updating procurement rules; 2) analyzing the usability of EU criteria and developing model conditions; 3) creating a competence center within the procurement sector; and 4) increasing procurement officer skills through training and information catalogs.

APA

Piirsalu, E., & Saar, M. (2021). Keskkonnahoidlikud riigihanked Tallinna linnas. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tallinna-khrh-uuringu-aruanne-3.pdf

Chicago

Piirsalu, Evelin, and Mairit Saar. Keskkonnahoidlikud riigihanked Tallinna linnas. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tallinna-khrh-uuringu-aruanne-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{piirsalu2021keskkonnahoidlikud, author = {Piirsalu, Evelin and Saar, Mairit}, title = {{Keskkonnahoidlikud riigihanked Tallinna linnas}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tallinna-khrh-uuringu-aruanne-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }