IISD country projects on Sustainable Public Procurement

IISD launches early SPP initiatives in India and South Africa.

Sustainable Public Procurement: Towards a low-carbon economy (PDF - 1.2 mb)
IISD/TERI collaboration continues in the India SPP project, which investigates how early SPP policies and actions could be designed. The project will include a detailed review of national procurement procedures and practices and study the feasibility of using the India Bureau of Energy Efficiency - Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC) as a preliminary entry point. The primary objective is, however, to engage and consult with public sector organizations, public sector undertakings (majority state-owned enterprises), key suppliers to the public sector and other stakeholders to introduce SPP, discuss its business case and identify options for the design and delivery of early SPP efforts in India.
Sustainable Public Procurement in South Africa (PDF - 915 kb)
IISD is collaborating with Incite Sustainability to take a first look into the potential launch of pilot SPP initiatives in South Africa. The project will include a review of prevailing legislative and institutional frameworks on "green" procurement and black economic empowerment, and identify potential points of entry for SPP. Preliminary stakeholder consultations will also be undertaken to introduce SPP, discuss its business case and identify options for the design and delivery of early SPP efforts in South Africa.
Sustainable Public Procurement: Where do we stand in Chile? (PDF- 485 kb)
IISD is working with Ministry of Labour, Superintendencia de Seguridad and Research and Resource for Sustainable Development (RIDES) to assess legislative provisions and ongoing national initiatives on SPP. This includes engagement with the national energy efficiency initiative, Programa País de Eficiencia Energética, as well as thenational green procurement initiative, Chilecompra. The project plans to host a stakeholder event in June 2008 to assess how stakeholder views on SPP can be further supported in Chile.

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