Supporting the Implementation of Green Public Procurement in Poland
To support Poland with the implementation of its State Purchasing Policy, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP), with funding from the World Bank, developed an implementation strategy for green public procurement (GPP).
Countries across Europe are increasingly leveraging public procurement to advance strategic goals such as innovation, sustainable development, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, circular economy, and climate commitments. While the uptake of green purchasing practices had long been limited in Poland, momentum grew with the introduction of the State Purchasing Policy (2022-2025), which provides a strong policy framework to scale up GPP in Poland through increased use of environmental criteria by public buyers.
The World Bank, IISD, and the OCP worked with the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology to strengthen GPP implementation through stakeholder consultations and co-creation workshops on the development of a GPP implementation methodology, grounded in international best practices and tailored to Poland's legal, institutional, and market context. This work included building the business case for GPP, proposing legal and institutional improvements, supporting professionalization and market engagement, and designing a step-by-step guide for GPP monitoring.
The final outputs of the project include:
- GPP Implementation Methodology: Recommendations for boosting green public procurement in Poland (available here)
- Annex to the GPP Implementation Methodology, including an analysis of priority areas for GPP as well as market readiness assessments and GPP criteria for food procurement and road transport (available here)
- Step-By-Step Guide on Implementing a GPP Monitoring Mechanism in Poland (available here)
You might also be interested in
Strengthening Green Public Procurement in European Union Policy Reforms
The International Institute for Sustainable Development is working with stakeholders across Europe to develop reform recommendations for the European Union’s Public Procurement Directive, focusing on making procurement more strategic and environmentally sustainable. Backed by legal research and consultation, the project seeks to align public spending with climate goals. It is funded by the European Climate Foundation.
Accelerating Decarbonization Through the Power of Procurement
This project focuses on the CO2 Performance Ladder, a tool for low-carbon procurement and carbon management. Widespread green public procurement (GPP) with the CO2 Performance Ladder can speed up the decarbonization of companies, projects, and supply chains and help governments meet their climate commitments.
Handbook for INGP Public Procurers / Manual para Agentes de Compras Públicas de las RICG
This handbook will guide government procurers on the design of procurement policies and preferential purchasing programs that will crowd-in SMEs, minority suppliers and women-owned enterprises.
Environmental Product Declarations for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete in Thailand
Supporting low-carbon construction in Thailand through environmental product declarations and more transparent, data-driven decisions.