Green public procurement (GPP) can have many short- and\nlong-term economic, social and environmental benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustainable technologies reduce energy and other resource\nuse and lower pollution emissions. In some cases, this can have direct economic\nbenefits, such as reduced spending on energy or water. There are a number of\npositive environmental and social outcomes associated with the use of\nsustainable technologies as well, including: reduced greenhouse gas (GHG)\nemissions, cleaner water and healthier watersheds, improved health, more\nvibrant and connected communities, and well-paying jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These impacts also have economic costs. Acid rain caused by\nnitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions can injure plants, reducing\nagricultural yields. Smog causes a number of illnesses, including asthma and\nheart attacks, placing a burden on the healthcare system. Nutrient-rich runoff\ncauses algal blooms in Canada\u2019s lakes, hurting local industry and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These social and environmental impacts, and the resulting\neconomic costs, are a large part of the motivation for GPP. However, it can be\ndifficult to measure many of these impacts. As a result, procurement decisions\nare often made based on financial decisions alone. They do not factor in the\nlonger-term economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IISD created a model<\/a>\nto make a quantitative assessment of the economic, social and environmental\nimpacts associated with the procurement of infrastructure, buildings, including\nthe use of cement and steel, and vehicles in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The model allows for the quantitative analysis of several\nimpacts, which generally fall into the following categories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Economic impacts<\/strong> <\/a>include revenues, material and energy expenditure. Capital costs are included for vehicles and buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Environmental impacts<\/strong> include GHG emissions, carbon\ndioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Emissions are captured from both the\nmanufacturing process and the use of energy during manufacture. For vehicles\nand buildings, emissions are captured during the operational stage as well. The\nbuildings component also considers water and energy consumption, as well as\nemissions for heating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Social impacts<\/strong> include employment, health impacts and\nimpacts associated with climate change, as captured by the social cost of\ncarbon, such as health impacts and increased flooding and droughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about the model and our findings in our report.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Green public procurement (GPP) can have many short- and long-term economic, social and environmental benefits. Sustainable technologies reduce energy and other resource use and lower pollution emissions. In some cases, this can have direct economic benefits, such as reduced spending on energy or water. There are a number of positive environmental and social outcomes associated… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"project_cat":[25],"class_list":["post-1372","savi-project","type-savi-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_cat-green-public-procurement"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-project\/1372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/savi-project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-project\/1372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_cat?post=1372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}