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Strengthening Public Procurement for Climate Action and Competitiveness

A roadmap to strengthen green public procurement across the European Union through mandatory green criteria, clearer rules, and better monitoring to support climate and competitiveness goals.

Report November 28, 2025

Recommendations to Strengthen the First Draft of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference Outcome Document

This document outlines key recommendations from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to inform negotiators ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place June 30–July 3, 2025, in Seville, Spain. As the global community confronts urgent financing challenges for sustainable development, climate, and nature, IISD draws on its interdisciplinary expertise to propose actionable solutions that align financial systems with the needs of people and the planet. These recommendations aim to support a more integrated, equitable, and effective global financing framework.

Report May 29, 2025

How Reforming the European Union's Public Procurement Directive Can Help Drive a Green Transition

This policy brief explains how reforming European Union (EU) public procurement rules can drive climate action and strengthen Europe's competitiveness.

Brief April 25, 2025

Developing and Piloting a Model for Estimating the Direct and Indirect Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Road Resilience in Indonesia

This report discusses the development of integrated cost-benefit analysis to estimate the direct and indirect benefits of nature-based solutions (NbS) for road resilience in Indonesia.

Report March 28, 2025

Green Public Procurement in Indonesia

This report explores the state of green public procurement (GPP) in Indonesia and offers key strategies for advancing sustainable procurement practices.

Report November 20, 2024

Monitoring Progress in Green Public Procurement

This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations.

Report March 12, 2024

A Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Sustainable Transport Strategy in Bogota, Colombia

This report presents an economic valuation of the Sustainable Transport Strategy in Bogota, Colombia, including its investment costs, added benefits, and avoided costs. The strategy includes Bogota's past and future public transport networks such as the Metro Line 1 mass rapid transit (MRT), TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT), and non-motorized transportation (NMT) systems in the city.

Report March 1, 2024

A Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Mass Rapid Transit System in Bogota, Colombia

This report presents an economic valuation of Metro Line 1 of the Metro de Bogota, a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Bogota, Colombia, including its investment costs, added benefits, and avoided costs.

Report March 1, 2024

A Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Tirana–Durres Railway in Albania

This report presents the economic valuation of the Tirana–Durres railway in Albania, including its investment costs, added benefits, and avoided costs.

Report February 20, 2024

A Sustainable Asset Valuation of a Net-Zero Transport Strategy in Indonesia

This report presents the economic valuation of net-zero transport strategies in Indonesia—their investment costs, added benefits, and avoided costs—encompassing interventions such as investments in public transport, private vehicle electrification, teleworking, and decarbonization of the electricity supply.