Governments have a great deal of latitude in the exercise of procurement (that is, the purchase of goods and services not for commercial resale). As a result, they should be able to discriminate in favour of more sustainably produced goods or goods that have lower environmental footprints in their use and\/or disposal.<\/p>\n
The WTO\u2019s Government Procurement Agreement establishes obligations for member governments (most WTO members are not signatories, and there are almost no developing country signatories), but these probably do not restrict the practice of sustainable government procurement; they are primarily concerned with ensuring that the tendering process, including award decisions, is conducted fairly and transparently.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, it may be valuable to include language in a RTIA\u2019s government procurement chapter that decisively confirms the parties\u2019 rights to engage in sustainable government procurement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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