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HomeStudy on the implementation of life cycle assessment and environmental footprint methods in the context of public procurement
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Study on the implementation of life cycle assessment and environmental footprint methods in the context of public procurement
Final report
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Directives (EU) 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU define the European regulatory framework on public procurement. They enable public procurers to use green criteria in their tenders, e.g. those that the European Commission develops and publishes (EU GPP criteria). Lifecycle assessment (LCA) plays a role in some of these criteria. The respective laws of the EEA Member States encourage the use of environmental criteria and allow instruments that are build upon LCA methods. The European Commission launched its Environmental Footprint Initiative in 2013 to support methodological harmonisation in the field of LCA as a potential suitable basis for supporting environmentally driven policies. This study aims at supporting the Commission in assessing how to best address LCA-based information in public procurement procedures by evaluating existing practices in nine EEA countries and assessing how LCA-based instruments may serve contracting authorities and tenderers. An analysis of relevant regulations, literature and an empirical approach that integrated interviews with experts on Green Public Procurement identified various instruments of interest. All of these entail benefits and limits and none can be seen as applicable in all EEA countries without adaptation. Nevertheless, this study shows existing requirements and identifies possible best practice approaches and future options.
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- Corporate author(s): 2.0-LCA , Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission) , Heid und Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH , Pré , RISE , Umweltbundesamt
- Personal author(s): Hofbauer, Berthold ; Tisch, Angelika ; Schreiber, Hanna
- Themes: Environment — Ecology , Public procurement
- Subject: directive (EU) , eco-label , ecological footprint , EU Member State , European Environment Agency , green public procurement , product life , regulation (EU)
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-42589-2 | DOI 10.2779/74025 | Catalogue number KH-03-21-416-EN-N |
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