The aims of the implementation of sustainable procurement are: development of a market for ecological products and services which would lead to the improvement of environmental performance of services and products, as well as the technologies applied to obtain them; modernization of public institutions from the point of view of products, services and works whose acquisition would include, when possible, ecological criteria in the tender documentation to allow biodiversity conservation, reduction of the excessive use of natural resources, protection and improvement of the environment, prevention and reduction of environmental pollution, promotion of sustainable consumption and production, thus reducing environmental degradation while still promoting economic growth.
These measures are carried out within the project “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP-GREEN) funded by the European Union and implemented with the support of OECD, UNEP, UNECE, and UNIDO. UNEP is in charge of component related to sustainable public procurement, which is implemented to support three countries, and namely Belarus, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova in their transition to green economy through the design and implementation of the sustainable public procurement policy.
This report provides an overview of ecolabels that are currently used both in the European Union and at the national level, and an opportunity to apply them to both priority groups of products. The ultimate scope of the study is to define a list of ecolabels to be used for both priority groups, based on an analysis of the existing ecolabels. The applied methodology aimed at analyzing the logos used on the markets of the EU and the Republic of Moldova for the certification of organic fruits and vegetables, as well as for eco-efficient PVC windows and doors.