Aligning public procurement policies with ecolabels and environmental certifications is an effective way to promote sustainability. By using these established tools, procurement processes can meet environmental standards while making it easier and cheaper to set requirements for products.
This series of good practices looks at how using ecolabels in procurement can simplify the process and create consistent standards for product performance. It highlights how countries like China, the US and the EU use these policies to encourage sustainable consumption and production.
The collection of 20 good practices shares global experiences and examples that can help other countries improve their use of ecolabels in public procurement.