Green Public Procurement (GPP) represents one of the pillars of the Program for the rationalization of public spending of the P.A. (Program).
Since April 2008 – with the actuation of the inter-ministerial decree that launched the GPP National Action Plan, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Consip – more impetus has been given to sustainable procurement with the objective to:
Public Administrations can launch green procurement procedures by using the procurement instruments of the Program, according to the CAM (Criteri Ambientali Minimi – Minimum Environmental Criteria), giving value to the green offers of the suppliers within a specific procurement procedure.
The green initiatives of the Program for the rationalization of public spending of the P.A.
The objective is to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services used by Public Administrations. The number of green initiatives of the Program has increased during the last years promoting a series of instruments and strategies with the aim to stimulate eco-sustainable procurement processes.
The main eco-objectives are related to the following sectors:
Energy and resources
Protection of Health and Environment
Recycle of materials and circular economy
Waste management and restoration of raw materials
The green characteristics of the single product/service offered are reported in the summary sheet of the procurement eco-sustainable initiative or in the catalogue.