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There are several tools that you can use when applying sustainable procurement (SPP). Examples are the MVI-criteriatool (environmental criteria for SPP), de MVI-zelfevaluatietool (self-assessment tool) and the Wegwijzer MVOI (with information and tools). There are also various guidelines, best practices and studies available. 

Sustainable public procurement (SPP) means focussing on the environmental and social impact of procurement as well as the price of the products, services or works in question. 

Government procurement amounts to nearly 116 billion euros per year. It thus has a significant impact on the environment and on social issues, both here and in other countries. Deliberately targeted sustainable public procurement (SPP) is a powerful tool for achieving major sustainability goals. 

Building circularity into our economies through sustainable procurement aims to introduce the role that sustainable procurement can play to accelerate the transition to a circular economy and the shift towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production, based on the work conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme in this field and on experience documented by partners and governments. (october 2018)

Will procurement requirements be the solution for carbon reduction in infrastructure projects? Are procurement requirements the answer to carbon reduction in infrastructure construction projects? The recently finalized research project Impres has the answer and gives its recommendations on how to achieve greater carbon reductions.

Between 25% and 32% of the primary tropical timber imported into the EU28 was exposed to sustainable timber certification, reveals the latest Probos and GTF Tropical Timber Market Data report. There exist great room for improvement and this number demands decisive action by all stakeholders. (November 2019)

In the Netherlands, contracting authorities in the public and private sector that wish to incorporate climate impact, circularity and social goals into their procurements can join a buyer group. In a buyer group, they work together to develop a shared market vision and strategy for a specific product category. This gives a clear signal to the market and allows members to share costs and risks.

The EU LIFE REBus (Resource Efficient Business Models) project 1 aims to reduceproduct consumption by demonstrating the commercial case for European businesses to change their business models. As a REBus partner, the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has aligned these business models with public procurement budgets, asset management and legislation across a variety of procurement categories including textiles, furniture, ICT and electrical equipment, and construction. (october 2017)

The EU LIFE REBus (Resource Efficient Business Models) project aims to reducethe use of raw materials or extend the lifetime of products by demonstrating the commercial case for European businesses to change their business models. As a REBus partner, the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has aligned these business models with public procurement budgets, asset management and legislation across a variety of procurement categories including textiles, furniture, electricals and construction.

The EU LIFE REBus (Resource Efficient Business Models) project aims to reducethe use of raw materials or extend the lifetime of products by demonstrating the commercial case for European businesses to change their business models. As a REBus partner, the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has aligned these business models with public procurement budgets, asset management and legislation across a variety of procurement categories including textiles, furniture, electricals and construction.