1. Green Public Procurement Jorge Díaz del Castillo European Commission DG Environment Sevilla, 22 March 2007

3. Co-ordinate & facilitate Achiving convergence towards common goals Team up w/ on-the-ground partners Set an example

4. OECD 2002 + Marrakech Task Force Sustainable Development Strategy revampped Environmental Technologies Action Plan Sustainable Production & Consumption Strategy National Action Plans

5. Target: best performing Member State(s) Indicator: green tenders vs. other tenders Central goverment first Single out environmental highly intensive product groups

6. Technical specifications Selection criteria Award criteria Contract clauses

7. INCENTIVES: Regulatory Financial Technical assistance Awareness-raising

8. Still confused? Visit our Europa website Buying green! Handbook Workshops Training toolkit Env. criteria for product groups

14. EVALUATES MANAG S I PROVES

15. BACKGROUND Most Robust Requirements ISO/EN ISO 14001 + Public Reporting + Legal Compliance + Employees Participation + Performance improvement EMAS

16. Simplify = expand number of SMEs EMAS as a standard of excellence EMAS Global Meaningful incentives Optional reporting options Improve institutional set up of the scheme

17. Simplify (II) Less red tape More user friendly On-line statement

18. Simplify (III) Clarify roles/tasks/procedures Company-wide registration