A guide to sustainable public procurement in the EU
Produced in partnership with Catherine Wolfenden of Osborne Clarke and Deborah Ramshaw of Womble Bond Dickinson
Practice notesA guide to sustainable public procurement in the EU
Produced in partnership with Catherine Wolfenden of Osborne Clarke and Deborah Ramshaw of Womble Bond Dickinson
Practice notesThis Practice Note is a guide to the implementation of sustainable procurement under Directive 2014/24/EU. It identifies the main ways in which this can be achieved, such as the application of labels to technical specifications and sustainability assessments during selection and award. It also considers the use of performance requirements as a way to include environmental and social considerations.
Promoting sustainable development via public procurement
Directive 2014/24/EU (the Public Contracts Directive) derives its authority from the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), which requires that environmental protection obligations must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the EU's policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development.
In implementing its policies, the EU must also take into account:
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the guarantee of adequate social protection (Article 8 TFEU)
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the fights against discrimination and social exclusion (Article 9 TFEU)
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the elimination of inequality (Article 10 TFEU)
The Public Contracts Directive aims to increase the efficiency of
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