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Friday 8 July 2011

What is the Green Procurement Code?

The Mayor’s Green Procurement Code provides organisations with tailored advice, workshops and guidance, working on areas including policy, training and how to take sustainable procurement forward for environmental and economic benefits.

What is green procurement?

Green procurement is the selection of products and services that minimise environmental impacts; it's about using your purchasing power to promote productive use of resources and materials. This involves integrating environmental considerations into all stages of the purchasing process: from avoiding unnecessary purchases and identifying greener products, to the specifications you use for contracts and whole life costing.

Green procurement is no longer limited to recycled paper but covers most areas of business activity including construction, furniture, IT equipment and transport. There is lots of supplier choice; in 2007 members of the Green Procurement Code purchased from 500 different suppliers. By making informed choices about the products we buy, we can make a real difference to the environment and improve London's resource efficiency.

http://www.greenprocurementcode.co.uk