Following the Government's Intelligent Public Procurement Strategy, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency has developed a number of tools that make it possible in the bid phase to calculate what the total cost of a product will be throughout its use phase.

This InnProBio factsheet aims to give an introduction to the meaning of LCA and LCC and to identify benefits and its use in public procurement.

To assist with the implementation of Sustainable Procurement, this guide
aims to provide: concrete and valid arguments for the United Nations to engage in SP; recommendations on the development of a SP Action Plan; and guidance on the integration of sustainable development principles in
the UN procurement cycle.

The diversity of experiences presented in this publication demonstrate that more attention has been given to the social impact of public procurement in recent years, even if there is more to be done.
This publication aims to highlight these particular experiences as well as
French practices, in order to make comparisons, challenge and inspire
European initiatives that support WISEs’ access to public procurement opportunities.

This guide shows policy-makers in the regions and at the national level what they can do to support innovation procurement. It presents potential tools to unlock the "power of the purse" of public procurement that can be used by regions. Examples from some regions illustrate these suggestions and should inspire other regions to engage in innovation procurement.

The Centre for Sustainable Design® (CfSD) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and partners have provided eco-innovation business support to over 590 SMEs in the South-East of England between 2009 and 2012. This paper shares the findings, lessons learnt and conclusions from two European Commission (EC) funded projects, EcoMind and SUSCIN (see Appendices A and B).

A study of models of power concentration in supply chains, unfair trade practices and their consequences for the sustainable development of Southern countries.

The objective of the guide is to provide public procurers with legal tools and useful examples in the implementation of responsible and ethical public procurement. The guide has been issued by the Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs with the support of French Fair Trade actors such as Max Havelaar, Artisans du Monde and Plate-Forme pour le Commerce Équitable.

This guidance - from the German Biostädte (Organic Cities) network - provides strategies and concepts for the successful introduction
of organic food into city catering services.