A model green procurement checklist and clause to make a standard supplier agreement focus on emissions across a value chain.
Model clause setting legally enforceable environmental improvement standards in mainstream supply contracts.
A model standard clause in merchant-customer contracts that allows a right of termination for a customer so that they can pivot to a greener supplier to meet their sustainability, climate or other environmental objectives.
Allows a customer to exit a merchant agreement when they have identified that an alternative supplier offers more environmentally friendly goods or services.
In 2015, Executive Order 13693 put in place specific sustainability and energy efficiency goals in federal purchasing decisions. It was revoked in 2018 by EO 13834.
The federal government has operated an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program for several decades under the 1990 Pollution Prevention Act, which focuses federal procurement programs on clean technologies.
Argues that a number of practical solutions can make green procurement more effective for low-carbon innovation, including life-cycle costing in value-for-money assessments.
Contends that public procurement serves as a key policy tool for governments to act as a market supporter and catalyst, incentivizing businesses to take the risks to invest, innovate and commercialize green products and services.