Green public procurement
Public authorities are major consumers of various services in Lithuania. By using their purchasing power to choose goods and services with lower impact on the environment, they can make an important contribution to sustainable consumption and production. However, even the ambitious goals set nationwide (from 2023 all procurement must be green), do not yield the desired results yet. According to 2021 data, the total value of green procurement did not even reach a fifth of the total value of purchases that could be subject to green procurement requirements (more precisely, only 16.2 percent).
The absence of progress provides clear evidence of insufficient policy implementation actions concerning GPP. The key barriers are complex GPP criteria and burdensome procedures for their application, discrepancies between GPP criteria and rapidly evolving market supply, as well as insufficient competence and lack of motivation of contracting authorities.
Thus, LIFE IP EnerLIT focuses on extending the scope of green procurement and increasing public sector obligations.
Project activities in this area include following:
- Development of legislation on green procurement
- Updating Central Procurement Information System
- Capacity building of contracting authorities to perform green procurement through the establishment of GPP Competence Centre and trainings
- Raising awareness on green procurement (events, publications, work with media, newsletters, etc.)
PARTNERS INVOLVED
The project “Improving energy efficiency in Lithuania” (No. LIFE20 IPC/LT/000002) has received funding from the European Union LIFE programme and the Republic of Lithuania. The content of this website is the sole responsibility of its authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.
