The European Commission refers to the public procurement which boosts the sustainable economy as Green Public Procurement (GPP). It is expected that if it is widely spread in Europe, green public procurement will contribute to coping with the challenges related to the climate and the environment, achieving financial savings by public authorities and, last but not least, triggering innovation in the field of environmentally friendly products and services.

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The European Commission defines the award of green public procurement as a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services and works with the same primary function that would otherwise be procured. You can read the whole article, as well as much more at the website of Dobrev & Lyutskanov Law Firm - https://www.legaldl.com/en/green-public-procurement/