Title The environmental performance of public procurement : issues of policy coherence

Published Paris : OECD, [2003] ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations Contents Preliminaries; FOREWORD; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1: Greener Public Purchasing as an Environmental Policy Instrument; Chapter 2: A Review and Critical Evaluation of Selected Greener Public Purchasing Programmes and Policies; Chapter 3: Overview of Budget Systems and Public Procurement in OECD Countries; Chapter 4: The Implications of Budget Systems for the Environmental Characteristics of Public Procurement; Chapter 5: International Procurement Regimes and the Scope for the Inclusion of Environmental Factors in Public Procurement Summary In recent years, a significant number of OECD member countries have introduced initiatives to reduce the environmentally damaging effects of public procurement. Through various policies and programmes, environmental criteria are being applied to purchasing decisions Notes "Nick Johnstone of the OECD Secretariat has been responsible for the preparation of the book"--P. 3 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on print version record Subject Environmental policy -- OECD countries -- Congresses. Government purchasing -- Environmental aspects -- OECD countries -- Congresses. Green products -- OECD countries -- Congresses. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Form Electronic book Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ISBN 9264101551 926410156X 9789264101555 9789264101562

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