Green public procurement as a driver of sustainable consumption
Green public procurement as a driver of sustainable consumption

Author(s): Orsolya DIÓFÁSI
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: ASERS Publishing
Keywords: sustainable consumption; sustainable production; green public procurement; ecolabels
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays we hear more and more about climate change, CO2 emissions, environmental protection and sustainability mostly in the media. But what can we do to avoid the consequences? Is it really our problem or a political scandal? These questions should be made clear for everyone since individual commitment is one of the most important requirements on our way to sustainable consumption and sustainable development. In the next chapter the challenges of sustainable consumption will be highlighted and an environmental management tool introduced, that can be a driver of sustainable consumption and production. Green procurement is one of the management tools that is to be used to reach sustainable consumption patterns, further innovation and give a market to eco￾technologies. Green procurement means that procurers take environmental issues into account when buying goods or services. The goal is to reduce the impact of procurement on the environment (CO2 emissions, toxic material, amount of waste etc) and human health. Buying green is the most active and most demonstrative way of environmental protection, and it is a tool that every individual, public authority and private company can use in order to cooperate in environmental protection and tackling climate change.

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