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Green Public Procurement in Practice

This practical course gives participants a clear understanding of Green Public Procurement and how environmental and sustainability considerations can be incorporated effectively into public procurement processes. It explores the key principles underpinning GPP, the benefits and challenges of implementation, and the practical steps public bodies should take when planning and conducting procurement competitions.

What's covered

Understanding GPP

  • ✓Green Public Procurement — what do we mean?
  • ✓Definition and policy context of GPP

Key principles

  • ✓Life-cycle analysis
  • ✓Life-cycle costing
  • ✓Circular economy
  • ✓Sustainability
  • ✓Social inclusion

Putting GPP into practice

  • ✓Implementing GPP in practice
  • ✓Benefits of incorporating GPP into procurement
  • ✓Challenges encountered by contracting authorities
  • ✓Key principles to be observed by public bodies
  • ✓Understanding Environmental Product Declarations

Policy, tools and discussion

  • ✓Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan 2024–2027
  • ✓The GPP checklist for contracting authorities
  • ✓Questions, practical examples and discussion

What you'll take away

  • ✓Explain what GPP means in an Irish public-sector context, and the policy it sits within
  • ✓Apply life-cycle analysis, life-cycle costing and circular-economy thinking to a live requirement
  • ✓Write environmental requirements into specifications, selection and award criteria while staying compliant
  • ✓Use the GPP checklist and read an Environmental Product Declaration with confidence

Who it's for

Staff involved in procurement, contract management, sustainability, climate action, finance, operations and service delivery within public bodies.

Registrations are reviewed to keep this course public-sector only.

Booking terms

Before you register

  • ✓If you can't attend, a colleague can take your place — let us know in advance and we'll update the registration.
  • ✓Cancel at least 24 hours before the session and you'll receive a full refund. Cancellations inside 24 hours aren't refunded, though a colleague is welcome to take the place instead.
  • ✓Where a course runs over two sessions, one registration covers both and the full fee applies — attending only one session doesn't reduce it.
  • ✓A certificate of attendance is available on request.

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