IGPN - International Green Purchase Network

The International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) is an organization which promotes Green Purchasing around the globe by coordinating those who take the initiative in implementing Green Purchasing toward sustainable consumption and production. The network consists of international organizations, businesses, governmental organizations, local authorities and NGOs.


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Guidelines & Criteria

  • Governmental Laws and
    Guidelines
  • Major Organization's Guidelines & Criteria

Governmental Laws and Guidelines

  • European Union
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • New Zealand
  • United States
  • People's Republic of China
European Union
  • Guidelines on greening public procurement by using the European eco-label criteria (November 2001) [PDF, 23.4KB]
  • New Public Procurement Directives (March 2004)
  • Handbook on Environmental Public Procurement « Buying green! » (August 2004) [PDF, 533KB]
Japan
  • Green Purchasing Law(May 2000)[PDF, 16.6KB]
  • Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing (Updated annually, latest update in February 2005) [PDF, 549KB]
Korea
  • Act on the Promotion of the Purchase of Environment - Friendly Products (July 2005) [.doc, 60.5KB]
New Zealand
  • Government Procurement Policy
United States
  • Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (First published in 1995, updated in November 1997, January 2000, April 2004)
  • Executive Order 13101 (September 1998)
  • EPA's Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (August 1999)
People's Republic of China
  • Legislation and Situation of The Green Public Purchasing

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