Market Readiness Analysis

social or ecological criteria into technical specifications in the bidding documents (e.g.
lower emissions of vehicles, organic food or certified wood…).
Capacity building for Sustainable Public Procurement in developing countries
The Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Public Procurement (MTF on SPP) has
developed an Approach for implementing SPP in both developed and developing
countries. In January 2009, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) initiated a
project to roll out this approach in up to 14 emerging countries worldwide. This project,
entitled ―Capacity building for sustainable public procurement in developing countries‖ is
supported by the European Commission, the Swiss government and the Organization of
Francophone countries. It is currently being implemented by UNEP and piloted in 7
countries, namely Mauritius, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and
Lebanon.
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