UNEP has developed significant expertise and a successful track-record in implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans across seven pilot countries in cooperation with the Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on SPP. This has allowed the accumulation of experience and know-how in regards to the design of SPP policies in emerging and developing countries.
Source: UNEP.
Notes:
On the occasion of Rio+20, UNEP has published the following SPP resources:
Updated SPP Guidelines (Incorporating the lessons learnt from 7 pilot projects)
SPP Training Toolkit (Training toolkit for decision-makers, suppliers and procurers)
Study on Impacts of SPP
Sustainable Public Procurement Knowledge Management Centre (An online tool that provides access to projects, experts, best practices and capacity building tools)