Life cycle assessments (LCAs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) have long been pointed to as tools to be used in green public procurement (GPP), but doing so in practice is challenging. How can such information be requested without breaking some of the general principles for public procurement, for example non-discrimination and transparency? This session was meant to give insights from different stakeholders through five presentations providing different perspectives on this issue. The individual presentations were followed up on by a panel discussion.
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