This guidance relates to the use of vehicles in the delivery of products, materials, equipment or services procured the aim being to minimise or, where practicable, avoid carbon emissions.
Added May 2022
This guidance relates to the procurement of energy-using equipment or the use of energy in the delivery of a service that is being procured the aim being to minimise or, where practicable, avoid carbon emissions.
Added January 2022
This guidance relates to the procurement of supplies and services that may be vulnerable to the effects of known and anticipated climate change, the pace of which is accelerating, and for which climate resilience is important e.g. construction projects, supplies sourced from areas known to be vulnerable to climate change impacts in the lifetime of the contract.
Added March 2022
This guidance relates to the procurement of products, materials or assets that are known to be energy/carbon intensive in their production, having high levels of ‘embodied carbon’.
Added March 2022
Climate statements have been added to the Single Procurement Document (SPD) standardised statements to help procurement professionals create environmental management related selection criteria, where relevant and proportionate to do so.
Further guidance for buyers on evaluating these plans has been produced.
