Wolf Oliver

Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Furniture. Technical Report: Final version.

This report presents criteria that can be applied to furniture products via procurement exercises that may directly or indirectly reduce their environmental impact. A broader approach to furniture procurement has been taken by not only considering the procurement of new furniture but also the procurement of furniture refurbishment services and End of Life collection services. Particular focus is placed on the presence/emission of hazardous substances that may be added to materials used in furniture products. A number of furniture criteria have been proposed that are of particular relevance to circularity, e.g. design for disassembly and repair, spare part availability and warranties.

Revision of EU Ecolabel criteria for furniture products. Final Technical Report.

The technical and ecological criteria for EU Ecolabel furniture are presented together with supporting rationale and relevant stakeholder discussion. The scope for furniture products has been significantly expanded to now include non-wooden furniture. New criteria have been developed for wood, cork, bamboo, rattan, plastics, metals, textiles, leather, coated fabrics, polyurethane foams, latex foams and glass. Restrictions have also been introduced for the use of hazardous substances and mixtures during production processes. Emissions of formaldehyde and other VOCs are restricted by certain criteria where relevant to the furniture product. Criteria relating to the final furniture product have been set to ensure that products are easier to repair and dismantle into constituent materials at end-of-life.

Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Street Lighting and Traffic Signals - Preliminary Report

Lighting is used on more than 1.6 million km of roads in EU28 countries, accounting for some 35 TWh of electricity consumption (1.3% of total electricity consumption) and costing public authorities almost €4000 million each year. A broad review of relevant technical, policy, academic and legislative literature has been conducted. This report examines the current market situation and the potential for reducing environmental impacts and electricity costs by assessing the recent developments in road lighting technology, particularly LEDs. Particularly important areas identified relate to energy efficiency, light pollution, product durability and, specifically for longer lasting and rapidly evolving new LED technologies, reparability and upgradeability. The information in this report shall serve as a basis for discussion with stakeholders about the further development and revision of EU GPP criteria for street lighting and traffic signals.

Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Food and Catering Services

This report forms the basis to revise the existing EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Food and Catering services. This will assist in the reduction of negative impacts of the, public procurement of these services, on the environment, human health and natural resources. The revision of EU GPP requires in-depth information about the technical and environmental performance of the service group as well as about the current procurement processes. The scientific body of evidence gathered will be cross-checked with sector experienced stakeholders, to develop consensus on how the criteria should be revised to deliver optimum environmental improvements. This Report formed a basis for producing the draft EU GPP criteria set proposals discussed in the Ad Hoc Working Group (AHWG) meetings. Chapter 1 focuses on the definition for and scoping of Food and Catering Services to overview of the different scope and definitions and to narrow down the services in order to obtain a homogenous scope. Chapter 2, market analysis, presents the market overview and the market structure by focusing on the contract catering market. The environmental analysis (Chapter 3) provides a detail analysis of the main environmental hotspots for the food product categories by reviewing a number of LCA studies. Other non-LCA aspects including ethical and health consideration are also summarised. The technical analysis focus on the current schemes and labels identified as important for the revision of the current EU GPP criteria. Chapter 4 provide improvement options, based on the best sector practices and national cases studies which could assist the revision of the EU GPP, and reduce the sectors environmental impacts, by drawing on findings from the market and technical analysis.

Revision of Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. Technical report and criteria proposal

GPP criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance The development of EU GPP criteria for Road design, construction and maintenance aims at helping public authorities to ensure that road projects are procured and implemented with higher environmental standards. The aim of this document is to provide details on the reasons for selecting these GPP criteria and references for further information.

Revision of Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. Procurement practice guidance document

GPP criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance The development of EU GPP criteria for Road design, construction and maintenance aims at helping public authorities to ensure that road projects are procured and implemented with higher environmental standards. The aim of this document is to provide details on the reasons for selecting these GPP criteria and references for further information.

Revision of the European Ecolabel Criteria for Personal, Notebook and Tablet ComputersTECHNICAL REPORTSummary of the final criteria proposals

Revision of the European Ecolabel Criteria for Personal, Notebook and Tablet Computers This technical report provide the background information for the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria for Personal and Notebook Computers. The study has been carried out by the Joint Research Centre with technical support from the Oeko-Institut. The work has been developed for the European Commissions Directorate General for the Environment. The main purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the technical background and rationale for each criterion proposal. This document is complemented and supported by the preliminary and technical background reports, which consists of a series of task reports published during 2013-2014 and addressing: Scope and definitions (Task 1 report), Market analysis (Task 2 report), Technical analysis (Task 3 report), Improvement potential (Task 4 report), Technical background report with criteria proposals (Task 5 report).

Revision of EU Ecolabel and EU Green Public Procurement criteria for furniture products: Preliminary Report

The main environmental impacts of furniture products are reviewed from a life cycle assessment perspective, considering relevant legal, technical and policy frameworks. Title Preliminary Report for the revision of EU Ecolabel and EU GPP criteria for furniture products. The furniture sector is dominated by small to medium enterprises. The dominant life cycle impacts of furniture are associated with the raw materials required for their production and the chemicals used during processing. The main materials used are wood, plastic, metal, glass and, for upholstered furniture, upholstery materials such as leather, textiles and polyurethane foam. This report forms the basis for proposals for EU Ecolabel and EU GPP criteria for furniture products.

Development of EU Ecolabel and GPP Criteria for Flushing Toilets and Urinals. Technical Report.

The following Technical Report presents the final proposal for EU Ecolabel and EU GPP criteria on Flushing Toilets and Urinals, and explains the rationale behind each criterion. The primary goal of establishing EU Ecolabel and GPP criteria for flushing toilets and urinals is to increase their water efficiency during operation, as water consumption in the use phase has been identified to contribute most to the environmental impact caused by this product group. Further, other aspects related to the product’s life cycle, which improvement can bring environmental benefits, are also considered. Establishing ecological criteria for flushing toilets and urinals and promoting appropriately the awarded products, if accepted by a wider range of producers and users, will contribute to greener product purchases, which shall reduce the consumption of water. Besides, this should also result in other environmental benefits, like lower water pollution and eutrophication, energy saving and lower related air emissions, resource consumption and potentially higher resource efficiency management. Finally, the environmentally friendlier products should also bring private and public customers direct cost savings.