At a national and international level, the service works to develop framework conditions (law, finances, aids) that will favour environmental public purchasing. It cooperates with environmental, legal, financial, purchasing, usage and production specialists.

1. Services

Training of federal purchasers: Courses provided by the Federal Procurement Commission (BKB). Taking the criteria of sustainable development into account in purchasing. Incorporation of life-cycle thinking.

Information exchange and collaboration with the 2 largest associations of public purchasers in Switzerland, the Interest Group for Ecological Purchasing (IGöB) and the Coordination Group for Ecological Building (KöB). Developing and harmonising ecological criteria for the different areas in purchasing.

Preparation and distribution of aids for environmental purchasing, such as handbooks, recommendations and informations on eco-labelling.

Support of purchasing offices in connection with the introduction of Federal Resources and Environmental Management RUMBA.

Analysis of financial and budgetary questions in connection with life cycle approaches
OECD Project "Greener Public Purchasing"

2. Contact points

Public Purchasing Forum, Swiss Conference of Directors of Public Works, Planning and Environmental Protection (BPUK):