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Mandatory Italian GPP Minimum Environmental Criteria for buildings
Published on 25 May 2021
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Italy
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About this good practice
Italy has been the first and only Country in the EU to have made Green Public Procurement Minimum Environmental Criteria for all kinds of building interventions
Resources needed
The resources used to define the GPP Minimum Environmental Criteria for buildings were internal to the Ministry of Environment or stakeholders’ contributions. Therefore, there were no external costs. To get to the point of implementation, EU and national funds were used by means of various Projects.
Evidence of success
Although other Countries in the EU have developed GPP Criteria for the building and construction sector, Italy is the only Country to have made them mandatory, in a widespread and successful way, for all public administrations, for the entire amount based on the tender and regardless of whether it is public purchases above or below threshold. The level of implementation, since 2016, has been slowly rising and the market is quickly increasing its offer of GPP compliant construction products.
Potential for learning or transfer
Italy is the first Country in Europe to have made GPP Minimum Environmental Criteria for public buildings mandatory for 100% of public building contracts. This approach, which could be adopted in other European Countries, is significantly stimulating the market to improve the quality of products, increase the traceability of the recycled content, favour the diffusion of certifications and thus combat the distrust of recycled products. Italian GPP Minimum Environmental Criteria for buildings are challenging and not easy to be implemented, because they touch a wide range of performances of the building itself. This necessarily entails the increase of the costs of the interventions and requires specific skills in all involved stakeholders. In this sense, it is important to monitor and control the tenders and the process of carrying out the works, to ensure that the criteria are effectively implemented until the end of the works. Another major issue is represented by the need for training.
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Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition
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