What is the Green Procurement Code?

The Mayor of London's Green Procurement Code is a free support service for London based organisations committed to reducing their environmental impact through responsible purchasing.

The Green Procurement Code provides practical advice and online resources to help embed green purchasing into all aspects of an organisation, including sourcing green products.

The combined purchasing power of London based companies has huge potential to positively tackle the capital's waste problem, reduce carbon emissions and contribute to the London Climate Change Action Plan. London's businesses, as major consumers of products and producers of waste, can sign up to the Green Procurement Code to commit to reducing the effects of their activities on the environment.

The Green Procurement Code provides London's businesses with the knowledge to make smart green procurement decisions.

Organisations signed up to the Green Procurement Code commit to achieving progressive environmental targets and are awarded bronze, silver or gold status as a mark of their success.

Since its launch in 2001, members of the Green Procurement Code have spent £379 million on green products and diverted 1.3 million tonnes of waste from landfill. In 2006, the purchase of green products resulted in 175,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide savings, the equivalent yearly emissions of over 29,000 households.

The Green Procurement Code is supported by £3 million from the London Development Agency and is delivered by London Remade.

Go to the Green Procurement Code website for more details