Public Procurement Policy - Denmark

Since 1996, The Danish Ministry of the Environment has launched approximately 50 environmental guidelines on public purchasing of various products. The guidelines are important tools for the implementation of green procurement policies in Denmark . One of these is the guide on public purchase of tropical timber with the technical background document linked to it. These guidelines aim to assist public purchasers in ensuring that the tropical timber they buy is legally and sustainably produced.

The Government carried out an evaluation of the guidelines on tropical timber from September 2005 to January 2006. A broad contact group was established, and members were invited to follow the evaluation and provide input to the work.  The contact group comprised a broad range of stakeholders including representatives from timber trade federations, timber purchase federations, major certification schemes, ENGO’s as well as procurement specialists from other EU countries and the European Commission. further information

Purchasing Tropical Timber - environmental guidelines

Purchasing Tropical Timber - background material