Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework

Closes 15 Sep 2025

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Chapter 6: Green Procurement for Low Carbon Products

This chapter will also explore opportunities to promote product level green procurement, including the benefits and challenges of implementation, and the role of existing government policies and industry led initiatives. Views are sought on proposals to develop best practice green procurement guidance for public and private organisations, including opportunities for expansion and integration with current government policies. 

6.1. If you are a procurer, does your organisation already practice any product level green procurement policies? If so, please provide details.
6.2. If you are a procurer, do you already require embodied emissions data to be provided by potential suppliers? If so, please provide details.
6.3. If you are a procurer, do you already use any examples of product classifications in your policies? If so, please provide details.
6.4. Do you agree or disagree with our overview of the barriers and possible limitations of the current green procurement landscape? Please explain your reasoning, including any others that the government should consider.
6.5. Do you agree or disagree with our proposal to develop green procurement guidance for buying low carbon products? Please explain your reasoning, and if you disagree, please provide any suggestions for alternatives.
6.6. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to introduce best practice, voluntary green procurement standards into the Government Buying Standards? Please explain your reasoning, including whether there are any other procurement guidance documents that should be considered.
6.7. Would you agree or disagree with the prospect of the best practice guidance being made mandatory for government departments through the Government Buying Standards in future? Please explain your reasoning.
6.8. Do you agree or disagree with the above proposal to develop stage 1: core guidance as set out above? Please explain your reasoning.
6.9. Do you agree or disagree with the above proposal to develop stage 2: expanded guidance as set out above? Please explain your reasoning.
6.10. Do you agree or disagree with our proposal to develop stage 3 ‘high ambition guidance’ as described above? Please explain your reasoning.
6.11. Do you agree or disagree with the proposed types of evidence outlined, or are there other sources of evidence that should be considered? Please provide details and explain your reasoning.
6.12. What would be the cost implications of procuring low carbon products? Please provide details, including how this might change over time.
6.13. Do you agree or disagree with including circular economy principles alongside advice in the GBS on procuring low carbon products? Please explain your reasoning.
6.14. Are there other public procurement guidance documents where circular economy principles should be included? Please explain your reasoning. [select all that apply]