The Compraverde Buygreen Award is back for 2025 with an important new feature: for the first time, applications will be open to European organisations. The calls for application are available online and it will be possible to participate until 24 April 2025.
Every year, the Forum Compraverde Buygreen selects and rewards the best Green Public Procurement (GPP) practices, with a particular focus on strategic sectors such as catering, cultural and sporting activities, healthcare and sustainable building. The award recognises innovative experiences that integrate environmental, social and sustainability criteria into public procurement, contributing to ecological transition and the spread of responsible purchasing models.
After careful selection and evaluation by national and international experts, the Compraverde Buygreen Award will be presented during the 19th edition of the Compraverde Buygreen Forum, to be held on 14 and 15 May 2025 at the WeGil Palace in Rome.
Award categories
Organisations that stand out for their adoption of Green Public Procurement can apply in one of the nine categories available:
- Green Tender – For public administrations that adopt green tenders to promote sustainable purchasing.
- GPP Policy – Recognition for public administrations that integrate environmental criteria into their purchasing policies.
- Green Canteen – For canteens that prioritise organic, local and sustainable products.
- Vendor Rating and Sustainable Purchasing – Award for companies that adopt sustainability criteria in their purchasing and supplier selection processes.
- Green Culture – For cultural events and film productions that reduce environmental impact.
- Social Procurement – Dedicated to public administrations that include social criteria in calls for tenders to guarantee labour rights and dignity.
- Green Building – Recognition for companies that use eco-innovative materials and sustainable solutions in construction.
- Green Hospital – For healthcare organisations committed to green procurement to reduce environmental impact.
- Green Sport – For sports organisations that organise events with a low environmental impact.
Forms and further details on how to participate are available for each category.
An award for a more sustainable future
Participating in the Compraverde Buygreen Award means becoming part of a network of excellence committed to sustainability and innovation in public procurement. The best experiences will be valued and promoted as reference models for institutions, businesses and citizens.
Don’t miss the opportunity to apply and contribute with your example to mainstream the ecological transition!
