Green Public Procurement (GPP)

Netherlands To Implement MKI Protocol 5.0 And A2 Weighting Set In GWW Procurement

From July 2026 Rijkswaterstaat will apply MKI Protocol 5.0 and, from 2027, a new European A2 weighting set in Dutch civil-works procurement to change how environmental impacts are calculated and scored in tenders. These changes are expected to roughly double MKI values and shift the relative ranking of sustainable design options, so contractors must update tools, data and bid strategies to remain competitive in GWW tenders.

25 May 2026, 15:47rijkswaterstaat.nlNetherlands

Japan MOE Invites Proposals on Basic Policy Under Green Contract Act

Japan's Ministry of the Environment has opened an 11 May–11 June 2026 call for proposals to revise the Basic Policy under the Green Contract Act, which governs how national bodies embed greenhouse gas reduction into major public contracts. Any resulting changes could tighten environmental criteria or expand covered contract types for power, vehicles, construction and waste services, influencing future requirements for suppliers to the Japanese public sector.

14 May 2026, 05:55env.go.jpJapan

Japan MOE Solicits Proposals on Green Purchasing Act Designated Public Works Items

Japan’s environment and infrastructure ministries have opened a one‑month 2026 call for proposals to add or revise designated public works procurement items under the Green Purchasing Act. This consultation will shape future environmental criteria for public construction tenders in Japan, so suppliers with low‑carbon and resource‑efficient materials and technologies may wish to engage early.

14 May 2026, 05:55env.go.jpJapan

Japan Ministry of the Environment and METI Solicit Proposals for Green Purchasing Law Designated Procurement Items (Goods and Services)

In May 2026 Japan’s environment and economy ministries opened a joint consultation seeking proposals for new or revised designated procurement item categories and criteria under the Green Purchasing Act, covering goods and services, with submissions due by 11 June 2026. This signals an upcoming revision of Japan’s green public procurement Basic Policy that could expand future demand and tighten environmental performance expectations for low-carbon, resource-efficient products and services supplied to the Japanese public sector.

14 May 2026, 05:55env.go.jpJapan

UK Explanatory Memorandum on EU Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal (COM(2026)100)

The UK Government has issued an Explanatory Memorandum on the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, clarifying how new origin, procurement, investment and future construction-product sustainability labelling rules could affect UK supply chains and apply in Northern Ireland via the Windsor Framework. While the Act remains at proposal stage, companies should treat it as an early signal that EU industrial decarbonisation policy may recalibrate market access and investment conditions for UK manufacturing, particularly in construction materials, automotive, net-zero technologies and sustainable chemicals.

13 May 2026, 18:46assets.publishing.service.gov.ukEuropean UnionUnited Kingdom

EU Council Working Party Receives Portuguese and Romanian Comments on Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal

Portugal and Romania have submitted detailed comments on the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, pressing for clearer rules on origin, FDI conditions, circular economy criteria and support for energy-intensive industries ahead of Council negotiations. Their positions signal potential shifts in how the final regulation balances competitiveness, investment attraction and green industrial policy, which could materially affect future procurement rules, localisation requirements and access to EU industrial support across sectors and regions.

11 May 2026, 18:54data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Presents Procurement Implications of Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal

In March 2026 the European Commission briefed Member States on how its proposed Industrial Accelerator Act would hardwire Made in EU origin and low-carbon content thresholds into EU public procurement and support schemes for EVs, net-zero technologies and key industrial materials. If adopted, these phased requirements from 2029 onward would significantly reshape tender strategies, localisation decisions and supply-chain design for automotive, construction and clean-tech suppliers seeking access to EU-funded projects and public contracts.

11 May 2026, 12:04data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council Working Paper Summarises Sector-Specific EU Laws With Green Public Procurement Provisions (March 2026)

An EU Council working paper for March 2026 maps the key EU laws and proposals that embed green public procurement provisions, spotlighting an upcoming Net-Zero Industry Act implementing regulation alongside recent product regulations on ecodesign, batteries, construction products and packaging that will govern how public buyers award contracts. This consolidated view shows where public purchasing will increasingly require low-carbon, circular and resilient products, giving manufacturers early visibility of the regulations and future implementing acts that will translate these hooks into detailed award criteria and technical requirements for market access.

6 May 2026, 19:53data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

Change Chemistry and UMass Lowell Publish Policy Framework to Incentivise Sustainable Chemistry

In April 2026, industry network Change Chemistry and the University of Massachusetts Lowell published a joint policy framework outlining how targeted incentives could accelerate sustainable chemistry innovation, manufacturing, and market adoption. The report signals the types of grant, tax, procurement, and regulatory incentive packages that governments in the US, EU, and beyond may deploy, reshaping the economics of investing in safer, low-impact chemistries versus legacy substances and guiding future policy design.

29 Apr 2026, 18:17assets-002.noviams.comUnited StatesEuropean Union

Germany: Bundestag Adopts Public Procurement Acceleration Act, Empowering Ministry To Set Sustainability Rules

Germany’s Bundestag has approved a public procurement acceleration act that raises direct-award thresholds and streamlines federal tendering, while leaving detailed sustainability provisions to follow in secondary legislation. This creates a new mandate for the economics ministry to define binding green procurement criteria, signalling future changes in how suppliers are evaluated on sustainability and local content in German public contracts.

29 Apr 2026, 12:09bundestag.deGermany

Netherlands Council of State Advises on MKI Environmental Cost Indicator Bill for GWW Procurement

In April 2026 the Dutch Council of State issued a critical legal opinion on the Sturende Milieukostenindicator (MKI) bill, which would mandate MKI-based environmental performance requirements in ground, road and waterworks procurement. If adopted, this law would make MKI scoring a statutory element of major public infrastructure tenders, so construction suppliers and contracting authorities should prepare for uniform but EU-law-compliant environmental criteria in future procurements.

24 Apr 2026, 16:04raadvanstate.nlNetherlands

Norway Implements Public Procurement Act Reforms and NOK 500,000 Threshold From 1 July 2026

Norway has adopted implementing regulations under the Public Procurement Act that take effect on 1 July 2026, setting a NOK 500,000 threshold and embedding climate, environmental and social obligations into public tenders. Companies bidding for Norwegian public contracts will need to adjust pricing, bid strategies and contract management to meet stricter requirements on climate performance, labour standards, apprenticeships and supply-chain oversight.

24 Apr 2026, 09:59lovdata.noNorway

EU Council Working Party Reviews Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal (COM(2026) 100)

In March 2026 the European Commission presented its Industrial Accelerator Act proposal to EU governments, setting out a new regulatory framework to speed low‑carbon industrial manufacturing and tighten “Made in EU” requirements in strategic value chains. If adopted, this would create powerful lead markets and foreign‑investment conditions that push batteries, EVs, steel, cement, aluminium and other net‑zero supply chains towards Union-origin, low‑carbon production, reshaping procurement, support schemes and siting decisions from 2029 onward.

17 Apr 2026, 08:05eur-lex.europa.euEuropean UnionEuropean Economic Area

Czech Ministry of Agriculture Sets Local Food Targets for Public Catering

The Czech Ministry of Agriculture has introduced internal procurement targets for its own organisations to source at least 50% local food in 2026 and 65% by 2028, with a minimum 5% share for organic products in staff catering and refreshments. This strengthens demand for domestic, short-supply-chain and organic food from suppliers to ministry-run canteens today, and could foreshadow similar sustainability-oriented purchasing requirements across the wider public sector.

16 Apr 2026, 14:27mze.gov.czCzechia

Netherlands Launches MKI Committees to Set Maximum Values for Asphalt and Concrete

The Netherlands has established committees to set mandatory maximum environmental cost indicator values for asphalt and concrete in public procurement by 2027. Infrastructure suppliers must prepare for binding environmental performance thresholds that shift Dutch public tenders from voluntary sustainability goals to strict compliance requirements.

10 Apr 2026, 13:34pianoo.nlNetherlands

EU Commission Confirms Upcoming Public Procurement Act Proposal for Q2 2026

The European Commission has confirmed plans to propose a new EU Public Procurement Act in the second quarter of 2026 to modernize transparency and performance monitoring. This reform will likely introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria and outcome-based models, requiring businesses to align their bidding strategies with stricter sustainability and data-sharing standards.

10 Apr 2026, 12:56europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

New York Senate Proposes Healthy and Green Procurement Act (S09743)

New York has introduced legislation to mandate life-cycle environmental and health criteria across state procurement, targeting priority toxics like PFAS and heavy metals. Suppliers must prepare for stricter compliance requirements and potential exclusion from state contracts unless they can demonstrate reduced chemical hazards and improved sustainability performance.

10 Apr 2026, 10:44assembly.state.ny.usUnited States

Iowa Senate Files Amendment S-5147 To HF 2671 On B-20-Compatible State Rental Diesel Vehicles

Iowa is advancing legislation requiring all state-rented or leased diesel passenger vehicles to be B-20 biodiesel compatible for contracts starting July 2026. This mandate signals a shift toward higher biofuel integration in public fleets, requiring rental providers and OEMs to ensure engine certifications align with state procurement standards.

3 Apr 2026, 18:18legis.iowa.govUnited States

EU JRC Updates Product Groups List With New ESPR and Batteries Projects

The EU Joint Research Centre has updated technical priorities for product groups, signaling upcoming ecodesign and circularity requirements under the ESPR and Batteries Regulation. Manufacturers should prepare for specific technical standards on repairability and battery removability that will dictate future product design and market access across the EU.

3 Apr 2026, 18:07susproc.jrc.ec.europa.euEuropean Union

Netherlands Updates KCI Roadmaps and Cooperation Agreements for Climate-Neutral and Circular Infrastructure

Dutch authorities have updated infrastructure roadmaps to mandate climate-neutral and circular requirements across all public procurement by 2030. Suppliers must adopt standardized green tender criteria, including mandatory life-cycle assessments and aggressive material reuse targets for asphalt, concrete, and steel.

3 Apr 2026, 09:56duurzame-infra.nlNetherlands