Buy Better to Build Better Manifesto

Bringing together over 30 stakeholders from across the construction value chain, civil society, and public authorities, the Buy Better to Build Better coalition aims to make green public procurement the default approach in Europe’s construction sector.

In its manifesto, the coalition gives recommendation on how green public procurement could allow competitiveness and sustainability to reinforce each other:

• Simpler procurement with harmonised, sector-specific GPP criteria to create demand for low-carbon and circular construction solutions.
• A stronger internal market through coherent and horizontal procurement rules beyond lowest price.
• Simpler and standardised EU-wide tracking of GPP.
• Continued support for public authorities in implementing GPP effectively.

The Buy Better to Build Better coalition (BBBB) unites forward-thinking stakeholders from across the construction sector, civil society, and public authorities. Members share a commitment to elevating public procurement as a core lever for driving demand for innovative solutions, while maintaining European industry at the forefront of technological progress.

BBBB members:

• Industry: Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete (ALCCC), Architects Council of Europe, Autodesk, Cemonite, Corporate Leaders Group Europe, Ecocem, EIHA, EuRIC, FEAD, FIR, ORI Martin, Ramboll, RIVA Group

• Civil society: Bellona Europe, Bioregional, Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Climate Strategy & Partners, Concito, DUH – Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ECCO, ECODES, ECOS – Environmental Coalition on Standards, EEB – European Environmental Bureau, Energy Policy Group, EPICO KlimaInnovation, E3G, Future Clean Architects, Green Transition Denmark, IISD, INCIEN, Natuur & Milieu, Open Contracting Partnership, Zero

• Networks of public authorities: ACR+, ICLEI Europe