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Plan
Establish an enabling environment 
Prioritize
Monitoring & evaluation
Build support and capabilities
Create an Action Plan 
Implement
Assess needs
Choose a procurement method
Engage with the market
Set sustainability criteria
Prepare contract obligations
Monitor implementation
Open data & measuring progress
Options for data use 
SPP uptake
Carbon reduction
Gender inclusion
Life cycle costing
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Guide to ecolabels 
Open SPP FAQsIdentify relevant regulations
When procuring construction projects, it can be useful to underpin sustainability criteria on existing policy and regulation. When assessing the enabling framework, it can be useful to identify, or consider establishing, the following compliance sources:
Look for existing sustainability standards
When considering the implementation of SPP for procuring a construction project, it can be helpful to identify current sustainability standards. These will inform what requirements you set for selecting suppliers. For the construction sector, we have identified three key types of standards and accreditations:
- Master Planning. 2015. The World Bank.
- Master Planning and statutory planning process table (Community Gardens). GOV.UK
Sustainable building construction in Africa:
- Sustainable Buildings and Construction in Africa. Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Republic of Rwanda. 2019. Rwanda Green Building Minimum Compliance System.
Finding relevant ecolabels in the construction sector:
- Construction Materials. SF Tool
- Ecolabelling Standards by Product Category. Global Ecolabelling Network
S.F. Tool is a tool for procurers provided by the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) that includes information on product sustainability specifications, and relevant certifications, in the construction sector.
The Global Ecolabelling Network provides information on what Type I ecolabels include standards for products in the construction sector.
