Procure IT Fair letter to DG Internal Market and Services

In this lobby letter Procure IT Fair highlights the points that the organisations that participate in this campaign would like to contribute to the guide "Buying social" that the European Commission is currently developing on guide institutions how to introduce socially-responsible public procurement. Procure It Fair urges the European Commission to take an ambitious approach in determining the social criteria, and ensure that the mechanisms it proposes will have positive and long lasting effects for people worldwide. In the letter six key concerns and issues are emphasised, including taking into consideration the social and environmental conditions in the entire supply chain of tendered products, asking bidders for full transparency regarding their supply chain, and avoiding to purchase products from companies that violate human rights or labour standards at any point in their supply chain.