With help from the European Union (EU) funded EU4Environment programme and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Moldova’s Public Procurement Agency (PPA) with Ministry of Finance is promoting a shift in public spending towards more sustainable goods and services. Technical specifications based on sustainable criteria have been developed for five categories of products typically procured by public institutions - paper, vehicles, computers, fruit and vegetables, as well as energy-efficient windows and doors. This is being done under the broader goal of applying sustainability...