CAM Edilizia (Criteri Ambientali Minimi) overview

Mandatory Mandatory environmental environmental criteri criteria a for the Green Public for the Green Public Procurement in Italy Procurement in Italy

Since 2016, Since 2016, CAM CAM to be included to be included into the into the construction construction public public tenders tenders

Public authorities Public authorities can significantly drive can significantly drive circular economy circular economy and and sustainability sustainability in building in building

CAM edilizia

Following the EU policies on Green Public Procurement (GPP), in April 2016 the Italian Ministry of Environment introduced a set of environmental criteria for the building industry (Criteri Ambientali Minimi Edilizia – CAM Edilizia) aimed to facilitate the inclusion of green requirements in public tender documents. [7]

Since then, it is mandatory for Italian public authorities to include CAM technical specifications and contractual clauses into building construction tender documentation, in order to drive the procurement of more environmentally friendly products and services. Through the above procurement policy, public authorities can significantly contribute to the circular economy and sustainability.

The aim is to stimulate purchases that minimise the use of natural resources and energy consumption, help the uptake of renewable sources, reduce the production of waste, pollutant emissions into the air, water and soil, and eliminate hazardous substances in favour of greener goods with a longer life span that promote recycling chain while triggering a voluntary mechanism for continuous and global improvement of the environmental performance of processes and products.