ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AS AN INSTRUMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABILITY OF SLOVAKIA

Green or sustainable economic growth for environmental policy in the light of the current environmental crisis and resource depletion is discussed in various national and international political and expert levels. Indicators of green growth and statistical results can measure sustainable development, while they allow to evaluate the green growth and support its integration into policy.

The paper analyses the OECD's framework strategy with selection of important environmental indicators and characteristics, which are intended for the assessment of the green growth strategies (green marketing). The significance of criteria, which takes into account the price in terms of public procurement is relatively high, but the values of economic activities (sustainable production, sustainable consumption and trade) are relatively low. Results suggest that production and consumption must be environmentally and economically sustainable. Nowadays green growth strategy also in Slovakia emphasizes economic value, the country goes the right way and economic - environmental activities will grow in the future. This study offers a concept for measuring the general environmental effects of activities and evaluation of green public commissions based on phrased criteria and methodical plan of implementation of the green public commission. The methodology provides the information needed for national economic reform plans based on the present status report.

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