In continuity with the consultation and coordination dynamic initiated by the Climate Unit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), a third meeting for the year 2025 was organized around two major themes of the green transition, namely: (1) strengthening the framework for sustainable public procurement and (2) assessing the economic and social implications of the low-carbon transition.
In this regard, representing nearly 20% of the national GDP, public procurement constitutes a strategic lever of economic policy. Its orientation towards environmentally friendly products and services helps stimulate innovation, foster the circular economy, and promote inclusive and sustainable growth. Thus, the adoption of the new decree on public procurement marks a decisive step in integrating sustainability criteria into the State’s purchasing procedures.
This meeting made it possible to deepen understanding of the challenges related to sustainable public procurement, as well as to present the progress of the national mechanism led by the General Treasury of the Kingdom, namely the preparation of standard CPS and RC documents, the green procurement guide, the identification of sustainable markets on the electronic portal, and the annual reporting that will be ensured by the Moroccan Observatory of Public Procurement (OMCP). The discussions, to which members of the Moroccan Observatory of Public Procurement actively contributed, were also enriched by the international feedback from Lithuania, presented by Mr. Kestutis Kazulis, expert in Sustainable Public Procurement and Senior Advisor at the Lithuanian Public Procurement Office.
Furthermore, the meeting also addressed the need to anticipate the economic transformations likely to accompany the gradual shift of the growth model toward a low-carbon trajectory. These developments occur in an international context marked by strengthened environmental requirements and new global trade rules, calling for continuous adaptation of public policies.
In this context, the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) presented an analysis of the potential economic and social impacts associated with this transition, as well as possible accompanying measures to ensure its success from a perspective of sustainable and inclusive growth.
Thus, through this meeting, the Climate Unit reaffirms its commitment to embedding the action of the Ministry of Economy and Finance within a dynamic of coherence and integration of climate issues at the heart of public finance policies, through enhanced coordination among all MEF Directorates and close consultation with the technical and financial partners of our country.