OJEU is used by public bodies to fulfil their legal obligation to advertise major tenders (worth more than €200,000) Europe-wide. Advertising in OJEU ensures that all eligible firms have a chance to respond and be considered. Adverts are published daily in the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), an online version of OJEU.

One Planet Living® is a vision and philosophy to help reduce our current impact upon the world by reducing our ecological fooprint. One Planet Living aims to reduce consumption to a sustainable and globally equitable level, and within the environmental capacity of the planet.Further information » www.oneplanetliving.org

Assessing an organisation's operational environmental impacts is possible via an environmental management system.Understanding operational environmental impacts involves appraising all aspects of an organisation's operation.

Process of assessing a range of options to identify the particular projects to be undertaken. For major projects, four options – including ‘do nothing’ – are tested to find the best solution.

Outputs measure what was directly produced by the programme (eg job creation, number of training days). Outcomes measure the longer-term changes brought about by the programme.