NGOs are well-placed to provide information to local, regional, and national governments, making them better equipped to engage in GPP. To make it easier for NGOs to work with public procurers to enhance GPP uptake, a network was established in 2016 with the support of the European Commission.
The EU NGO Network on GPP held, on 26 January in Szentendre, a session gathering NGOs from across Europe with an interest in learning more about how GPP can be used to help cities and regions improve their sustainability and meet environmental policy objectives. Continue reading..
Presentations included:
- Network introduction (ICLEI)
- EU framework and benefits of GPP (DGENV)
- GPP in practice (Ecosistemi)
- Best Practice (Omsorgsbygg)
- Working on GPP as NGO (BBL)
- Legal and practical dimensions of GPP (PPA)
- Available Resources on GPP (ICLEI)
- Actions areas and next steps (ICLEI)
- SWOT Analaysis
- Activity Plan template
Full recording here
Presentations:
- How to identify tender opportunities for Green Public Procurement (GPP), Estela Grana (ICLEI)
- NGOs engaging in the field of GPP, Carsten Wachholz (EEB)
The first NGO Network on GPP training session on GPP took place in Brussels, Belgium in June 2017. The training included several activities to further strengthen the knowledge of green public procurement through discussion and working groups on several GPP related topics including ecolabels, green energy, food and catering and forest products. Continue reading..
Summary of the event
Presentations:
- Network update and objectives, Estela Grana (ICLEI)
- Legal framework of GPP, Abby Semple (Public Procurement Analysis)
- NGOs engaging in the field of GPP, Carsten Wachholz (EEB)
- Air Pollution and GPP, Peter Feldkamp (Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.)
Useful materials on Ecolabel - shared at the training session:
- JRC's Technical Report for Public Space Maintenance, Apr. 2017
- Public Procurement Reform and Ecolabel presentation, Robert Kaukewitsch (European Commission)
- Circular Economy and the EU Ecolabel presentation, EEB
- EEB comments to the JRC's 2nd Technical Report on GPP Criteria for Food and Catering Services, EEB
- JRC's Technical Report on EU Ecolabel criteria for furniture products, 2017
- JRC's Technical Report on EU GPP Criteria for Transport, February 2018
Presentations:
- Revision of EU GPP criteria for Transport, Rocio Rodriguez (JRC)
- Clean Vehicles Directive: Update on revision, Simon Clement (ICLEI)
- GPP in Copenhagen - Sharing experiences on Sustainable Mobility and GPP, Maria Pagel Fray
(City of Copenhagen)
Full recording here.
Presentations:
- Kick starting circular economy practice through sustainable public procurement, Mervyn JONES, Sustainable Global Resources, UK- Piloting Circular Public Procurement – The Green Deal Flanders, Veerle LABEEUW, Circular Flanders \ OVAM- Insight on circular economy monitoring frameworks and GPP advisory group status, Stéphane ARDITI & Blanca Morales, EEB- Introduction to the "EC GUIDANCE Public Procurement for a Circular Economy" (2017), Ashleigh McLennan, ICLEI Europe
Full recording is here.
Presentation:
How to verfiy green commitments in tenders and contracts, Abby Semple, Public Procurement Analysis
Further Information about London Fire Brigade:
GLA Responsible Procurement Policy
Sustainability at London Fire Brigade
23 May 2018, Brussels
The network members gather to get an insight into specific procurement focus areas and to present their activity plans related to GPP uptake.
Presentations:
- Transport/mobility & GPP – how to tackle clean air issue, Robin Kulpa, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH)
- Sustainable food & GPP – reducing environmental impact of food in public procurement, Davide Sabbadin, Legambiente
13 February, Lisbon
The meeting was focussed to facilitate the exchange between NGOs based on the GPP activities delivered in the previous months. Also, the aim was to extract the added value of NGOs working in GPP and to connect towards future collaboration. Continue reading...
Presentations:
- Strategy 2019-2021 - Agility, Transparency and Sustainability, Nuno Prata, Lisbon City Council
- How to incorporate circular economy into GPP? - Carmen Lima, QUERCUS
- Latest on EC GPP criteria process & usage of ISO Type 1 ecolabels in GPP - Jean-Pierre Schweizer, EEB
- The GPP Training Toolkit - Abby Semple, Public Procurement Analysis
- HOSPITAL AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE FROM GPP - Mónica Vidal, ECODES
- GPP in Italian Primary Schools - Davide Sabbadin, Legambiente
- Understanding of GPP in Estonia - Kristina Mänd, MONDO
The project is supported and funded by the European CommissionGreen Public Procurement (GPP) aims to harness the purchasing power of governments to drive positive environmental change.
This Guide aims at giving NGOs the knowledge needed to help encourage public procurers to embrace GPP
This document will guide you through the four steps that are necessary to start actively supporting public authorities in including GPP criteria in their procurements.
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