Approximately 14% of the EU’s GDP is spent by public procurers on goods, services and works, giving Green Public Procurement (GPP) significant potential to advance the EU’s sustainability goals. By integrating environmental considerations into procurement decisions, the public sector can stimulate job creation, economic growth and investment, while also driving green innovation, enhancing resource and energy efficiency, and supporting the transition to a circular economy. The webinar will highlight how public procurers can use the EU Ecolabel criteria to achieve these goals.

With over 100,000 certified products available on the EU market, the EU Ecolabel simplifies green procurement by providing reliable, science-based solutions that streamline procurement processes and support environmental objectives.

The webinar will take place on 10 October 2025 (10-12 CET) and will feature the following elements: 

• Insights from the European Commission on the policy context for public procurement and role of the EU Ecolabel
• Panel discussion with policymakers and procurement experts on enabling greener tenders
• Successful case-stories from public authorities and businesses using the EU Ecolabel
• A hands-on session on integrating EU Ecolabel criteria into tender documents

The webinar is co-organised by Ecolabelling Sweden and Ecolabelling Finland, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), and the European Commission. More details about the webinar can be found here. To register, click here. 

Join the EIB C3 team and circular economy experts in Brussels for the first event of a new C3 Circular City Seminar Series targeted at city and region representatives. The half-day event will:

• provide an overview of the EIB Circular City Centre – C3 with a particular focus on the Circular City Advisory (CCA) and Circular Project Advisory (CPA) programmes, with cities that have benefited from the programmes sharing their experiences
• present good practice examples of circular economy projects from cities across Europe
• present a new guidance document on Circular public procurement in cities, together with introduction to the five C3 guidance documents already published under the C3 initiative
• offer dedicated Project Clinic sessions with an opportunity to speak individually to one of the C3 experts for advice on a particular circular economy project, and learn how C3 could support its further development, following pre-registration

Programme

• 12:00 – 13:00 Welcome + lunch
• 13:00 – 13:15 Introduction to The Circular City Centre - C3 and its offer to cities
• 13:15 – 13:45 Guidance documents for cities
  An overview presentation of the first five thematic guidance documents developed by C3 will be followed by a deep-dive into its newest Guidance Document on Circular public procurement in cities, highlighting the main objectives of circular procurement, how to implement it, best practices, and available tools and resources for support.
• 13:45 – 14:30 Case studies presentations
  City representatives (tbc) from C3 case studies will provide an overview of the work they have done, how that has advanced the circular economy in their city and the measures they have taken to successfully implement it in practice.
• 14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Interactive session
  Following the presentations, breakout groups will be formed around each case study and around the procurement guidance document, focusing on implementation in the participants’ own city and context. Participants can choose which group to attend. There will be two rounds of discussions of 20 minutes each, with participants switching groups in between (with 5 minutes turnaround). Alternatively, participants can also join project clinic with an opportunity to speak individually to one of the C3 experts for advice on a particular circular economy project, following pre-registration
• 15:30 – 15:45 Interactive session
  Following the presentations, breakout groups will be formed around each case study and around the procurement guidance document, focusing on implementation in the participants’ own city and context. Participants can choose which group to attend. There will be two rounds of discussions of 20 minutes each, with participants switching groups in between (with 5 minutes turnaround). Alternatively, participants can also join project clinic with an opportunity to speak individually to one of the C3 experts for advice on a particular circular economy project, following pre-registration
• 15:45 – 16:00 CPA programme
  The C3 team, together with a city representative will introduce the Circular Project Advisory (CPA) programme and how it can help cities improve the circular aspects and investment-readiness of a circular project.
• 16:00 – 16:45 CPA programme
  Participants will have the chance to join a breakout group to discuss the CCA or CPA programmes and services and how these might assist them in their circular economy journey. There will also be a project clinic with an opportunity to speak individually to one of the C3 experts for advice on a particular circular economy project, following pre-registration
• 16:45 – 17:00 Closing remarks
• 17:00 – 18:00 Networking drinks – to be confirmed