A training will be conducted on Sustainable Timber Procurement in Feldafing (Germany) as part of the ICLEI-led Sustainable Timber Action project, taking place on the 24 September 2013.

The programme will include modules about Sustainable Forest Management, Chain of Custody Certification (CoC), and Sustainable Procurement of Timber Products.

The event will be practice-oriented and interactive, with the number of participants restricted to 15. The training is free of charge.

For more information and to register, see the link below.

eWorld Purchasing & Supply is the UK's leading event focusing on the use of leading-edge technologies and techniques within the procurement & supply chain functions. Since 2001, this acclaimed business forum has provided a unique insight into the latest developments in electronic commerce for senior purchasing, supply chain and finance executives.

eWorld Autumn 2013 will take place at the QEII Conference Centre central London on 24th September 2013 and will focus on hot topics such as: best practice in e-procurement and e-sourcing, e-invoicing & procure-to-pay, srm, supplier development & collaboration, cloud computing & on-demand services, spend management & purchasing intelligence, sustainable procurement & reporting, supply chain visibility & analytics, outsourcing & contract management, implementation & change management, european legislation and government regulations.

Topics to be discussed:

- EU Procurement Directives – Proposal Update &Future Impact

- Recent European Court Case Law

- Fighting Favouritism without Losing Economic Sense

- Lessons from Private Sector Procurement

- Evaluating Public SectorTenders & Awarding Contracts

- Dealing with Framework Agreements

- Changes to a Public Contract During its Term: Managing the Risks

- Infringements, Complaints and Remedies

- Perspectives from Emerging, Developing and Least Developed Countries: the GPA and other International Systems

Registration: http://www.ibclegal.com/event/european-public-procurement-conference/download/?id=9991

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe is pleased to invite you to the workshop “Sustainable Public Procurement in European Healthcare”, that will be held on 2nd October at the Science 14 Atrium, Rue de la Science 14b, 1040 Brussels.

After the agreement reached in June 2013 between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Council on the new Directive on Public Procurement (Classic Directive) and its adoption in the Committee for Internal Market and Consumer Protection, it is time to discuss the implications of green and social public procurement for the healthcare sector. The revision of the EU Directive aims at making public procurement rules simpler and more flexible whilst fostering the introduction of social and environmental criteria in the use of public procurement.

The workshop will bring together EU policy makers and European public procurers to showcase best practices of green and social public procurement in the European healthcare sector. By adopting an experience sharing approach, the workshop will provide comparative information and data from different case studies across Europe, stimulate the debate on the link between green and social public procurement and offer recommendations for the long-term sustainability of the European healthcare sector.

To register, please email HCWH Europe.

In times of economic crisis, public resources allocated through procurement gain significant role as driver for economic and sustainable growth. Given the issues at stake, improving research efforts in the field of sustainable public procurement is a necessity. In this perspective the Center for Institutional Studies of Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow), together with The Economics of Public Private Partnerships Chair (Chaire‐EPPP, Paris) and

the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova (DSEA, Padova) are organising the international workshop on “Sustainable Public Procurement: Research Trends and New Challenges”.

Key‐note lectures will be given by Giancarlo Spagnolo (SITE‐Stockholm School of Economics) and Steve Tadelis (University of California Berkeley). A round‐table with academics, policymakers and practitioners will be organised, with one session will be dedicated to Papers presented by Ph.D. students and junior researchers.

Papers may submitted for presentation on theoretical or applied topics. The deadline for submission is 20 July 2013. To submit a paper, contact the address below.

The OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

Within the framework of this event DG Environment will present current best practices of GPP in the European Union.

Developing from the initial concept, the event has become a European networking platform for experts in regional and local development. Exchange of good practice in economic development and social inclusion, cross-border cooperation, public-private partnerships, regional innovation and community-led local development have become some of its many topics.

Registration: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2013/reg_frame.cfm

Centre Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) will be running a timber procurement workshop as part of the Building Communities event in Bristol (United Kingdom) on 10 October.

As the timber industry is covered by a number of procurement frameworks, from the newly introduced EU Timber Regulation to the UK government's Timber Procurement Policy, the workshop will inform procurement professionals from the private and public sectors. The workshop is free but registration is required.

To register, click the link below. To find out more, click here.

Procuring Innovative Solutions: A Strategic Blueprint for Leading Procurement Innovation

A Two-Day Executive Workshop – Germany, Munich, 14-15 October 2013

This International Workshop aims to combine the best world-class at management tools and frameworks with practical advice for transforming Procurement into a strategic function within the organization and stimulating innovations on markets and industries.

After attending this workshop, Delegates will be able to:

• Understand the consequences of procurement innovation policies and strategies on their procurement process;

• Achieve buy-in from all relevant stakeholders, both within the organization and with external partners;

• Engage internal stakeholders, delivering what they expect and also helping them deliver what they promise to their customers;

• Turn the Procurement function into a gatekeeper for supplier innovation, capturing their skills and expertise internally;

• Learn about the key success factors in managing tomorrow’s contracts.

Web form for registration and inquiries: http://goo.gl/mXP2k

Programme Workshop Procurement Innovation

The final conference of the three-year project Foodlinks will present the latest findings in the fields of short food supply chains, public procurement, and urban food strategies.

The conference will explore how cooperation between science, society and policy can promote sustainable food consumption and production.

Participants will discuss ways in which short food supply chains can effectively work as policy tools; the best methods to maximise the benefits of sustainable public procurement of food; and methods to implement sustainable food strategies in European cities.

The conference is aimed at researchers, policy makers and civil society organisations.

An afternoon event organised by the European Parliament Gypsum Forum will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium) on 16 October.

Focusing attention on renovation, resource efficiency and recycling, the event will take the form of a series of presentations made by MEPS, EU Commission representatives, academics and architects. The event will inform participants about sustainable construction, and the strategies which make sustainability possible in the design, building and whole-lifecycle of buildings.

For more information and to register, click the link below.