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Fair trade cotton takes centre stage in pan-European awards ceremony

Public authorities from France, Austria and the UK were honoured at the inaugural European Fair Cotton Procurement Awards, held in Bremen (Germany) in March. The four winners – the City of Paris (Fr...

European cities turn waste into a renewable energy source

The conversion of solid waste into biomethane may help reduce landfill and meet cities’ energy needs, according to findings from the UrbanBiogas project. The three-year project, which was funded by...

Updated EU Procurement Directives offer more scope for sustainability

In January 2014, the European Parliament adopted three new public procurement directives: general Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts and Directive 2014/25/...

New INNOVATION SEEDS Portal Launched

An extended version of the INNOVATION SEEDS portal is now available, building on the success of its predecessor with practical, bottom-up information on eco-innovation from a variety of sectors. The p...

GPP2020 offers training materials in eight languages

Free training materials for both trainers and procurers have been made available on the GPP2020 website. They are available in the eight project languages (Catalan, Croatian, Dutch, German, Italian, P...

EUREAPA tool analyses the impact of changing consumption and production patterns

The EU-funded One Planet Economy Network (OPEN) has developed a free online tool to help policymakers analyse the environmental impacts of different policy options. The EUREAPA tool allows users to un...

ENIGMA project launches market consultation on smart public lighting

Suppliers specialising in ICT, lighting architecture and engineering are asked to contribute to a pre-commercial procurement (PCP) market consultation process investigating options for smart public li...

Welsh National Procurement Service combines expenditure savings and job creation

The Welsh government is hoping for annual savings of around £25 million (approximately €30 million) following the introduction of a National Procurement Service (NPS) to coordinate contracts for sp...

Most efficient appliances showcased at Euro-Topten product awards

Vincent Berrutto, head of energy efficiency in buildings, industry, equipment and transport for the European Commission, announced the winners of the Euro-Topten Product Competition at the internation...

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