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Sustainable Procurement Platform

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Procura+ Conference 2024

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Public procurement contributes to circular transition

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EC launches new platform for public procurers

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Public procurement has key role in transition to circular economy

“Turning e-waste into a resource begins with not creating waste. We promote the public procurement of durable and repairable IT and ask local authorities to only procure when there is a real nee...

Malmö promotes accessibility through universal design

Procura+ participant Malmö (Sweden) has been profiled in the latest GPP News Alert for its decision to embed universal design principles into a 2021 framework contract for the supply of furniture...

ICLEI and UNESCWA present new training course on Implementing Sustainable Public Procurement

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) has launched a new course on implementing Sustainable Public Procurement. ESCWA developed this course in partnership with I...

Big Buyers Working Together makes kick off webinar recording available

The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) Kick-off Webinar was held on 25 May 2023. More than 80 participants gathered in this virtual session to learn about BBWT and especially about the recently launch...

Public procurement can strengthen collective bargaining

Public contracts should only be given to companies that meet collective bargaining rules, argue UNI Europa and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). The two organisation held an event to prom...

Greater London Authority publishes case studies on responsible public procurement

Procura+ participant Greater London Authority (GLA) has published a number of case studies on responsible public procurement. The case studies highlight GLA’s progress across five themes set out...

Big Buyers Working Together: Needs Assessment Survey launched

The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project aims to enable public buyers across Europe to find innovative and sustainable solutions to their current procurement challenges. To build the foundation ...

Apeldoorn involves contractors in circular reconstruction of residential street

Apeldoorn is taking a circular approach to renovate Griffiersveld, a residential street in the district of De Maarn. The city has found that actively involving the contractor in this process is hugely...

Big Buyers Working Together nominated for EU Ombudsman award

The Big Buyers project has been nominated for the European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration 2023. The project coordinated by ICLEI, Eurocities and BME, on behalf of the European Commission is n...

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