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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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Energy efficiency directive receives European Parliament backing

The European Parliament is supporting the European Commission’s ambitious energy efficiency directive, which sets member states the target of improving energy efficiency by 20 percent across the boa...

Fairtrade sales figures show steady increase

Recent sales figures suggest a marked growth in the number of Fairtrade certified products being purchased in both Germany and the United Kingdom. In 2011, £1.3bn worth of Fairtrade certified goods w...

25 September 2012

Stakeholders to contribute to GPP criteria documents

Interested parties are invited to add comments and suggestions to documents preparing the ground for the revision of the Ecolabel criteria and Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Textiles. The...

25 September 2012

EcoProcura conference demonstrates power of public procurement to shape the market

The EcoProcura conference in Malmö (Sweden) demonstrated the growing consensus that public authorities have both the power and responsibility to create a market for sustainable products and services....

20 September 2012

Public procurement essential to development of electric car industry in Europe

An International Energy Agency expert has opined that government procurement practices, as well as political and financial aid, will play a crucial role in the successful development of the electric c...

18 September 2012

New EU funding opportunities available for cross-border pre-commercial procurement projects

Under the information and communication technologies (ICT) aspect of the EU seventh framework programme for Research and Development, new calls for proposals have been opened, enabling consortia of pu...

13 September 2012

LANDMARK Multimedia Exhibition stops at EcoProcura before hitting the road

EcoProcura 2012 will see the launch of the LANDMARK Multimedia Exhibition on how social responsibility can be achieved within public sector supply chains. Taking place on 19 September, the exhibition ...

12 September 2012

British company achieves gold rating from world's first sustainable procurement standard

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, have been awarded gold by the British Standard for Sustainable Procurement. The sustainable procurement team received an overall ...

10 September 2012

Sustainable Timber Action video now available online

An excellent new video details the work and objectives of the Sustainable Timber Action project through interviews, statistics and narration. The high-production value video explains the challenges fa...

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