Sustainable Procurement Platform

Sustainable Procurement Platform

Sustainable Procurement Platform

Procura+ Seminar 2025

On 9 & 10 October, the Procura+ community gathered in the Province of Zeeland for a seminar highlighting how public procurement can help public authorities accelerate and scale up social, sustainable, innovative and circular policies

New guidance document on circular procurement in cities

The guide outlines how circular considerations can be embedded into existing public procurement procedures, and lists circular criteria that have been used in tenders

Opportunity: two new EIC Innovation Procurement Programme opportunities

Two major European Innovation Council (EIC) projects, SPIN4EIC and InnoMatch, are offering the last calls for public administrations to strengthen their innovation procurement efforts

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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EC and EIB offer new funding instruments to support environmental aims

Two new financial instruments to drive investment in energy efficiency, preservation of natural capital and adaptation to climate change have been launched by the European Commission and the European ...

Procurers invited to explore low-carbon procurement in practice at Riga workshop

Public procurers are invited to take part in a one day seminar taking place 21 May in Riga (Lativa) that will offer insight into good practices, and see discussion on methods to overcome obstacles whi...

European cities to address climate issues through sustainable procurement

Mayors from 26 European cities adopted a joint declaration for climate action in Paris (France) last week. The commitment came during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by the Mayor of Paris Anne...

One tender saves 66,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide

An electricity and gas tender published as part of the GPP 2020 project by the Catalonian Department of Economy and Knowledge has made total savings of over 66,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent, totalling mor...

SPRC Resources Section update offers better experience for users

The Sustainable Procurement Resource Centre (SPRC) has undergone a revamp of its user interface, making it easier to access relevant procurement resources than ever before. The SPRC contains hundreds ...

OBSAR guide updated to reflect concrete examples

The Observatoire des Achats Responsables (OBSAR) guide on sustainable procurement has undergone a revision to ensure that a greater number of practical experiences and best practice examples are inclu...

Madrid to replace 225,000 street lights to enhance energy-efficiency

In an effort to enhance sustainability and lower energy costs, the City of Madrid (Spain) is replacing its street lights with more energy-efficient models. With a total of 225,000 lights to be changed...

New guidance documents focus on risk & intellectual property rights when procuring innovation

To address specific aspects of procuring innovation, two new guidance documents have been published by the Procurement of Innovation Platform: the first looks at risk management, while the second focu...

Helsinki to achieve 100% SPP by 2020

The City of Helsinki (Finland), striving to lower waste and reduce carbon emissions, is on track to achieve 100 percent sustainable public procurement (SPP) by 2020. To attain this goal, Helsinki has ...

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