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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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6 September 2018

New sorting centre tackles pressing issues in textile recycling

The textile industry is constantly growing and with it a range of adverse environmental and human rights impacts. According to recent estimates, the total greenhouse gas emissions from textiles produc...

4 September 2018

London public services collaborate for social procurement

Public services across London (United Kingdom) are collaborating to improve responsible procurement because of a mayoral initiative to increase the social benefits from the city’s procurement sp...

Localized procurement of produce helps prevent food waste

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that annually 1.3 billion tonnes of food go to waste. Based on these numbers, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has now publ...

EU Commission helps EU regions maximise impact of procurement

As part of the European Union’s Public Procurement Action Plan, the Commission, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will support five European ...

EcoProcura 2018 to collaborate with Green Electronics Council

EcoProcura 2018 is proud to announce that it will collaborate with the Green Electronics Council (GEC) on its 2018 conference on sustainable, circular and innovation procurement, which is taking place...

Global Slavery Index 2018 published highlighting role of procurement

To this date people all over the world remain victims of modern slavery. The Modern Slavery Index 2018, published by the Walk Free Foundation, sheds light on the extent to which different forms ...

Nijmegen to use Rapid Circular Contracting to renew street

The 2018 Green Capital of Europe Nijmegen (The Netherlands) wants to catalyse sustainable and circular development through procurement. For the renovation of the street Malderburchtstraat the city wen...

Procurement features heavily among 2018 TA submissions

The application deadline for the 2018 Transformative Action Award recently closed, with this year’s award setting a record for the number of applications received. Among the 40 entries, were a n...

Transition to low carbon economies through public procurement

The World Energy Investment Report 2018, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights public procurement as one strategy to phase out fossil based fuels and materials.

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