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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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New standard for responsible purchasing released

The AFNOR group has published a new standard for responsible purchasing titled NF X 50-135, drawing on the regulations set out in the 2010 published standard ISO 2600. The new standard seeks to answer...

ISEAL project to improve use of sustainability standards in emerging economies

A new three-year project aims to increase the use of sustainability standards in sustainable public procurement (SPP), particularly in emerging economies. Developed by the ISEAL Alliance – global as...

Procura+ founding Member receives Diamond Purchase Award for Sustainability

On 30 May this year, Barcelona City Council was awarded first prize in the Sustainability category and second prize in Public Sector Procurement category for their More Sustainable City Council progra...

Sustainable Public Procurement in the Sao Paulo State Government: An in-depth Case Study

The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is a global collaboration of research institutions across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas coordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development...

Good Practice in Socially Responsible Procurement

The LANDMARK project has published a new document containing good practice approaches to verifying Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP), taken from across Europe. This collection of current ...

EC to propose carbon label based on current energy grading system

The European Commission is likely to propose a carbon dioxide emissions label similar to that of the current energy efficiency label, according to a report by Euractiv.com. The label will take into ac...

Energy Efficiency Directive agreed upon at EU negotiations

The Energy Efficiency Directive, which sets out binding energy legislation for EU member states, has been agreed upon by the European Parliament, Commission and Council. Although the measures put in p...

ClientEarth pushes for clarity on “life-cycle characteristics”

In an effort to get the European Commission to adopt a clearer definition of “life-cycle characteristics”, ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental law organisation, has released a document outlini...

Sustainable procurement initiative aims to increase public spending on sustainable goods and services

A new international initiative to fast track a global transition to a green economy by harnessing the power of government and local authority spending was announced at Rio+20 last week by the UN Envir...

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