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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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29 November 2018

New EU GPP Criteria – focusing on indoor cleaning services

The European Commission's DG Environment has released new Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for indoor cleaning services, which aim to make it easier for public authorities to purchase cleaning ...

26 November 2018

Circular Procurement - taking a bold step for sustainability

A recently published report titled ‘Building circularity into our economies through sustainable procurement’, (UNEP) explores how to integrate circular economy in public procurement. The r...

22 November 2018

UrbanWINS CityMatch activity to focus on sustainable procurement

Applications to the 3rd exchange of the UrbanWINS CityMatch Programme are now open. The activity will be hosted by the City of Malmö (Sweden) from 6-8 March 2019 and will focus on contract manage...

21 November 2018

MEPs agree to ban single-use plastic items

Plastic waste and marine litter are major environmental hazard that requires political action as pointed out in the last edition of Sector Watch.

20 November 2018

Procura+ Network China National GPP Study Visit 2018

In October 2018, the China National Green Public Procurement (GPP) delegation conducted a 10-day learning visit to six Nordic cities. The delegation visited Copenhagen, Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockho...

15 November 2018

Did you know: We have only one Planet Earth

“We are the first generation that has a clear picture of the value of nature and the enormous impact we have on it. We may also be the last that can act to reverse this trend. From now until 202...

15 November 2018

A Circular Economy for Plastics

The tides are turning for plastics and with them marine litter and plastic pollution will hopefully vanish. From the first image of a turtle squeezing its shell into a fishing net to recent news of mi...

13 November 2018

Global North-South Knowledge Exchange Event on Sustainable Public Procurement

Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is growing in importance globally as a tool to achieve sustainable development and take climate action, particularly with the global commitment to SDG 12: Sustaina...

9 November 2018

European parliament adopts regulation banning single use plastics

The EU Parliament approved an EU wide ban of several single-use plastic items by 2021 and adopted strict recycling regulation over other plastics such as beverage bottles, food containers at rates of ...

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