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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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22 December 2016

Report finds social criteria in procurement can prevent abuse of workers

A new study by Swedwatch, a non-profit organisation reporting on Swedish business relations in developing countries, has found that including social criteria in public procurement can improve working ...

21 December 2016

UNOPS receives award for best practice in sustainable procurement

UNOPS, an operational arm of the United Nation's, has achieved a "gold level" rating after completing the CIPS sustainable procurement review. Only five organisations in the world have achieved the ho...

13 December 2016

Basque Country adopts new green public procurement programme

The Basque Government has approved a new green public procurement programme to bolster procurement as a means to advance environmental policy objectives. Covering the period up to 2020, the strategy t...

7 December 2016

Study addresses illegality in Malaysian timber supply chains

A new study into the Malaysian timber trade offers recommendations to prevent illegal timber from entering supply chains. The study, carried out by NEPCon and the Malaysian Wood Industries Association...

6 December 2016

Article exposes labour rights abuses in cobalt mining

A shocking article in the Washington Post exposes the human toll of the global appetite for cheap cobalt, one of the primary minerals used to power modern electronics. Despite the value of cobalt – ...

1 December 2016

Winners of the Procura+ Awards announced

Procurers from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands took home the 2016 Procura+ Awards at a ceremony in Malmö (Sweden) last night. The awards recognise the most outstanding procurement ac...

30 November 2016

Large purchasers demand greater environmental transparency from suppliers

The US Department of Defense, which boasts a budget of $500 billion annually, is testing a system that requires suppliers to report the lifecycle impact of each product they produce. Other government ...

29 November 2016

November GPP News Alert looks at greening national framework contracts

The November edition of the EU GPP News Alert has been published, providing a roundup of the latest news in the field of green public procurement. The News Alert leads with information on the untapped...

22 November 2016

Cambridge University Press implements sustainable procurement policy

Cambridge University Press, the publishing business of the University of Cambridge, has instituted a sustainable procurement policy that seeks to minimise negative impacts on the environment and local...

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