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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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Amsterdam builds climate-neutral neighbourhood

To comply with the EU Green Public Procurement (2004) directive and Energy Performance of Buildings (2010) directive, which obliges countries to improve the safety and energy performance of buildings,...

JRC report aids in assessing the environmental impact of products and services

A new report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) - the scientific and technical arm of the European Commission - provides information for policy makers and business managers on how to better assess t...

Sustainable procurement of products increases in Brazil

Brazilian public sustainable product procurement in the first quarter of 2012 has already totalled 83 percent of the total purchases made through sustainable tenders in 2011. In comparison with the sa...

Sustainability of health care products influences purchasers

Environmental sustainability and other green attributes play a large part when hospitals in Germany, Italy, Brazil and the United States make purchasing decisions on healthcare products, new research ...

Binding measures needed to achieve green economy

The opinion requested by the Danish presidency of the EU has said that to shift Europe to a green economy based on sustainable production and consumption, voluntary measures need to be supplemented by...

Indian procurement bill facilitates green procurement

The Government of India has drafted a Public Procurement Bill that integrates socio-economic policies into procurement policy, facilitating green procurement and energy efficiency preferences. The bil...

Sustainable procurement criteria and labels developed in Thailand

The Thai government has enacted a programme to increase the sustainability of its public procurement through developing sustainable procurement criteria and reliable labels. The Thai example is also i...

London 2012 achieves world first with dual certification

With just over three months until the London 2012 Olympic Games kick off, the entire Olympic Park development has achieved dual Project Certification from PEFC and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)...

Cape Town develops green procurement guidance

The City of Cape Town (South Africa) recently developed an Information and Guideline document on the Implementation of Green Procurement in the city. The document describes the desired state of practi...

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