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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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18 November 2016

New toolkit helps local authorities contribute to SDGs through Fair Trade

The Fair Trade Advocacy Office launched the toolkit Localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Fair Trade at a recent ceremony in Brussels (Belgium), highlighting the key role that lo...

15 November 2016

Pilot project aims to produce new workwear from old clothes

Can used clothing be turned back into its component materials and then used to create more clothing? Dutch waterways, public works and environment authority Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) is coming to the end ...

11 November 2016

Procura+ Awards finalists announced

The nominees for the Procura+ Awards have been narrowed down to six finalists, representing the most remarkable procurements carried out in Europe. Copenhagen (Denmark) and Wageningen (The Netherlands...

8 November 2016

GLCN profiles sustainable procurement activities of Denver

The City of Denver (USA) has been profiled by the Global Lead City Network (GLCN), providing an insight into the Coloradan city's efforts to make its procurement activities more sustainable. The city ...

4 November 2016

Nominees revealed for Procura+ Awards

The 12 nominees have been announced for the 2016 edition of the prestigious Procura+ Awards, spanning cities and public authorities from across Europe. Winners will be invited to collect their trophie...

3 November 2016

New York City lays out roadmap to cut carbon emissions

A new report commissioned by the mayor of New York City (USA) has set out the measures needed to achieve an 80 percent cut in emissions by the year 2050. Titled New York City’s Roadmap to 80 by 50, ...

1 November 2016

New green public procurement case studies published by PRIMES

A wide-range of green public procurement (GPP) case studies covering diverse topics have been published on the PRIMES project website. Case studies on subjects such as the procurement of electricity, ...

27 October 2016

Norway changes procurement policy to prevent deforestation

Norway has passed legislation to ensure that it will no longer procure any products that contribute to the destruction of the rain forest, pledging to be a zero-deforestation country. The decision com...

25 October 2016

Rotterdam’s procurement activities profiled by GLCN

The procurement work of the City of Rotterdam (The Netherlands) has been outlined in a new profile produced by the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement. The profile outlines the Dutch c...

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