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EC webinar invites procurers to have their say on life-cycle costing tool

Taking into account a product’s life-cycle cost (LCC) - a measurement that analyses a good's impact from production to disposal - is a useful way for procurers to lower the environmental impact of t...

Basque Country to build on past results in developing new GPP programme

The Basque Country (Spain) is developing a new Green Public Procurement (GPP) Programme that will make efficient GPP a core component within public organisations. An analysis of the results, strengths...

Environmental standard update sees new requirements added

A revision of the international environmental management systems standard ISO 14001 is nearing completion, with a number of significant changes to its previous iteration foreseen. The final version wi...

Turin and Bremen prepare for procurement of innovative lighting

The EC-funded PRO-LITE project is working with cities across Europe to purchase innovative lighting solutions that offer social and environmental benefits whilst contributing to economic growth. Throu...

United Nations newsletter looks at progress in shifting to more sustainable public procurement

The United Nation's 10 Year Framework Programme on Sustainable Public Procurement (10YFP on SPP) has launched the second edition of its newsletter, providing an overview of the progress being made by ...

Registration for Riga workshop on low carbon procurement extended to 15 May

There is still time to register for the GPP 2020 low carbon procurement workshop in Riga (Latvia), with the registration deadline extended until 15 May 2015. The workshop will look at how to move beyo...

German guidance document looks at use of social criteria in public procurement

A new guidance document on the integration of social criteria in public procurement from a legal and development perspective has been published by by Angela Schmitz of the German NGO Eine Welt Netz NR...

UNEP publishes indicators to measure sustainable production and consumption progress

To help Member States track their progress in meeting the sustainable production and consumption targets proposed under the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Environment Programme...

Vancouver joins list of cities committed to 100% renewable energy

The Canadian city of Vancouver has followed such international luminaries as Sydney, Stockholm and Copenhagen in committing to run on 100 percent renewable energy. The city, which is home to 600,000 p...

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