On behalf of the EU GPP helpdesk ICLEI Europe is organising a webinar to introduce the new EU GPP criteria for food, catering services and vending machines, on April 23 from 14:30 - 16:00.

Register here.

Programme

• Welcome and Introduction to the EU GPP Criteria for Food, Enrico Degiorgis, DG Environment, European Commission
• The sustainable school meal procurement initiative of Torres Vedras, Paula Rodrigues, City of Torres Vedras
• Low-carbon and sustainable food procurement in Helsinki, Satu Turula and Reetta Huomo, City of Helsinki

Background

Green Public Procurement (GPP) is an important tool to achieve environmental policy goals relating to climate change, resource use and sustainable consumption and production – especially given the importance of public sector spendingon goods and services in Europe.

This is the first of two Webinars that will be held in 2020, as part of the European Commission’s Helpdesk service on GPP. The webinar will focus on the updated voluntary EU green public procurement (GPP) criteriafor food, catering services and vending machines, which have been designed to help public authorities reduce the key environmental impacts associated with the growing, preparing, and selling food.

The GPP Helpdesk Webinars provide a forum to inform stakeholders working in the field of public sector procurement about important new developments in the resources available and legislative context for GPP, and provide an opportunity for questions and discussion. For more information, visit the European Commission’s GPP website.