TORONTO - Circular Economy Procurement Implementation Plan And
Framework
The Framework is positioned to become a major tool in creating economic growth, enhancing social prosperity and moving towards zero waste in the city. Case study traces the journey already made and next steps towards circular procurement
Furniture framework applying circular economy principles in Malmö
EU GPP Case Study - In 2018, the City of Malmö (Denmark) decided to pilot a procurement approach that would increase the reuse of furniture, while drawing as much attention as possible to existing internal services.
Supplying sustainable garments for health professionals
The goal of Odense's (Denmark) Framework Agreement was to achieve a high-quality service, which streamlined and simplified the entire process around the provision of clothing for approximately 2,200 permanent and temporary healthcare workers of the Elderly and Disability Administration, located across 39 different addresses in the city.
A low carbon, circular economy approach to concrete procurement - City of Zurich
EU GPP Case Study - Overall, the City of Zurich’s holistic approach to (recycled) concrete procurement proves that by scaling-up sustainability requirements to a citywide approach, while also addressing ‘soft’ barriers such as the aesthetic concerns, the city has supported a systemic change in the its construction market.
Innovative lighting procurement for London's Underground network
Best practice case study as part of the European Commission GPP In Practice series focusing on TfL's extensive market engagement for the procurement of innovative lighting.
Electronics Watch: opening doors for bottom-up monitoring of factories
Electronics Watch is an independent monitoring organisation that helps public procurers to address the rights and safety of workers in their electronics
supply chain. By bringing together many public buyers as “affiliates”, it
allows them to achieve this more effectively than they could on their own.
It does this by offering tools and guidance to buyers and suppliers, and by directly monitoring factories.
Karo Sambhav: creating a cohesive e-waste movement in India
To address the mounting e-waste problem, the Indian government strengthened its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation in 2016. Producers are now required to ensure that a certain share of the electronics they have produced gets
appropriately collected and processed at the end of life.
