Its main aim is to promote and disseminate information about GPP, and to provide timely and accurate answers to stakeholders' enquiries. Stakeholders can send their questions by email to gpp@biois.com. The Help Desk is currently managed by ICLEI on behalf of the European Commission.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Public Procurement
Carbon Disclosure Project Public Procurement is a way for national and local governments to ask their suppliers direct questions about energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face in a warming planet.
SIPTRAM Project: Sustainability in the Urban Public Transport Market
The project's goal was to encourage local and regional authorities across Europe to improve environmental and social standards in urban public transport through the competitive tendering process.
Sustainable procurement guidelines for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
In co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ICLEI developed guidance for sustainable procurement by the United Nations. The guidance is specifically for office IT equipment, office furniture, office stationery (paper, paper consumables, writing implements, and toner cartridges) for 6 UN regional offices - Europe, Latin America, North America, East Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
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ICT (information and communication techn.), Cleaning, Office stationery
Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Public Procurement
To promote and support the implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement, by developing tools and supporting capacity building in both developed and developing countries.
The European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
The mission of the Topic Centre is to provide reliable and comparable data and information on SCP, resource and waste management in Europe to decision-makers and the public.
The European Public Procurement Network (PPN) is a co-operation network of public procurement expert officials, dedicated to strengthen the application and the enforcement of the procurement rules through mutual exchange of experience and benchmarking, and to create a reliable and effective informal co-operation including problem-solving in cross-border cases related to public procurement.
EU PP Learning Lab is an “informal” network of European institutions and organisations dealing with public procurement: central purchasing bodies, procurement agencies, branches of ministries. The main purpose is to discuss common problems, share ideas, solutions, knowledge and good practices.
