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23 July 2018

ICLEI Member Mannheim signs MoU supporting goal of Chongqing freight connection

This July saw a significant development in the IUC programme pairing between the ICLEI Member City of Mannheim (Germany) and the city of Chongqing (China), with Mannheim signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chongqing-based Yuxinou Logistics Company for the creation of a direct cargo ...

Procurement Membership

17 July 2018

EcoProcura 2018 keynote speakers and Market Lounge sessions confirmed

The EcoProcura 2018 conference on sustainable, circular and innovation procurement has confirmed the keynote speakers, and Market Lounge sessions of its programme from 3-5 October in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). EcoProcura 2018, marking 20 years of the conference series, will bring together over 400...

Advocacy Membership

16 July 2018

European local and regional governments meet in New York to discuss implementing SDGs

On Monday 16 July, European local and regional leaders met at the Local and Regional Governments’ Forum, the key event that brought local and regional voices together at the High-Level Political Forum in New York (USA). Local and regional voices at the High-Level Political Forum are particula...

Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

9 July 2018

ICLEI pushes for climate neutrality, EU cities call on European Commission to raise ambition

The new ICLEI vision for the urban era – the ICLEI Montréal Commitment and Strategic Vision – adopted by the ICLEI Council, calls on ICLEI Members to aim for climate neutrality in government infrastructure and operations before mid-century. “We need more cities worldwide to...

Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Mobility Membership

6 July 2018

ICLEI Member Turku aims to be carbon neutral by 2029

ICLEI Member Turku (Finland) has recently launched a new Climate Plan, which seeks to make the city carbon neutral by 2029 and end the use of coal in energy production by 2025. One of the ways the city hopes to reach this goal is through introducing new sustainable urban mobility measures. Through ...

Biodiversity & NBS Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Procurement Circular Economy Performance Measurement Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Finance Built Environment & Culture Advocacy Membership

3 July 2018

Only one month left to apply for the 2018 Transformative Action Award

With only one month left before applications close, don’t miss your chance to win €10,000 and become recognised as a leader of sustainable urban transformation with the 2018 Transformative Action Award. The award, co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Ba...

Procurement Membership

2 July 2018

ICLEI Member Ghent awarded title of EU Fair and Ethical Trade City

The City of Ghent (Belgium) was recently announced as the winner of the first EU Fair and Ethical Trade City Award at an award ceremony in Brussels (Belgium). The award, which was launched in December of last year, is an initiative of the European Commission, which the Directorate-General for ...

Membership

27 June 2018

Brussels to host European green capital award 2021 applicant workshop

On 2 July, the Secretariat of the European Green Capital Award will hold an applicant workshop in Brussels (Belgium) for cities interested in applying for the 2021 European Green Capital Award (EGCA). The Workshop will provide cities with an overview of the 2021 evaluation process along with helpfu...