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1 April 2025

"Leaving the known, entering the unknown": Al Gore's warning at Climate Reality Training in Paris

The Climate Reality Project and former United States Vice President Al Gore organized the event, with support from ICLEI. Attending the event, ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, highlighted the urgent need for climate action and well-funded solutions. Paris,...
Procurement

25 March 2025

ICLEI Members share best practices to embrace urban lighting

ICLEI Members Bologna (Italy) and Tartu (Estonia), working alongside the city of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), have been investigating the need to integrate lighting into broader urban policies to embrace lighting as a strategic asset for fostering a healthier, more inclusive and resilient urban envi...
Climate Change Mitigation Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Construction Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

17 March 2025

ICLEI Europe and partners launch the Local Sustainability Award 2025

The Local Sustainability Award 2025 is now open for applications! This new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the most ambitious and innovative sustainability actions taken by cities, towns, and regions across Europe. It is spearheaded by ICLEI Europe, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann ...
Procurement

26 February 2025

Harnessing public procurement for a sustainable and innovative future

In 1952, ICLEI Member Helsinki (Finland) hosted the 15th Summer Olympics. Now, more than 70 years later, its Olympic Stadium is still in use, and has been renovated with a stronger focus on the environment and the circular economy. Public procurement is playing a key role in the maintenance of this ...
Procurement

19 February 2025

Helsinki puts sustainable public procurement into practice

In ICLEI Member Helsinki (Finland), the Soittaja kindergarten, the tram line to Pasila and the Olympic stadium have little in common at first sight. However, the city has used sustainable public procurement methods in the construction and/or transformation in all these sites, making them more enviro...
Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Procurement

18 February 2025

Cities and Regions: Key Actors for Europe's Competitiveness Agenda

Cities and regions are Europe’s economic and innovation engines, being home to 75% of the EU’s population. They shape local industries, businesses, and jobs, and their demand for clean technologies, sustainable transport, and digital infrastructure creates local market opportunities, str...
Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

12 February 2025

ICLEI Europe appoints new Managing Directors

The ICLEI European Secretariat has announced the appointment of Shtilyana Koppe and Matthew Bach as our new Managing Directors. They will succeed Wolfgang Teubner, who will leave his position at the end of 2025 to become a Senior Advisor to the new leadership, ensuring the organisation will still pr...
Procurement

5 February 2025

Public buyers drive a more social, sustainable and innovative Europe

Within the scope of the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) annual event, ICLEI Europe will highlight how public buyers throughout Europe are a key driving force for more social, sustainable ad innovative societies. By facilitating panel discussions, interactive capacity building sessions, study visi...
Procurement

4 February 2025

Apply now for the 2025 Procura+ Awards!

The applications for the 2025 Procura+ Awards are now open! This year public authorities can apply in three categories, including the Global Initiative of the Year, allowing for the first time submissions for all over the world. To submit an application, fill in the form here. Deadline: 30 April 202...
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