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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...

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: 31 March 202...

23 January 2025

Local Alliance outlines recommendations for the next EU budget

The Local Alliance—a coalition of Europe’s eight leading city and regional networks, including ICLEI Europe—has published a joint position paper outlining its vision for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. The paper calls on EU leaders to ...

22 January 2025

ICLEI-affiliated experts selected to co-author IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities

Ninety-seven scientists and urban practitioners from 5 continents have been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Authors, Coordinating Lead Authors, and Review Editors for the upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SR-Cities), set for release in March 20...

21 January 2025

Apply for 2027 European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards

The European Commission has launched the competition for the highly prestigious 2027 European Green Capital (EGCA 2027) and the European Green Leaf (EGLA 2027) Awards. European cities and towns committed to sustainability are encouraged to apply by the 15 April deadline for this excellent opportunit...

16 January 2025

Access resources for PV procurement in 24 EU languages

The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) Community of Practice (CoP) working on sustainable solar panels, coordinated by ICLEI Europe, has made the guide ‘How to Prepare and Start a PV Project’ available in 24 EU languages. In addition it has created a concept template of the Procurement R...

13 January 2025

Social economy helps public authorities create local impact

The European Commission and ICLEI Europe have teamed up to develop two animated videos aimed at the promotion of Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP). The two videos, produced within the context of the WeBuySocialEU project, are aimed at respectively public procurers and social economy org...

10 January 2025

Public procurement impacts transport patterns

Almost every product or service we buy has an impact on transportation patterns in cities. The Greater London Authority (GLA) Group, a Procura+ participant, is committed to using strategic and sustainable public procurement to contribute sustainable delivery solutions that can also be role models fo...

19 December 2024

Is the climate fight in the rear-view mirror?

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded amidst a swirl of challenges, controversies, and cautious optimism. While participants and media outlets around the world lamented limited achievements as being barely better th...