Procuring zero emission urban delivery of goods and services
BuyZET brings together the cities of Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Oslo to develop innovative procurement plans for the zero emission urban delivery of goods and services. Four areas will be addressed: waste collection services, maintenance and repair contracts, consolidation approaches, and constructio...
NGOs are well-placed to provide information to local, regional, and national governments, making them better equipped to engage in GPP. To make it easier for NGOs to work with public procurers to enhance GPP uptake, a network was established in 2016 with the support of the European Commission.
Coordinated energy-related PPIs actions for cities
CEPPI aims to build capacity in cities to achieve more sustainable energy solutions through a pro-innovation procurement approach. The objective is to save at least 33GWh/year and develop the capacity of public authorities.
European Commission's flagship handbook 'Buying Green!' serves as a practical tool to assist public authorities in implementing GPP, The third edition, written by ICLEI in cooperation with PPA, took into account the revised EU Procurement Directives which were published in April 2014.
SPP Regions promoted the creation of regional networks of municipalities collaborating on the implementation of sustainable procurement. The seven regional networks in the project launched 40 eco-innovative tenders, saving almost 400,000 tonnes of CO2
Forum for Bio-Based Innovation in Public Procurement
The InnProBio project aimed to raise awareness and increase the knowledge base of public procurement practitioners about the potential of purchasing products and services made from bio-based materials.
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement is a group of 14 cities, from all regions of the globe, committed to drive a transition to sustainable consumption and production by implementing sustainable and innovation procurement. All participating cities are acting as ambassadors of sust...
Water PiPP explored new public innovation procurement methodologies and tested them in the water sector where European innovation potential is blocked by a number of bottlenecks. The project contributed to facilitating real innovation, mobilising public authorities, public and private purchasers, wa...
