Creating a National Action Plan (NAP) for Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is a key part of SPP implementation. It provides a clear direction and mandate for SPP implementation and a sound basis for building a coherent and well-coordinated approach.
Hungary commits to conserve the rate of public transport use by revising relevant policies and reevaluate national budget for planning and implementation, development of public transport services and devices, alignment of intelligent transport systems (ITSs),reinforcement of information campaigns
Portugal commits to improving the quality of public transport services and reducing the use of individual motorised transport.
Companies are increasingly aware of the need to address climate change.
Latvia commits to developing green public procurement procedures.
The First Public Discussion Forum of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas: Energy and Climate Change Education, will take place on Thursday, January 16, 2014, from 9:00 am to 12:45 pm, in the Padilha Vidal Room of the OAS General Secretariat Building, on 1889 F Street NW, Washington
In the light of the strong policy commitments at European level to the development of a sustainable and resource-efficient economy, in recent years Cedefop has been focusing on ‘green’ growth and its implications for skills and vocational education and training policies.
UN Environment commits to support countries in the implementation of sustainable public procurement (SPP).
As “green public procurement” (GPP) is playing an increasingly important role in stimulating the demand for environmentally friendly products and services, there is a strongly emerging need to analyse which factors drive the inclusion of environmental criteria in public tenders.