Ihobe has published the "Report on trends in green public procurement and contracting" in December 2011 - 08 January, 2012.
The Basque Public Environmental Management Company, Ihobe, has published the fourth "Report identifying international trends in green public procurement and purchasing" (GPPC) which includes new developments in the field of social purchasing and green private purchasing.
In this report, the 21st of
its kind, it is important to note in the public sector, the
European Parliament’s resolution regarding the modernisation of public
contracting and the European Commission’s initiatives pertaining to criteria
applied to new product groups, in accordance with the establishment of criteria
for new European Eco-Label categories and the updating of the guide for
«Ecological purchasing»
In the private sector, two projects have been launched which aim to improve the environmental
performance of companies in the textile and publishing industries, through a
variety of eco-design strategies. They also aim to raise awareness among
consumers (the general population; the public and private sectors).
Other new developments
detailed in the report are the commencement of various European projects aimed
at promoting sustainable public procurement (environmental as well as social)
as well as the open call, within the 7thFramework Programme, for
support for international buyer networks in order that they will promote and
foster public contracting activities that will be innovative in
nature.
On the international
stage, these initiatives aimed at fostering sustainable procurement and
contracting have been introduced to the Inter-American Government Procurement
Network and also in Chile.
The «Report
on the identification of international trends pertaining to green public
procurement and contracting» will be released quarterly and will be
drawn up with the aim of identifying the latest advances and strategic action
lines in regards to GPPC,
particularly on the European and International stages.
Source: www.ihobe.net
January 8, 2012.