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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. How they carry out that duty, therefore, can affect whether they can achieve their sustainable development goals.” Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Starting in 2010, Korea’s Public Procurement Service (PPS) designated categories of products that could only be purchased if they met certain criteria known as “Minimum Green Standards” (MGS). Purchasing of these products has increased dramatically over the years, from less than 1% of goods purchased in 2010 to more than 16% in 2014.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

From 2010 to 2021, the county’s population grew by a whopping 33% to 429,000. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office’s HR team recognized that its method of performance evaluation, which was time-consuming and required extensive spreadsheets and paper forms, was no longer sustainable. Residents are flocking to Manatee County, Fla.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Between 2009 and 2010, Red Eagle secured 11 option contracts to acquire equal mining titles to develop a large-scale gold mining project in Colombia (“Project”). Between 2010 and 2012, Red Eagle acquired the 11 mining titles, which were assigned and registered according to Colombian law.

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2024 PAW: In Search of the Right Balance: The interplay between Human Rights, ESG, Civil Society and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

She also referred to the recently signed EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement, which has a different approach by focusing on dispute prevention and investment facilitation rather than investment protection and arbitration. Rameau also underlined the need for sustainable FDI and investment retention, in particular in Africa.

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2024 PAW: Affaires d’Etats Vol. 3 – Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform

Kluwer Arbitration

Department of State), Margie-Lys Jaime (Legal Adviser, Office of Investment Arbitration, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Panama), Ladan Mehranvar (Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (“CCSI”)) and Marie-Claire Argac (Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP). Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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European Union: Deforestation Regulation – New due diligence requirements to tackle deforestation and forest degradation

Import and Trade Remedies

Scope of the Regulation The Deforestation Regulation repeals and replaces the existing due diligence regime created by the EU Timber Regulation (995/2010/EU) which applied to timber and certain types of timber products.

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