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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement

Telles.eu

The Portuguese government is planning to introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria in the near future. This means the public sector in Portugal will have less than 3 months to adapt to a fairly significant change in the way it carries out public procurement.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. Since 2014, the proportion has remained stable, as the latest KIP analysis shows.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

Telles.eu

This is a textbook example of artificially narrowing down competition as established by Article 18(1) of the Directive 2014/24/EU. This is a protectionist measure of the type I have been warning about for ten years how sustainability was going to be weaponised as a protectionist move. The second is more puzzling. What is a growing season?

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The principle of competition is dead. Long live the principle of competition (Free webinar)

How to Crack a Nut

The role of competition in public procurement regulation continues to be debated. Bringing together voices representing a wide range of views, this webinar will explore these issues and provide a space for reflective discussion on competition and public procurement. Free webinar: 22 March 2024 2pm UK / 3pm CET / 4pm EET.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

I was invited to provide an entry on ‘public procurement’ for the forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law co-edited by Andrea Biondi and Oana Stefan. things going on in procurement. Public Procurement I. Below is my draft entry with perhaps an eclectic choice of content.

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From Data to Action: Learn How Latin American and Caribbean Governments Are Pursuing Better Governance

Inter-American Development Bank

Since the two institutions teamed up to launch the first study for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014, the series has been downloaded more than half a million times from the websites of the two organizations. Public procurement can be used to promote social objectives, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.