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

Telles.eu

In a nutshell, the government will ban significant parts of the food distribution network within the EU from participating in food procurement in Portugal and thus tilt the market in favour of suppliers and distributors closer to the customer. Just compare cereal production in 1961 and 2021 for an idea of the difference in output.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

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

Inter-American Development Bank

The massive online course launched by the IDB based on this series has had more than 70,000 participants registered. Mechanisms exist but must become more effective to ensure equal access, representation, and inclusiveness in public decisions. Average government expenditure per capita in the LAC region increased by 17.7%

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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I will not focus on the detail of procurement rules, which is better left to in-depth analysis (eg Arrowsmith [2014] and [2018] , Steinicke and Vesterdorf [2018] , or Caranta and Sanchez-Graells [2021] ). Commentary on Directive 2014/24/EU (Edward Elgar 2021).