Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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. These categories were established in a consultation process with relevant stakeholders and revised seven times.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

So with a grant from Schmidt Futures , we set out to build a proof of concept for our “Green Cure” AI tool. In this post as part of our series exploring the impact of AI on public procurement , we’ll outline our approach and lessons learned. A summary of the 3-level structure we used for green criteria related to furniture.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. In the UK, procurement sustainability is supported by: The Procurement Act of 2023 Provides an emphasis on environmental, social and economic sustainability.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Public procurement can be used to promote social objectives, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. In 2022, 16 of the 19 surveyed countries in LAC (or 84%) had central e-procurement systems and reported having policies or strategies in this area to pursue social objectives.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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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