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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

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The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

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And the media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million. The media organization ProTenge, which exposed tenders to buy books and publish articles about the ex-President that were subsequently canceled. The media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million.