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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

Telles.eu

I say in general, because there can be very valid reasons where the local emissions are important, for example for air quality purposes, but that does not justify a broad legislative stroke protecting electric vehicles from assessment. For the final criterion I am at a loss of what the Resolution is trying to achieve here.

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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.

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A gentle introduction to applying AI in procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Thanks to a small grant from Schmidt Futures , we had the opportunity to experiment with applying artificial intelligence technologies to green public procurement. The goal is to increase the understanding of AI in public procurement – by discussing the key decisions we had to make about our approach.

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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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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Why we prioritized furniture procurement We wanted to test our approach on one product category that governments buy regularly and that, in the EU, have clearly defined green requirements designed to reduce the environmental impact of a purchase. While the model performed well enough, it is not ideal for the procurement context.

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Sustainable and Circular Procurement Practices in Public Sector Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation. This blog looks to address the role and importance of driving long-term sustainability and supporting the development of a circular economy.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

From this narrow perspective, procurement would be primarily concerned with ensuring the integrity and probity of decision-making processes involving the management of public funds, as well as fostering the generation of value for money through effective reliance on competition for public contracts.