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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.

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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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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Introducing more sustainable procurement policies and processes presents an enormous opportunity for public authorities to not only contribute to reaching carbon emission reduction goals but also to drive sustainable societal and economic development. 2015) and the Multi-Genre NLI (Williams et al., 2018) dataset.

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

Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean are at a crossroads of environmental sustainability and inclusive development; and public governance plays a critical role in a fair green transition, especially given existing inequalities, limited fiscal capacity, and deteriorating public trust.