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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. Where will they source the food that also is mandatory to be in season?

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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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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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Sustainable and Circular Procurement Practices in Public Sector Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

Effective procurement practices allow the establishment of a closed-loop circular supply chain that helps deliver more efficiency, from end-to-end and supports the formalisation of different services, including e-waste management, recycling, resource sharing, and supplier regulatory development.

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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.