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Open Olympics 2026: progress and challenges

Open Contracting Partnership

Alarmingly, 60% of projects bypassed initial environmental impact assessments, as it was deemed unnecessary or not required under current regulations. This raises questions though about the long-term sustainability of the projects, which was a core promise of these Olympics and Paralympics. You should get involved too.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

In addition, a dedicated Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Competence Center was established in the LPPO to lead implementation and to support contracting authorities and suppliers in their adoption of green criteria. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The ANM further reiterated this in April, August 2017, and December 2019.

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Racial Equity Budgeting: A Powerful Tool to Reduce Inequalities

Inter-American Development Bank

This tool helps agencies assess how their budget might benefit and/or burden local communities, particularly Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities, and identify programs and services with the greatest capacity to move the needle on closing racial equity gaps. 2] Invest in capacity building.

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Friday Flash 10/20/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The new FAS structure provides an opportunity to increase transparency through sustained engagement with industry in this important area. Green Proving Ground Seeking Sustainable Building Technologies On Monday, GSA opened its annual RFI seeking technologies for the Green Proving Ground program.

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The Right to Regulate in the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Agreement: What Lessons for Investment Protection?

Kluwer Arbitration

The EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA or the Agreement) aims at facilitating sustainable investments. Participation of investors in the lawmaking process by way of reasonable (and non-discriminatory) opportunities to comment on the above-mentioned proposals and/or documents (Article 8, no.