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April 24, 2020United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

2019 Annual Report on the State of Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada

The report highlights trends in Canadian sustainable public procurement in the following areas: circular and zero-waste...

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 16, 2020ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable

Guide for the management and planification of construction sites

Its objective is to equip individuals in the construction sector with tools and knowledge in order to allow them to make...

Organisation
ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
North America
Sectors
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 16, 2020ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable

Total Cost of Ownership calculators

The Total Cost of Ownership analysis provides a sustainability assessment by taking into account the total life cycle costs...

Organisation
ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Industrial Sector
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 16, 2020ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable

Operational Purchasing Guide from Social Economy Enterprises

This project aims to provide an operational purchasing guide from SEEs to Quebec organizations that have committed to...

Organisation
ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Industrial Sector
Consumer Goods
Resource
January 16, 2020ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable

Responsible Purchasing Barometer

The Barometer was deployed so that organizations could have a practical tool to objectively identify their standing in terms...

Organisation
ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Industrial Sector
Buildings and construction
Project
January 15, 2020Recycling Council of Ontario

Circular Procurement in the Public Sector

In March 2018 Recycling Council of Ontario spearheaded workshops with the City of Toronto Toronto to demonstrate how...

Organisation
Recycling Council of Ontario
Resource
January 14, 2020ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable

Responsible purchasing cards tailored for Canada's context

To provide tangible support to requisitioners and purchasing agents seeking to make sustainable acquisitions, ECPAR has...

Organisation
ECPAR - Réseau d'organisations pour l'approvisionnement responsable
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Consumer Goods
Project
January 13, 2020Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Policy Support for Public Food Procurement for Government-led Home-Grown School Food initiatives

The aims to foster a global framework and rationale on preferential public food procurement as a business opportunity for...

Organisation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Resource
January 13, 2020Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Leveraging institutional food procurement for linking small farmers to markets: Findings from WFP's Purchase for Progress initiative and Brazil's food procurement programmes

Targeting government agencies and international organizations tasked with advising on and designing IFPPs, readers are...

Organisation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Latin America/Caribbean
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Agricultural and Fishery
Education
Project
December 4, 2019Collective Impact Journey

Green Sunday

Green is the New Black: New holiday market celebrates local, sustainable products encouraging a new way to shop this holiday...

Organisation
Collective Impact Journey
Resource
August 28, 2019Consumer Information Programme

Manual for School Environmental Clubs

The document forms part of the project 'Advance SCP'. This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The...

Organisation
Consumer Information Programme
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
Africa
Sectors
Education
Policy
November 18, 2018United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Ethiopia's Climate-Resilient Green economy strategy

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has therefore initiated the Climate-Resilient Green Economy...

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)