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January 6, 2020Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Advancing and Measuring Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for a Low-Carbon Economy in Middle-Income and Newly Industrialized Countries (Advance SCP) (in South-East-Asia)

The non-existence of recognised labels and standards has been identified as a key barrier to enabling consumers and public ad...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 6, 2020Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Advancing and Measuring Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for a Low-Carbon Economy in Middle-Income and Newly Industrialized Countries (Advance SCP) (in Africa and Latin-America)

The non-existence of recognised labels and standards has been identified as a key barrier to enabling consumers and public...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
December 30, 2019Slovak Environment Agency

Green Public Procurement

GPP can shape production and consumption trends and a significant demand from public authorities for "greener" goods will...

Organisation
Slovak Environment Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 30, 2019Slovak Environment Agency

The Scheme for Environmental Management and Audit (EMAS)

Through its focus, EMAS contributes to the introduction of more sustainable production models through resource efficiency...

Organisation
Slovak Environment Agency
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
December 30, 2019Slovak Environment Agency

National Environmental Labelling- Environmentally Friendly Product

The eco-label scheme promotes Europe's transition to a circular economy, where materials stay in a loop, so new products...

Organisation
Slovak Environment Agency
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
December 30, 2019Slovak Environment Agency

Education and Training

Bringing innovations towards educational programs according to the needs of labor market and sustainable development of the...

Organisation
Slovak Environment Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 30, 2019Slovak Environment Agency

Waste Prevention Programme of the Slovak Republic for the period 2019 - 2025

Reduction of waste production, people well educated on the need for waste prevention, products suitable for reuse and...

Organisation
Slovak Environment Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 17, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Circular Economy Act

The Circular Economy Act (KrWG) has made people even more aware of the necessity to separate waste, led to the introduction...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
December 17, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Information service for green public procurement (Informationsdienst für umweltfreundliche Beschaffung)

Each year, German contracting authorities purchase products ranging from pencils to city buses that are worth – in total –...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
December 17, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Web portal: Sustainability Compass ('Kompass Nachhaltigkeit')

The value of goods and services procured publicly in Germany amounts to about 350 billion euros annually. This offers far...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
November 26, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel has achieved numerous successes in the areas of environmental and consumer policy and has become a well-known...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
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November 21, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Programme of measures promoting sustainable administrative action ('Maßnahmenprogramm Nachhaltigkeit der Bundesregierung')

The guiding principle of sustainable development must also be reflected in administrative action. This is illustrated not...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan