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February 19, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Implementation of a sustainable and climate neutral Germany Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2020

The organization of sustainable and climate-neutral events is a contributor to the shift to SCP. Participants can learn from...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
February 2, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Grüner Knopf | Green Button - government-run textile label

The Green Button provides orientation when buying socially and environmentally manufactured textiles. Thus, it aims at...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Project
January 19, 2021United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Sustainable Health in Procurement Project - SHiPP

• Develop universally adaptable criteria and standards for sustainable manufacturing, distribution and content of products...

Organisation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Policy
January 15, 2021Finland - Ministry of the Environment (MoE)

National roadmap for low-carbon building and construction sector

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Organisation
Finland - Ministry of the Environment (MoE)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Resource
January 15, 2021China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

China Environmental Labelling Program

China Environmental Labelling program has always taken saving resources and reducing pollution emissions as its own...

Organisation
China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Sectors
Environmental Services
Industrial Sector
Consumer Goods
Policy
December 28, 2020China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Notice on < Government Procurement Demand Standard of Express Delivery Package Products(Trail)> and < Government Procurement Demand Standard of Goods Package Products(Trail)>(Treasury [2020]No.123)

The Standards focus on the items such as envelope, tape, face sheet, carton/bag, filler, shipping bag and container in...

Organisation
China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Resource
June 30, 2020United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Monitoring the Implementation and Estimating the Benefits of Sustainable/Green Public Procurement

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
January 14, 2020Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Aligning policy and legal framework for supporting smallholder farming through public food procurement: The case of home-grown school feeding programmes

This paper is organised into 3 main sections: Section 1 explores through a literature review and country experiences how and...

Organisation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Agricultural and Fishery
Education
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 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
January 2, 2020China - ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC)

Circular Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China

The development of a circular economy should be implemented in accordance with the principle of reducing priority on the...

Organisation
China - ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 2, 2020China - ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC)

Plan for Pilot Development of Solid Waste-Free Cities in China

The main objectives include: The zero growth of total storage and disposal volume of bulk industrial solid wastes, the full...

Organisation
China - ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument