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January 10, 2020Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Programa Bandera Azul Ecológica - PBAE (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 36481)

El Programa Bandera Azul Ecológica (PBAE) es galardón, gratuito, voluntario y reconocido a nivel nacional e internacional. A...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
Voluntary instrument
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
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
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November 30, 2019Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Construcción sostenible en el sector público costarricense (Directriz No. 050-2019)

Incrementar el número de edificaciones del Estado en donde se incorporan criterios de sostenibilidad que permiten un uso más...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
November 30, 2019Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Programa Nacional de Etiquetado Ambiental y Energético (Acuerdo-006-2019)

Es una herramienta ambiental y energética voluntaria que de forma fácil ayuda a señalar aquellos productos o servicios que...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
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November 29, 2019Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Programas de Gestión Ambiental Institucional - PGAI (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 36499)

2020 reporting: Permite a las instituciones adscritas a este programa realizar un proceso cíclico de planificación...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
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November 29, 2019Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Política Nacional de Compras Públicas Sustentables (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 39310)

Es una política que promueve la adquisición de bienes y servicios con mejor desempeño ambiental o energético en el sector...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
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November 29, 2019Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental

Política Nacional de Producción y Consumo Sostenible (Decreto Ejecutivo N° 41032-PLAN-MINAE-RE)

Se potencia un consumo responsable y sostenible, promoviendo la reducción del exceso de consumo y el consumo de bienes y...

Organisation
Costa Rica - Direccion de Gestion de Calidad Ambiental
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
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