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January 23, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Sustainability criteria public procurement

By setting environmental requirements in public procurement, contracting authorities can contribute to achieving...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Technical Tools
Sectors
Public Procurement
Policy
December 20, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

General Administrative Regulation on the Procurement of climate-friendly Services (AVV Klima)

Climate-friendly public procurement plays a leading role in the transformation towards a sustainable and climate-friendly...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 19, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Proliferation of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in Asia – the next 5 countries (SCP Outreach)

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
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
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
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)

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
December 9, 2019Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Cooperation on environmentally responsible procurement

Only in Sweden 60 million USD is spent on public procurement annually. The potential to reduce environmental impact from...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
November 6, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

National Programme on Sustainable Consumption (NPNK)

The National Programme on Sustainable Consumption is intended to help consumers to better understand the environmental and...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
November 4, 2019Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

The German Sustainable Development Strategy

The Sustainable Development Strategy is based on a holistic, integrated approach: long-term, viable solutions can only be...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 31, 2017Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Fossil free Sweden (Fossilfritt Sverige)

Fossil Free Sweden is working to increase the pace of the climate transition. The goal is to build a strong industrial sector...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan