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The project
The Building SPP project (2010-2013) is funded by LIFE+ Programme and aims to develop and implement activities that result in the promotion and mainstreaming of sustainable procurement practices in the municipalities of Portugal and Greece.
Sustainable procurement can play an important role in organizations to meet commitments from social, environmental and economic policies at national and local level. The project main objective is to build capacity in sustainable procurement in Portugal and Greece through:
- Assisting public authorities in putting in place a procurement strategy in line with their environmental and social policies
- Encouraging cooperation among public authority procurers and
- Promoting a greater market engagement between public authorities and suppliers
Sustainable Procurement Network
A central task of the Building-SPP project is the development of a network to allow public central or local organizations to exchange best practices, training and information on Sustainable Procurement activities.
Network Activities:
- Website / communication platform for sharing and providing information
- Regular meetings
- Thematic workshops
- Training activities
Join us!
CINCOS´12: International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction
20-22 September 2012, Aveiro, Portugal
02.05.12 at 12h10United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) publishes a briefing note on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)
17.04.12 at 15h47Greenbuild EXPO
9-10 May 2012, Manchester, United Kingdom
Building Sustainability Assessment 2012 (BSA 2012)
23-25 May 2012, Porto, Portugal
17.04.12 at 14h37EcoProcura 2012 Conference
EcoProcura 2012 will be held in Malmö, Sweden between 19-21 September 2012
19.03.12 at 16h35ICLEI launches a new Sustainable Procurement Resource Centre
19.03.12 at 16h07Second Edition of the Buying Green! Handbook
The second edission of the handbook Buying Green! has been published by the European Commission in 25th October 2011 and provides detailed guidance for greening each step of the procurement process.
19.03.12 at 16h01Half Project Conference "Sustainable Public Procurement as a development tool for Local Authorities"
19.03.12 at 15h46Nº2 - ABRIL > SETEMBRO 2011
