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Towards climate-neutral and circular procurement

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Towards climate-neutral and circular procurement

Towards climate-neutral and circular procurement

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Metabolic
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Chandar van der Zande
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02/2019
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Netherlands

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This report, prepared by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, provides an analysis of the Dutch procurement system.

The Dutch Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) approach embraces six themes, two of which are explored in this study: climate-neutral procurement and circular procurement. Included in these two themes are aspects such as CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the reuse of raw materials at the highest possible level of value. SPP is a highly topical issue for a steadily growing number of organisations in the Netherlands: action plans are being written, requirements and criteria are being formulated, and tools are being produced. Together, these activities are creating growing demand for instruments that evidence the impact of SPP.

#EUCircularTalks
17 May 2022
#EUCircularTalk: Measuring Circularity

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Brussels, online
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EU

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Circular Flanders

This #EUCircularTalk on Measuring Circularity on 17 May 2022 aims to reach out to and hold an interactive dialogue with stakeholders outside the leadership group. This session will address the link between ISO work on international circular economy standards and circular procurement practices.

The national Norwegian GPP audit will be presented as an example of measuring green public procurement efforts and their impact.

Building a Circular Future; Ten Takeaways for Global Changemakers

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Building a circular future: Ten takeaways for global changemakers

Building a circular future; Ten takeaways for global changemakers

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Amsterdam Economic Board
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Jacqueline Cramer
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03/2022
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Netherlands

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This book provides answers on how to govern the transition to a circular economy in different socio-cultural and political contexts.

It is intended to help the global changemakers who are building our circular future. Author Jacqueline Cramer spoke with 20 representatives of circular hotspots worldwide, thoroughly analysed their different contexts and extracted 10 key takeaways. Everyone working on circular initiatives can use these and adapt them to their own socio-cultural and political contexts.

How Network Governance Powers the Circular Economy Ten Guiding Principles for Building a Circular Economy, Based on Dutch Experiences

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How network governance powers the circular economy: Ten guiding principles for building a circular economy, based on Dutch experiences

How network governance powers the circular economy

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Amsterdam Economic Board
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Jacqueline Cramer
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12/2020
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Netherlands

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In this book, Jacqueline Cramer shows how network governance can power the circular economy. Network governance is about building a coalition of partners, which all fulfill a specific function in the network and are aligned by so-called transition brokers. By complementing conventional, public governance with this new form of governance, the best of both worlds is created.

Prof. Cramer shares her huge experience of implementing numerous circular initiatives in the Netherlands. As a practitioner and scholar, she has identified ten guiding principles for building circular initiatives, based on network governance. These guidelines can support everyone who wants to start or expedite a circular initiative.

Circular Procurement: ‘From strategy to results’ – how circular procurement can make the change in the energy transition

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02/03/2022
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EU
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Brussels (online)

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This workshop used the concrete example of procurement of charging stations for electrical vehicles to link circular procurement to the energy transition.

Leadership Group on Circular Procurement 2021 - Outcome document

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19/01/2022
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EU
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Brussels

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The idea for a new Leadership Group specifically on Circular Procurement started during the ECESP Annual Event in 2020. Twenty-two organisations decided to harness the enormous potential of procurement to accelerate the circular economy in Europe. This outcome document focuses on the Sustainable Products Initiative and mandatory requirements as a driver of the CEAP.

ECESP goes global
17 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022
Circular Europe Days at the Dubai Expo: the ECESP goes global

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Dubai
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Other (Dubai)

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ECESP

On 17 and 18 January 2022, the ECESP Coordination Group will present Europe's pioneering work done by its Leadership groups in the field of the circular economy before a global audience at the Circular Europe Days in Dubai.

EU Circular Talk recording
25 Nov 2021
Could mandatory circular procurement drive the EU CEAP?

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Vlaanderen Circulair, Direktoratet for forvaltning og økonomistyring (DFØ), Ellen McArthur Foundation, Rijkswaterstaat, ICLEI

Circular procurement is one of the answers to the changing functional needs of users within an organisation. It is also an essential tool for promoting a circular economy in the procurement process by stimulating the market for circular products and services.

On 25 November 2021, at 10.00-12.00 CET, the ECESP Leadership Group for Circular Procurement invites you to join the #EUCircularTalks on circular procurement. The debate will centre on the policies to drive circular procurement, thereby accelerating the transition to a circular economy within the EU. From policy levels varying from the European Commission to cities, speakers will share their experiences with circular and green procurement policies. These will set the stage for an interactive dialogue.

RTDS Group - The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy
08 Jun 2021
The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy
The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy

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ONLINE, Vienna
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Austria

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RTDS Group, Tech4Effect , SUSBIND, SUSFERT, BIOVEXO, SUSTAINair

The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy EU Green Week Partner Event on 8 June 2021 brings together representatives of European projects based on industry-academic partnerships in the fields of biodiversity, forestry, engineering, chemistry, agriculture, and transport.

Webinar website
19 May 2021
Sustainable IT purchasing trends and the road forward
Webinar: Sustainable IT purchasing trends and the road forward

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Online from Stockholm
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Sweden

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TCO Certified

Join the TCO Certified webinar Sustainable IT purchasing trends and the road forward on 19 May 2021 from 3 to 4 p.m. CEST to get some inspiration on how you can take action for more sustainable IT in your organisation.

https://www.diefairmittlerei.at/

Fairmittlerei, supplying NGOs with industry's excess equipment and materials

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Fairmittlerei

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Austria

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Fairmittlerei works as a connection hub between NGOs and industries for the purchasing of excess non-food products in industries.

https://aankopen.vlaanderen-circulair.be/en/cases/detail/bpost-wants-to-move-tow...

bpost wants to move towards sustainable vending machines

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bpost

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Belgium

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BPost's project aims to replace all water fountains and vending machines for hot and cold drinks and snacks. The company would like to install new machines that are energy-efficient and produce less waste.

New European Bauhaus website
13 Feb 2021
Be part of the New European Bauhaus - a creative and interdisciplinary movement in the making
New Bauhaus

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The New European Bauhaus is a creative and interdisciplinary initiative, a space of encounter to design future ways of living, at the crossroads between art, culture, social inclusion, science and technology, in the name of simplicity, functionality and circularity. Its team is planning a series of information sessions to present the opportunities to contribute to the initiative. 

EU Industry Days 2021
24 Feb 2021
Workshop on Circular Procurement: public and private
EU Industry Days

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European Commission

Industry is driving the recovery in Europe. The 2021 edition of EU Industry Days - Europe’s flagship annual event on industry - will take place from 23 to 26 February. On that occasion the EESC will organise a workshop on "Circular Procurement: public and private" on 24 February.

PRE-INSCRIPTION
03 Feb 2021
Webinar to launch the Circular and Social Procurement Programme
Circular and social procurement programme

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Paris
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France

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Institut National de l'Economie Circulaire

The Metropolis of Greater Paris, INEC, ObsAR and Les Canaux are launching their support programme, the Circular and Social Purchases Programme, at a webinar on 3 February 2021 from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon.

CSCP - The Strategic Role of Circular Procurement
21 Jan 2021
The Strategic Role of Circular Procurement
Circular procurement

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From goods as simple as office supplies to services as complex as energy systems – everything has to go through procurement. Green Public Procurement is not only closely tied to key EU Green Deal targets, but also to the indispensable principle of a just and inclusive transition to the Circular Economy.

European Environmental Bureau

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European Environmental Bureau
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Jean-Pierre Schweitzer Contact details

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs working for a better future where people and nature thrive together.

Jean-Pierre Schweitzer

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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, or how to accelerate the transition to a circular economy

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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy. It works with, and inspires, business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally.

Its vision is a new economic system that delivers better outcomes for people and the environment. Business models, products, and materials are designed to increase use and reuse, replicating the balance of the natural world, where nothing becomes waste and everything has value.

A circular economy, increasingly built on renewable energy and materials, is distributed, diverse, and inclusive. The Foundation’s work focuses on six interlinking areas:

  1. Learning
  2. Business
  3. Institutions, Governments and Cities
  4. Insight and Analysis
  5. Systemic Initiatives
  6. Communications.

Arthur ten Wolde

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Ecopreneur.eu
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Arthur ten Wolde

Michael Laermann

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Ecopreneur.eu
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ECESP Annual Conference 2020 - Leadership Group on cities and regions
04 Nov 2020
ECESP Annual Conference Workshop: Circular procurement

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European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

The annual conference is the two-day main event of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. Day 2 will focus on stakeholder views in a series of online workshops highlighting successes and identifying new challenges.

Click on the event and learn more about the workshop on circular procurement.

FEB Circular Economy Call to Action
25 Sep 2020 to 13 Nov 2020
Circular lunchtime with the Federation of Enterprises of Belgium: a series of 4 short webinars
FEB Circular Call to Action Webinars

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Brussels
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Belgium

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Federation of Enterprises of Belgium

A series of 4 lunchtime webinars organised by the Federation of Enterprises of Belgium. Speakers will highlight specific circular economy solutions that they are developing as companies or academics. The first one on 25 September is focused on How to maximise raw materials in the circular economy.

FEDARENE's webinar
06 Oct 2020
Learn how to become a frontrunner in Europe’s transition towards a more sustainable and competitive system

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FEDARENE

Always wondered how circular economy could help take your city or region to the next level? This webinar by the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment (FEDARENE) is for you!

EURATEX: Prospering in the Circular Economy

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EURATEX: Prospering in the Circular Economy

Textiles, circular textiles, fashion, circular economy, sustainbale fashion
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EURATEX
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01/2020
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Belgium

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Mauro Scalia
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Linda Horňaková
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In 2019 the European Commission set out a policy guideline to address global environmental challenges and circularity. EURATEX and its members welcome the ambition of the EU Institutions to change the old way and commit to engage with all relevant parties to deliver and implement a new Textile Strategy to boost the circular economy and be fit for the present and future generations.

This strategy by EURATEX is a starting point, with insights into solutions based on a 14-month consultation with members, involving over 100 companies and key stakeholders, focused on applied circular practices and future opportunities. It prioritises removing barriers to a large-scale uptake of circular economy in textiles, sets out 12 key points and puts forward 38 proposals.

https://www.vlaanderen-circulair.be/en/retrospect

Overview Circular Flanders: a 2017-2019 retrospective

Circular Flanders
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Circular Flanders
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03/2020
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Belgium

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Veerle Labeeuw
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This retrospective report is a review of the plans set out by Circular Flanders in the Kick-off Statement.

The most important finding? A good deal more was accomplished than initially anticipated. For example, the opportunity to launch three Open Calls, permitting the funding of over 130 innovative circular economy projects. The Green Deal on Circular Construction was also an unprecedented opportunity, as was the complementary reinforcement of the OVAM team of experts in ecodesign and area-specific operations, allowing the scope to expand.

This retrospective report is an interactive PDF. External links to downloads or online resources have been embedded on each project page for easy accessibility.

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