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Free sustainable construction procurement webinarA webinar on procuring sustainable construction projects will be held on April 23 as part of the European Commission’s EU Helpdesk on green public procurement (GPP).
Published 16 April 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementNew PPE contract could boost fair trade supportThe launch of the new national contract for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on 1 April has introduced a new opportunity for councils to support fair trade. Sylvia Gray, Chair of the SSN Steering Group and fair trade lead at East Dunbartonshire Council, has worked with Scotland Excel to create provisions to help councils to source products more ethically.
Published 09 April 2013 in Sustainable Procurement€6.3 million available in EC call for Public Procurement of Innovation proposalsThe European Commission is calling on public procurement bodies to submit proposals for collaborative, cross-border projects that support “buyers groups” in utilising Public Procurement of Innovation. The projects should improve the economic framework conditions for innovation, and contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The deadline for submissions is 28 May 2013.
Published 09 April 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementOECD report looks at reforming public procurement to drive growthA new report from the OECD, Public Procurement for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth: Enabling reform through evidence and peer reviews, aims to help governments in reforming procurement policy and practice, changing it into a tool to reach strategic goals.
Published 18 March 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementSchools in North Ayrshire awarded gold Food for Life Catering MarkAll of North Ayrshire's primary schools, together with Arran High School, have been awarded the Soil Association's prestigious gold Food for Life Catering Mark for their new spring menus, which will be introduced into the schools from 11 March 2013.The new menus will focus on the use of more Scottish and local suppliers and produce.
Published 12 March 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementScotland becomes a Fairtrade NationScotland achieved Fairtrade Nation status last week, becoming just the second country in the world to do so.
Published 05 March 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementNew EU timber regulations introduced next weekOn 3 March 2013, an EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) comes into effect to stop the circulation of illegally logged wood in the European Union. This will affect all Scottish local authorities and other public sector organisations.
Published 26 February 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementSSN Procurement Working Group makes plans for 2013The SSN Sustainable Procurement Working Group (SPWG) had its inaugural meeting of 2013 last week to address how SSN can support sustainable procurement over the next twelve months.
Published 12 February 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementProcurement Reform Bill Progress ReportThe Procurement Reform Bill has moved another stage forward, following a meeting last week of the Sustainable Procurement Steering Group, on which SSN sits. The Sustainable Procurement Steering Group is a short-life group that was set up to advise the Scottish Government on the development of the Bill, and last week's meeting focused on responses to the Bill consultation period, which ran from August to November last year. SSN submitted a response during this period, based on input from members and their procurement colleagues.
Published 12 February 2013 in Sustainable ProcurementScottish councils embrace sustainable timber pledge23 of the 32 Scottish Local Authorities have made pledges to the WWF campaign ‘What Wood You Choose?’ to integrate sustainable timber into their procurement processes in a bid to help reduce illegal logging.
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