Hello Viorel,
Thanks for posting. The event is listed in the Procurement Forum calendar and the Forum will even be represented. See you there!
Your call is shared within the Dutch procurement forum: pianodesk.info
Les Rencontres de la commande publique responsable, qui ont eu lieu à Nantes les 27 et 28 mars dernier, ont permis aux acheteurs et fournisseurs du Grand Ouest de partager et d’échanger des bonnes pratiques sur l’introduction du développement durable dans les marchés publics.
Revivez les temps forts de cette 2e édition en images et découvrez ici son bilan carbone.
http://www.rencontresdelacommandepubliqueresponsable.com/
Hi Bertrand,
we are currently part of the iNSPiRe project which is developing energy-efficient renovation packages. As part of this project we set up an interest group for public procurers to discuss and follow the project here in the Procurement Forum: https://procurement-forum.eu/group/77852/sustainable-construction-interest-group
This might also be a nice example to mention in your presentation during the conference.
Marlene
Hi Bertrand, we will promote this through our channels. Mark
The problems caused by modern consumption and production patters do not stop at Europe's borders. In many parts of the world, countries and regions are challenged to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, improve health standards and generally increase quality of life standards. Simultaneously the level of resources needed by their economies has to be kept in check with ecosystem capacity.
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Congratulations Carla and colleagues on contracting these companies and institutes! I am particularly intrigued by Rita, from the University of Groningen. Rita will be a robot, alas, but with special abilities: "RITA can bring drinks, medicine, carry food and other items and find a pair of glasses". I hope this PCP project will soon deliver results and might be able to help me now and then with retrieving my glasses.
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Rotterdam’s transport operator (RET) has never done pilots or research into sustainable "normal" batteries. It has focused mainly on clean (full) vehicles, fuels and reducing fuel consumption in vehicles. RET state that there are quite strict agreements with suppliers of vehicles, so even if there would be an environmentally friendly battery on the market then RET as a carrier cannot just install it. If you do this, it has consequences for the entire vehicle warranty.
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Thanks for sharing that Nick and for uploading it also to the Resource Centre. It makes a very strong case for innovative procurement.
What I state is indeed only for primary forests or very old growth secondary forests (harvested more than 50 years ago and left alone without human intervenence since then (these are quite scarce because in general. Harvesting attracts settlers and agriculture crops). I have no problem with sustainable management and sustainable harvesting of young secondary forests and plantations of all ages as long as no corruption is involved and primary forests aren't damaged because they are behind, near,...
GPP 2020 is a new EU-funded project that aims to mainstream low-carbon procurement across Europe. To this end, GPP 2020 will implement more than 100 low-carbon tenders, which will directly result in substantial COâ‚‚ savings. Moreover, GPP 2020 is running a capacity building programme that includes trainings and exchange.
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Hi Leon,
I cant speak specifically from a project perspective but we just featured a news article on this topic over on innovation-procurement.org. The French government is trying to take the bull by the horns and in its guidelines on purchasing innovation from earlier this year highlights the importance of PPI as a strategy to aid economic growth and prosperity. The guidelines offer practical support to public servants in acquiring PPI. The report is in French, but you can get it here: http...
Dear all,
thanks a lot for these very useful comments!
Best wishes,
Robert
This is a very well researched and detailed report. Thank you so much for the hard work that went into producing it. I can see how it will be very valuable. I'm going to share it around, for sure!
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Thank you for kicking the discussion off Natalie, I think you capture some of the more pressing issues very well. I think your last point on the experiences of using clean vehicles is something which will really bring this piece of work to life. I have two thoughts on this:
1) When people provide information on vehicles and fuel types we have a clear division between experiences and facts. Some very valuable lessons can be learned from both and it is important to document both separately.
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