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ITCILO Green Public Procurement Training of Trainers Programme

Barbara participated in the Training programme in Turin which ran from June 1st to July 9th 2009. She led the 3 day Training of Trainers session which took place from 7th to 9th July 2009. The brochure for the event gives further details of the training course.

This course is aimed at the group of 20 national experts, selected from key national institutions responsible for GPP in the 10 EU Target Countries addressed by the project. These experts are GPP policy makers, environmental and procurement specialists who are responsible for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of green public procurement-related policies, national action plans, guidance notes and procedures, product criteria, standard tender documents, training and awareness-raising activities.

View the brochure for this event

Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Public Procurement Brochure

The Marrakech Task Forces are voluntary initiatives led by governments, which - in co-operation with various partners from the North and the South - commit themselves to carrying out a set of concrete activities at a national or regional level to promote a shift to SCP patterns.

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Mexico training Workshop on Sustainable Public Procurement

Barbara Morton was the principal trainer at an SPP workshop which took place in Mexico City in July 2009. The workshop aimed to train participants on the SPP approach developed by the Marrakech Task Force and explore and discuss key issues related to the implementation of SPP in countries of Mesoamerica

View the working group document

Newsletter of the Marrakech Process

The Marrakech Process is a global effort to promote progress on the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) patterns. The process responds to the call of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation from 2002 to develop a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP (10YFP), which will serve as a global framework for action on SCP. The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) will review the thematic block of SCP during its 2010/11 two-year cycle and feed the results of the Marrakech Process into the 10YFP.

View the newsletter of the Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Public Procurement.

Prioritisation methodology

Barbara Morton's presentation on how organisations and individuals can prioritise their sustainable procurement actions

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sweden_flag Guidance on GPP and Life Cycle Costing from Sweden

The Swedish Environmental Management Council has produced a general Life Cycle Costing tool to help those involved in procurement make better decisions. More >>

canada_waving_flag Sustainable Procurement in Canada - Local Food Procurement

Information about a selection of projects promoting the procurement of local food in various countries around the world, including the UK, is provided on the Sustain Ontario website. More >>

earthThe GLA has adopted a Responsible Procurement policy.

For the Greater London Authority (GLA) Responsible Procurement means pioneering socially, environmentally and economically responsible procurement.More >>

Italy_flag_outlineSustainable Procurement from an Italian perspective.

Acquisti & Sostenibilita is a not for profit association based in Italy. This group provides information and advice to public and private sector organisations interested in integrating sustainable development ideas into purchasing and supply chain management. More >>