Nordic Co-operation on Green Public Procurement
Author: Stig Yding Sørensen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9789289305235
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Nordic Guidelines - Green Public Procurement
Author: Birna Guðrún Magnadóttir
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2017-04-04
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9289349794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guideline was produced through a Nordic Council of Ministers’ project Green Growth through Public Procurement. The project aims to create a common Nordic understanding of the possibilities for taking environmental considerations in public procurement according to the EU Public Procurement Directives (2014). The guideline presents the results of the project.The guideline focuses exclusively on opportunities to use Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and ecolabels in a tender and gives both a general introduction to the possibilities of using EMS and ecolabels and specific suggestions for how minimum requirements, award criterion and contract terms can be formulated.The target group for this manual includes public purchasers and other stakeholders – especially suppliers –want to gain insight into the rules for using EMS and ecolabels in line with the 2014 directives.
Nordic Environmental Action Plan 2013–2018
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Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
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Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9289325143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNordic criteria for Green Public Procurement (GPP) for alternatives to high GWP HFCs in RAC products
Author: Poulsen, Tomas Sander
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2020-07-06
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 928936680X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvailable online: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1452437 The project developed Green Public Procurement (GPP)criteria for environmentally friendly alternatives in the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (RAC) sector. The problem with sector in the Nordic countries is that it contains large installed amounts of very strong climate gases, the HFCs. The total Nordic installed amount in 2018 is estimated to be approx. 43.5 million tons CO2 eqv. A market study roughly estimates that appr. 10 % are publicly owned installations. The project has formulated green procurement criteria for 25 product categories, based on screening data of the current technology stage for low GWP refrigerants and energy efficiency in different RAC product categories. The criteria can be directly inserted into tender documents. The overall conclusion is that natural refrigerants are applicable for most RAC products at equal cost and can be used as a selection criteria in GPP.
The Nordic countries in the green transition – more than just neighbours
Author: Tine Sundtoft
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2018-04-13
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9289355514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Nordic countries have been working together for several decades to protect nature and the environment. This report presents the recommendations that have emerged from an external strategic review of the potential for official Nordic co-operation on the environment and climate under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers for the Environment and Climate. The recommendations relate to the following five main areas: specific solutions for a green transition, mobilising key players, funding green transition, international co-operation, and adaptation to climate change. This report is part of a series of strategic and prospective studies commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Previous strategic reviews have dealt with working life, health and energy. The strategic reviews are part of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ reform programme.
Sustainable Development Action – the Nordic Way
Author: Halonen, Mikko
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2017-05-04
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9289349557
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, outlines an ambitious and universal plan of action for people, planet and prosperity as it seeks to strengthen universal peace and freedom. This report presents national and Nordic action on Agenda 2030 with the aim to inform and support the Nordic Council of Ministers in formulating a new Nordic Sustainable Development Programme. All Nordic countries are engaged and strongly committed to implementing Agenda 2030 and there is a broad societal interest in joint Nordic action. The existing Nordic Strategy for Sustainable Development and several other key initiatives within Nordic cooperation already contribute to the goals of Agenda 2030. A new Nordic Sustainable Development Programme can build upon a strong foundation and add further value to the national and international work done by the Nordic countries.
Mainstreaming GPP in the Nordic Countries
Author: Isa-Maria Bergman
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2012-03-23
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9289323159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report contains the results of a scoping study on the potential for mainstreaming green public procurement in the Nordic countries. The report gives recommendations on how green public procurement can be better integrated in other policy areas. The study was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers' Working group on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
Sustainable Consumption and Production
Author: Bjørn Bauer
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2018-07-05
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9289357312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Nordic countries rank high in international reports of nations' progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Along with other industrialised countries, however, the Nordic countries have been ranked poorly in their progress towards SDG 12, which concerns Sustainable Consumption and Production. This report looks closer at the Nordic countries' main challenges in achieving SDG12 and sets out recommendations for Nordic collaboration to tackle these.
Greening state framework contracts - Approaches in the Nordic countries
Author: Bauer, Bjørn
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2016-03-09
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9289344644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this study was to clear out how Green Public Procurement has been realized in state framework contracts in the Nordic countries, to propose country-specific ways to improve the situation, and to draw a general model of efficient ways to realize green state framework contracts. The study was carried through in 2014 and 2015 by Bjørn Bauer and Rikke Fischer-Bogason (PlanMiljø, Denmark), Luitzen de Boer and Sigurd Vildåsen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), and Timo Kivistö (Kivistö Consulting, Finland). The study was supervised by the Working Group of Nordic Council of Ministers for Sustainable Consumption and Production (i.e. HKP-group). In addition to this Full Report, the project has also resulted in a short Summary Report and a power point presentation (slides), including the key findings and conclusions.
Innovative Green Public Procurement of Construction, IT and Transport Services in Nordic countries
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Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9289320311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe term Innovative Green Public Procurement (IGGP) comprise all public procurement activities, which seek to stimulate eco-innovation through demands and interaction with suppliers and other stakeholders with the purpose of improving the environmental performance of products and services. The eco-innovative potentials for three selected product groups are investigated through desk studies and a series of interviews with key stakeholders in the Nordic countries. The purpose was to form a picture of the potential benefits that can be achieved in the Nordic countries through IGPP. The report includes: - Identification of the eco-innovative potential of each product group - Relevant incentives for stimulating eco-innovation through public procurement - Barriers for exploiting the eco-innovation potential - Input to strategies for innovative green public procurement.
