Sentences with phrase «sustainable public procurement»

12:00 pm Daily Press Briefing with guest: Major General Fernando Rodrigues Goulart, Force Commander, MINUSTAH; Major General Moses Bisong Obi, Force Commander, UNMISS; Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO (Rio de Janeiro time 1:00 pm) Rio +20 Press Conference - UNEP, Launch of International Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative (Rio de Janeiro time 1:00 pm) Rio +20 Press Briefing - Indonesian delegation

On the ground, ICLEI will be also working with local and regional governments to take action in areas that cut across the 2030 Agenda like biodiversity around urban areas and sustainable public procurement.

Gyeonggi Ryu, Vice Mayor of Seoul introduced the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement which was launched last year in Paris to help scale up Sustainable Public Procurement

Johannes van der Merwe, Councillor, Cape Town Metropolitan Council, presented the city's ambition to make sustainable public procurement their new way of working.

Not exact matches

Initially, it was all about «ambitious» free - trade agreements: those deals moving beyond tariff and duty reductions to include services, new technologies, investments, public procurement, competition, intellectual - property rights and sustainable development.

Establish public procurement policies that specify the need to source only sustainable palm oil and set ambitious national targets for doing so.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jose Oliva, 773.612.2559 Rodger Cooley, 773.354.2091, [email protected] CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO ADOPT GOOD FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSPUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO ADOPT GOOD FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSpublic procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-...]

«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local, sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

Andrea Early Nutrition Services Director, Harrisonburg (VA) City Public Schools I saw Andrea speak at the recent Farm to School Conference and was moved by her commitment to sustainable procurement practices.

The reformed CAP would also need to deliver measures to match sustainable production with reduced demand for meat and dairy through awareness - raising programmes and public procurement policy.

12.7 promote public procurement practices that are sustainable in accordance with national policies and priorities

The commission should be delivered through transparent and accountable procurement processes, reflecting the necessity for a robust and sustainable artwork, managed to a high standard throughout and communicated via sensitive public engagement.

The 10 - Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production with its programmes on buildings and construction, food systems, tourism, consumer information, public procurement and sustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformatSustainable Consumption and Production with its programmes on buildings and construction, food systems, tourism, consumer information, public procurement and sustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformatsustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformative change.

National governments, including the United States, and thousands of private and public institutional purchasers around the world use EPEAT as part of their sustainable procurement decisions.

Furthermore, services — including all five means of transport services -, public procurement, intellectual property, sustainable development, and competition are also covered by the EU's external competences, as well as those parts of the EUSFTA's chapters on dispute settlement between the parties and transparency that do not relate to areas of shared competence.

This is a newer style FTA that, in addition to covering classic trade issues, like reductions in customs duties, includes provisions on a range of other trade - related matters, such as intellectual property protection, investment, public procurement, competition and sustainable development.