Sentences with phrase «public procurement policy»

«It is highly positive that Norway has now followed up on last year's pledge to ensure deforestation - free supply chains through the government's public procurement policy with this strong commitment,» Hermann Ranum said.

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.

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

Revised public procurement policies (particularly in light of the Brexit vote) and a clear position on regional development, as Britain is no longer able to bid for European Regional Development Funds.

Leveraging government as an economic actor through public procurement policies that ensure respect for human rights

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One powerful way that Canada's federal government could help female entrepreneurs is by introducing gender - diversity policies for public procurement contracts, Aidis said.

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It provides in - depth programming that helps grow local food procurement capacity; educates the public about the importance and impact of Good Food; engages local school districts; and illuminates local, statewide and national food policy.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

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.

The government is expected to defer activity such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior Civil Service appointments, provided that such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».

Trade and Industry The FSB Trade and Industry Policy Unit represents small businesses in public procurement, postal issues, telecommunications and broadband, consumer rights, the pub industry and other issues.

Tsunis said he is working with the county and state to open up NuHealth's procurement policies and put requests for proposals and other purchasing information online to improve public notice and transparency.

In a new report - After PFI - released yesterday by the Centre for Policy Studies, Jesse Norman MP has advocated the abolition of PFI, and its replacement with a new model of public sector procurement.

The Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has commended the Ministry of Education, particularly the sector minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for strictly adhering to the procurement laws in the various procurement activities his outfit is undertaking for the implementation of the free Senior High School (SProcurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has commended the Ministry of Education, particularly the sector minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for strictly adhering to the procurement laws in the various procurement activities his outfit is undertaking for the implementation of the free Senior High School (Sprocurement laws in the various procurement activities his outfit is undertaking for the implementation of the free Senior High School (Sprocurement activities his outfit is undertaking for the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy.

The Public Procurement Minister used the occasion to inform the Education Minister and his team about some of the government policies she is implementing to strengthen the country's procurement system to ensure valueProcurement Minister used the occasion to inform the Education Minister and his team about some of the government policies she is implementing to strengthen the country's procurement system to ensure valueprocurement system to ensure value for money.

David Doyle, the college's vice president for public policy, has previously said that SUNY Poly and its affiliated development corporations «follow New York state government's well - established and legally defined procurement procedures — to the letter.»

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

«You can be granted bail with respect to one case and there can be other cases that public policy demands investigation,» he said referring to the ex-NSA, who recently released some details on arms procurement under him.

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

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Cheaper and better clean energy technologies are not a substitute for pricing, regulatory, public procurement or other policies that will be necessary to make a full transition from fossil fuel based technologies to low carbon technologies.

However, the role of new market drivers including voluntary corporate and utility procurement and developer use of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) should not be underestimated.

The Energy Commission will invite the California Public Utilities Commission to participate in a more complete evaluation of the existing hybrid market structure as part of the 2010 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update to identify possible market enhancements and changes to utility procurement practices that would facilitate the reemergence of merchant investment.

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As a fair and transparent tendering process is essential to both the construction industry and for public procurement generally, it would seem that an exclusion clause that allows an owner to subvert the system with impunity would be against public policy.

«Model Statement Of Procurement Policy For Public Housing authorities Operating hi New Jersey», (Co-Author)

Our lawyers provide practical and effective counsel on dealing with the public sector; government, political and legislative processes, approvals and initiatives; procurement issues; and public policy and legal reform.

We are also likely to see clients wanting to use the procurement rules more flexibly to achieve their policy objectives, whether to promote sustainability, to vary existing contracts or to enable greater public to public co-operation.»

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announcements made by the Australian Government to boost Indigenous employment such as through the Australian Public Service, the Indigenous Procurement Policy and the Employment Parity Initiative.