Sentences with phrase «use public procurement»

The first is to use public procurement as a way to scale up socially responsible business practice.

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The standout line being that Ontario's taxpayers had paid $ 8 billion more using alternative financing procurements than if the public sector could manage projects successfully by itself.

«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.

Procurement rules ensure both a level playing field and that public agencies don't use arbitrary contract rules to favor some bidders over others.

In the initial petition, a litany of allegations have been levelled against her, including spending GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the erstwhile John Mahama - led NDC government, spending about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorised her to use only $ 7.5 million, as well as attending Cabinet meetings during the tenure of the President John Mahama, among other issues.

Use # 200 billion of public procurement to drive equality in the private sector Strengthen powers of employment tribunals Protecting carers from discrimination Protecting pregnant women and new mothers Banning discrimination in private clubs Strengthening protection from discrimination for disabled people

She was accused of funnelling GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

The petition against her, alleged among others the funneling of GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

The petition against her, alleged among others the funnelling of GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

The earlier petition against her, alleged among others the funneling of GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, the expenditure of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

It said that Bureau of Public Procurement and the Federal Executive Council, in 2013, approved the reconstruction, rehabilitation and expansion of the expressway on Public - Private - Partnership basis, «using private finance initiative».

«For the sake of emphasis let me state clearly that both the Crude Term Contract and the Direct Sale and Direct Purchase agreements are not contracts for any procurement of goods, works or services, and therefore do not involve the use of public funds.

The staff are claiming Ms Osei without recourse to laid down administrative structures and the Public Procurement Act, singularly abrogated contracts, secured a V8 Land Cruiser for her use, and awarded contracts worth thousands of dollars.

Oppong faces a charge of using public office to gain from $ 2 million, while Baffoe - Bonnie, Tevie and Osman have been charged with contravention of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Actpublic office to gain from $ 2 million, while Baffoe - Bonnie, Tevie and Osman have been charged with contravention of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (ActPublic Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 662).

A litany of allegations leveled against Charolotte Osei including spending GHc3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a bullet - proof Toyota Land Cruiser from the previous government, spending about $ 14 million for district offices when the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million as well as attending Cabinet meetings under President John Mahama's administration, among others.

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.

A litany of allegations have been leveled against Mrs. Osei, including spending GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the previous government, spending about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million, as well as attending Cabinet meetings under President John Mahama's administration, among other things.

It has also been known for ICT procurement to be based on one of the following: educators wishing to keep up with certain trends in the general public's use of computing and communication devices; to actually be ahead of those trends and maintain a reputation for being at the leading edge, with all the attendant issues of being an early adopter; or even on the back of people seeing a new gadget being tested on a television programme.

With 69 % of respondents reporting that facilities had been recently refurbished — the results raise concerns about the ineffective use of public funds and throw commissioning and procurement into focus.

These values should permeate all aspects of a school's operation, for example, the procurement of goods and services, the appointment of staff on merit, the performance of job responsibilities and the use of public funds.

The NHS SBS strategic procurement team offers a large number of national framework agreements that are available to all public sector organisations, including those within the education sector, rather than for use solely within the NHS.

Whether it's the risk of dodgy contractors placing second - hand burners into schools or sloppy procurement and supply management as in the Northern Ireland cases, public money is now more precious than ever and there is a greater need to use valuable resources more wisely.

In order to achieve best value, Brunts Academy decided to use the national public sector Insurance Services framework agreement (RM958), which was developed collaboratively by Pro5 of which YPO is a member and Government Procurement Service.

The Public School Contracts Law does not include a sole - source exception; therefore, districts must use the competitive contracting process or the sealed bid process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A: 18A - 15 (d) for the procurement of proprietary services.

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 Norwegian parliament voted today to ban the public procurement and use of palm oil - based biofuel — purportedly becoming the first country to do so.

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 transformative change.

Energy Commission forecasts are used in the California Public Utilities Commission procurement and resource adequacy proceedings, as well as in transmission planning studies.

Synapse conducted modeling of the California ISO (CAISO) area using PLEXOS to assess loads and emissions throughout California based on various California Public Utilities Commission scenarios in connection with the Long Term Procurement Plan proceeding affecting the three largest investor - owned utilities in California.

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.

The public sector has been indispensible in advancing transformative innovations, and must remain so by making massive investments in science and technology, often sustained over decades, and using its power of procurement to create new markets for nascent products.

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I use this normative position to argue against the expansion of private enforcement of EU public procurement law as a correction of the shortcomings in its public enforcement.

The attorneys who collaborate have considerable experience in local government law issues involving public finance, land use and zoning, eminent domain, infrastructure development, procurement, benefits and, employment and construction litigation.

As pointed out elsewhere, contracting authorities and review courts should be particularly careful in not imposing excessive disclosure when there are actual risks of strategic use of challenge procedures or the market structure is such that the increased degree of transparency could (inadvertently) facilitate or reinforce collusion [Sanchez Graells, A. Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011) 358 - 9].

The respondent brought a public procurement claim against the appellant NDA, in connection with its unsuccessful bid for a contract for services to decommission sites previously used for nuclear generation.

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.»

Following outcry from the natural gas industry and from many Canadians, Public Services and Procurement Canada says it has snuffed out a study exploring more environmentally friendly options to replace the natural gas used keep...

The CETA open public procurement opportunities will enable more efficient use of public resources.