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Innovative Green Public Procurement of Construction, IT and Transport Services in Nordic countries

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Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 106 pages

File Size : 40,63 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9289320311

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The 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.



Mainstreaming GPP in the Nordic Countries

Author : Isa-Maria Bergman

Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 63 pages

File Size : 24,34 MB

Release : 2012-03-23

Category : Science

ISBN : 9289323159

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This 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.



Circular plastics in electrical and electronic equipment

Author : Bauer, Bjørn

Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 95 pages

File Size : 18,86 MB

Release : 2022-01-03

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9289372095

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Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2021-553/ This report explores what the Nordic countries can do to promote the use of recyclable plastic components in electrical and electronic products, with particular focus on minimising their hazardous chemical component. The report provides an overview of the hazardous additives currently used in the plastic components of EEE, drawing on information available from legislation and supporting studies, research and academia, NGOs and market actors. The results presented here build upon input collected though a literature study, a policy analysis of EU and Nordic legislation and initiatives, interviews with experts across the value chain and an expert workshop. Together these inputs were used to assess and qualify possible future actions in the Nordic countries to minimise hazardous chemicals in plastic components of EEE.



Greening state framework contracts - Approaches in the Nordic countries

Author : Bauer, Bjørn

Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 24,21 MB

Release : 2016-03-09

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9289344644

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The 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.



Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials

Author : Fernando Pacheco-Torgal

Publisher : Woodhead Publishing

Page : 641 pages

File Size : 14,60 MB

Release : 2014-02-14

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0857097725

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Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building. Part three includes case studies applying LCA methodology to particular structures and components. - Reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials - Provides a thorough overview, including strengths and shortcomings, of the life cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-labeling of eco-efficient construction and building materials - Includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building





Benefits of Green Public Procurement

Author : Bjørn Bauer

Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 34,70 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Government purchasing

ISBN : 928931964X

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Circular Public Procurement in the Nordic Countries

Author : Alhola, Katriina

Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers

Page : 59 pages

File Size : 41,65 MB

Release : 2017-05-04

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9289348992

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This report provides a framework for circular procurement and discusses its possibilities to promote circular economy. Several best practice examples in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway illustrate how and in which sectors and product groups circular procurement could be applicable. Different approaches to circular procurement and tendering criteria supporting circular aspects are also illustrated.The study was carried out in Nordic co-operation by Finnish Environment Institute, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and Copenhagen Resource Institute. The project was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM), administrated by the NCM Sustainable Consumption and Production Working Group and guided by a steering group consisting representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.



OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Finland 2021

Author : OECD

Publisher : OECD Publishing

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 24,6 MB

Release : 2021-12-13

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ISBN : 9264378634

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Finland has a strong reputation as a leader in environmental policy and sustainable development. It committed to become carbon neutral by 2035 and to pioneer the world’s first circular economy.