A series of good practice case studies have been published by the EU-funded PRIMES project that show how Green Public Procurement (GPP) is being implemented in smaller municipalities. The case studies focus on product categories that are particularly relevant when implementing GPP in smaller municipalities, such as energy efficient street lighting, sustainable construction works, procuring energy efficient ICT products, and green electricity.

The project is offering good GPP practice examples from municipalities in six European countries (Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Latvia and Sweden). The case studies aim to help small and medium sized municipalities implement GPP and to share procurers' experiences.

The good practice case studies can be found on the PRIMES website, with more to be made available during the course of the year. PRIMES aims to help public procurers develop basic skills and provides hands-on support with green procurement.

For more information, contact jogru@holb.dk.Image copyright: Image (Unsplash) by "Ashes Sitoula", licensed under CC0 more   16 August 2016 E-MOBILITY WORKS video outlines steps to implement urban e-mobilityA video outlining how municipalities can implement e-mobility policies has been released by the EU-funded E-MOBILITY WORKS project, looking at how cities in Austria, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Spain and Italy have achieved e-mobility success. The video also gives a wide-ranging overview of the benefits of electric mobility for urban areas, such as lower levels of CO2 and harmful pollutants, reduced noise, and the opportunity to develop new business models around electric vehicles.

The video lists five steps to achieve a successful e-mobility policy: ensure commitment from decision makers, include local stakeholders, analyse current behaviour and the municipal fleet composition, formulate an action plan, and finally, implement the action plan.

Taking stock of citizen needs, local infrastructure and the behaviour of municipal employees enables cities to identify where changes should be made. The city of Turku (Finland) carried out an analysis of how municipal vehicles were being used and estimated that up to 40 percent could be replaced with electric vehicles. The aim of an e-mobility action plan, the video says, is to create a win-win situation where citizens benefit from higher quality of life, the municipality improves its mobility situation and moves closer to meeting climate targets, and businesses reap the benefits of new commercial opportunities.

To view the video, click here.Image copyright: Image (E-MOBILITY WORKS) more

» Publication Date: 17/08/2016

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