Following the success of the inaugural edition, public procurers who have worked with the private sector to purchase innovative, more effective and efficient products or services are invited to apply for the Public Procurement of Innovation Award...

Through making green choices, public procurers of vehicles have the capacity to drive down energy consumption, noise, and greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. The Clean Vehicles Directive (CVD) aims to mainstream this, promoting the purchase...

The use of a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to make policy decisions is not being widely implemented, with many decision-makers believing that CBA can lead to a loss of control and influence over policy-making, a study involving those responsible for...

Thanks to new research, the 24 million tonnes of vegetable waste produced in Europe annually could be used to create a biodegradable, environmentally friendly alternative to conventional plastic. Parsley and spinach stems, cocoa pod husks and rice...

EU funding instrument Horizon 2020 is offering financial support of between €130 and €140 million to enhance pre-commercial procurement (PCP) and public procurement of innovation (PPI). The funding will help consortia of European procurers to...

The first study visit of the ENIGMA project saw representatives from Antwerp (Belgium), Belfast and London (United Kingdom), and Dubrovnik (Croatia) meet in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) from 12 – 14 November 2014 to discuss the Dutch city's...