AUCKLAND
BUDAPEST
BUENOS AIRES
CAPE TOWN
DENVER
GHENT
HELSINKI
MONTRÉAL
OSLO
QUEZON CITY
ROTTERDAM
SEOUL
TSHWANE
WARSAW
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement is a group of 14 cities committed to drive a transition to sustainable consumption and production by implementing sustainable and innovation procurement. All participating cities are acting as ambassadors of sustainable procurement to lead to a resource efficient, low carbon and socially responsible society.
For more information, download the GLCN ON SP brochure.
Tshwane (South Africa) - Chair of the Network -, Auckland (New Zealand), Budapest (Hungary), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cape Town (South Africa), Denver (United States), Ghent (Belgium), Helsinki (Finland), Montréal (Canada), Oslo (Norway), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Quezon City (Philippines), Seoul (Republic of Korea) and Warsaw (Poland), we are the fourteen cities that are part of the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement. We are are taking an exemplary role globally by purchasing sustainably and setting ambitious targets.
ICLEI acts as co-ordinator of the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement. Building on its 20 years of experience on sustainable procurement, ICLEI is supporting the Network cities in our target setting, implementation and monitoring of measures.
Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) has welcomed the initiative and is looking forward to its integration in the 10YFP on SPP Programme.
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Procurement makes up a significant proportion of public expenditure. According to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), an average of 15 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) is spent through public procurement systems each year, amounting to over $10 trillion.
By introducing sustainable criteria, an organization makes sure that the products and services bought achieve value for money and generate environmental, societal and economic benefits.
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As leading cities, we want to accelerate the implementation of sustainable procurement and procurement of innovation worldwide. We form a unified voice within the international community to raise awareness and foster sustainable development.
Our aim is to meet, share and develop capabilities to implement sustainable purchasing practices, as well as to help develop a supportive political framework for implementation.
By taking smart procurement decisions, we can reduce negative environmental impacts, achieve financial efficiency, encourage innovation, boost green jobs, and strengthen labor rights.
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Cities participating in the Network are leading by example globally in sustainable procurement implementation.
We have committed to:
The cities have established these clear and measurable targets and are working on strategies to deliver on them.
GHENT
Annual increase of 10% in contracts awarded to the social economy sector
ROTTERDAM
By 2030, 40% reduction in energy consumption in municipal buildings
WARSAW
By 2020, a total
of 130 electric buses will be
in operation
HELSINKI
By 2020, 100% of procurement processes will integrate sustainability
SEOUL
By 2017, 40% of selected product purchases to be green
MONTRÉAL
By 2020, 30% of bus fleet to be converted to hybrids
TSHWANE
By 2020, 40% of the city bus fleet will be green
BUDAPEST
By 2020, 100% of the procurement processes will integrate sustainability and green aspects
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement is producing a series of publications, presentations and other tools of interest for public authorities implementing sustainable procurement and procurement of innovation practices.
The biggest successes in public procurement were honoured on October 4th at the EcoProcura conference in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, with a clutch of top class projects in sustainability and innovation winning the 2018 Procura+ Awards.
This year’s Innovation Procurement of the Year was awarded to GLCN Member Rotterdam, which is pioneering the procurem ...
5 October 2018
The biggest successes in public procurement were honoured on October 4th at the EcoProcura conference in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, with a clutch of top class projects in sustainability and innovation winning the 2018 Procura+ Awards.
This year’s Innovation Procurement of the Year was awarded to GLCN Member Rotterdam, which is pioneering the procurement of innovative goods and services to make the city more accessible for the elderly or citizens with special needs. Its efforts involve a multitude of local SMEs.
Warmly welcoming the award, the city’s vice mayor Arno Bonte said: “We are honoured to receive the Procura+ Award for Innovation Procurement of the Year! The city of Rotterdam continuously seeks innovative and sustainable solution to our citizens’ needs and I am delighted that the hard work of our procurement team is recognised at a European level.”
For more information, click here.
GLCN Member Ghent (Belgium) was recently announced as a shortlisted candidate for the 2018 Transformative Action Award.
The award, which is co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, The Basque Country an ...
18 September 2018
GLCN Member Ghent (Belgium) was recently announced as a shortlisted candidate for the 2018 Transformative Action Award.
The award, which is co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, The Basque Country and the City of Aalborg (Denmark), rewards current or concluded Transformative Actions that address the pathways of the Basque Declaration related to three categories: socio-cultural, socio-economic and, technological transformation.
From a strong field of 40 applications, the City of Ghent (Belgium) was shortlisted for seeking to transform the city’s local food system through participative governance models, the introduction of a food policy council and sustainable food procurement.
Other shortlisted candidates includes: the City of Bologna (Italy), for entering into collaborative pacts with their citizens in order to increase civic engagement and regenerate urban commons, and the City of Tirana (Albania), for increasing urban green space around the city, to counteract urban sprawl.
For more information about the shortlisted candidates, click here. To learn more about Ghent's Sustainable Procurement work and goals, click here.
Executive Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa, Solly Msimanga has been announced as the new chair of ICLEI’s Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (G ...
14 September 2018
Executive Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa, Solly Msimanga has been announced as the new chair of ICLEI’s Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN) at the Global Climate Action Summit.
As an early leader in sustainable procurement in Africa, the City of Tshwane was an obvious choice to lead in the next phase of the GLCN. Tshwane’s long term strategic vision commits itself to a path of sustainable economic growth decoupled from environmental impacts, and Tshwane has recently set targets to make 40% of the city bus fleet green by 2030, 10% of overall purchases sustainable by 2021, and reach 20% renewable energy at community-scale by 2030.
The GLCN is a group of 14 cities from around the globe committed to the implementation of sustainable and innovation procurement. Their goal is to support the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient and socially responsible society.
For more information on the GLCN, please click here.
To find out more about the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement, contact:
ICLEI's Sustainable Procurement Centre
c/o ICLEI European Secretariat
Mr. Mark Hidson
Leopoldring 3
79098 Freiburg
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 761 – 368 92 0
E-mail: mark.hidson@iclei.org
