GLCN Members Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Oslo (Norway) will present their sustainable procurement work and goals, and will discuss how they hope to use public procurement strategically to contribute towards achieving the sustainable mobility goals in their respective cities, at EcoProcura 2018.

Both cities will participate in a session titled: ‘Procurement on the move: Achieving sustainable mobility’ 3 October, 16:00-17:20, where they will present their SPP work, explore the crossovers between procurement and mobility, and discuss how public procurement can help achieve sustainable mobility goals.

The EcoProcura 2018 conference is taking place from 3-5 October 2018 in Nijmegen (the Netherlands), and focuses on sustainable, circular, and innovation procurement. It will bring together over 400 procurers, policy makers, businesses, researchers, and international organisations.

A mix of plenary sessions, breakout sessions, market lounge tables, study tours and social events make up the conference programme.

For more information about the sustainable procurement work and goals of our members, click here.

Auckland Council is reducing its vehicle fleet and going green with the purchase of 10 new electric vehicles (EVs). The procurement will bring the total EV’s owned by the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement participant up to 14 – including the mayor’s own EV.

Mayor Phil Goff says, “The council has reduced the size of its vehicle fleet by 57 vehicles in the last year and replaced old petrol cars with electric vehicles. It saves ratepayers $600,000 and sends a clear signal that we are serious about reducing emissions and protecting our environment”.

Auckland Council will continue to reduce the size of its fleet over the coming three years and progressively add electric vehicles to replace aging petrol cars.

Mayor Goff added: “Climate change is a defining issue of our time and transport accounts for around 40 per cent of Auckland’s emissions. Reductions in the council’s fleet and the purchase of electric vehicles contribute to our commitment to reduce our carbon emissions under the Paris Accord of 2015”.

The purchase of the EVs by Auckland Council follows Auckland Transport, the public body responsible for all of the region’s transport services, acquiring 20 EVs earlier in the year. Auckland Transport has also committed to reducing its fleet size by 15 per cent.

To read more about sustainable procurement in Auckland and the targets of other GLCN on SP cities, visit www.glcn-on-sp.org. 

With less than one month left before applications close, don’t miss your chance to win €10,000 to help initiate your next sustainable and innovative procurement action with the 2018 Transformative Action Award.

Innovative and sustainable procurement actions working towards socio-economic, socio-cultural or technological transformation are particularly welcomed, especially those which showcase the use of public procurement as an instrument to accelerate the market introduction of innovative and sustainable technologies.

The award, co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Basque Country, and the City of Aalborg (Denmark), rewards ongoing or concluded Transformative Actions that use the 15 pathways outlined in the Basque Declaration to bring about the socio-cultural, socio-economic, and technological transformation of societies.

Current or concluded actions in the field of procurement can apply for the award by the closing date of 31 July 2018. Applicants will be shortlisted in September and the award ceremony will be held at the European Committee of the Regions, Brussels (Belgium) in November 2018.

For more information and to apply for the Transformative Action Award, visit the Sustainable Cities Platform.