Webinar on Sustainable Public Procurement policies using ecolabels and certification criteria

This webinar explores the benefits of aligning public procurement criteria with existing ecolabels or environmental certifications. It will give examples of countries that have strong institutional policies that actively encourage or require the use of ecolabel-aligned criteria.

Webinar details:

• Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
• Time: 4 p.m. CET
• Language: English, Spanish and Portuguese (live interpretation)
• Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GFN5Z7crTUe-sewuxllxQg

Panelists:

• Bruna Tiussu, Ecolabel and Consumer Information Expert, Consumption and Production Unit, UNEP
• Cao Jing, Director of the New Certification Business Development Management Department, China Environment United Certification Center
• Jenna Larkin, Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), USA
• Salla Koivusalo , Senior Sustainable Public, Procurement Specialist, Ministry of the Environment , Finland
• Daniel Bedoya Sanin, National representative, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Colombia

This webinar is organized by the EcoAdvance project and One Planet Network's Consumer Information Programme in collaboration with GIZ. The EcoAdvance project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).