Dear colleague,

Welcome to the August edition of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) News Alert.

A quick look at this month’s headlines:

• What does the new EU Clean Vehicles Directive mean for GPP?
• Power of NGOs in supporting green procurement actions
• Good Practice: Procuring energy efficient indoor lighting-as-a-service in Mechelen, Belgium
• Good Practice: An electric vehicle car sharing service for city workers and citizens in Lappeenranta, Finland
• New guidance on participation of third party bidders
• Improving communication on EU procurement law
• Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests
• Circular procurement in public construction projects

Enjoy reading!

Kind regards,

EU GPP Helpdesk
Tel: +49 761 368 920
E-mail: gpp-helpdesk@iclei.org
Web: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/index_en.htm