WRAP

The objective of WRAP’s work is to minimise resource use, divert materials from landfill, and create a market for recycled materials. This is achieved by providing advice and support to ...

Large-scale industrial demonstration projects: the Environmental Innovation Programme

The challengeThe UIP was created in 1979 as a response to ongoing air pollution debates. Over the years it has broadened its scope to tackling global challenges such as climate change, energy use and ...

Green Pre-commercial public procurement at the Stockholm County Council

The challengeThe Stockholm County Council (SCC) first introduced pre-commercial sustainable procurement when looking for new eco-friendly ambulances in 2005. The main driver for the new ...

From Start to Start: the Dutch ‘Circle Economy’ Platform

The challengeThe Netherlands, because of its dependency on foreign markets for the supply of raw materials, has a strong interest in an effective and fair distribution of raw materials worldwide and ...

The Baubook portal provides ready-made green technical specifications for small municipalities interested in sustainable construction. The portal supports the enhancement of green public procurement.

The challengeThe construction sector is crucial to EU environmental and energy policies, as buildings are responsible for approximately 40 % of the total annual EU energy consumption and generate 36% ...

ÖKOPROFIT® - Local public-private-partnerships to boost clean-tech in firms

The challenge Rising energy, water and raw material costs are putting more and more pressures on companies to reduce their environmental footprint. ÖKOPROFIT® helps to address these ...
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