Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) changes the way in which our governments purchase goods and services, thereby driving markets towards sustainability and innovation. Thanks to support from the EU-funded EU4Environment programme, Moldova achieved the following in this domain:
- Governmental Decree on SPP drafted.
- Products for SPP pilot tenders prioritized (organic food, isolated windows and doors, computers, cars and office paper) with associated technical specifications and sustainability criteria elaborated.
- Assessment of market readiness for SPP tenders prepared.
- Assessment and Roadmap on eco-labelling conducted.
- Regulation on eco-labelling aligned with that of the EU drafted, discussed at public hearings and approved by the government.
- National eco-label has been designed.
Events:
A number of awareness raising events were carried out:
- High-level Dialogue on SPP (22 participants, including high-level officials);
- High-level dialogue on ecolabelling (22 participants, including high-level officials).
- Press tour of SMEs working to green their operations and adhere to future SPP tenders (14 participants);
- Media breakfast to build journalists capacity in broadcasting on SPP and eco-labelling (32 participants);
- Sessions on use of eco-labelling in public procurement (total 80 participants trained).
- Trainings on SPP in Chisinau, Balti, and Cimislia.
Related documents and reports on:
Achievements on SPP and eco-labelling in Moldova (English | Romanian)
Sustainable Public Procurement
- Leaflet on SPP in Moldova (English | Romanian)
- Leaflet with a focus on food production and catering services (English | Romanian)
- Leaflet on SPP for procurers (English | Romanian)
- Progress report on implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement in Moldova (2017-2020)
- Prioritization of products for SPP
- Availability of products prioritized for SPP in the Republic of Moldova (English)
Eco-labelling
- Factsheets on eco-labelling (English | Romanian)
- Leaflets on eco-labelling (English | Romanian)
- Overview of the eco-labelling system (English | Romanian)
- Alignment of the eco-labelling system in line with EU requirements (English | Romanian)
- Roadmap for establishing a national eco-labelling system by transposing EU Regulation (English | Romanian)
Videos:
What we need to know about eco-labelling? (English | Romanian)