… Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Guidelines for the Sustainable Organisation of Events Event organisers are probably already … their work. The following fields are regarded as relevant areas of action for the environmentally sound, socially compatible organisation of conferences and events: …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature … offsetting scheme for all official travel UBA cancels credits for greenhouse gas emissions Air travel is sometimes unavoidable for long-distance official travel. …

… Economy | Consumption Guide on Green Public Procurement: Construction Machines The procurement of low-noise and low-emission construction machines is to result in a reduction of the noise, exhaust gas and particle emissions. The guide itself contains the main information and recommendations which are relevant for the public procurement bodies for including environmental aspects in the tender and contractual documents. The tenderer …

… insight into green procurement Source: Tobias Kaltenbach/ fotolia.com Overview of German Environment Agency (UBA) and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) …

… Economy | Consumption, Transport Guide on green public procurement: Buses Environmental requirements in tendering procedures for buses are intended to reduce the significant pollutant, greenhouse gas and noise emissions occasioned by buses, particularly in urban environments and areas in need …

… Floor covering adhesives and other installation materials Emissionsarme und lösemittelfreie Bodenbelagsklebstoffe … subsurfaces, in order to glue floor coverings to large interior surfaces. For environmental and health reasons, it is best that emissions of such products be as …

… Environmental aspects in contract award procedures Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / Fotolia.com Both EU and German laws contain clear stipulations as to how environmental concerns can be … for an eco-friendly solution. Environmental requirements can be incorporated into the description of the contractual deliverables as technical specifications. For …

… or cellulose-based paper towels as well as towel dispensers with cloth towel rolls: these hand drying systems are used in public administration. last update on 21.01.2022 In 1993, the German Environment Agency tested different hand drying systems in a comparative ecological …

… Benjamin LEFEBVRE / Fotolia.com Life Cycle Costing (LCC) can be used to compare the economic efficiency of products by taking into account all relevant costs. In … of such costs has, in part, already been bindingly prescribed. That means that all German federal offices must consider the life cycle costs, when they assess offers … costs. The life cycle costs for a high number of product groups and the arising CO2 emissions can be presented by using the LCC Tool of ICLEI / Öko-Institut. This tool …

… and similar events each year. Such events might have a very different impact on the environment. Environmental matters and far-reaching aspects of sustainability … on 03.09.2021 The "Guidelines on Sustainable Event Organisation" issued by tha German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the …

… Guide on Green Public Procurement: Products made of Recycled Cardboards In the ecological comparison of systems, paper and cardboard products made of waste … recommendations which are relevant for the public procurement bodies for including environmental aspects in the tender and contractual documents. The tenderer …