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Government Procurement & Circular Economy


Government Procurement & Circular Economy

'Circular economy' has become container concept that covers a very broad spectrum of human activities. Over the last decades national governments and supra-governmental organizations such as the European Commission have used various policy-tools, to promote environmentally sustainable human activities and behavior that ideally have a zero environmental impact.

Government Procurement Thematic Reports

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Report: The Japanese Model for a Bioeconomy
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Report: Circular Economy in Japan
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