Developed as part of the Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Pilot conducted in collaboration with the City of Richmond, Lafarge Canada, and the National Zero Waste Council, the RAP Toolkit provides insight into key considerations as a best practice checklist when...
An Electric Vehicle Car Sharing Service for City Workers and Citizens
The City of Lappeenranta in Finland committed to reducing CO2 emissions and, in 2017, focused on reducing emissions within transport and fleet. The city aimed to use procurement to introduce a fully electric car-sharing service for city employees and third parties...
Advancing Circular Construction in the United Kingdom
The case studies presented by UK’s Business in the Community showcase the possibility of achieving carbon reduction and waste minimization targets using procurement. The Facilities & Building Management sector is a large contributor to landfill waste and carbon...
Building Market Confidence: Recycled Asphalt Pavement
In 2018, the City of Richmond, in collaboration with the National Zero Waste Council and Lafarge Canada, initiated a pilot to build market confidence in using recycled asphalt in paving and road applications. In November 2020, 800-metres of road was paved with asphalt...
In 2030, You Won’t Own Any Gadgets
Owning things used to be simple. You went to the store. You paid money for something, whether it be a TV, clothes, books, toys, or electronics. You took your item home, and once you paid it off, that thing belonged to you. It was yours. You could do whatever you...