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...
The City of Ludwigsburg in Germany wanted to award a two-year framework agreement for office supplies that were aligned with cradle-to-cradle principles to reduce overall environmental impact and resource demand. The city procured office stationery and materials like...
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...
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...
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...
Here’s something to ponder if you’re venturing out on a summer road trip: Is it possible to build greener streets and highways, not in terms of what’s driven on them, but rather the materials used to construct these most ubiquitous forms of transportation...