GPP2ADRION
Project name/ acronym:
GPP2ADRION
Project full name:
„Fostering the adoption and implementation of GPP procedures to promote a transition towards a circular economy“
Programme: Interreg IPA ADRION
Priority axis: Support to a green and climate-resilient Adriatic-Ionian region
Specific objective 2.2: Support to the development of the circular economy in the Adriatic-Ionian region
About the project: GPP2ADRION aims to promote the adoption of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the EUSAIR regions in order to overcome the barriers that hinder the transition to a circular economy.
Since the European Commission, in its guidelines “Public Procurement for a Circular Economy” (2017), states that the adoption of GPP, a process by which public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle, is necessary to achieve EU environmental and circular economy goals. With a focus on the EUSAIR regions, the EC stated, according to the results of “EUSAIR bringing the Green Deal to the region”, that capacity-building programmes are needed, especially for non-EU countries, to encourage the adoption of GPP.
Therefore, the project will develop macro-regional solutions that will ensure a common knowledge base within the EUSAIR countries and stimulate demand for and supply of CE products and services. This can only be achieved through a transnational approach that will align different countries at the same GPP level of knowledge.
The project will begin by defining an effective capacity-building package for the qualifications of GPP ambassadors, creating regional GPP contact points and a transnational network to be established from the PPs, which will act as an overall guideline for further encouraging the application of GPP for CE on the common EUSAIR ground.
Public authorities and policymakers will directly benefit from the project results and will create greater demand for circular economy products and services.
Small and medium-sized enterprises will also benefit from the application of GPP criteria to innovate their product and service offerings.
Specific objective of the project: Support to the development of the circular economy in the Adriatic-Ionian region
Main project result: The project will address the challenge of the lack of common understanding and knowledge among ADRION countries about GPP and the consistent encouragement of the transition to a circular economy in the area. To achieve this, the capacity-building programme will be the basis for increasing the number of GPP experts, services for the territories involved, as well as for activating a network to discuss common ground for the application of GPP in all EUSAIR countries. A transnational plan will also be published and launched.
Project partners:
Project duration: 36 months
Project start: 01.09.2024.
Project end: 31.08.2027
Total project budget: 1,179,260.50 EUR
EU co-financing amount: 1,002,371.42 EUR
EU Programme
Interreg IPA-ADRION
GPP2ADRION Project
„Fostering the adoption and implementation of GPP procedures to promote a transition towards a circular economy“
About the project, Background and Objectives:
GPP2ADRION aims to promote the adoption of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the EUSAIR regions to overcome the barriers that hamper the transition towards a circular economy.
The European Commission (EC), in its guidance “Public Procurement for a circular economy” (2017), states that the adoption of GPP, a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle, is needed to achieve EU environmental and circular economy (CE) targets. With a focus on EUSAIR regions, the EC according to the outcomes of “EUSAIR bringing the Green Deal to the region”, stated that to leverage the adoption of GPP, capacity-building programs are needed specifically for non-EU countries.
Therefore, the project will develop macro-regional solutions that will provide a common knowledge base within EUSAIR countries and boost the demand and offer of CE products and services. These can be achieved only through a transnational approach that will align different countries on the same GPP level of knowledge.
The project will start from the definition of an effective capacity-building package for the qualifications of GPP Ambassadors (regional experts on the topic), the creation of GPP Regional Contact Points (to support Public Bodies and Policy Makers, including SMEs in implementing GPP procedures) and a Transnational Network that will be established from PPs that will act as the overall guidance to further boost the application of GPP for CE on a common EUSAIR ground. At the annual EUSAIR Forum, the Transnational Network will be launched and opened to Public Bodies and Policy Makers of the ADRION countries.
This will set the ground for the adoption of a transnational plan for the diffusion of GPP in Public Bodies and Policy Makers. Public bodies and policymakers will directly benefit from project outcomes and will create a higher demand for circular economy products and services. Also, SMEs will benefit by implementing GPP criteria to innovate their offer of products and services.
Project partners:
Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce (Italy)
Chamber of Economy of Montenegro (Montenegro)
Region of Western Greece (Greece)
Circular Change, Institute for Circular Economy (Slovenia)
Institute of Social Sciences (Serbia)
Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Business & Innovation Center (North Macedonia)
Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism (Montenegro)
Duration of the project: 36 months
Project duration: September 2024 – August 2027
Total budget of the project: €1,179,260.50
