News & Press Releases - Fair procurement for the public sector 18 December 2018 More and more cities are venturing into pilot projects to procure eco-fair workwear Consumers can find out more about the newly procured shoes at the user workshop in Stuttgart. Photo: © FEMNETSuccess stories in Cologne, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Veitsbronn (Bavaria) & Markkleeburg (Saxony): With the ongoing consulting and training offers, FEMNET 2018 succeeded in broadening the topic of eco-fair awarding. Large and smaller municipalities and districts built up expertise and demonstrated with successful pilot projects that public procurement can be made eco-fair. In 2019, ongoing discussions will continue. The experiences and learning effects will be made available to FEMNET in a detailed publication at the end of the year. In Stuttgart Eco-fair criteria were the decisive factor for the cross-office procurement of shoes. Also employees of the waste companies will wear these shoes in the future: They learned all the details about their new eco-fair footwear at a user workshop. In Cologne Take a look into the future: After the completion of the second fair procurement project, FEMNET accompanied a strategy workshop to evaluate with the Cologne city administration where further potential for fair procurement lies. The city administration in Mannheim is at the beginning of its pilot project for 2019: What should be procured and how this can work, FEMNET worked with them at a user workshop with many offices. The municipality Veitsbronn (Bavaria) relies on the radiance of pilot projects: A further 12 municipalities of the Landreise Fürth took part in preparatory measures. Also with the city Markkleeberg (Saxony) are in initial talks with FEMNET.
