Croatia commits to establishing an online platform that allows coordination including training and exchange of information among procurement stakeholders by the end of 2016. The commitment will enable the assessment of different sustainability and green criteria as well as facilitate the dialogue on procurement with the private sector and the market. This commitment is expected to increase the use of Green Public Procurement (GPP) and increase the visibility of GPP policy.
This commitment falls under focus area 4 of the Batumi Initiative to shift consumer behaviours towards sustainable consumption patterns.
Implementing partners include Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Ministry of Economy, State Office for Central Public Procurement, and National Committee for GPP.
The commitment is relevant to SDG target 12.7.
Croatia commits to implementing and promoting a national “Environment Friendly” label and EU Ecolabel for sustainable goods and services. The commitment will inform producers about benefits of ecolabels and sensitise the public to buying sustainable goods and services. The commitment is expected to increase the recognition among consumers of goods and services with ecolabels.
The commitment falls under focus area 4 of the Batumi Initiative to shift consumer behaviours towards sustainable consumption patterns.
Implementing partners include Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection and the Chamber of Commerce.
The commitment is relevant to SDG targets 12.2 and 12.6.
Croatia commits to improving the existing National Register for Pollutant Release and Transfer by developing more relevant, validated and up-to-date data and by making the register more publicly accessible. The commitment will result in the public being well-informed of pollutant release and transfer within Croatia's national territory.
The commitment falls under focus area 5 to develop clean physical capital for sustainable production pattern.
Implementing partners include Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, and the Croatian Environment and Nature Agency.
The commitment is relevant to SDG targets 3.9 and 12.4.
Croatia commits to improve and promote the voluntary participation of organisations in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) environmental management standards and the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). The commitment is expected to inform companies of the benefits of ISO and EMAS participation in reducing environmental footprints. The committment will also educate companies on benefits to ISO and EMAS such as: providing proof of an organisations improvement in environmental performance; and proof of implementation of environmental management systems.
The commitment falls under focus area 5 of the develop physical capital for sustainable production patterns.
Implementing partner includes Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDG target 12.2.
Croatia commits to implement measures from its 2015-2017 Green Public Procurement (GPP) Action Plan. Croatia further commits to a new GPP Action Plan for the period of 2017-2020. The National Committee for Green Public Procurement, with 22 members from national and local stakeholder groups, has been established to coordinate and follow up the Action Plan. It is expected that the new action plan will be adopted by the beginning of 2017.
The commitment is expected to increase the use of green products and services in public procurement as well as in the development of green economy. The success of this commitment will be measured by the number of public procurement contracts using green criteria.
This commitment falls under focus area 4 to shift consumer behaviours towards sustainable consumption patterns.
Implementing partners include Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Ministry of Economy, State Office for Central Public Procurement and the National Committee for GPP.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 12.7.