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Estonia commits to embedding sustainability criteria into procurement processes in Estonia. The Ministry of the Environment will help to set up the corresponding criteria, in creating the necessary guidance documents and with advisement for embedding the Green Public Procurement principles into Estonian public procurement framework. The commitment falls under focus area 5. It is relevant to SDG 12. The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.

Estonia commits to the supporting of renovation/replacement of solid fuel heating systems in densely populated areas. Furthermore, support is granted for connecting to district heating networks and development of such networks in new residential areas. The commitment falls under focus area 2. It is relevant to SDGs 3 and 7. Partners include Ministry of Economy and Communication, Kredex, Estonian Environmental Research Centre, Estonian Potters Union and European Regional Fund. The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.

Estonia commits to improving air quality assessment and monitoring systems. In order to meet the objectives of climate neutrality and to verify the effectiveness of policies and measures implemented and to raise public awareness, it is necessary to update and expand the national monitoring network to cover most of the country's territory and thus provide the population with location - based monitoring information. Based on the updated monitoring network and the modelling system based on it, as well as the results of the health impact assessment, an IT solution should be created where climate and ambient air pressure factors are related to population health information and personal data pollutant health risk assessments. The commitment falls under the focus areas 8 and 9. It is relevant to SDG 3. Partners include Tartu University, Estonian Environmental Board, Estonian Environmental Agency, Estonian Environmental Research Centre and European Regional Fund. The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.

Estonia commits 111 million Euros in investment for more resource-efficient solutions in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), primarily focusing on the manufacturing industry. This commitment is given in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. Financial support schemes are under preparation and scheduled for 2016. Activities include raising awareness of companies, training resource specialists, auditors supporting resource audits and investment in resource efficient solutions.  The commitment will result in the creation of innovative solutions to increase resource productivity of enterprises and raise the countries competitiveness and economic growth. 

The commitment falls under focus area 5 of the Batumi Initiative to develop clean physical capital for sustainable production patterns. 

Implementing partner includes the Ministry of Finance, and the Environmental Investment Centre. 

The commitment is relevant to SDG targets 12.2 and 12.6.