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On 19 October 2017, the second international Congress on Circular Procurement, co-organised by the European Commission (Directorate-General for the Environment), the Estonian Presidency of the EU, Rijkswaterstaat from the Netherlands and ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability will take place in Tallinn, Estonia.

In April 2016, the first edition of this congress was held in Amsterdam with 120 experts from Europe and outside attending, with the purpose to raise awareness for the concept of circular procurement, highlight good practices and share experiences how circular procurement could be mainstreamed.

The objectives of this congress are to:

• deepen knowledge and encourage implementation of circular procurement
• showcase good practices, latest research and tools
• stimulate unexperienced organisations to start with circular procurement
• discuss the role of circular procurement for innovation and meeting other policy goals
• encourage networking on circular procurement.

The congress targets:

• Policy makers for national and local governments and public bodies
• Public procurers and budget holders
• Companies involved in circular procurement.

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