Belmonte approves Ordinance placing environmental criteria for city government's purchase of goods, services and infrastructure.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte approved for adoption the ordinance on "green public procurement' mandating the inclusions of environmental criteria in the technical specifications for the procurement of goods and services and infrastructure.
Ordinance SP-3107 series of 2021 was introduced by Councilors Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio, Candy Medina and Dorothy Delarmente.
“This ordinance will help the city government implement the policies it crafted and fulfill the agreements and commitments it entered into with various organizations when it comes to environmental protection and sustainable development,” said Belmonte.
The QC government is the lone Philippine city member of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, which advocates climate action and sustainability.
It is also a part of the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement, a group of citizens committed to drive a transition to sustainable consumption and production by implementing sustainable and innovative procurement.
Quezon City created the Environment Policy Management Council (EPMC) in 2010 to serve as the policy-making arm of the city government on climate change and environment-related programs and projects, including the Green Public Procurement Program.
“As the local leaders of the City, we need to set an example and walk the talk in our advocacies. By enacting an ordinance that upgrades our public procurement criteria, we are encouraging suppliers and consumers to support the market for environmentally -preferable goods and services,” said Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, presiding officer of the Quezon City Council.
Under the Ordinance, a Green Public Procurement Team will be created to oversee its implementation, which will be under the supervision of the Environmental Policy Management Council.
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