Committee on Government Procurement - Key take-aways from the Committee's Symposium on Sustainable Procurement - Held in the Centre William Rappard (WTO headquarters), Geneva, Room W - 22 February 2017 - Report by the Secretariat

KEY TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE COMMITTEE'S SYMPOSIUM
on sustainable procurement

held in the CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD (WTO HEADQUARTERS), GENEVA, ROOM W,
22 FEBRUARY 2017

Report by the Secretariat

The Symposium was organised by the Secretariat at the Committee's request, for the benefit of GPA Parties and Observers, in furtherance of the Committee's agreed Work Programme on Sustainable Procurement (see GPA/113, Annex E of Appendix 2, p. 444). It featured contributions from diverse non-governmental experts in addition to national experts and representatives of other international organizations.[1]



[1] The programme, presentations and bios of the speakers of the Symposium on Sustainable Procurement are available at: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_symp_22feb17_e.htm.