Green Growth Knowledge Partnership Created an Event 4 years ago Enhancing Kazak SMEs capacity to access sustainable public procurement and broaden their markets 4 NOV 2021 Online Register United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre of Ukraine On 4 November, 2021 (14:00 to 15:30 Nur-Sultan time, EKT), UNEP and Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre (Ukraine) are hosting an online workshop, 'Transforming Sustainability into New Business Opportunities: Enhance Kazakh Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Capacity to Access Sustainable Public Procurement and Broaden their Markets'. This national workshop is organized within the framework of a new pilot project to upscale SME resource efficiency practices in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), which is made up of two complementary initiatives: the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and I-GO.Training workshop objectivesThis training workshop will engage with SMEs and help build awarenss of the benefits of being prepared for national sustainable public procurement (SPP) processes. The event focuses on the following key objectives: Raising awareness among SMEs and other stakeholders on SPP in Kazakhstan, explaining the associated procedures and showcasing its benefits;Presenting the current status of SPP implementation in both Kazakhstan and the broader EECCA region, and discussing future developments Describing the new opportunities related to SPP for Kazakh SMEs; Introducing the opportunity for SMEs to avail of free expert support to assess their readiness for SPP sustainability criteria. LanguageRussian and English (with simultaneous interpretation) ParticipantsThe event’s participants will include the representatives of SMEs interested in the issues of SPP, circular economy and resource efficient and cleaner production, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, UNEP and national experts.RegistrationTo participate in the workshop, please fill in the form. After registering, you will receive a link to join the event. For more information, please contact us by call +7 701 989 6080 or email yerulan_zh@mail.ru, the contact person is Mr. Yerulan Zhakipov. Draft Agenda available in English and Russian. Program Time (EKT)Item14:00-14:15 Welcoming Remarks TBC (Ministry of Finance of Kazahstan)Mr. Farid Yaker (Programme Officer, Economy Division, UNEP)Mr. Andrii Vorfolomeiev (Direector, Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre)14:15-14:20Poll on SPP awareness14:20-14:35SPP as a modern approach to efficient production and consumptionMr. Johannes Fresner (Expert, Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre) 14:35-14:50Introduction to SPP in Kazakhstan Mr. Kuanysh Baltabaev (Head, OJL EcoJer)14:50-14:55Poll on SMEs' SPP readiness and resource efficiency actions to date 14:55-15:15Enhancing SMEs' SPP readiness: possibilites, applications, and procedures Mr. Ivan Omelchuk (Expert, Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre) 15:15-15:30Introduction to free expert advisory service to help SMEs improve their SPP readinessQuestion & Answer SessionMr. Andrii Vorfolomeiev (Director, Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre) Tags public procurement Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Add this Repost 1 like 0 comments