MULHOUSE

OVERVIEW

SPP IN MULHOUSE

Mulhouse Alsace Community (M2A) is the main inter-communal structure of the Mulhouse region, located in the counties of the Upper Rhine and Alsace region in France. It is made up of 32 municipalities and has a population of just over 253,000 inhabitants.


SPP HIGHLIGHTS

  • The integration of environmental and energy saving criteria for indoor and outdoor lighting

  • The introduction of clauses on the purchase of ecolabeled products in procurement policies

253k

Population

2004

Date joined

CONTACT

Adeline Blum

Sustainable Development and Environment Department

 

WEBSITE (French)

More information? Email procurement@iclei.org  

IN ACTION

SPP POLICY AND STRATEGY

M2A has had a green public procurement policy in place since 2004, which is also when it joined Procura+. Actions implemented in Mulhouse include staff training, reduced consumption of water and other resources and products, improved waste-disposal, and more efficient use of office equipment.


REGIONAL NETWORKING

Mulhouse is a member of the Green Public Procurers’ of Alsace Club, which operates as a network of local authorities and key government departments in the region. Members share experience through events and working groups, participate in training and disseminate information through the club in order to further promote green public procurement. 

SPP SECTORS

WOOD

M2A focuses on European wood or exotic wood that have been certified. This means that wood is only sourced from sustainably managed forests and when the exploitation of forests brings direct benefits to local communities.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information on the activities of the Mulhouse Alsace Community visit their website:

Website (French)

or email procurement@iclei.org