TRANSFORMING SUSTAINABILITY INTO NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (UKRAINE)

We would like to invite the representatives of Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to join the workshop “Transforming Sustainability into New Business Opportunities. Enhance Ukrainian small and medium enterprises’ capacity to access sustainable public procurement and broaden their markets.”

Date:                      30 November 2021
Time:                    14:00 till 15:30, Kyiv time, Ukraine
Format:                  Online using the Zoom platform
Languages:           Ukrainian and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Agenda:     here

Workshop objectives
           • Raising awareness among SMEs and other stakeholders on state public procurement (SPP)
             in Ukraine, explaining the associated procedures and showcasing its benefits;
           • Presenting the current status of SPP implementation in both Ukraine and the broader EECCA region,
              and discussing future developments;
           • Describing the new opportunities related to SPP for Ukrainian SMEs;
           • Introducing the opportunity for SMEs to avail of free expert support to assess their readiness
              for SPP sustainability criteria.

Participants
The event’s participants will include the representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, UNEP, national experts, the representatives of SMEs interested in the issues of SPP, circular economy and resource efficient and cleaner production.

To register, please fill in the form.

Participation for free.

Organizers
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine

*The workshop is being carried within the frame of the Project “Enhancing sustainable public procurement (SPP) for the regional transition to inclusive green economy in the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)” funded by the United Nations Development Account.