TRANSFORMING SUSTAINABILITY INTO NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (KAZAKHSTAN)

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

Date:                      04 November 2021
Time:                    14:00 till 15:30, Nur-Sultan time, Kazakhstan
Format:                  Online using the Zoom platform
Languages:           Russian and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Draft Agenda:       here

Workshop 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

Participants
The 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.
To register, please fill in the form.

Participation for free.

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

*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.