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Even if some countries are cutting subsidies and direct incentives for solar electricity, there is still widespread support from both governments and the general population. Solar energy is regarded as a strategic goal tied to economic competitiveness and energy security.
New spending thresholds came into effect on January 1, 2026, and a public consultation closed on January 26. Although the entire cycle of approval may take up to three years, businesses should consider adapting now.
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ensures that companies that are obliged to implement environmentally friendly innovations and mitigation measures report these properly, thus avoiding disqualification. If a company fails to report these, then this will become public knowledge. In this article, we navigate through the complex world of CSRD.
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Even if some countries are cutting subsidies and direct incentives for solar electricity, there is still widespread support from both governments and the general population. Solar energy is regarded as a strategic goal tied to economic competitiveness and energy security.
New spending thresholds came into effect on January 1, 2026, and a public consultation closed on January 26. Although the entire cycle of approval may take up to three years, businesses should consider adapting now.
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ensures that companies that are obliged to implement environmentally friendly innovations and mitigation measures report these properly, thus avoiding disqualification. If a company fails to report these, then this will become public knowledge. In this article, we navigate through the complex world of CSRD.
Being a procurement specialist is much more than a job - it is a simultaneous task of being a risk manager, governance enforcer, and an operations overseer whose every single decision has long-term consequences for both institutional sustainability and the beneficiaries.
General Services Administration (GSA) recently established the Office of Centralized Acquisition Services – OCAS. Treat this as a shift in routes and rules, not a headline. As coordination expands for the eligible common categories, processes will consolidate, and points of entry may shift, those organizations positioned early will tend to capture momentum.
In this article, you will learn exactly how sustainability readiness is becoming the decisive factor in winning European contracts and what your organization can do right now to be positioned ahead of competitors who are still waiting on the sidelines.
In this article, we take a closer look at the specific AI capabilities that are ready for immediate deployment, explore some of the emerging tools that deserve your attention, and more.
Something interesting happened in EU tendering on June 30th of 2025. Tenders above €5M that involve certain medical devices now carry origin-based eligibility constraints and caps on restricted-origin content. If your bid can't prove customs origin correctly, or if your subcontracting mix tips over a threshold, you don't just lose points, you risk ineligibility.
EU law already allows MEAT (most economically advantageous tender) scoring. By 2026, sustainability criteria will be mainstream. But authorities are scoring environmental performance right now under existing rules.
In this article, we take a closer look at how digital product passports will impact tendering, how buyers will use them, and the scoring implications that accompany them.
