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A tool to discover, showcase and collaborate on green best practices

Welcome to the Green Best Practice Community!
Browse best practices that can help you make your organisation greener.
Share your experience and showcase your achievements.
Work with other practitioners and experts at identifying further best practices.
Feeling lost? Read the About page or contact us through the Helpdesk.

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NEWS08/04/2019

Time to discover the Green Best Practice Community

The Green Best Practice Community is available online at https://greenbestpractice.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ and you are invited to browse the available best practices, post comments to complement their content with your experience, your questions and your suggestions. You can also find a quick start guide to help you to get familiar with all the functionalities of this webpage. Please keep in mind,…

NEWS27/11/2018

Quick start guide

This guide will show you how to get familiar with all the functionalities of this website. Download the guide from the link just below!

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Worried about heavy energy bills for your municipalities, citizens and businesses and having an XXL carbon footprint?

Energy use is one of the main drivers of carbon emissions. Getting up to speed on discovering and taking advantage of all opportunities to save energy means reducing the carbon footprint of your territory but also reducing energy costs, both on the municipality’s accounts and for citizens and local businesses. And there is a…

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As Leo Tolstoy said: ‘One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.’

How can we transform the ‘concrete jungle’ into an attractive and healthier place for people? How can the city remind citizens of its intimate relationship with nature? How can nature and biodiversity contribute to a more energy efficient city? Europe is one of the most urbanised continents. A large majority of…

Helpdesk

Wondering where to start to make your organisation greener? Looking for information on how to improve on a specific environmental issue? Ask the Helpdesk and we will guide you directly to the best practices or case studies that can be of help or inspiration in your specific case.