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The project envisions developing and making publicly available accessible GPP Virtual Knowledge Centre (GPP VKC) enabling free, user friendly, relevant, tested tools, methodologies, procedures and info materials. This project contributes to the enforcement of the green procurement policy and implementation at different levels of Serbian society by building capacities of public procurers, public authorities and officials, CSOs to apply green criteria, as well as through raising awareness of general…

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The project aim is to launch the civil sector initiative in Serbia for accelerating adoption of the phthalates restriction in products, i.e. the transposition of EU Regulation 2018/2005 in national regulation. Laboratory testing of products from the Serbian market for the presence of phthalates restricted in the EU preceded the launch of the initiative. Additional goal of this research was to gain insight into the extent to…

The objective of the project is to enhance the substitution of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) in articles with safer alternatives by increasing market demand for SVHC-free articles and supporting industry actors to identify SVHCs in their products.

Project partner: Baltic Environmental Forum – Germany (BEF). Through the project Serbia is an external partner of the LIFE AskREACH project. The objectives of the…

The objective of project is to promote awareness of the public’s right to know which chemicals are present in children’s toys and childcare products, including the impacts on human health and the environment from the production, import, consumption and disposal. The project will include product label analysis, product laboratory analysis against phthalates, policy review and advocacy, and the provision of public information. The results of laboratory testing…

The objective of the project is to strengthen the ability of ALHem to communicate advocacy messages and objectives to both citizens and government, thereby strengthening the effectiveness and impact of initiatives and influencing true democratic change in these priority areas. Equipped with enhanced communication skills, capacities, channels and digital tools, ALHem will be able to engage with citizens more deeply and achieve our communication and advocacy goals…

The objective of the project is to foster and contribute to development of green public procurement (GPP) in Serbia by building the capacity of CSOs to support public authorities to engage in GPP, as well as other stakeholders involved in this process, in order to reduce adverse impacts on health and the environment. In order to enforce green procurement policy in relevant sectors a range of activities…

Achievements: Established sustainable system for core functioning and financing; Established networks and built capacity of CSOs dealing with non-profit sector and chemicals safety issues; Monitoring of chemicals policy and enforcement of chemicals legislation; Raised awareness of chemicals safety; Spread knowledge about hazardous chemicals at all levels.

Donor: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Achievements: Strategic documents developed (Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 and Further ALHem Organizational Development, Fundraising Strategy, Communication Strategy); Internal/legal procedures established; Plan for engagement of volunteers in 2017 adopted and implemented; Networks with international, European and national CSOs established and further developed; Awareness of chemicals safety raised and knowledge about hazardous chemicals shared at all levels; Established networks with health professionals and academic sector; ALHem capacity built; Chemicals policy…

ALHem je u avgustu otpočeo implementaciju projekta „Jačanje kapaciteta i strateškog partnerstva za bezbedno upravljanje hemikalijama u Republici Srbiji“.

Achievements: Strengthened capacities of all relevant stakeholders; Raised awareness of the general public on the issue of preventive actions, consumer rights and implementation of legislation; Performed analysis and reported results of compliance of products that can contain phthalates in relation to the Law on Chemicals.