The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consulting with the Azerbaijani government to agree on an action plan to support sustainable procurement, Deputy Director General of the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department at ADB Jeff Taylor told reporters, according to Report’s correspondent from Tbilisi.
He emphasized that the ADB has conducted a diagnosis and considers sustainable procurement to be an evolving practice.
There are a number of initiatives, the bank is looking for opportunities to implement them, he said.
According to Taylor, initiatives are currently being implemented in Azerbaijan that deserve ADB’s support and attention.
ADB was founded in 1966 and has 68 members, 49 of which are from the region. Azerbaijan has been a member of ADB since 1999.
