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This series of 20 good practices reflects experiences on ecolabelling, sustainable public procurement, or the joint use of ecolabelling and sustainable public procurement that have demonstrated positive impacts on fostering sustainable consumption and production — for this reason, they are called “good practices.” These good practices aim to promote global exchange by providing information and examples of various approaches that entities from different countries and contexts can apply to strengthen the use of ecolabels and sustainable public procurement. They were developed as an outcome of the Working Group on Ecolabelling from the Consumer Information Programme, under the One Planet network, and the EcoAdvance project, jointly implemented by the German Cooperation for Development (GIZ), the United Nations for Environmental Protection (UNEP), and the Oeko Institute, funded by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, nuclear safety and consumer protection (BMUV), and the International Climate Initiative (IKI).element, while three focus on national implementation in three African countries where textile is a key economic sector: Kenya, South Africa, and Tunisia. These countries have companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are part of multinational value chains (e.g. exporting to the European market). The technical intermediaries from the three countries are UNEP’s partners implementing three components that have a national focus. In South Africa, the two intermediaries are the Centre for African Resource Efficiency and Sustainability (CARES) and the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA).