PRIMES 1Introducting Green Public Procurement Presented by Insert

PRIMES [1]Introducting Green Public Procurement Presented by (Insert own logo)

Why procuring green products? Buying cheap costs more

From sustainable development. . . Profit People Planet

. . . to sustainable procurement Cost-efficiency Energy-efficiency Resource-efficiency Climate targets Social targets

Green Public Procurement Definition "a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services and works with the same primary function that would otherwise be procured. ” Source: (COM (2008) 400 Public procurement for a better environment)

Legal framework of GPP Procurement Directives (2014/24) National and sub-national legislation ECJ jurisdiction Procurement principles valid above/below thresholds (e. g. Nondiscrimination, proportionality etc. ) © Image courtesy of Free. Digital. Photos. net

Market power of GPP European public purchasing for products and services = 16 -18 % EU GDP Examples of public purchasing power: Procurement of buses: +/- 50 % Procurement of IT products: +/- 15 % Switching to greener products and services can: Directly and enormously impact on the environment Foster a greener market Lead by example

Climate power of GPP CO 2 emissions would be cut by 15 M t per year if the whole EU adopted the same environmental criteria for lighting and office equipment as the City of Turku, Finland – reducing electricity consumption by 50% If all IT purchases in Europe followed the example of Copenhagen and the Swedish Administrative Development Agency, energy consumption would be cut by roughly the equivalent of four nuclear reactors. Enormous potential in the building (40% of EU energy consumption) and transport sector (1/3 of EU CO 2)

Money saving power of GPP Cost-efficiency through energy-efficiency Energy performance contracting (EPC) Value for money: Life cycle costing (LCC) instead of cheapest offer Smart procurement Joint public procurement Procurement of innovation (PPI, PCP) Needs assessment prior to any purchasing decision Source: © Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at Free. Digital. Photos. net

Social power of GPP Showing responsability in a globalized world along the supply chain Supporting small and medium-seized enterprises (SMEs) E. g. Splitting tenders in smaller lots Supporting marginalised working groups (e. g. Longterm unemployed people) E. g. Reserving/recruiting local workforce as a means to tackle unemployment Involving companies through early market engagement © Image courtesy By Master isolated images of Free. Digital. Photos. net

Success factors for GPP training People (human factor) Longterm strategy not shortterm caretaking (election-resistant) Political committment (Council decision) Binding committment Interdepartmental cooperation (E. g. : Environment + Economy – Construction) Cooperation with NGOs and/or businesses one Two Three

GPP best practice

Eco. Buy Vienna (Öko. Kauf Wien) Vienna, Austria Success factors: Overarching strategy [Climate Protection Programm (Kli. P)] Cooperation between different departments (Economy, Environment, Buildings) Mandatory use of developed green purchasing criteria Awareness raising & public relations work Collaboration with regional business

Eco. Buy Vienna, Austria 17 working groups on GPP of product groups Developed 60 GPP product catalogues Cross-departmental project Financial savings: 45 mil EUR between 2004 -2007 Carbon emissions savings: 103. 000 tons CO 2

Other good practice examples (I) Examples Tübingen, Aschaffenburg (Germany): Tübingen centralised the procurement of cleaning services and shifted to innovative (dosage) and environmentally friendly cleaning products. Savings: 30. 000 Euro/Year. Aschaffenburg achieved even higher savings. Example Milan (Italy): Prior: 660 printer, 32 copy machines, 20 Scanner, 45 Fax machines for 612 employees. After: 90 appliances remain and 60 multifunctional devices newly purchased. Result: 607 less devices Fonte : Lorenzo Puricelli ©i. Stockphoto. com

Other good practice examples (III) Estonia: Framework contract in 2012, covering PCs and monitors for all national ministries and agencies Required to meet Energy Star 5. 0 (PCs), and TCO 5. 0 (monitors). Additional 10% of award points for better performance 20 -30% reduction in energy consumption estimated Karlsruhe, Germany: Combining the local fleet with carsharing helped the city to save 50. 000 Euro annualy.

Useful links EU GPP website: http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/gpp/index_en. htm Sustainable Procurement Forum: https: //procurement-forum. eu/ Good practice: http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/gpp/case_en. htm [Other? ]