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Sustainable procurement

THE SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

GREEN PROCUREMENT IN SWEDEN

Peter Nohrstedt

Sustainable procurement

The Swedish Environmental Management Council, SEMCo is a company owned jointly by the Swedish Government and the Swedish Association of Local Municipalities and Regions

– Competent Body for EMAS in Sweden

– Competent Body for the International EPD®system

– The Swedish Government´s expert organisation on Green and Sustainable Public Procurement

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GPP IN SWEDEN

National action plan on GPP 2007– Voluntary approach– Targets to increase the amount of GPP and more

well defined requirements Volume of public procurement is approx. € 50-60 bn Legislation on green cars bought or leased by

Governmental Agencies since 2006

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SEMCO’S GPP-TOOL IN SWEDEN

Internet based

– 74 criteria documents» Three levels: base, advanced and

spearhead

– Environmental criteria

– LCC criteria and tools when relevant

– Social criteria when relevant

– Guidelines, motives

– Interactive web training-tools

Training and support (helpdesk) SEMCo web adress www.msr.se/en

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ADVANTAGE WITH A NATIONAL CONSOLIDATED APPROACH

Organizations have limited resources to develop and to keep criteria documents up-dated

Scientific, technical and legal ground through broad stakeholder consultation Acceptance

Need for harmonized criteria predictability for suppliers (supply chain)

Many users = big impact on the market

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2010 - QUALITATIVE STUDY OF 270 TENDER DOCUMENTS

22 % no environmental criteria

78 % environmental criteria

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PROCESS SWEDEN

Analysis ofneeds

Procurement Directives, LOU

Market analysis

Technical specification

Selection criteria

Award criteria

Contract Performanceclauses

Verification/follow-up

AfterDuringBefore

Procurement tool of theSwedish Environmental Management Council

Politicaldecisionsandpolicys

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GPP CRITERIA IN THREE LEVELS

Basic Advanced Spearhead

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PRODUCT GROUPS COVERED BY SEMCO

• Vehicles and transport

• IT and telecom

• Cleaning and laundry services

• Street and property

• Office

• Food

• Furnishing and textiles

• Energy

• Nursing and care

• Services

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Example from household appliances

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GOOD EXAMPLES FROM SWEDEN

Within the construction area a county in Sweden saved € 1.200.000 by doing LCC when procuring ventilation.

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New outdoor lighting can save >50% of the anual operating cost

The payback time is often only a few years

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

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EXPERIENCES

Important to consider the whole chain from investment decision to the actual purchase

Engage politicians / decision makers

Purchasers need help to validate evidence and to follow up contracts

Prioritize the most important product groups for Green Procurement

Use LCC when relevant

Be pragmatic

Follow-up

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

Peter Nohrstedt

The Swedish Environmental Management Council

www.msr.se

peter@msr.se

Ph. +46 8 700 66 93