Green Procurement Guidelines per EXPO 2015

Fabio IraldoCoordinatore «Osservatorio sulla Green Economy»,

IEFE, Università Bocconi

The importance of supplied productsand services in determining a big

event environmental impact

The importance of supplied productsand services in determining a big

event environmental impact

20%

80%

The importance of supplied productsand services in determining a big

event environmental impact

20%

80%

In particolare:

Environmental impact by productgroups

food and drinks (20-30%)

housing (20-35%)

private transportation(15-30%)

other (20-30%)

The importance of supplied productsand services in determining a big

event environmental impact

20%

80%

In particolare:

Environmental impact by productgroups

food and drinks (20-30%)

housing (20-35%)

private transportation (15-30%)

other (20-30%)

… and if we adopt a life-cycle approach:

(fonte: State of Green Business, 2013)

Starting point is the set of EXPO 2015 committments

towards sustainability

This is still a pioneristicapproach:

Especially for some productand service categories:

Aims of the EXPO 2015 GP Guidelines

The Guidelines cover 5 product / service categories, producing a

significant footprint in their life-cycle:

• Food and beverages and catering services

• Furniture

• Merchandising

• Packaging

• Events organisation

The GP criteria are primarily based on:

An important caveat:

The proposed criteria can be used at any stage of the procurement process…:

• Definition of the object of the contract

• Candidate selection

• Definition of technical specification and contractperformance clauses

• Inclusion of award criteria

Two sets of criteria:

Approach of the Guidelines

Some examples:

Some examples:

Some examples:

Some examples:

Some examples:

An extract from a tender:

Benefits for the Participants:

Thanks for your attention

For further info

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