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Green Procurement in Sweden

Green Procurement in Sweden. Peter Nohrstedt. 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

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Green Procurement in Sweden

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  1. Green Procurementin Sweden Peter Nohrstedt

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. SEMCO’sGPP-toolin Sweden • Internet based • 74 criteria documents • Three levels: base, advanced andspearhead • Environmentalcriteria • LCC criteria and tools when relevant • Social criteriawhen relevant • Guidelines, motives • Interactive web training-tools • Training and support (helpdesk) SEMCo web adress www.msr.se/en

  5. 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

  6. 2010 - Qualitative study of 270 tender documents 22 % no environmental criteria 78 % environmental criteria

  7. Sustainableprocurement process sweden Procurement Directives, LOU Market analysis Technical specification Award criteria Contract Performance clauses Verification/follow-up Political decisions and policys Analysis of needs Selection criteria Procurement tool of the Swedish Environmental Management Council Before During After

  8. GPP criteria in three levels Basic Advanced Spearhead

  9. Product groupscovered 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

  10. Example from householdappliances

  11. Good examples from Sweden • Within the construction area a county in Sweden saved € 1.200.000 by doing LCC when procuring ventilation.

  12. Outdoorlighting • New outdoor lighting can save >50% of the anual operating cost • The payback time is often only a few years

  13. 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

  14. Thank you for listening Peter Nohrstedt The Swedish Environmental Management Council www.msr.se peter@msr.se Ph. +46 8 700 66 93

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