SPP experience in Europe - One Planet Network · 2019-01-07 · SPP experience in Europe Asia-Pacific GPPEL project, 16th December 2016 Objectives • Present briefly the state of

Aure Adell [email protected]

SPP experience in Europe Asia-Pacific GPPEL project, 16th December 2016

Objectives

•  Present briefly the state of SPP in Europe in terms of policy framework, implementation activities and monitoring

•  Provide some examples along the way that might be of interest for their approach

•  Help in the design and implementation of GPP in your countries

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Content

•  Policy Framework to support SPP in Europe •  Implementation activities in place and trends •  Monitoring SPP

–  Figures from the research conducted by Ecoinstitut and IEc for the up-coming 2016 Global Review of Sustainable Public Procurement to be published by the 10YFP SPP Programme.

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Stronger drivers for SPP implementation

30% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Other (please specify)

Learning from peer organisations

Inclusion of SPP activities into staff performance and promotion reviews

Pressure from stakeholders / activist campaigns

External recognition for SPP program (e.g. awards)

Access to tools that measure life cycle costs

Measurement of the economic and financial benefits of SPP (e.g. cost savings generated)

Not applicable

Measurement of the environmental and/or social benefits generated from SPP (e.g. GHG emissions reduced, or jobs created)

Availability of credible sustainability standards and ecolabels

Sufficient availability of sustainable products and services

Sufficient availability of sustainable products and services that cost the same or less than conventional equivalents

Monitoring, evaluation and enforcement of SPP policies

Personal commitment to sustainability by staff

Availability of SPP criteria and specifications

Expertise in SPP: Legal, environmental, social, economic

Training of procurement staff in SPP

Mandatory SPP rules/legislation

Strong political and organisational leadership on SPP

Policy commitments/goals/action plans

Lack thereof is the 3rd

barrier

Policy framework supporting SPP

•  It needs a political support framework

•  Can be used strategically •  Procurement is an instrument

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Adjusted and open procurement regulations

Labour and safety legislation

Non-discrimination policies

Policies and regulations for environmental

protection

Policies for sustainable development

Policies for sustainable production and consumption

SPP

Policy framework supporting SPP in the EU

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Procurement regulations

Policies and regulations for environmental

protection

Policies for sustainable development

Policies for sustainable production and consumption

SD Strategy review (2006)

Europe 2020 Europe's growth strategy (2010)

Integrated Product Policy (2003)

SCP/SIP Action Plan (2008)

Clean Vehicles Directive (2009) Buildings Energy Efficiency Directive (2010) Energy Efficiency Directive (2012)

Procurement Directives (2004 and 2014)


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100% 100%

78%

SPP in ovearching or thematic policies

SPP in procurement regulations

Dedicated SPP policies


Poland

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France

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•  Slovakia: 65% of tenders with green criteria for central government and 50% for regional governments and cities

•  The Netherlands: Qualitative goals like more professionalism in procurement / Quantitative: 10% Circular Procurement

•  Sweden: 100% of state agencies must have EMS, must report on the use of green criteria in tenders and the use of green framework agreements

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72% with SPP targets

± 85% amount of

SPP

Lesson

•  National policies and procurement regulations need to promote and allow the consideration of sustainability issues in procurement (its strategic use) to provide a coherent policy support (not only having a SPP Plan).

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120% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%








Not applicable













Lack of expertise is

the 2nd

barrier

Supporting Actions for SPP Implementation

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89% 83% 83%

72%

56% 56% 56%

39% 33%

6%

Definition of SPP criteria/ guidelines

Training Provision of SPP

information

Networking/ exchange

events

Integration in internal

processes and procedures

Integration in software and

tools

Reputational incentives

Market engagement

activities

Other Economic incentives

Definition of SPP Criteria

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89% 83% 83%

72%

56% 56% 56%

39% 33%

6%


Training Provision of SPP

information


events




tools


Market engagement

activities


Definition of SPP Criteria: Prioritisation

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58% 58% 50%

42% 33%

25% 25% 33%

Expenditure analysis

Impacts relevance

Existing policy commitments

Existence of ecolabels and

standards

Market readiness

Prioritisation by others

Previous experiences

Others


Basque Country Region (Spain):

•  Identification of hot spots

•  Analysis of existing regulatory & voluntary sustainability standards and labels

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Definition of SPP Criteria: Sust. Standards

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Regulatory


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ISOTypeIecolabels

Voluntary


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VSSsimilartoTypeIecolabels

Voluntary





•  Analysis of other countries / EU criteria

•  Consideration of verifiability

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Definition of SPP Criteria: Verifiability

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•  Analysis of other countries / EU criteria

•  Consideration of verifiability

•  Consideration of market readiness

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Definition of SPP Criteria: Market readiness

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Definition of SPP Criteria: Final criteria

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89% 83% 83%

72%

56% 56% 56%

39% 33%

6%


Training Provision of SPP information


events




tools


Market engagement

activities


Training

•  Croatia: SPP is one of the topics of the public procurement curriculum to be followed by employees of every legal body in Croatia that are obligated to follow the procedures of public procurements according to the Croatian Public procurement Act.

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In regular PP trainings

As optional training

•  Germany: The SPP Competence Centre of the Procurement Agency offers one-day courses focusing on SPP to procurers and decision-makers at all levels. (fix-optional modules)

Training

Basque Country Region (Spain)

•  General on the policy support for SPP, legal framework and how to implement SPP in tenders (1 to 2 days trainings)

•  Understanding ecolabels and verification documents

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Public Authorities

Private Sector •  To consultants providing support on GPP

•  To providers to understand GPP and how to improve their offers

•  To companies for their own GP


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89% 83% 83%

72%

56% 56% 56%

39% 33%

6%


Training Provision of SPP information


events




tools


Market engagement

activities


Integration in internal procedures

Barcelona City (Spain):

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http://www.ajsosteniblebcn.cat/en/greening-of-contracts_3929

Electricity Computer equipment Cleaning and waste collection in buildings Events Food services Office material Paper Textile products Timber Public works projects Vehicles Urban green and biodiversity


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Government of Catalonia (Spain):

Centralised procurement

–  Printing and Writing Paper (3rd review, 2012)

–  Office Stationary (4th review, 2015)

–  Office Furniture (3rd review, 2014)

–  Building cleaning services (4th review, 2014)

–  Postal services (1st review, 2015)

–  Energy supply (2nd review, 2014)

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Networking and other initiatives

•  Denmark: Partnership on SPP

•  The Netherlands: Green Deals

•  Norway: National Program for Supplier Development

•  Finland: Smart Procurement Program

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Lesson

•  Training and provision of information has to be continuous to build expertise

•  Ensure exchange between peers

•  Involve also the private sector

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340% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%








Not applicable













Monitoring SPP Implementation

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40%

73%

27%

7% 7%

31%

SPP institutionalisation

Tenders/Contracts with sustainability

criteria

Sustainable products, services, works purchased

Pruchase from/to preferred companies

Direct employment/ apprenticeship

generation

Outcomes (Impacts)

83% Monitor SPP

Nº of tenders € of those tenders Over the total or from prioritised groups

Monitoring SPP Implementation

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67%

33%

7%

Standard questionnaire E-tendering or e-procurement platform

Internal financial software

Monitoring in Flanders (Belgium)

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StoredinaccounCngsystem/Usedfordataanalysis

LZ00H1

Typeofexpenditure

Productgroup

SPPcriteriaused(yes/no)

Source: Verwimp, E. (2015) Monitoring of SPP. Practical approach to SPP monitoring in the Flemish Environment, Nature and Energy Department (Dept. ENE) [slides]

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Monitoring in Flanders (Belgium)

Source: Verwimp, E. (2015) Monitoring of SPP. Practical approach to SPP monitoring in the Flemish Environment, Nature and Energy Department (Dept. ENE) [slides]

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Monitoring in Estonia

Source: Ecoinstitut (2016) Monitoring Sustainable Public Procurement Implementation. Recommendations and Case Studies. 10YFP SPP Programme. UNEP.

Monitoring in Estonia

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See example green criteria

Set your own green criteria

EU GPP logo displayed to indicate that the tender includes green criteria

Source: Ecoinstitut (2016) Monitoring Sustainable Public Procurement Implementation. Recommendations and Case Studies. 10YFP SPP Programme. UNEP.

Monitoring in the Basque Country (Spain)

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Lesson

•  Having set SPP targets encourages monitoring

•  Monitoring helps identify improvement areas

•  Insert monitoring into existing procurement or financial tools, systems and procedures

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To sum up…

•  All EU governments are moving towards a strategic use of procurement as an instrument to achieve policy goals

•  Training and provision of information is continuous to build expertise

•  Peer collaboration and coordination with the market are increasing to maximise efficiency

•  Monitoring is becoming a key issue with different strategies being tested and put in place

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