INTRODUCTION TITLE Location, Date 1 Dr. Christoph Hamelmann Regional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) a Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and Development Coordinator, Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Heal Sector (iIATT-SPHS) Email: [email protected]Twitter: @cahamelmann Explore. Learn. Engage. ONE UN PLAZA, NEW YORK, November 09, 2015
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The SPHS Presentation on Healthcare Procurement and Current Environmental Issues
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TITLE Location, Date
Dr. Christoph HamelmannRegional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) and Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and DevelopmentCoordinator, Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (iIATT-SPHS)
• Guidance and targets to substitute hazardous products purchased by the UN for its health programs
• List of key products based on procurement volume and environmental impact: Antiretrovirals, rapid diagnostic test kits, medical devices (syringes, thermometers, gloves, blood pressure measuring device and catheters), TB drugs, male condoms, hormonal implants.
UNDP-HCWH project “Sustainable Procurement Practices in the Global Health Aid Market”
INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGOGuide for procurement practitioners on how to monitor the compliance of healthcare procurement with relevant International Conventions related to environmental safeguarding.
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
• Minamata Convention on Mercury
• Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
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WE ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR
SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
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INTRO with UNDP LOGO
D. FINAL COMMENTS
• Development of a Standard Environmental Assessment Questionnaire for UNDP Healthcare Suppliers
• UN Suppliers Code of Conduct • UN Global Compact• Global Reporting Initiative• International technical
experts . consultation• Implementation of green
procurement criteria• Establishment of a baseline• Benchmarking process
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WE CAPACITATE UN PROCUREMENT OFFICERS,
SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS AND HEALTH ACTORS.
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Environmental Capacity Development Sessions @UN Global Supplier Meeting (26th Nov 2015)
INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGOAdoption of environmentally sustainable practices offers procurers, suppliers and manufactures a number of clear benefits, including:
• Gain of a competitive advantage• Greater market access• Staying in business and getting ahead of the
regulatory curve• Improvement to the suppliers/manufacturers brand
(CSR)• Increased employee commitment and engagement• Healthier communities• Savings potential (materials, energy and other)• Additional resource mobilization (through ‘social’
grants) by implementing greener approaches• Embodying the champion model for change