EPD and the IPP tool-box

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1 EPD and the IPP tool-box Sven-Olof Ryding The Swedish Environmental Management Council Presentation at the Bologna seminar on EPD March 1, 2006

2 Three tools for SD The Swedish Environmental Management Council (SEMCO) Jointly owned by the Swedish government, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises. EMAS: EPD: EKU:

3 What is the EKU instrument? Internet based instrument containing proposals for environmental requirements for 70 products (goods and services, some public works) Environmental information Dictionary Short information brochure about green procurement Good examples Reports Network

4 Criteria development Board Office coordination Decision committee formal decision Working group stakeholder dialogue Update Pre-study

5 EPD : Objectives To To communicate detailed and and verifiable information on on environmental aspects To To encourage the the supply of of and and the the demand for for environmental preferable products To To stimulate ongoing potential environmental improvement

6 The IPP toolbox Eco-design EMS GPP Ecolabel EPD

7 The IPP toolbox - links Communication mainly to FINAL CONSUMER Ecolabel EPD Communication mainly for BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

8 Synergies between Ecolabel and EPD Common LCA foundation Common PCR for both schemes Individual functional units, FU Common verification bodies Source: Integrated supply chain information, Danish EPD, 2004

9 The IPP toolbox - links Provide info to verify compliance with environmental criteria GPP EPD Evidence to comply with environmental criteria

10 Green purchasing activities in European countries National action plan for green public procurement, GPP, are underway Many countries are fairly advanced in guiding GPP activities (the so-called G7 countries) Many regions and local authorities have a policy for GPP Governmental Agencies are developing targets for buying products that are defined as environmentally preferable

11 Objectives with GPP Market penetration Initial Wanted Moore New Less Env. performance

12 Green public procurement Quantitative study Is environmental criteria used in procurement? 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Always Often Sometimes Never Don t know

13 General aspects of GPP Specifications can be: - Compulsory (mandatory) technical specifications - Award criteria - Conditions for the performance of the contract / contract clauses - Specific conditions

14 Types of specifications - Manufacturing methods / processes - Product functions - Materials and substances - Emissions - Energy consumption - Disassembly -Waste many of the type of information found in an EPD!

15 Types of verifications of compliance - Standards - Eco-labels - Laboratory tests - Compliance with legislation - etc. - EPDs!

16 The IPP toolbox - links Eco-design Give input to improve design communicate improvements Provide data and information to prepare EPD EPD

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18 The IPP toolbox - links EMS Provide data and information to prepare EPD Improvement tool EPD

19 EMAS in public procurement Currently ongoing discussions Better and more extended use of EMAS in public procurement As e.g. indicated in the procurement handbook from the EU Commission Buying green Chapter 4. Selecting suppliers Introduction: Special attention is paid to how tenderers can use the European Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

20 EMAS Revision Currently ongoing discussions As an effort to increase the use of EMAS, the EU Commission is working on emphazising EMAS in Regulations and Directives in e.g.: Public Procurement Directive IPPC Directive Integrated Product Policy, IPP Triple E EuP and others

21 Transformation of future IPP work