Green Procurement in Action EC Green Week. Graham Randles Programme Manager Mayor of London s Green Procurement Code

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1 Green Procurement in Action EC Green Week Graham Randles Programme Manager Mayor of London s Green Procurement Code

2 Picture a supply chain... Source Cadbury Schweppes, CSR report (2006) Environmental impacts

3 Land degradation, rainforest destruction, loss of biodiversity Air pollution, noise, CO 2 emissions, climate change

4 For the US market alone, Six days a week Dell charters a China Airlines 747 out of Taiwan... with twenty-five thousand Dell notebooks that weigh altogether 110,000 kilogrammes Source Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat (2005) Sugar grown in France, phosphorous mined in Idaho and caffeine from a chemical manufacturer. Bauxite mined in Australia, smelted in Sweden, rolled in either Sweden or Germany and turned into cans at a factory in England. Shipped from manufacturer to warehouse to bottler, where they are filled and put in cardboard cartons made from forest pulp and shipped again to a regional distribution warehouse and on to the retail outlet Source Hawken, Lovins and Lovins, (1999)

5 London s Ecological Footprint Available land in the world = 1.9 gha per person London s average required = 5.8 gha per person

6 Don t mention the football!

7 What s being done: policy EU initiatives Commissioner Stavros Dimas: 'The Greening of Public Procurement is a major challenge for Europe's public administrations, but also a major opportunity to boost Europe's competitiveness and stimulate the market for environmental technologies.'

8 What s being done: policy Stern Review: Economics of Climate Change UK Govt. Sustainable Procurement Task Force Mayor of London s Climate Change Action Plan and Business Waste Strategy LAA s and CSR 07 GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy EC green public procurement initiatives Corporate Social Responsibility

9 How? The Flexible Framework People Policy Process Suppliers Results Source Procuring the Future, Sustainable Procurement Task Force (2006)

10 How? The Procurement Hierarchy Source Procuring the Future, Sustainable Procurement Task Force (2006)

11 How? Rethink need

12 How? Prioritisation Environmental Impact Risk Scope to improve Quick Wins It can be done it s not difficult and it makes good business sense (Sir Neville Simms, Chair, Sustainable Procurement Task Force) Source Procuring the Future, Sustainable Procurement Task Force (2006)

13 What are the benefits? Risk

14 What are the benefits? Efficiency

15 What are the benefits? Opportunity

16 Mayor of London s Green Procurement Code Unique model Procurement focused support & assistance for London based organisations Based on best practice model (Flexible Framework, prioritisation, quick wins) Knowledge sharing (case studies, examples) Broad range of advice: energy and water efficient products, recycled products, sustainable resources etc Focus on continuous improvement and recognition of achievement Measurement of results

17 Courier services The problem Congestion Air pollution CO 2 and particulate emissions

18 Courier services The policy GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy Encouraging a diverse base of suppliers Promoting fair employment practices Promoting workforce welfare Meeting strategic labour needs and enabling training opportunities Community benefits Ethical sourcing practices Promoting greater environmental sustainability Source Greater London Authority

19 Courier services The tender Environmental Issues Accreditation under Freight Operators Recognition Scheme Use of non-motorised, electric, LPG, dual-fuel or hybrid vehicles Use vehicles emitting <120g/km CO2 and meeting Euro 4 emissions standards Participation in any scheme that reduces PM and NOX emissions and carbon footprint Planning for compliance with Low Emission Zone for London Evaluation criteria: weighting 30% Source Greater London Authority

20 Timber procurement The problem UK is world's third largest importer of illegal timber 83% of timber production in Indonesia from illegal logging Government purchase of timber products estimated to account for 18% of all timber imports into G8 countries Estimated billion lost through illegal logging globally each year EU trade with countries in Amazon Basin, Baltic States, Congo Basin, east Africa, Indonesia and Russia causes almost 3 billion of this loss Source WWF (May 29, 2007), The Guardian (Jan 31, 2007)

21 Timber procurement The policy Source Central Point of Excellence on Timber Procurement

22 Furniture disposal The problem Each year the UK generates 100m tonnes of waste Research shows recycling offers benefits over landfill and incineration with significantly lower CO2 emissions Cost benefit analysis indicated that greatest savings could be achieved by using disposal methods in line with waste hierarchy (Waste Strategy for England 2007) Source /Sustainable_Furniture_Disp osal.asp

23 Furniture disposal The toolkit Source /Sustainable_Furniture_Disp osal.asp

24 Furniture disposal The outcome London Fire & Emergency Planning (LFEPA) Estimated up to 70% of furniture could be reused Cost savings of 50% between most sustainable and least sustainable options available to LFEPA Source

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26 Mayor of London s Green Procurement Code

27 Thank you Graham Randles Programme Manager Mayor of London s Green Procurement Code web: graham@londonremade.com tel: +44 (0)