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<IGPN Sapporo Forum> 7 Feb. 2014
Korea Environmental Industry& Technology Institute
Overview
BackgroundI
Korea’s GPP PolicyII
International Initiatives on GPPIII
Way ForwardIV
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I. Background
Agenda 21, UNCED, Rio The Future We Want, Rio+20, UNCED
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI), Rio+10 WSSD
“The major cause of the continued deterioration of the global environment are the unsustainable patterns of consumption and production…”
1992 2002 2012
“SCP is one of the overarching objectives of, and essential requirements for SD” “Encourage and promote the development of a 10-year framework of programmes in support of regional and national initiatives to accelerate the shift towards SCP….”
2015
UN High-Level Political ForumSDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
“We adopt the 10 year framework of programmes on SCP patterns…”
■ Milestones of SCP
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Main Themes
Green economy
Institutional reform
Action in a number of areas
(water, ocean, land, agriculture, food and nutrition, SCP)
Sustainable development goals
Means of Implementation
Other areas such as the corporate sustainability reporting and beyond GDP
5 Main Tasks
Data, indicators & accounting for SDGs
The 10-year framework of programs on SCP
Access to environmental information
Regional cooperation, networking partnerships
Engagement with major groupsincluding business and civil society
■ Rio+20 Main outcomes
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I. Background
GPP
I. Background
1992 Introduction of Korea Eco-Label
1994 Act on Development of Environmental Technology▶ Recommend the Green Public Procurement
2004 Act on Encouragement of the Purchase of Green Products▶ Mandate public entities to implement GPP
2005 Green Product E-Procurement System (NPS)▶ Interlink with Government Procurement System
2009 Green Consumption Week & Eco-Expo▶ Raising market recognition on green products
2011Green Credit Card Green Store Partnership ▶ Involving more stakeholder groups
II. GPP in Korea
Product groups
Number of Products
Competent Body
Website
Good Recycled MarkKorea Eco-Label
150 categories including officeequipment, construction materials, etc
1,672 companies, 9,799 products(As of June. 2013)
Ministry of Environment & KEITI
http://www.ecoi.go.kr
16 categories including waste paper, glass, etc
206 companies, 247 products(As of June. 2013)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
http://www.gr.or.kr
• 864 state agencies (30,000 subsidiary organization) are obliged by the Act to report Implementation Plan and Performance Report to MOE annually
• Green Products : Should meet the criteria set by the Korea Eco-Label or by the Good Recycled Mark, or meet other standards notified by MOE
Act on Encouragement of the Purchase of Green Products (2004)
II. GPP in Korea
Office Equipment
Office Supplies / Equipment
TV Air Conditioner
Video Projector
DVD Player Computer
Electric / Electronic
Goods
Toilet Paper Detergent Sanitizer Bin Bag Disposable Container
Consumablesetc.
Label Paper Document File
Printer Paper
Toner Cartridge
Stationery
II. GPP in Korea
Office desk Chair Cabinet Water tap Pipe
Block Paint Glue Window frame
Aggregate
Pencil Oil-based pen
Ballpoint pen Lab table School desk
Furniture, Equipment
Construction Material
Stationery, furniture
II. GPP in Korea
MOE Overall Management
NPSReceive order, purchase &
deliver Green Products
KEITIGPP Planning, Monitoring
& Evaluating
State AgenciesSet their GPP plan andOrder Green Products
Provide direction and supervision
Provide technical Assistance
Submit Implementation Plan and Records via KONEPS
Commission Procurement over certain thresholds
Execute GPPOver certain thresholds
Report the monitoring and evaluation results
Submit centralized GPP records via KONEPS
Provide green products information
II. GPP in Korea
• Korea’s public procurement is carried out by the central public procurement agency (National Procurement Service)
• Small scale procurement or special purchases which cannot be dealt with by PPS is carried out by individual agencies
Centralized E-Procurement System (KONEPS)
II. GPP in Korea
2. Indirect Purchase1. Direct Purchase
Need a certain item
Check if the item is subject to GPP
Check if there aregreen products available in the market
Purchase via PPSBuy a non-green product
Yes
YesNo
No
Contract/Bidding
Order
Check if there aregreen products available in the
market
Let the contractor use green materials
(Contract terms, specs. etc.)
Green Purchase Non-green purchase
NoYes
Yes
II. GPP in Korea
GPP records reflected in performance evaluation
Local Public Org.
• 39 local public corporations
• Evaluated by Ministry of Public Administration and Security
• Indicator : GPP ratio to total spending
• Share out of total score : 2 /100
Local Government
• 10 Provinces & 6 Metropolitan governments
• Evaluated by Ministry of Public Administration and Security
• Indicator : GPP ratio to total spending & annual GPP growth rate
• Share out of total score : 14.5/900
Public Organization
• 111 national public corporations & government affiliated agencies
• Evaluated by Ministry of Strategy and Finance
• Indicator : institutional arrangement to effectuate GPP(20%) + GPP ratio to total spending(80%)
• Share out of total score : 5/100
II. GPP in Korea
• Regular trainings are held for procurers at public institutions• 62,269 people have attended the session during the period between
2005 and 2013.
Green Procurement Training
3,030
5,125 5,985
6,061 6,860
8,816 9,591
8,295 8,476
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20
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60
70
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4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
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Red: Total number of trainings conducted, Green: Total number of Attendees
II. GPP in Korea
• Workshops for public organization and municipalities in order to raise awareness on GPP and provide technical assistance
• Awards to those who deliver outstanding performances (President, Prime Minister, Environmental Minster’s Awards)
GPP Workshops & Awards
II. GPP in Korea
255
2004
787
2005
861
2006
1,344
2007
1,584
2008
1,630
2009
1,641
2010
Unit: billion KRW
2011
1,645
Act to Promote the Purchase of
Eco-friendly Products
1,727
2012
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II. GPP in Korea
Korea’s GPP recorded KRW 1,727 bn (170 million USD) in 2012 which hasincreased 6.8 times since 2004
Success FactorsSuccess Factors LimitationsLimitations
• Combined approach of GPP and Eco Labelling in place
• Monitoring system in connection with NPS E-procurement system
• Institutional arrangement among key stakeholders (e.g. Evaluation)
• Financial & reputational incentives
• Staff in charge of GPP in public agencies frequently changes
• Limited coverage of monitoring until recently (e.g. self procurement)
• Ineffective management of indirect procurement (e.g. construction)
• Limited coordination with other procurement regulations
▶ Stimulate public demands by diversifying product groups
▶ Coordinate with other existing social procurement standards
▶ Stimulate public demands by diversifying product groups
▶ Coordinate with other existing social procurement standards
II. GPP in Korea
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II. GPP in Korea - Other Preferential Public Procurement
Female-Owned Business ProductsMinistry of Employment and Labor
Social Enterprise-Manufactured Products
Disabled-Manufactured Products Ministry of Health & Welfare
Organic Agricultural Products Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
Man of Distinguished Service to R.O.K-Manufactured Products
Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
Different Ministries mandate State Agencies to preferentially purchasethe following products
Initiated by UNEP with support of Chinese MEP, KEITI, IGPN
2013~2015 with budget of 45 million USD
Key partners : Governments, Private Sector, NGOs, International and Regional Network(e.g. Switch Asia, APR on SCP, other donors)
Objective : Strengthen the capacities and improve the knowledge on GPP and EL in the ASEAN+3 region
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A. Creating an ASEAN+3 network of GPP/EL experts and policy makersB. Development of case studies on GPP/EL implementationC. Sharing GPP/EL knowledge through capacity buildingD. Establishment of regional workgroups on GPP/EL
A. Creating an ASEAN+3 network of GPP/EL experts and policy makersB. Development of case studies on GPP/EL implementationC. Sharing GPP/EL knowledge through capacity buildingD. Establishment of regional workgroups on GPP/EL
III. International Cooperation
ASEAN +3 GPP/EL ProjectASEAN +3 GPP/EL Project
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Hosted 1st ASEAN+3 GPP/EL Project Meeting
30 Oct ~ 1 Nov, 2013, Seoul (in parallel with ECO EXPO KOREA 2013)
Consist of (a) ASEAN+3 GPP/EL Workshop & Capacity Building(b) Asia Carbon Footprint Network(c) Green Finance Seminar
III. International Cooperation
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Launched the ASEAN+3 GPP/EL network of policy makers and experts
Identified stakeholder focal points in 10 countries and form a steering committee
Pilot test GPP/EL training toolkit developed by UNEP with a focus on Asian perspective
Main OutcomeMain Outcome
III. International Cooperation
Develop Case Studies on GPP/EL until 2015
Conduct GLL/EL Capacity Building Training
Yearly
Pilot Project in the region in line with SPPI WG
ASEAN+3 GPP/EL
Workshop(Beijing, Oct
2014)
Taiwan Thailand Japan Australia China New Zealand
Nordic Countries USA Canada Germany
’02. 4 ’02. 9 ’03. 12 ’04. 6 ’05. 3 ’06. 2 ’10. 9 ‘12. 6 ‘12. 6 ‘13. 10
III. International Cooperation
Ecolabeling HarmonizationEcolabeling Harmonization
Expanding Mutual Recognition Agreement
Developing Tripartite(China, Japan, Korea) Common Core Criteria
Technical Assistance for New Ecolabelling in ASEAN region
MRA Partners of Korea Ecolabelling program
10 YFP on SCP follow-ups
• Serve as 10YFP Board Member representing Asia (2013 Sep - 2014 Aug)
• Launch the 10YFP SPP Programme with UNEP (2014 April, New York, TBC)
Partner org : 19 governments, 3 local authorities, 11 int’l organizations, 23 NGOs, 2 Academia, etc
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Work Areas Sub Workgroups
Build case for SPPand support
implementation
Propose a vision and defining SPP principles
Monitoring SPP implementation and assessing impacts
Addressing barriers to implementation and proposing innovative solutions
Strengthen stakeholdersinvolvement
Exploring views on SPP standards in collaboration with ecolabelling, supply chain management, etc Mapping out existing global/regional/national SPP related activities and resources
Cross CuttingActivities
Coordination of SPP implementation GroupBiennial SPP Report & ForumCommunication via 10YFP website, SCP Clearinghouse, etc
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Objective : Promote SCP best practices and serve as a concrete implementing strategy of 10YFP in AP region
Partners : Government, Business, NGOs in AP region, International Organization, Regional Network
* SWITCH ASIA, APR on SCP, ASEAN Forum on SCP, IGPN, ICLEI, etc
Project Period : 2015-2020
Approaches
• High level policy dialogue on SCP in AP region• Sustainable business & consumer networking in the region• Knowledge sharing on specific SCP issues highlighted in the region• Building SCP best practices in the developing countries
ASIA SCP INITIATIVE (under development)
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Set SCP goals and evaluate progress in the region
Encourage business & civil society involvement
Identify developing country interested topics
Secure financial sponsorship for in-situ projects
Create market/trade opportunities in a balanced way
Focused Consideration
Korea Environmental Industries
& Technology Institute
Korea Environmental Industries
& Technology Institute
Thank You !!!
Stanley SEOKDirectorSustainability Strategy [email protected]