Update on UNEP’s SPP activities

Farid Yaker, Programme Officer, Sustainable Public Procurement

GPP Advisory Group Meeting 19 September 2012

Malmö, Sweden

UNEP’s SPP Project • Training of 120 SPP experts

• SPP policies and action plans developed in 7 countries through the MTF Approach to SPP which has now become UNEP’s SPP Approach

• Beginning of implementation in Chile, Mauritius, Colombia and Costa Rica.

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Sustainable Procurement and Eco-Labeling • Development and implementation of sustainable public procurement policies combined with eco-labelling in 17 to 20 countries (Southern cone, ASEAN countries, Africa and Europe) • establishment of an SPP Knowledge Management Centre

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Knowledge Management Center

SPP methodology

Information(Products and Services,

human resources, organizations, projects, etc.)

ResearchCapacity

Building Tools Training materials –

E-learning

Knowledge Management

Center

OUTPUTS

Guidance documents for procurers

Training material s and modules

Best practices

Recent outputs

Derived from the MTF Approach to SPP

Commissioned to Eco-institut Barcelona

Adoption of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP in the Outcome document with SPP listed as one of the priority programmes

Launch of the International SPP Initiative – Rio, 18 June 2012

LAUNCH OF THE SPP INITIATIVE

18th June 2012 – UNEP Pavilion Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From the Marrakech Task Force on SPP to the International SPP Initiative

Swiss-led MTF on SPP: developed the MTF Approach to SPP. Core members: Switzerland, EC, ICLEI, UNEP (2005-2011)

Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative (SPPI)

• Goal

Promote worldwide implementation of SPP through increased cooperation between key stakeholders and a better understanding of its potential benefits and impacts

• Objectives

– Build the case for SPP: improve the knowledge on SPP and its effectiveness as a tool to promote greener economies and sustainable development;

– Support the implementation of SPP on the ground through increased collaboration and improved coordination between SPP stakeholders.

SPPI: Objectives & Activities

Build the Case for SPP Support the implementation of SPP on the ground

Biannual « State of Play » of SPP

Build synergies between SPP Programmes

Analyse Barriers to SPP implementation and Propose

Innovative Solutions

Increase collaboration between private sector and public

institutions

Measure Impacts

Agree on « Common Guiding Principles »

for SPP Implementation

Mobilise additional stakeholders to support and implement SPP

Cross-cutting Activities: Webportal, SPP Forum etc.

SPPI: Objectives & Activities

Build the Case for SPP

Biannual « State of Play » of SPP

Analyse Barriers to SPP implementation and Propose

Innovative Solutions

Measure Impacts

Cross-cutting Activities: Webportal, SPP Forum etc.

Survey of SPP/GPP activities – Review

of Progress

Commissioned to Anastasia O’Rourke,Big Room Inc. and

Charlotte Leire

SPPI: Objectives & Activities

Build the Case for SPP

Biannual « State of Play » of SPP

Analyse Barriers to SPP implementation and Propose

Innovative Solutions

Measure Impacts

Cross-cutting Activities: Webportal, SPP Forum etc.

e.g. Incorporating “Product Service

Systems” into SPP Programs

SPPI: Objectives & Activities

Build the Case for SPP Support the implementation of SPP on the ground

Biannual « State of Play » of SPP

Build synergies between SPP Programmes

Analyse Barriers to SPP implementation and Propose

Innovative Solutions

Increase collaboration between private sector and public

institutions

Measure Impacts

Agree on « Common Guiding Principles »

for SPP Implementation

Mobilise additional stakeholders to support and implement SPP

Cross-cutting Activities: Webportal, SPP Forum etc.

Measuring the impacts of SPP on sustainable development – Green

Economy and market changes Example of case study:

• Through SPP practices in tire management, the Institute of Electricity of Costa Rica has achieved overall annual cost savings of 20%. Transport costs have decreased by a factor of 4, resulting in a reduction in emissions of 953 teq CO2

between 2008 and 2010.

• The co-processing methods used for the end-of-life of tyres have prevented 206.6 tonnes of waste, while increasing energy efficiency by 15.6%.

SPPI: Objectives & Activities

Build the Case for SPP Support the implementation of SPP on the ground

Biannual « State of Play » of SPP

Build synergies between SPP Programmes

Analyse Barriers to SPP implementation and Propose

Innovative Solutions

Increase collaboration between private sector and public

institutions

Measure Impacts

Agree on « Common Guiding Principles »

for SPP Implementation

Mobilise additional stakeholders to support and implement SPP

Cross-cutting Activities: Webportal, SPP Forum etc.

Participants

Ministries & Public Institutions:

• Ministry of Environment: Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Denmark, Switzerland

• Min. of Economic Development (New Zealand)

• Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (Lebanon)

• ChileCompra (Chile)

• DEFRA (United Kingdom)

• Environmental Dvpt Center (China)

• Procurement Policy Office (Mauritius)

• INCOP (Ecuador)

• SEMCo (Sweden

• KEITI (South Korea)

Networks & NGOs

• ICLEI

• Ecoinstitut

• Forest Stewardship Council – FSC

• International Green Purchasing Network – IGPN

• Green Purchasing Network of India & Malaysia – GPNI & GPNM

• International Institute for Sustainable Development – IISD

Private Sector

• Sustainable Consumption Consortium

• Big Room

International organisations

• International Training Centre of the ILO– ITC-ILO

• Organization of American States – OAS

• UNDP/Procurement Capacity Development Centre – UNDP/PCDC

• United Nations Office for Project Services – UNOPS

• Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa – UEMOA

• Institut de l’Energie et de l’Environnement De la Francophonie – IEPF

• African Development Bank – AfDB (OBSERVER)

Cooperation with ICLEI

UNEP and ICLEI intend to reinforce their longtanding partnership on SPP implementation:

• SPPI

• Ground implementation of SPP

• Knowledge Management

Update: September 17, 2012 Prepared by Dr. A. O’Rourke, Big Room Inc. on behalf of UNEP DTIE Paris

UNEP State of Sustainable Public Procurement Report

& Survey

SPP Report + Survey

• Goals: – Assess the global state of SPP – Map the main policies, activities, drivers and challenges of

SPP and GPP – Test our measures and indicators of SPP for future reports

• Methods: – Interviews, Literature Review, Cases, Survey

• Prepared by – UNEP DTIE Paris – Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke & Trevor Bowen, Big Room,

USA/Canada – Dr. Charlotte Leire, Independent consultant,

Sweden/Belgium

Survey: Preliminary Results

• Survey: – Open Sept 5 - Close Oct 5, 2012

– Two Surveys Branches: a) national governments: 38 questions

b) all other stakeholders: 20 questions

– Covers both data and opinions

• As of September 17, we have 130 responses

• 48 national government agencies

• Survey Closes October 5

Sample: Region

Africa; 26

Asia/Pacific; 22

Europe; 35

Middle East; 8

North America; 26

South America; 13

Sample: Organisations

SPP Policies can be found in many places

Sub-sample of National Governments Question: What national policies and/or regulations currently include provisions for SPP/GPP?

Scope of SPP Policies: environmental, social, economic, all

three?

Env, social and economic

SPP in the procurement cycle

Stakeholders’ views of governments

How would you characterize the extent to which SPP/GPP is adopted by your national government?

SPP expected to grow- across all surveyed

Substantially more than today; 26%

Some more than today;

53%

About the same as today;

18%

Less than today; 3%

Dramatically less than today;

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Join us in assessing the State of SPP!

• Survey Closes October 5th, 2012

• Expect the final report: Early Nov 2012

• There is still time to participate in the survey:

– Request invitation: Farid.yaker@unep.org

– OR Follow this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/unep-spp-2012

Thank you for your attention!

farid.yaker@unep.org