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The Procura+ Campaign Driving sustainability through public procurement

Mark HidsonDirector Sustainable Procurement ICLEI European Secretariat

What is the Procura+ Campaign

Procura+ is an initiative designed to help

support public authorities across Europe

in implementing sustainable procurement

– and help promote their achievements.

Why join Procura+?

Achieve financial savings Access to best practices Promote your achievements Participate in training and events Share experience with others Meet your local environmental, social and

health goalsGet advice from experts

The Procura+ approach is tailored to meet the specific needs of any type and size of authority.

Support

The Procura+ milestone approach The Procura+ manual Procura+ key criteria Advice & supportKeep up to dateLearn from othersAccess to seminars and conference

The Procura+ milestone approach

The Procura+ Manual

Procura+ key criteria

Advice & support

Learn from others

Participants meeting once a year Participants telephone meeting once a year Ongoing sharing of information

Access to seminars & conferences

Promotion

Present your achievements internationally

Demonstrate your commitment to sustainable

procurement

Use of the Procura+ logo

Members Achievements

Barcelona spends 16.2 million EUR a year on cleaning services using non-toxic products meeting the Procura+ criteria

In 2005 100% of the IT equipment purchased by the City of Reggio Emilia in Italy was energy efficient.

Kolding 100% of IT equipment purchases and cleaning services met the Procura+ criteria, & 65,000kg of organic food was bought

City of Lille uses 50% recycled paper, serves organic meals in schools & at receptions, & reduced energy consumption for public lighting by 32%

City of Ferrara, Italy, 80-90% of all food served in school canteens is organic, it purchases 50% recycled paper & uses non-toxic cleaning products

To participate in the Campaign

Commit to self-set sustainable procurement

targets

Report progress on sustainable procurement

achievements to ICLEI

Send tender documents to ICLEI for all 6

Procura+ product groups

Contribute an annual participation fee

Fees

LocalGovernments

Group 1Gross National

Income Per Capitaof $876-3465 USD(Albania, Armenia,Belarus, Bosnia-

Herzegovina, Bulgaria,Macedonia,

Romania, RussianFederation, Serbia,

Ukraine)

Group IIGross National

Income Per Capitaof $3466-10725

USD(Croatia, Czech

Republic, Estonia,Hungary, Isle of Man,

Latvia, Lithuania,Poland, Slovak

Republic, Turkey)

Group IIIGross National

Income PerCapita of over$10726 USD

(Northern, Western andSouthern Europe and

Slovenia)

Number ofinhabitants

€ICLEI

Member

€Non

ICLEIMember

€ICLEI

Member

€Non

ICLEIMember

€ICLEI

Member

€Non

ICLEIMember

0 to 50,000 75 150 100 200 150 30050,001 to 100,000 90 175 115 225 300 600100,001 to 200,000 100 200 125 250 440 875200,001 to 300,000 115 225 140 275 565 1125300,001 to 500,000 125 250 150 300 690 1375500,001 to 750,000 140 275 165 325 875 1750750,001 - 1,000,000 165 325 190 375 1115 22251,000,001-2,000,000 190 375 250 500 1440 28752,000,001 - 4,000,000 250 500 500 1000 1750 3500Over 4,000,000 375 750 750 1500 2000 4000

National governments, universities, hospitals, schools and other public authoritiesUp to 500employees

350 500 650

Above 500employees

500 700 1000

Join the movement

E-mail: mark.hidson@iclei-europe.org

www.procuraplus.org