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Buying Green! - Making a difference through GPP

Introduction

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GPP Training Toolkit

European Commission GPP Training Toolkit • Introduction 2

► Average temperatures set to rise by 2 - 4°C by 2100,

leading to:

– Rising sea levels, threatening coastal regions worldwide

– Reduced agricultural productivity, especially in the

developing world

The power of GPP

Climate change

– Spread of diseases, such as malaria and

yellow fever

– Loss of biodiversity, with 20-50% of land

species threatened with extinction

– Increased extreme weather events


► Main cause: burning of fossil fuels for energy - electricity

generation, transportation, heating, industrial operations

= 80% of total CO2 emissions

The power of GPP

Climate change (cont.)


How can GPP help?:

► Energy efficiency:

– Improve the energy performance of new and

renovated public buildings

– Buy energy efficient office equipment (PCs,

printers, copiers etc.)

– Buy more efficient cars for public fleets

The power of GPP

Climate change (cont.)

► Promoting renewable energy sources:

– Buy green electricity

– Use alternative fuels for public transport and public car fleets


► Between 1997 and 2004 up to 60% of the urban EU

population was exposed to excessive levels of

Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Dioxide or Ozone - causing

a variety of health problems

The power of GPP

Air and water pollution

► Nearly 90% of the EU area is

affected by eutrophication

(excessive nutrients in water

systems), leading to reductions in

biodiversity and affecting human

consumption


► Main cause of urban air pollution: vehicle emissions

► Main cause of eutrophication: agricultural practices

The power of GPP

Air and water pollution (cont.)


How can GPP help?:

► Reducing air pollution in cities:

– Buy buses and fleet cars with low emissions of particulates and

Nitrogen Oxides

► Reducing eutrophication:

– Buy organic food

The power of GPP

Air and water pollution (cont.)


► Each year 13 million hectares of forests are lost around

the world - an area 3 times the size of Denmark - much

of it logged illegally

The power of GPP

Deforestation

– Reducing the ability of the world to

absorb CO2

– Loss of habitat threatening the

extinction of huge numbers of

plants and animal species


How can GPP help?

► Only purchase wood/wood

products from legally harvested

sources

► Increase the proportion of wood

coming from sustainably managed

forests

The power of GPP

Deforestation (cont.)


Other areas where GPP can help - some examples

► Saving natural resources:

– buying products made using recycled material

– reducing the use of paper through buying printers able to print on

both sides; promoting the use of multi-functional devices

► Healthy working conditions for staff, students, hospital

patients etc.:

– using non-toxic cleaning products

– serving organic food in canteens

– excluding harmful substances from building construction and

renovation works

The power of GPP


► Green public procurement = procedure where

environmental considerations are taken into account

within the procurement process

► GPP is smart procurement – it means improving the

efficiency of public procurement and at the same time

using public market power to bring about major

environmental benefits locally and globally.

GPP - a definition


GPP …

……is powerful

……is smart

……tackles local policy goals

……drives innovation

……is popular

……is forward-thinking

……is possible!

Why implement GPP?


► European public authorities spend each year over

€1,800 billion on goods & services (14% -16 % of the

GDP)

► Directing this spending power towards the purchase of

greener products and services can:

– Achieve huge direct environmental benefits

– Help drive the market for greener products and services

– Set an example for corporate and private consumers

GPP … is powerful


► Electricity produced from renewable sources

– If all European public authorities bought

green electricity 18% of the Kyoto

commitments could be met.

► Energy intensity & CO2 reduction

– EU Public authorities buy 2.8 million

computers annually - 12% of market

GPP … is powerful

– If the European market could be moved to producing

slightly more efficient PCs then over 8 million tonnes

CO2 could be saved - equivalent to the emissions of

almost 1 million people

Source: RELIEF project - www.iclei-europe.org/relief (see notes page)

http://www.iclei-europe.org/relief




► Organic farming

– Public authorities buying organic food could offset the

eutrophication impacts of over 3.5 million people

– Buying organic provides huge greenhouse gas

reductions equivalent to the emissions of 600,000

people, just for public sector food alone.

GPP … is powerful

Source: RELIEF project - www.iclei-europe.org/relief





► GPP doesn’t mean spending more money:

– Life-cycle costing (LCC): Critical to consider the costs of a product/service throughout its useful life - purchase price, usage and maintenance costs, disposal costs

– Efficient procurement: GPP involves meeting your needs with the most efficient use of resources - consider the real need to buy

– Example: The City of Tübingen in Germany saved €30,000 per year by centralising cleaning product and service procurement and by using innovative products.

GPP … is smart


► Achieve local environmental and health goals:

– Most local environmental and health concerns are

influenced by the products we buy and the way

services are carried out - GPP is an effective tool

for tackling these at source.

GPP … tackles local policy goals

– Example: In a central Frankfurt am

Main street 54% of NOx emissions

were generated by buses - only 4%

of the total traffic volume. The local

authority now tenders for buses

with very low emissions and this

has had a major impact on

improving the local atmosphere


► Driving innovation:

– The market for green products is growing rapidly

internationally.

– Providing a market for such products helps European

suppliers to develop innovative approaches and

improve the international competitiveness of European,

national and local industry

– In both Japan and the US, the national governments

have put laws in place to foster the creativity of

industry and forge a competitive advantage

internationally through compulsory public purchasing of

eco-friendly products

GPP … drives innovation


► Driving innovation (cont.):

– Example: In Maidstone (UK), following intensive, open

dialogue with the market, an offer for low

environmental impact cleaning services, excluding a

large number of hazardous chemicals was provided at

no extra cost.

GPP … drives innovation

– The winning company has now

rebranded itself as an environmentally

friendly cleaning company. Now most

of their other contracts also use this

approach.


► Improving the public image:

– 85% of EU Citizens feel that policymakers should

consider the environment to be as important as

economic and social policies

– implementing a policy of GPP is a very effective way to

demonstrate your authority’s commitment to

sustainability as a whole.

GPP … is popular

– through leading by example, public

authorities can also encourage private

sector companies and the general

public to change their consumption

habits


► Preparing for future legislation:

– Environmental legislation across Europe is becoming

increasingly strict:

• Compulsory emission standards for vehicles

• Energy efficiency standards for buildings and energy-

consuming products

• Restricted use of harmful substances

– GPP can help provide a testing ground for suppliers to

improve the environmental performance of their

products, before standards become mandatory for all

GPP … is forward-thinking


► GPP is straightforward to implement :

– Helpful guidance available - this Toolkit presents clear guidance on implementing GPP

– No legal barriers - legal framework for GPP now clarified (see Module 2 of the EC GPP Training Toolkit)

– Many success stories - good practical examples from around Europe

GPP … is possible!

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/toolkit/module2_legal_framework_for_gpp.ppt


GPP in practice

Amaroussion/Kalithea, Greece – Purchased recycled paper jointly with several

other authorities. The cost of recycled paper decreased to less than that for conventional paper

Zurich, Switzerland

– purchased 2,166 energy efficient computers = 127,114kg CO2 saved during its use

– used energy efficiency & sustainable building materials criteria for 45,081 m2, covering contracts worth €175.1 Million

– purchased organic food worth €390,000 = 5.6% of its total budget


Freiburg, Germany

– The Department for Schools and Education implemented a 4-year leasing of A-class copy machines. No maintenance costs. 75 schools pay for the number of copies only. The cost of the service has been reduced by 50%

Good Practice

German & Austrian Federal governments

– Both the German Ministry of the Environment, and the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water now purchase 100% green electricity


Kolding, Denmark

– has changed nearly 100% of its purchasing policies to include environmental considerations. The overall procurement budget has been reduced by 10%

Barcelona, Spain

– All Barcelona’s cleaning services (worth €16.2 Million) use non toxic products

Good Practice


GPP …

……is powerful

……is smart

……tackles local policy goals

……drives innovation

……is popular

……is forward-thinking

……is possible!

So start now!

Why start GPP NOW?


Further information

►For the full GPP Training Toolkit please

visit:

► http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/toolkit_en.htm

Toolkit developed for the European Commission by ICLEI - Local Governments for

Sustainability, 2008

Owner, Editor: European Commission, DG Environment-G2, B-1049, Bruxelles

Disclaimer: The European Commission accepts no responsibility or liability

whatsoever with regard to the information presented in this document

Pictures courtesy of Renee Brautigam (slide 7), Peter Defranceschi (s. 12, 19), Mark Hidson (s. 15),

Kolding Kommune (s. 25), and StockXchng: BSK (s. 2), Claudia Meyer (s. 3), Jim Frech (s. 4),

Ramzi Hashisho (s. 5), Terence O'Brien (s. 6), Peter Hellebrand (s. 8), Kimberlee Kessler Design (s.

9), Stefanie L. (s. 14), Sarah T. (s. 17), Sanja Gjenero (s. 20), Daniel Furger (s. 23), Vangelis

Thomaidis (s. 23), Taylor Hart (s. 24), Nina Briski (s. 25)

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