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INTRODUCTION

TITLE Location, Date

Morten SORENSENDeputy ChiefUNFPA Procurement Services Branch

Email: sorensen@unfpa.org

Saving Lives Sustainably.

COP 21, PARIS, FRANCEDecember 2015

Climate Change and Health Care: focus on the Global Health Initiatives

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Disposal

Environmental impacts along the

supply chain

Hazardous chemicals in the

wastewaterPOPs, ODSs,

mercury releases, etc.

Carbon emissions

Unsafe disposal of healthcare waste

Pharmaceutical in the environment

(EPPP)

Inefficient implementation

of standards and policies

Production

High healthcare procurement

volume

Healthcare Procurement and Current Environmental Issues.

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Opportunities to:

• Reduce environmental impact of the healthcare supply chain

• Engage with the private sector

• Influence policy makers and procurement officers

• Partner with other relevant stakeholders from the global health aid market

High healthcare procurement

volume… WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?

Healthcare Procurement and Current Environmental Issues.

SUSTAINABLE

PROCUREMENT.

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High UN Commitment

Ban Ki-moon, NY, June 2007:

“...make the UN more climate friendly and environmentally sustainable.”

Member of the SPHS initiative

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Who We Are and What Do We Do?

1 VISION Through a transparent and inclusive engagement process, and by leveraging its normative and market power, lowering the environmental impact of its procurement, with a final aim of improving human health and well-being

10 MEMBER AGENCIES

7 UN Agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNEP, UNOPS, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO)3 Multilateral health financing institutions

$ 5 BILLION PROCUREMEN

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Joint annual procurement volume in the global health aid market as a strategic tool to drive change towards greener health systems and inclusive green economies

3,500 PARTNERS

Renowned institutions/experts in our global network open to contribute and engage with the SPHS and its partners, addressing sustainability across various fields

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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO

SDGs – UNIVERSALISM Public and Private sector connected to Sustainable Health Procurement as an example of financing and implementing the SDGs

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTA path towards global prosperity, human well-being and a healthy planet.

How is this linked to the SDGs?

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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO

We aim to enhance the global partnership for sustainable development by promoting public procurement practices that are sustainable.

How is this linked to the SDGs?

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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO

CHEMICALS ENERGY MEDICAL PRODUCTS PACKAGING PROCUREMENT

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

TRANSPORTATION

WASTE MANAGEMENT

WATER

SPHS Environmental Sustainability Focus Areas

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In collaboration with the public and private sector we:• Establish harmonized approach to

environmental safeguarding policies and practices

• Enable win-win scenarios with manifold benefits for all stakeholders

• Promote benchmarking and best practices

How Do We Tackle the Climate Change?

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We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of Our Health

Programmes.

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

INTRODUCTION

• Guidance and targets to substitute hazardous products purchased by the UN for its health programs

• List of key products based on procurement volume and environmental impact: Antiretrovirals, Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, Medical devices (syringes, thermometers, gloves, blood pressure measuring device and catheters), TB drugs, male condoms, hormonal implants.

UNDP-HCWH project “Sustainable Procurement Practices in the Global Health Aid Market”

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Project partner:

Funding partners:

Example: UNDP-UNFPA-HCWH

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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGOGuide for procurement practitioners on how to monitor the compliance of healthcare procurement with relevant International Conventions related to environmental safeguarding.

• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

• Minamata Convention on Mercury

• Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of Our Health

Programmes.

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INTRO with UNDP LOGO

D. FINAL COMMENTS

• Development of a Standard Environmental Assessment Questionnaire for UNDP Healthcare Suppliers

- UN Suppliers Code of Conduct - UN Global Compact - Global Reporting Initiative - International technical experts . consultation• Implementation of green

procurement criteria- Establishment of a baseline - Benchmarking process

We Assess Environmental Performance of our Suppliers And Manufacturers.

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Environmental Capacity Development Sessions @UN Global Supplier Meeting (26th Nov 2015)

Training of Pharmacists and Chemists to Improve Malaria Treatment © 2010 by The Global Fund (Nana Kofi Acquah)

We Develop Capacities of UN Procurement Officers, Suppliers, Manufacturers and

Health Actors.

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Who is in our network?

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HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE?

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Explore, Learn, Engage.iIATTSPHS.ORG

We facilitate communication.

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work.http://goo.gl/kNih82

Stay curious.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

iIATTSPHS.ORG Explore. Learn. Engage.

Dr. Christoph HamelmannRegional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) and Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and DevelopmentCoordinator, Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (iIATT-SPHS)

Email: christoph.hamelmann@undp.org Twitter: @cahamelmann

Morten SORENSENDeputy ChiefUNFPA Procurement Services Branch

Email: sorensen@unfpa.org