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Appropriate Institutional Structures for GPP at National Levels. Karsten Andrup Pedersen Procurement Manager City of Kolding, Denmark. Seminar on Green Public Procurement Bucharest , 30-31 October 2007. Distribution of Responsibilities and Tasks The Danish Example.
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AppropriateInstitutionalStructures for GPP at National Levels Karsten Andrup Pedersen Procurement ManagerCity of Kolding, Denmark Seminar on Green Public Procurement Bucharest, 30-31 October 2007
Distribution of Responsibilities and Tasks The Danish Example
The Danish structure • Ministry of the Interior • Ministry of Environment • The association of local goverments • The singel municipality • Other public funded associations
Ministry of the Interior • Set the legal frames for the local goverments • Negotiate the finansial conditions with the association of local goverments • Is responsible for implementing the changes in Danish law ( EU-directives into the local goverments politics
Ministry of Environment • Negotiate environmental issues with the association of local goverments. • Have an advisory bord of puchase managers
The association of local goverments • By the ownership of SKI concluding environmentally sound framework agreements. • Inform the municipalities about news.
The singel municipality • Are responsible for its own purchasing policy • Can under the frame of the national law decide the level of green goods/services purchased
Other public funded organisations • SKI • The Danish A-club • Green network • Ect.
The Danish A-Club • The Municipality of Kolding is a member of the A-Club, funded by the Danish Electricity-Conserving Fund • The A-Club is a network for public and private purchasers of energy consuming apparatuses and systems • The A-Club have 140 members
The Danish A-Club • Members are committed to • purchase energy efficient apparatuses when available • use the A-club’s purchase guidelines • Purchase Guidelines offered by the A-Club • makes it easier to find energy efficient apparatuses • are easy applicable and operative • The A-club also offers • system solutions such as energy efficient ventilation systems at schools or energy efficient lightning • personal guidance on purchase technical matters
Green Purchasing and Energy Efficiency • There are several reasons why energy efficiency should be taken into account • It gives lower running costs • It reduces environmental impacts through reduced CO2 emissions • It contributes to fulfilling International declarations