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Introducing the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

Introducing the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. Jason Pearson Executive Director jason@purchasingcouncil.org. For more information:. A k ey barrier to market transformation is habitual institutional purchasing . Opportunity Challenges Solution.

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Introducing the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

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  1. Introducing the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council Jason PearsonExecutive Director jason@purchasingcouncil.org For more information:

  2. A key barrier to market transformation is habitual institutional purchasing.

  3. Opportunity • Challenges • Solution

  4. Opportunity for strategic leadership Managers do things right.Leaders do the right thing. Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  5. Opportunity for strategic leadership Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  6. Opportunity for strategic leadership Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  7. Opportunity for strategic leadership Health care Housing Financial services and insurance Food services Transportation services Recreation services Education services Communications services Personal care services Hospitality services Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  8. Opportunity for strategic leadership Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  9. Opportunity for strategic leadership ± 100 million US jobs70% of US employment ± 4 billion Mt CO2e10% of global GHG Analysis by TRUTHstudio based on US Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 Summary Use Annual I-O Table

  10. 1 Purchaser = 100’s of Consumers

  11. Purchasing Organizations …are uniquely positioned to demand transparency into the upstream and downstream impacts of goods and services. …are capable of incorporating sustainability criteria into purchasing decisions at a scale that can shift markets. …are specially equipped to drive down the cost of sustainable products and services so that everyone can afford them. …are already responsible for ensuring that end-users understand, like and adopt new products and services.

  12. Marketplace Stakeholders • Suppliers • Policymakers • Public Interest Advocates • Professional Societies • Trade Associations • Certifiers • Standards Developers • Consultants • Researchers

  13. Opportunity • Challenges • Solution

  14. Root Challenge The lack of standardization in how sustainable purchasing is defined, guided, measured,and rewarded.

  15. Update/Timeline • Opportunity • Challenges • Solution v1.0

  16. What is a credible claim?

  17. “products” “green” “purchasing” “sustainable”

  18. Opportunity • Challenges • Solution v2.0

  19. Could we collaborate tolaunch a shared program for guiding, measuring, and recognizing leadership in sustainable purchasing? 2012 2013 2014 GPR Meeting / US EPA HQ / Jan 2012

  20. Analogy: USGBC / LEED * Green building is estimated at 44% of non-residential new construction in 2012.

  21. 2012 2013 2014 Steering Committee formed Anastasia O’Rourke, Co-ChairPrincipal, DEKRAFounder, EcoLabel Index Yalmaz Siddiqui, Co-ChairSenior Director, Environmental StrategyOffice Depot Dennis McGavisDirector of EHS, SustainabilityGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Cynthia CummisManager, GHG ProtocolWorld Resources Institute Josh SilvermanDirector, OSESUS Department of Energy US EPA Liaison:Alison Kinn BennettSenior AdvisorEPP Program, US EPA Jonathan RifkinGreen Purchasing CoordinatorNASPO / City of Washington, DC Mark RossoloPublic Affairs DirectorUL Environment  US GSA Liaison:Brennan ConawayProcurement Analyst US General Services Administration Chris O’BrienDirector of SustainabilityAmerican University Nancy GillisSenior ManagerErnst & Young, LLC

  22. 2012 2013 2014 Executive Director hired Jason PearsonExecutive DirectorJun 2012

  23. 2012 2013 2014 Introducing SPC Concept / US EPA HQ / Aug 2012

  24. 2012 2013 2014 AASHE Pilot completed / Nov 2012 5 purchasing categories 64% of total spending 83% of estimated impacts Insight: Analysis and prioritization sharpens focus; reduces complexity.

  25. SPLC Approach

  26. Pilot: Higher Education Purchasing 5 purchasing categories 64% of total spending 83% of estimated impacts Insight: Analysis and prioritization sharpens focus and reduces complexity

  27. Pilot: Higher Education Purchasing 5 purchasing categories 64% of total spending 83% of estimated impacts Insight: Analysis and prioritization sharpens focus and reduces complexity

  28. 2012 2013 2014 Director of Outreach hired Jason PearsonExecutive DirectorJun 2012 Sam HummelDirector of Outreach & OperationsApr 2013

  29. 2012 2013 2014 Launch Event / American University / Jul 2013 Moderated by Joel Makower and broadcast by

  30. 2012 2013 2014 Founders Circle formed U.S. DEPARTMENTof AGRICULTURE

  31. 2012 2013 2014 Strategic Partners engaged

  32. 2012 2013 2014 Founding Summit / NAS / Aug 2013

  33. Projects by June 2014 1. Definition/Principles of Leadership A high-level definition (or set of principles) for leadership in sustainable purchasing for use by the Council to guide its work and by individual organizations to set goals and priorities. 2. Sustainable Purchasing Program Guidance A program to integrates existing hotspot-specific and product-specific guidance with spend management and procurement processes found in a variety of contexts. 3. Guidance on Spend Analysis Guidance on the range of datasets and methodologies available or under development for use by large institutions to evaluate the impacts associated with their total spend. 4. Guidance on Prioritization and Action Planning Guidance to help organizations to: 1) identify priority areas of spend; 2) identify proven strategies for addressing those priority areas; and 3) bundling those strategies into an action plan that produces an overall ROI. 5. Solicitation-Ready Category Guidance Guidance for specific purchasing categories, leveraging the work of the Green Products Roundtable and other organizations. 6. Rating System v1.0 An initial version of the Council’s rating system for institutional leadership in sustainable purchasing, developed through a voluntary standard development process. Final version of Definition & Principles of Leadership Landscape scan of existing guidance programs A support infrastructure for the community of practice

  34. 2012 2013 2014 Website launched

  35. 2012 2013 2014 Director of Programs hired Jason PearsonExecutive DirectorJun 2012 Sam HummelDirector of Outreach & OperationsApr 2013 Christina MackenDirector of ProgramsDec 2013

  36. 2012 2013 2014 Director of Programs hired Current Staff Jason PearsonExecutive DirectorJun 2012 Sam HummelDirector of Outreach & OperationsApr 2013 Christina MackenDirector of ProgramsDec 2013

  37. 2012 2013 2014 Membership opens / Oct 2013 Fortune 500 Members

  38. 2012 2013 2014 Principles release / May 8

  39. Principles for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing A consistent, practical definition of leadership in sustainable purchasing. Organizations can collectively advance a positive futurefor people and the planet

  40. 2012 2013 2014 Guidance v1.0 release SPLC Guidance for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing Version 1.0 Scheduled for release December, 2014

  41. THANK YOU www.purchasingcouncil.org/membership Sam HummelDirector of Outreach sam@purchasingcouncil.org For more information: Jason PearsonExecutive Director jason@purchasingcouncil.org

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