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Ethical trade and public procurement London, 8 December 2010

Ethical trade and public procurement London, 8 December 2010 Sustainable public procurement in the Netherlands Dr. Frans Papma, former advisor of the Dutch governement on sustainable public procurement.

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Ethical trade and public procurement London, 8 December 2010

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  1. Ethical trade and public procurement London, 8 December 2010 Sustainable public procurement in the Netherlands Dr. Frans Papma, former advisor of the Dutch governement on sustainable public procurement

  2. Summary:1. Short overview of Dutch policy makingFocus on international supply chains:2. What is “sustainable” in international supply chains?3. How can (public) buyers tell whether products are sustainable?The Dutch answer is:work with “supply chain initiatives”.

  3. Aims of Dutch sustainable public procurement policies by 2010 • State: 100% sustainable • Provinces & water boards: > 50% • Communities: 75% , and 100% in 2015

  4. “Sustainable” = respect for: Environmental criteria • Manufacturing it • Base material consumption • Landscape & nature • Emissions to air and water • Using it • Energy consumption • Pollution • Recycling Social criteria • Labour: ILO Conventions • Other Human Rights, including rights of local communities

  5. Focus on international supply chains Executive challenges • When is a product “good” or “sustainable” (enough)? • How can public authorities verify this?

  6. When is a product “good” or “sustainable”? Example: migrant workers in natural stone

  7. Legal issues (China): • No access to public health care • No access to age pension

  8. Migrants work in gangs, • on piece-rate basis: • no contract, • no legal protection as employees • no records, • no over time payment

  9. Housing for migrants (India): • Below standards • No access to education for children

  10. When is a product “good” or “sustainanable”? Conclusion • We are talking structural problems with long term solutions • Embedded in national politics, local social structures and industrial culture • Cannot be solved in the time frame of any buying contracts, nor do buyers have the leverage to change all this Solution Dutch government recognises supply chain initiatives. Such as ETI, FSC, WGDN • Long term approach, process approach • Management system requirements

  11. 2. How can public authorities verify that products from far away are sustainable? Don’ts for buyers • Do not include ILO standards (child labour) in your tender, without …. • Do not require social audits, unless …. Same solution: sector approach, “supply chain initiatives” • Can work with effective process approach • Can deal with complex supply chains

  12. Quality requirement for supply chain initiatives: • Multi stakeholder governance • Internationally accepted sustainability standards, such as ILO • Capacity to effectively work with industry in the supply chain on social and environmental compliance • Public reporting Information on Dutch sustainable procurement policies: • www.senternovem.nl/duurzaaminkopen

  13. Thank you, Frans Papma

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