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EU GPP policy. Alenka Burja DG Environment G2 Environment and Industry Bilbao, 23 rd June 2009. Green Public Procurement - GPP. Why GPP? Polic y framework of GPP. Why GPP ?. Uns u stainable co n sumption and production seriously impact the environment and human h ealth.
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EU GPP policy Alenka Burja DG Environment G2 Environment and Industry Bilbao, 23rd June 2009
Green Public Procurement - GPP • Why GPP? • Policy framework of GPP
Why GPP? Unsustainable consumption and production seriously impact the environment and human health
Main Environmental Impacts • 70-80% of environmental impacts: * transport * food & drink * housing
Natural resources SCP: Better Products Waste & Recycling SCP: Leaner Production SCP: Smarter Consumption Life Cycle Approach
GPP - SmarterConsumption • reduce environmental impacts (footprint) of public sector • trigger production of better products and services • boost competitiveness of industry (new markets, jobs, innovation and new technologies) • conserve natural resources • assure healthier working condictions • save public money
GPP Milestones • Communication on IPP, 2003 • New legal framework for Public Procurement, 2004 • Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy, 2006 • Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan, 2008 • Communication on GPP
Communication on Public Procurement for a Better Environment Political target: 50 % of tendering procedures to be green by 2010 Specific objectives: • a process for setting common GPP criteria for 10 priority products/services • guidance: GPP Training Toolkit • information on life cycle costing (LCC) • develop indicators for monitoring
GPP Guidance Module 1 (strategic): provides methodology to develop a GPP Action plan, aims at raising political support Module 2 (legal): gives clear examples of how and where to integrate environmental criteria into the public procurement tendering procedure(subject matter, technical specifications, selection and award criteria, contract performance clauses) Module 3 (operational): contains detailed examples of criteria for 10 product/service groups
GPP Training Toolkit Construction Electricity Cleaning products and services Textiles Food and catering services Furniture Office IT equipment Paper Gardening products and services Transport • Core criteria: address the key environmental impacts • Comprehensive criteria: to purchase the best environmental products available on the market. - Based on Type I ecolabel criteria, but any proof can be accepted - Internal and external stakeholder consultations
Status in Member States • The latest study demonstrates that 7 MS (UK, DK, FI, NL, AU, DE, SE) have on average 45 % of the total value and 55 % of the total number of contracts in 2006/07 – green. • Analysis also points out that there is on average 1% decrease of costs when using GPP (LCC approach), and 25 % decrease of CO2 emissions.
Ongoing activities • endorsement of common GPP criteria in national action plans • promote awareness and training on GPP • develop new GPP criteria based on existing frameworks for environmental criteria (Ecolabel, Eco-design benchmarks), finalise 10 criteria • raise support for GPP by linking it to other environmental policies • disseminate information on LCC • dialogue with stakeholders
Mandatory GPP requirements Energy Star Regulation(2008) => obliges central governments and EU institutions Energy end-use efficiency and energy services Directive (2006)=> exemplary role for public sector Directive on the promotion of clean & energy efficient road transport vehicles(2009) => obliges public authorities and public service providers)
Future mandatory GPP requirements Energy Labelling Directive => mandatory performance levels Energy Performance in Buildings Directive => exemplary role EU Ecolabel Regulation=> Manual for authorities awarding public contracts
European Commission Environment Directorate-General DirectorateG – Sustainable development and integration Unit G 2 – Environment and Industry Thank you http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/index_en.htm