Market Lounge Round 1 - Wednesday 24 September at 16:00
Contributors from organisations working on a wide range of topics related to sustainable public procurement and public procurement of innovation presented in three 25 minute slots at round tables for 8 participants. Each slot included a 10 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of in-depth discussion, and this was repeated three times.
Here is the list of presentations:
| 1 | Strategic eco-friendly savings: innovative purchase-to-pay and e-voicing solutions, Pieter Geeraerts, Basware | Basware, a global leader in purchase-to-pay and e-invoicing solutions, shares how to empower organisations by simplifying and streamlining key financial processes. |
| 2 | Overarching policies that encourage eco-innovation, Antoinette Franklin, ICLEI | This session will focus on overarching policies which encourage eco-innovation. Case studies from the GreenXpo Project will be presented followed by a discussion of how certain policies can best encourage eco-innovation. |
| 3 | Integrating GPP into the the sustainability strategic plan 2013-2022, Mercé Serrano, City of Barcelona | The application of GPP in the Department of Prevention, Security and Mobility’s Internal SSP, including social and environmental criteria. |
| 4 | The importance of social innovation in public procurement, Dany Neudt, De Punt | This table will focus on social innovation as a strategy for more sustainable public procurement and as an efficient way to spark innovative solutions in both for-profit companies, and not-for-profit organisations. |
| 5 | Granting public resources versus social public procurement: an assessment framework for local authorities, Barteld Schutyser, VVSG (Belgium) | Learn about VVSG’s framework for helping local authorities in correctly applying state aid rules on services of general economic interest, and rules on public contracts and concessions. |
| 6 | Tackling long-term unemployment and illegal labour through public procurement, Emma Johansson, City of Malmö | A presentation on the City of Malmö’s “white job model”, which is based on social conditions, and the five pilot construction procurements using this model. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 7 | Procurement of electric vehicles in Sweden, Eva Sunnerstedt, City of Stockholm | This table presents a framework for procuring electric vehicles developed by the City of Stockholm, Vattenfall and SKL Kommentus Inköpscental AB. It has been used to procure 1250 EVs a year for the public and private sector. |
| 8 | Low carbon procurement: the success of the CO2-Performanceladder, Gijs Termeer, Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement | A procurement tool to encourage companies to be aware of their CO2 emissions and seek new ways to save energy, use materials efficiently, and to use renewable energy. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 9 | GPP for efficient use of natural and economic resources, Gorane Ibarra, Ihobe | This table will present the main strategies to support GPP as a valuable tool for economic and natural resource use efficiency and sustainable development while, in many cases, achieving savings. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 10 | Testing the use of social criteria in textile public procurement, Jo Versteven, Federal Institiute Sustainable Development (Belgium) | Presenting a 2013 study by several Belgian state and local departments which investigated the implementation of social and ethical textile public procurement. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 11 | How to implement cradle to cradle in public tenders for cleaning products, Johan Tops, Ecover | Discussion on the value of cradle-to-cradle cleaning products, how to write tenders for these products and best practice examples of cities using cradle-to-cradle in the cleaning sector. |
| 12 | Incorporating sustainability into tendering procedures for construction works, Johannes Wall, Graz University of Technology | Introducing approaches for implementing sustainability in construction based on current research projects at Graz University of Technology and examples from Austria. |
| 13 | Fair Trade in public procurement, Karlien Wouters, Max Havelaar | This table will present the impact of the new EU Public Procurement Directives on Fair Trade purchases and explore the following questions: What are the opportunities offered by these new Directives? What are the challenges? |
| 14 | How to implement SPP on the local level: Practical solutions from Germany, Kathrin Sühlsen, Leuphana University Lüneburg | Using results from Leuphana University’s ‘Sustainable procurement in cities and municipalities’ project, this table will discuss current challenges of public procurement procedures and look into possible solutions. |
| 15 | Bringing a food policy to life through procurement, Katrien Verbeke, City of Ghent | In 2013, Ghent launched a food strategy aimed at making the food system more sustainable. This table will discuss how to use procurement to support the overarching sustainable food strategy. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 16 | Barriers to procuring green products: experiences of a central procurement agency, Laura Carpineti, ARCA Lombardia | This table will discuss the experience of “greening” the Lombardy Regional Procurement Agency (ARCA) tendering procedures, including common problems and constraints and PCP in the health sector. |
| 17 | School food procurement and sustainability in northern England and Wales, Mark Stein, Salford University | Exploring how local councils are encouraging local food suppliers to bid on school catering tenders. Methods to overcome obstacles in providing high-quality sustainable food options will be discussed. |
| 18 | Joint procurement of low environmental impact PCs and monitors, Marko Voog, Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK) (Estonia) | A presentation of the GPP criteria that RIK has been using in its ICT equipment procurement documents to obtain the best quality products as well as to reduce the environmental impact. |
| 19 | GPP in civil engineering: experiences from The Netherlands, Leendert van Geldermalsen, Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) | How RWS is using the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) methodology to target more innovative solutions with greater value while taking CO2 emissions and environmental impact into account. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 20 | Funding and suppport for buying sustainable tropical timber, Simon Clement, ICLEI | This table presents the achievements of the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (EU STTC) in driving the market for sustainably sourced tropical timber and its practical implementation by public authorities. |
| 21 | The state of socially responsible production in IT - year one analysis of TCO Certified IT product compliance, Niclas Rydell, TCO Development | How TCO Certified encourages sustainability in the IT-industry and how the new EU Public Procurement Directives incorporate social and environmental criteria and the use of third party certifications. Presentation - [PDF] Webinar - “The State of Socially Responsible Manufacturing in the IT Industry” |
| 22 | Measuring and Monitoring Social Value, Nicole Fletcher, London Fire Brigade | Discussing the London Fire Brigade’s approach and other experiences with measuring and monitoring sustainable procurement and how this might support improved delivery of sustainable outcomes. |
| 23 | Topten: benefiting from the most energy-efficient product procurement, Peter Defranceschi, ICLEI | Providing a practical overview of Euro Topten Max, which continually reviews and updates a European database of the most energy-efficient products on the market. Using Topten criteria to achieve SPP will also be discussed. |
| 24 | Stronger together: the Procura+ Sustainable Procurement Campaign at a glance, Philipp Tepper, ICLEI | What influence can you have? Learn how over 35 public authorities together with national partners from major European regions work together, driving SPP. |
| 25 | How to involve stakeholders in the promotion and development of GPP - a two track strategy, Rikke Dreyer, Forum for Sustainable Procurement | A presentation of the ‘Danish Model’ of involving stakeholders in the development and implementation of GPP, including networking, collaboration, goal-setting and overcoming barriers. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 26 | Sustainable procurement 2.0: product service systems, Sabine Denis, Business and Society Belgium | Insight into obstacles and opportunities of contracts to lease rather than purchase goods, presenting examples and how product-service systems can strengthen procurement. |
| 27 | Energy saving procurment through ESCOs: the City of Vantaa example, Salla Koivusalo, City of Vantaa | How the City of Vantaa is using the ESCO concept to maximise energy efficiency and save energy and money for the City while reducing CO2 emissions. |
| 28 | Seeking EU Input on Work of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, Sam Hummel, Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) | Learn about the SPLC initiative, which emerged out of a US-based multi-stakeholder collaboration, and give feedback on the mission, vision, principles and programmes it is developing. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 29 | Ecolabeling and certification as frameworks for capacity building, Jonas Allen, Green Electronics Council (GEC) | The GEC is working to pilot a more comprehensive and supportive approach to electronics certification activities in India. Learn about the greener electronics registry and how the GEC engages all stakeholders. |
| 30 | The importance of fostering multi-stakeholder long-term urban partnerships beyond procurement, Silvia Ursu, CSR Europe | CSR Europe is bringing businesses closer to city actors in developing local sustainability strategies. Learn from existing urban partnerships what the key success factors and main challenges are. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 31 | SPP: organisation and co-operation on multiple levels, Steffen Thomsen, City of Aalborg | Aalborg presents its procurement process, where environmental criteria determine whether procurement takes place. Learn how the city has incorporated its Environmental Policy into procurement practices. |
| 32 | Smart Track: sustainable procurement in the cultural sector, Steven Vromman, Greentrack | Presentation of the SmartTrack project, which is developing a smart communication tool to support sustainable procurement decisions in Ghent’s cultural sector. |
| 33 | Share your experiences on Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Theo Geerken and Veronique Van Hoof, VITO (Flemish Institute of Technological Research) | Integrating LCC with the new EU Procurement Directives. Share your experiences and learn about best practices of LCC implementation in SPP in Flanders. Presentation - [PDF] |
| 34 | (CANCELLED) | |
| 35 | Responsible supply chain solutions, Trevor Babbs, Sedex International | Sedex, a not for profit membership organisation, presents its system, which enables purchasing organisations to identify supply chain risk , collaborate with suppliers and improve overall supply chain transparency. |
| 36 | Moved to round 2 | |
| 37 | The ecological neighborhood: the summum of ecological and economical living, Katrien Haud'huyze and Bavo Osaer, Wienerberger | Wienerberger, market leader in hollow blocks, clay facing bricks, roof tiles and pavers, shares its experience with a pilot project in Waregem (Belgium), where a living project for an optimized cost and sustainability is being realised. |