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2016 Green Procurement Index Health (GPIH) Phase 1 | 2015 Project R eport All rights reserved Š2016 UNDP March 2016 UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Christoph Hamelmann, SPHS Coordinator Mirjana Milić, SPHS Associate Coordinator Ignacio Sanchez Diaz, Greening Health Systems Specialist Alessandra Blasi, Communications Specialist The content, analysis, opinions and policy recommendations contained in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Development Programme.
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This project has been developed and implemented with the generous support from the Government of Denmark. Following the development of the GPIH Roadmap in 2014 (project phase 0), this report outlines key achievements in 2015 to implement components from phase 1 of the GPIH Roadmap.
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co-designing through a multi-stakeholder approach
design for scale dissemination and utilisation of knowledge
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addressing sustainability across various fields including public health, environment and procurement
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CONTENT 1. Challenge of Measuring Green Health Procurement
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2. GPIH Roadmap as a Framework Solution
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3. Focus Areas of Work 4. 2015 I GPIH Roadmap Phase 1: Implementation of Key Components
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4.1 Supplier and Manufacturer Engagement Strategy on Green Health Procurement 4.2 Strengthening Communication 4.2.1 Creation of a Visual Identity 4.2.2 Importance of Social Media Channels 4.2.3 Building an Online Engagement Platform on Green Health Procurement
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4.3 Key Venues of Engagement 4.4 Capacity Building on Greening Supply Chains with Suppliers and Manufacturers 4.4.1 Renewable Energy Supply Chains and Energy Efficiency 4.4.2 Wastewater Treatments: Focus on Hazardous Substances 4.4.3 Green Site Visit to Herlev Hospital 4.4.4 Wastewater as a Resource
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4.5 Towards a Green Procurement Index Health: Cutting Edge Technical Innovations 4.5.1 Standardization and Harmonization of Environmental Questionnaires for Suppliers and Manufacturers 4.5.2 Monitoring Health Procurement Compliance with International Environmental Conventions
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5. Lessons Learnt
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6. Next Steps - Further Innovations and Scale Up
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1. CHALLENGE OF MEASURING GREEN HEALTH PROCUREMENT “Only through measuring and monitoring our own green procurement practice will we demonstrate that commitment is followed by action.” Christoph Hamelmann UNDP, SPHS Coordinator
The healthcare sector is providing an indispensable service to the general public, and therefore plays a crucial role in human development. Sustainable health procurement can play a major role in lowering the environmental burden caused by the health sector, contributing to inclusive green economies with the aim to improve human health and well-being in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The range of environmental risk caused by medical products is numerous. By following the maxim of medical ethics primum non nocere (first do no harm) the introduction of green procurement criteria and the monitoring of green procurement practices are important instruments to leverage the purchasing power for the greening of the health sector. However, more work is required to specify and harmonize green procurement criteria and to develop monitoring tools that enable continuous improvement and benchmarking of green procurement practices. The Green Procurement Index Health (GPIH) project is aiming to address these challenges. The project is one of UNDP’s contributions to the informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS). The members of the SPHS are UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO, Gavi, The Global Fund and UNITAID. Their combined annual health procurement volume is approximately US $ 5 billion per year.
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2. GPIH ROADMAP AS A FRAMEWORK SOLUTION Phase 0 | Development of the GPIH Roadmap UNDP developed a GPIH Roadmap in collaboration with members of the SPHS and the SPHS network of global leaders and experts (see graphic on p. 9). The Roadmap outlines key processes, stakeholders and deliverables for a successful measuring, monitoring, and fostering of green health procurement practices. Three key objectives were introduced:
Phase 1 | Engagement with key health stakeholders and Implementation of Green Health Procurement In collaboration with other SPHS members, UNDP has focused on the following key components of the Roadmap during Phase 1 in 2015:
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Suggest a set of green procurement criteria to SPHS members Encourage interested SPHS members and their suppliers and manufacturers to strive towards more environmentally friendly products, production and procurement practices in the health sector Develop and implement a tool that measures and monitors status and progress of green procurement practices.
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Due to the complexity of the project, the Roadmap is designed in a pragmatic way following a “launchand-adjust” innovation process. This design allows for the expedited implementation of green procurement practices to meet the objectives of the project. Considering the milestones set, a largely parallel multitasking process was suggested that also allows for continuous feedback loops and therefore engagement of all stakeholders.
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Development of a Supplier and Manufacturer Engagement Strategy on Green Health Procurement (see p. 12) Development of an Online Engagement Platform on Green Health Procurement (www. savinglivesustainably.org - see p. 16) Engagement with key stakeholders from the global health aid market (particularly with suppliers and manufacturers) on green health procurement, through various national, regional and international events (see p. 18) Organisation of Environmental Capacity Development Sessions on Greening Supply Chains (see p. 20) Standardization and harmonization of environmental questionnaire for suppliers and manufacturers (see p. 26) Development of a pilot guide on Monitoring Health Procurement Compliance with International Environmental Conventions on Chemicals (see p. 28).
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The UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS) was established in 2012, with the aim to facilitate and coordinate the introduction of sustainable procurement practices in the global health aid market.
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3. FOCUS AREAS OF WORK
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towards green procurement
With the overall mandate of promoting sustainable procurement in the global health aid market, members of the SPHS have put a particular focus on the environmental footprint of large-volume purchasing in 2015.
Efforts on the introduction of sustainable procurement policies and practices to strengthen health systems are particularly targeting nine focus areas of intervention, as listed below.
Why do these key focus areas deserve our attention and how does the SPHS act on them? ensure safe management of hazardous chemicals and promote safer alternatives
foster saving and recycling habits to improve efficiency of resources
support energy efficiency, and generation of renewable and alternative energy
promote low-carbon transportation systems and technologies, reduce carbon emissions
incorporate sustainable principles into the production/management of medical products
enhance environmentally sound practices in the treatment of healthcare waste
ensure safe and environmentally-friendly packaging and eco-innovative solutions
minimize water consumption and support greener wastewater treatment
promote sustainable procurement practices in purchasing health products and services
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4. 2015 | GPIH ROADMAP PHASE 1: IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY COMPONENTS 4.1 SUPPLIER AND MANUFACTURER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY ON GREEN PROCUREMENT In collaboration with members of the SPHS, UNDP is developing an Engagement Strategy with Suppliers and Manufacturers on Green Procurement, addressing: • Product focus Identification and prioritization of different products and product categories • Key environmental dimensions Focus on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG); resource depletion: water, energy and material consumption; chemical pollution • Benefits of greening the supply chain Development of a B2B business case for suppliers and manufacturers and outline of benefits for engaging in a process of greening the supply chain • Fair-play Enforcement of key principles for a transparent and inclusive approach, which acknowledges suppliers’ and manufacturers’ different starting points in introducing environmental safeguarding practices • Sound communication Identification of best approaches to engage with suppliers and manufacturers including addressing any concerns, mainly through the development of an online engagement platform • Implementation of the strategy Priority-setting for the implementation of the Engagement Strategy, including the key milestones.
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4.2 STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATIONS In line with the GPIH Roadmap, a communications approach was developed.
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Broadened the global awareness on sustainable procurement in the health sector Engaged with key audiences (donors, suppliers and manufacturers, media, SPHS stakeholders) Created brand recognition and knowledge products.
By taking this communication approach, UNDP has achieved the following key milestones envisaged in the GPIH Roadmap: Raised visibility of UNDP’s and interested SPHS members’ work on green procurement, through the creation of a new visual identity that provides recognizability, including a set of guidelines, layouts, and advocacy/visibility products (see the examples of first of a series of postcards on p. 13).
Initial development of an interactive online engagement platform that serves as a knowledge-hub of best practices to facilitate dialogue and information sharing (read more on page 16).
4.2.1. Creation of a visual identity
The SPHS website now has a fresh new look and user-friendly browsing experience, updated with the latest information about the linkages between health and environment, and news about our work on sustainable procurement in the health sector.
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4.2.2 Importance of social media channels @GreenProcIndex has built a community interested in the topic by tweeting about recent developments on sustainable healthcare procurement and environmental issues. OUR FOLLOWERS: From January 2015 to December 2015, the GPIH Twitter account @GreenProcIndex has increased its followers by 1170%. Among the @GreenProcIndex followers are members of the SPHS, healthcare procurement professionals, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, pharmaceutical corporations, think tanks, global leaders and technical experts. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark is a follower of the @GreenProcIndex, and shows her interest by regularly retweeting and liking the content. The leadership of other UNDP bureaus (BPPS, BERA, BMS and RBEC) are also actively engaged through the Twitter account. Cihan SultanoÄ&#x;lu, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS regularly interacts with the @GreenProcIndex, as well as Kristian Jensen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
From January to December 2015, monthly tweet impressions increased from 283 to 58.9K
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4.2.3 Building an online engagement platform on green health procurement
UNDP’s ability to introduce green health procurement is linked to engaging with the key stakeholders from the global health aid market. Through a multi-stakeholder approach and in line with the GPIH Roadmap, UNDP has initiated the development of an online engagement platform, engaging the SPHS members, global leaders and top experts.
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4.3 KEY VENUES OF ENGAGEMENT In 2015, the GPIH was presented in meetings, workshops, and events worldwide. The Government of Denmark and the UNDP Innovation Facility were highlighted as funding partners of the initiative. The major events are listed below: 15th April 2015 Environmental Safeguarding of Global Health Initiatives The Global Fund Geneva, Switzerland http://bit.ly/1O0hkec 20th - 21st July 2015 SAICM International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) preparation meeting on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Geneva, Switzerland
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28th-30th October 2015 G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency, International G7 Workshop on Industrial Symbiosis Birmingham, UK 9th November 2015 SPHS Brown Bag Lunch One UN Plaza, New York, USA http://bit.ly/1NFEz0P
28th September 2015 UNEP Webinar: Presenting the United Nations Initiative on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZERWULED7A 2. http://bit.ly/1YERGDh
26th November 2015 UN Global Supplier Meeting UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark 1. “The SPHS Capacity Building Sessions”: http://bit.ly/1lLnzLN 2. “Energy Session” : http://bit.ly/1OfvcBj 3. “Water and Pharmaceuticals”: http://bit.ly/1M0xoe5
30th September - 2nd October 2015 FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Düsseldorf, Germany http://bit.ly/1MTI6qU
10th -11th December 2015 The IPC (The Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination group) Meeting Geneva, Switzerland http://bit.ly/1NDjILI
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VENUES OF ENGAGEMENT ANTWERP, BELGIUM BANGKOK, THAILAND BIRMINGHAM, UK
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
GOA, INDIA ISPRA, ITALY NEW YORK, USA
PARIS, FRANCE WASHINGTON, USA WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA
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4.4. CAPACITY BUILDING ON GREENING SUPPLY CHAINS WITH SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA traditionally organize annual meetings with suppliers and manufacturers of medical products, known as the UN Global Supplier Meeting. In collaboration with UNEP, UNFPA and the SPHS Secretariat, UNDP organized two capacity building sessions on water and energy at the 2015 annual meeting which gathered over 400 companies from around the world. Suppliers and manufacturers shared their opinion about what are the key challenges and opportunities related to greening their supply chains. Putting the focus on energy and water, they discussed with keynote speakers and organizers, which are the benefits of green production and green products, and concrete steps of implementation.
KEY BENEFITS through the lenses of UN suppliers: • • • • • •
Reduction in the level of environmental pollution Reduction in cost of production Compliance with environmental requirements Increased productivity More competitive positioning on the market Better place to live in, with the improvement of environmental health
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The SPHS Task Team on eco-innovative business cases Suppliers’ base and potential customers Other businesses to collectively invest in greener supply chains
B2B BUSINESS CASE for eco-innovation:
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Based on the initial interest and positive feedback from the UN suppliers and manufacturers and technical experts, UNDP in collaboration with the SPHS Secretariat will develop business to business (B2B) service offerings for product and process innovation, leading to greening health procurement of UN entities and businesses.
4.4.1 Renewable energy supply chains and energy efficiency
The capacity building session on renewable energy and energy efficiency focused on the benefits resulting from switching to renewable energy supply chains. The key note speeches and panel discussion concentrated on how to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels, by increasing renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency in the production process. Many cases and best practices were presented, such as UNEP’s business case for eco-innovation. Success stories on energy efficiency were delivered by representatives of Energimidt, the Danish multi-utility energy company, and Kenergy, the Danish energy efficiency consulting and engineering company (see link to the presentations on p.18). A high number of participants engaged with the panel, proposing potential ideas for implementation at country level, as well discussing barriers and opportunities of switching to renewable energy sources.
4.4.2 Wastewater treatments: focus on hazardous substances
Given the importance of wastewater treatment, including the potential savings from an efficient use of water, experts on hazardous substances in the environment shared experiences about dealing with wastewater management in the health sector. Presenting practical cases, participants were shown how to measure and verify removal of hazardous substances from their production process and the available technology. Estimates of data and calculations on treatment costs were discussed, offering participants practical guidance on how to treat wastewater and additionally save resources through an efficient treatment and use of water. Nicolai Schaaf, Programme Officer at SIWI, delivered a presentation on re-vectoring and recovering high value water at the water-energy-chemicals nexus, and explained SIWI’s approach to wastewater and pharmaceuticals in the water (further information is available on p. 24).
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4.4.3. Green site visit to Herlev Hospital Under the inclusive engagement process of the global supplier and manufacturer community as outlined in the GPIH Roadmap, UNDP and UNFPA, with the support of the SPHS Secretariat, organized a green visit to Herlev Hospital in the Capital Region of Denmark.
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As part of a public-private innovation partnership, Herlev Hospital has commissioned an entirely new purification plant that uses advanced technology to eliminate medicinal products and bacteria from wastewater. Participating suppliers and manufacturers expressed great interest and positive feedback on the visit, as the practice can be applied to their own facilities, offering them many benefits by not only purifying the water and returning it clean to the nature, but also reusing it in their facilities for different purposes.
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4.4.4 Wastewater as a resource Interview with Nicolai Schaaf, Programme Officer Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) UN Supplier Meeting, 26 November 2015 UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN GREEN PROCUREMENT through the lenses of the United Nations
What are the investments needed and the return of such investments for introducing sustainable measures to reduce water consumption and improve wastewater quality? They vary significantly. It would only be safe to say that in several places there could be practices that cost almost nothing and hence have very high returns of investments. This is what is called low hanging fruits. But as you move closer to having harvested all low hanging fruits, the efforts and investments increase to get similar or even lower returns.
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Globally, clean water is a critical but limited resource essential to sustaining human health and the environment in general. United Nations agencies are committed to work towards minimizing water consumption and water pollution to maximize access to clean water in all regions. Through green procurement criteria which take into account water consumption procurers in the health sector can make a difference by saving lives sustainably.
What is SIWI’s key message in working on greener wastewater treatment? To see it as a resource rather than waste. We tend to forget that wastewater contains significant amounts of resources that we failed to utilize. In an industrial process, wastewater containing chemicals and heat can be recovered, in turn helping reducing the need to source these resources from outside the system.
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Are there enough incentives or support from governments? Governments provide incentive and support in many forms. One of the best incentives is strict execution of existing regulations; the more the non-compliant actors get penalized, the more compliant actors feel that they are on the right track. This might even inspire non-compliant actors to become compliant too. What type of intervention did you put in place that has been the most helpful to reduce water pollution? It has been to identify the value of water, such as seeing not only the cost for procuring the water - say from groundwater or surface water sources - but from looking at it as a cost carrier, and how reducing water in processes decreases cost associated with several other resources like electricity, heat and process chemicals. What would be the interests and benefits for SIWI of engaging with the United Nations on the promotion of sustainable procurement practices? Looking into the water related challenges of supply chains is an exciting opportunity to help the United Nations in their mission of “Greening the Blue”. Green public procurement is not only about reduced environmental impacts in the own field of activity. It gives a signal to the market with a normative authority that no private actor has. Developing tools and criteria is a service to the private sector who might be hesitant to go ahead under an unclear regulatory umbrella.
Pharmaceuticals are a good example for this. Rolling out our experience in industrial water management with voluntary suppliers to the United Nations would be a thrilling mutual learning experience with a potentially huge impact. How does strengthening the cooperation among suppliers, international actors, policy makers and end-users, increase engagement on water issues and more sustainable processes in the supply systems? Cooperation and communication have been among our strongest pillars for achieving success. Once these fundamental principles are in place, they spur innovation at all levels. One very important lesson for us has been that in many cases, a single actor or a partnership between the “usual suspects” will not bring the solution. It takes a lot more engagement from distinct and sometimes uncomfortable actors that leads to possible change.
“Green public procurement is not only about reduced environmental impacts in one’s own field of activity. It gives a signal to the market with a normative authority that no private actor has.” Nicolai Schaaf, Programme Officer Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
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4.5 TOWARDS A GREEN PROCUREMENT INDEX HEALTH: CUTTING EDGE TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
4.5.1 Standardization and Harmonization of the Environmental Questionnaire for Suppliers and Manufacturers
As outlined in the GPIH Roadmap, UNDP has initiated the development of green procurement criteria and data collection on suppliers’ environmental performance. These activities have been undertaken with the support of technical experts as envisioned in the Roadmap (see the GPIH Roadmap on p. 9) through the working groups A (development of GPIH green procurement criteria) and B (data collection, processing, publication and implementation). As a result, UNDP developed an environmental questionnaire for the evaluation of suppliers and manufacturers and a pilot guide on monitoring healthcare procurement compliance with International environmental Conventions (see more on p. 28).
A good number of environmental standards and assessment tools are currently available for a broad range of products. During 2015, UNDP has developed a standardized questionnaire on green procurement to assess the environmental performance of its suppliers and manufacturers. On a broader level, this questionnaire can be used by any of the SPHS members or public procurers in the health sector. It is based on international standards, Global Compact principles, Global Reporting indicators and existing and wellaccepted environmental scorecards and questionnaires from other national and international organizations. The questionnaire has been developed with the support of technical experts putting an emphasis on key SPHS focus areas (e.g. chemicals, energy, packaging, water). This process has ensured the acceptance and recognition of the questionnaire as a key data collection tool by the SPHS partners and stakeholders. The information collected through the questionnaire will be used for the development of environmental profiles of suppliers and of green procurement criteria. Consequently, these data will also be used for the further development of the GPIH.
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4.5.2 Monitoring Healthcare Procurement Compliance with International Environmental Conventions As UN and multilateral global health financing agencies, all members of the SPHS have a particular responsibility to ensure that their procurements in the health sector are compliant with international conventions and principles. This can also be regarded as a critical component for the GPIH. In 2015, UNDP has developed a pilot guide for monitoring and evaluating the compliance of health procurement with International environmental Conventions on chemicals. This novel and unique tool has the following components: •
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brief introductions to all Conventions listed above and highlights key aspects to be considered from a procurement perspective a practical checklist, indicators and guidance
Indicators proposed as part of this guide are intended to serve as a building block of the GPIH and the compliance with International environmental Conventions might be considered as one of the pillars for the development of the Index. In the pilot, the tool has been proven to be easy to use for procurers, to serve as benchmarking of important components of green procurement practices and to trigger targeted action for further improvements.
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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) M 1.1 The product is free or does not generate any Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) included in any of the Annexes (A, B or C) of the Stockholm Convention
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Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer M 3.1 The product is free of any substances that deplete the ozone layer included in the Annexes of the Vienna Convention
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal M 4.1 The supplier has proven that disposal and treatment of hazardous waste is done by an approved site or facility
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Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade M 5.1 The product is free of any banned or severely restricted chemicals or severely hazardous pesticides formulations included in the Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention
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5. LESSONS LEARNT •
The engagement of end-users (procurement practitioners, suppliers and manufacturers) raises awareness and encourages these users to improve their environmental performance.
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The co-design process with technical experts and suppliers and manufacturers ensures harmonization and standardization of tools, as well as enhances commitment of these stakeholders towards introducing sustainable procurement practices.
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A clear concept and agreement on what will constitute the key components and indicators of the Green Procurement Index Health is a process that requires broad engagement of technical experts and and the development of partnerships.
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Data availability is crucial for successful development and use of indicators.
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Indicators must be well-defined, and questions precise, to avoid the collection of unnecessary information, raise of operations costs and time invested in data processing.
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The Supplier Environmental Questionnaire and the monitoring tool for the healthcare procurement compliance with international environmental conventions are critical components for green procurement practices and the further development of the Green Procurement Index Health.
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6. NEXT STEPS - FURTHER INNOVATIONS AND SCALE UP Innovations in our pipeline •
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Development of a B2B business case for ecoinnovation in the health sector: Building on our focus areas, UNDP and other SPHS members will develop services offerings for product and prosess innovations which bring together our global network of technical experts as service providers for suppliers and manufacturers leading to greening health procurements and heath systems and contributing to inclusive green economies. Development of an online environmental assessment tool to process data collected through the supplier environmental questionnaire, and evaluate and monitor environmental performance of suppliers and manufacturers. This tool will offer feedback to suppliers and manufacturers on their score, and detailed and visual insight to the UN procurement practitioners that can be used in the procurement processes Further improvement of the online engagement platform (www.savinglivesustainably.org) to share knowledge among the SPHS members and key stakeholders from the global health aid market, to ensure the acceptance and successful introduction of sustainable procurement practices Development of guidelines and technical tools, and implementation of pilots, to support the further development of components of the GPIH.
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Intensification of engagement with suppliers and manufacturers on green procurement, through various national, regional and international events
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Strengthening of institutional relationships with key stakeholders from the global health aid market and leading international media channels to ensure further scale-up of GPIH project activities, as well as regular communications on key work-streams under the GPIH project
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Introduction of the Healthcare Procurement Compliance with International Environmental Conventions in the regular procurement processes within the UN-system and beyond in other public procurement organizations
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Strengthening of the national health systems capacities by introducing environmental safeguarding policies and practices
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Strengthening capacities of local suppliers and manufacturers of health commodities, through collaboration with national governments and offering assistance in the process of developing tailored to their needs and interests, environmental safeguarding policies.
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Dr. Christoph Hamelmann SPHS Coordinator christoph.hamelmann@undp.org Mirjana Milić SPHS Associate Coordinator mirjana.milic@undp.org