SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT Julian Caruana Purchasing Officer

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENTJulian Caruana
Purchasing Officer
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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• What is it?
• Why is it important?
• What are we doing about it?
• What needs to be done?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• is an ongoing dynamic process which enables all
  people to realise their potential and to improve
  their quality of life in ways which
  simultaneously protect and enhance the Earths
  life support systems
• (Forum for the Future)

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

• Three Pillars
• Economic objectives
• Social aspirations
• Environmental constraints

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT
Sustainability
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SP - WHAT IS IT?

• development that meets the needs of the present
  without compromising the ability of future
  generations to meet their own needs
• (World Committee on Environment Development)

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• Process whereby organisations meet their needs
  for goods, services, works and utilities in a way
  that achieves value for money on a whole life
  basis in terms of generating benefits not only to
  the organisation, but also to society and the
  economy, whilst minimising damage to the
  environment

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SP - WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• If everyone in the world consumed natural
  resources and produced CO2 at the rate we do in
  the UK, wed need three planets to support us
• (WWF)

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SP - WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• Ecological footprint of consumption in Wales is
  5.25 global ha/p compared to the average earth
  share of 1.8 ha/p

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SP - WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• We need to get from this three planet lifestyle
  to a one planet lifestyle!

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SP WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT

• Environmental Policy Statement (2002)
• Recycling
• Energy Efficiency and Energy Sources
• Waste Management
• Transportation
• Biodiversity
• Environmental awareness
• Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on SD

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SP WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT

• Buy Now Dont Pay Later (2004)
• Sustainable Procurement guidance for the Public
  Sector
• What it is
• Why its important
• What Public Sector Wales needs to do about it
• Sustainable Development Policy in Wales
• Top 10 Commitments for Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Development Action Plan

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SP WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT

• Fair Trade Locally Produced Food
• Waste Management
• Recycled Paper
• Dual Fuel Vehicles
• Computerised Orders
• Purchasing Cards
• Estates Management (BMS, CHP)

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SP WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT

• Financial Policies Procedures (Purchasing)
• WEEE and RoHS
• Buy4Wales / Sell2Wales

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Sustainable Procurement Assessment Tool

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Environmental, social economic consequences of

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Risk Based Approach

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Establish the business need

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Life Cycle Assessment Cradle to Grave

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Raw Materials

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SP - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

• Disposal

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• Public procurement must ensure that money is
  spent wisely to achieve true vfm improving our
  efficiency and our service now, while at the same
  time protecting our future generations
• When we decide what to buy we need to think
  about the broader issues protecting scarce
  resources, consuming less, recycling more and
  choosing options that meet all our wider
  objectives
• need to be encouraging our suppliers to share
  our values for people and the environment
• (Mrs Sue Essex AM Buy Now Dont Pay Later
  2004 )

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• this is worth doing, there are clear benefits,
  it can be done, it is not difficult, it will not
  cost more in the medium term and will show real
  dividends in the long term
• (Sir Neville Simms Procuring the Future 2006)

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• future generations will neither excuse us nor
  forgive us for ignoring the signals that we can
  see today. They will not accept that it was too
  difficult or too costly to keep our economic
  aspirations in balance with our impact on the
  environment and the effects of our decisions
  would inevitably have on society. They will
  wonder why we delayed
• (Sir Neville Simms Procuring the Future 2006)

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• Thank You!
• Any Questions?