Sustainable Timber Action in Europe
Training for Public Authorities
Module 3: Introduction to Sustainable
Timber Procurement
STA – EU Trainings: Raising awareness for Public Authorities
(Place & Date)
Sustainable Public Procurement
How to implement it
strategically and
successfully?
Strategic approach 360°
The Procura+ Milestone approach
Umsetzungsinstrumente
ICLEIs milestone approach
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Preparation
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Target setting
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Realistic targets, e.g. share of 20% fair trade within 1 year
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Clear and quantifiable targets
Develop action plan
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Plan activities and assign responsabilities
Implement action plan
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Baseline inventory, definition of product groups
Procurement, training, communication, dialogue with suppliers
Monitor progress and report results
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Review targets and start a new phase
Political target setting
Targets:
• Clear and quantifiable targets
• Ambitious but realistic
• For one department or the whole organisation
Examples:
• Until 2016: 50% of all food in schools is from
organic agriculture
• From 2013: 100% sustainable timber criteria for all
tenders for public benches, floors and playgrounds
Good practice 360°
“Ecobuy Vienna”
Success factors:
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Starting point (policy): Climate Protection Programme (“KliP Wien“)
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Collaboration between different municipal departments: Finance, Environment,
Construction
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Strong marketing (videoclip, games in schools, awareness raising)
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Systematic stakeholder involvement (180 municipal employees involved in
development of product criteria)
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Binding decree at top administration level to make “Ecobuy Vienna” criteria
mandatory for procurers
Source: www.oekokauf.wien.at
Organigram
Work structure & criteria
1 Steering committee & 3 Consultative Committees (Legal; Public Relations;
Organisational)
Product-specific Working Groups (WG):
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WG1 Lighting
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WG16 Events
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WG2 Disinfection
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WG17 Paints and varnishes
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WG3 Printing, stationery and office supply
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WG18 Fire extinguishers
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WG4 ITC (e.g. computers) and household appliances
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WG19 Furniture
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WG5 Fleet (car pool)
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WG20 Textiles
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WG6 Building Services
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WG21 Disposal/Waste Services
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WG7 COnstruction works
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WG8 Interior works
WG22 construction and environmental
logistics
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WG9 Food
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WG23 Nanotechnology
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WG10 Cleaning products
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WG24 Kindergartens
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WG11 Civil & underground engineering
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WG25 Green and open spaces
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WG12 Water
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WG25 Gardening Products
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WG13 Winter Service
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WG14 Prevention (PVC-free; less paper)
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WG15 Planning/design
Good Practice: Cognac
• Through the “Moabi Exoerience” in 2005 a new understanding of
timber procurement developed in Cognac
• The compliance with FSC and PEFC criteria is now mandatory for all
timber products, including construction
• In addition the “Timber Week” has been set up along
with other informational campaigns
• Early market engagement included all suppliers in
the search for alternative timber products
• The City of Cognac saved 5% in comparison with
spending on timber in the previous years
Good practice: Barcelona
• Strategic local Agenda 21: Environmental and social criteria have to be
considered in all tenders
• All timber used for urban furniture must be from proven legal sources
and sustainable forest management
• Qualitative preference is given for products which carry a more timber
demanding label
• The programme “+sustainable City Council” provides information and
training for citizens and public servants
Good practice: Bremen
• Since 2007 implementation of SPP
through landmark project in all divisions
• Comprehensively certified timber products,
specifically CoC, are still rare on the
market and products may come from a
number of different suppliers but Bremen
keeps good contacts with them and
encourages them to become CoC certified
• The City of Bremen adopted their own
labour guidelines (BremKern) which are
modelled after the ILO core criteria
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