© ICLEI Sustainable Public Procurement A handy tool for achieving the aims of biological diversity Philipp Tepper Project Coordinator and Procura+ Campaign Manager ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Montreal, 3 rd October 2013 Third Meeting of the Gloabl Partnership for Business and Biodiversity

© ICLEI ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: ●an international network that advances local sustainability ●a city movement that works on sustainability projects, programmes, campaigns and advocacy ●funded by membership fees and project funding ●founded in 1990 at the UN Headquarters in New York ●introduced Local Agenda 21 in 1992 and continues to promote it worldwide Connecting leaders in Sustainability

© ICLEI ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability ●1,100+ members: cities and local governments world-wide ●15 offices plus satellite offices ●200+ staff ●Represents Local Governments at UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCSD We consider a Sustainable City to be one that: ●strives to reduce its per capita use of natural resources to a level that endangers neither local nor global ecosystems, and at the same time ●ensures that political, economic and social systems guarantee a high quality of life for everyone.

© ICLEI ● SPP raises awareness of sustainability issues ● SPP allows PAs to achieve environmental targets ● Helps public authorities meet key environmental, social & ecological challenges ● Drive the market / launching pad for new technologies ● Sets an example ● SPP saves money and resources ● Meet existing & forthcoming legislation ● Improvements in working conditions ● Assist disadvantaged groups in society

© ICLEI Cities such as Vancouver or Berlin are hotspots of biodiversity  Responsibility for biodiversity  Implementation of policies, strategies and laws

© ICLEI Sustainable procurement makes use of existing laws to conserve biodiversity  Good procurement starts with a good title  Make use of the „subject matter“ and send a strong signal to the market that you only want sustainable products, services and works

© ICLEI Economic benefits  Why to pay less and as a result to get even less? – Did you know that organic meat only looses 10-20% of its weight compared to non-organic meat that looses 40-60%?

© ICLEI Boost sustainable entrepreneurship  Apply cradle to cradle  Encourage renewable resources economics  Drive ecodesign  Bio-based products (e.g. plastics)

© ICLEI Food  Aim: nature conservation  Measure: organic agriculture and food production  Certification (e.g.):  Procurement approach: criteria of  Certification & contracts: above certifications or equivalent  Who does it: Rome, Barcelona, Malmö, Freiburg, etc.

© ICLEI Timber  Aim: climate change mitigation and conservation of biological diversity  Measure: sustainable forest management  Certification (e.g.):  Procurement approach: criteria of  Certification & contracts: above certifications or equivalent  Who does it: London, Vancouver, Zagreb, etc.

© ICLEI Bio-based packaging  Aim: reduce waste and use of natural resources  Measure: compostable, bio-based packaging (100% recycled paper, cardboard / >85% bio-based plastics)  Certification (e.g.):  Procurement approach: criteria of  Certification & contracts: above certifications or equivalent  Who does it: Toronto, Hamburg, Barcelona, etc.

© ICLEI Outlook  Greening supply chains  Monetarising emissions such as NO x, SO 2, CO 2, etc. in the award of tenders  Drive innovation (e.g. Self-Healing Concrete Healing Concrete – Bacteria deposit dense layers of calcium carbonate and other minerals on concrete structures sealing off green house gases or Algal Wastewater processing – Using bioreactors that combine bacteria and algae)

© ICLEI ICLEI believes that mainstreaming sustainable supply chains by using the purchasing power of procurement will make the difference – join us on this mission! ICLEI European Secretariat Philipp Tepper Tel. +49 / (0) Moving ahead