1 The Procura + Campaign Driving sustainability through public procurement Mark Hidson Director Sustainable Procurement ICLEI European Secretariat
What is the Procura+ Campaign Procura + is an initiative designed to help support public authorities across Europe in implementing sustainable procurement – and help promote their achievements.
Why join Procura + ? Achieve financial savings Access to best practices Promote your achievements Participate in training and events Share experience with others Meet your local environmental, social and health goals Get advice from experts The Procura + approach is tailored to meet the specific needs of any type and size of authority.
Support The Procura + milestone approach The Procura + manual Procura + key criteria Advice & support Keep up to date Learn from others Access to seminars and conference
The Procura + milestone approach
The Procura + Manual
Procura + key criteria
Advice & support
Learn from others Participants meeting once a year Participants telephone meeting once a year Ongoing sharing of information
Access to seminars & conferences
Promotion Present your achievements internationally Demonstrate your commitment to sustainable procurement Use of the Procura + logo
Members Achievements Barcelona spends 16.2 million EUR a year on cleaning services using non-toxic products meeting the Procura + criteria In % of the IT equipment purchased by the City of Reggio Emilia in Italy was energy efficient. Kolding 100% of IT equipment purchases and cleaning services met the Procura + criteria, & 65,000kg of organic food was bought City of Lille uses 50% recycled paper, serves organic meals in schools & at receptions, & reduced energy consumption for public lighting by 32% City of Ferrara, Italy, 80-90% of all food served in school canteens is organic, it purchases 50% recycled paper & uses non-toxic cleaning products
To participate in the Campaign Commit to self-set sustainable procurement targets Report progress on sustainable procurement achievements to ICLEI Send tender documents to ICLEI for all 6 Procura + product groups Contribute an annual participation fee
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