1. Appropriate Institutional Structures for GPP at National Levels
Karsten Andrup Pedersen Procurement Manager City of Kolding, Denmark
Seminar on Green Public Procurement
Bucharest, October 2007

2. Distribution of Responsibilities and Tasks The Danish Example

3. The Danish structure Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Environment
The association of local goverments
The singel municipality
Other public funded associations

4. Ministry of the Interior
Set the legal frames for the local goverments
Negotiate the finansial conditions with the association of local goverments
Is responsible for implementing the changes in Danish law ( EU-directives into the local goverments politics

5. Ministry of Environment
Negotiate environmental issues with the association of local goverments.
Have an advisory bord of puchase managers

6. The association of local goverments
By the ownership of SKI concluding environmentally sound framework agreements.
Inform the municipalities about news.

7. The singel municipality
Are responsible for its own purchasing policy
Can under the frame of the national law decide the level of green goods/services purchased

8. Other public funded organisations
SKI
The Danish A-club
Green network
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9. The Danish A-Club
The Municipality of Kolding is a member of the A-Club, funded by the Danish Electricity-Conserving Fund
The A-Club is a network for public and private purchasers of energy consuming apparatuses and systems
The A-Club have 140 members

10. The Danish A-Club Members are committed to
purchase energy efficient apparatuses when available
use the A-club’s purchase guidelines
Purchase Guidelines offered by the A-Club
makes it easier to find energy efficient apparatuses
are easy applicable and operative
The A-club also offers
system solutions such as energy efficient ventilation systems at schools or energy efficient lightning
personal guidance on purchase technical matters

11. Green Purchasing and Energy Efficiency
There are several reasons why energy efficiency should be taken into account
It gives lower running costs
It reduces environmental impacts through reduced CO2 emissions
It contributes to fulfilling International declarations