Sustainability and Public Procurement: Lessons Learned

Karen Bowman, MA(Hons) FCIPS SRN, Director of Procurement

University of Edinburgh Strategic Plan diagram 2012 -2016

…an overarching theme for this Plan is to increase our global impact and our contribution to society.” Prof. Sir Timothy O’Shea Principal & Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh

£0.75bn p.a.

growing 45,500

People staff

& mainly our students

Gross Value Add

£201.6m

3,600 jobs

Procurement is

£197m

THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

Influencing the world since 1583

Sir Peter Higgs (Higgs Boson) Nobel Prize 2013

• artificial refrigeration 1756

• carbon dioxide

1754

• morphine hydrochloride 1831

• graphical structure for molecules etc 1861

dilution law

for weak electrolytes (Kendall’s Law, 1928).

Up the close and down the stair, In the house with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox, the boy who buys the beef

Global Challenges of 21st Century

The Challenge of Public Sector Procurement!

Time Sustainability

Regulations

Cost

SMEs

Quality Value for

Money

Our Sustainable Procurement Goal

to procure goods and services in ways that maximise efficiency & effectiveness while minimising social, environmental and other risks.

Procurement Strategy linked to University Strategic Plan Procurement professional influence to exceed 80%

Collaborative procurement on target 30%

Risk Matrix – procurement categories

UN Marrakech – resources and production

Sustainable Strategy – aims and targets

APUC code of conduct - behaviours

Flexible

Framework

Estates £68m p.a.

243 contracted suppliers

IS /IT £21m

500 total suppliers

Lab/research £28m

172 contracted suppliers

Professional £24m

238 contracted suppliers

Sustainable?

Raw

Materials

Impacts people

& environment

UN

Marrakech

Manufacture

Delivery

Energy &

emissions, impacts

people &

environment

In Use

End

of

life

Impacts

energy,

emissions,

waste,

environment

People

Reputation

Sustainable

Consumption ?

Com Code Commodity Code Description

Priority 1 (>15)

Priority 2 (>11)

Priority 3 (>9)

A

The Arts, Audio-Visual & Multimedia

Supplies and Services - 11 14

B Library & Publications - 1 6

C Catering Supplies & Services - 5 14

D Medical, Surgical, Nursing Supplies & Services - 3 5

E Agricultural/Fisheries/Forestry/Horticultural/ Oceanographic Supplies & Services - 5 10

F Furniture, Furnishings & textiles - 2 15

H Janitorial & Domestic Supplies & Services - 4 9

J Utilities 3 4 6

K Computer Supplies & Services 7 12 15

L Laboratory Supplies & Services 5 40 85 M Workshop & Maintenance Supplies (Lab & Estates) - 1 7

P Printing - 3 5

Q Telecommunications, Postal & Mail Room Services - 5 7

R Professional & Bought-in Services - 4 -

S Stationery & Office Supplies - 2 2

T Travel & Transport (incl. Vehicle hire & Subsistence) 4 13 17 U Safety & Security - 6 8

V Vehicles (Purchase, Lease, Contract Hire) - 5 8

W Estates & Buildings 14 24 25

(2012 figures)

We emit more

carbon per

person than

other Russell

Group

universities

CHP £12million Combined Heat and Power

(CHP) energy centres built (2002 - 05)

8,500 tonnes less CO2e/year

generated annual savings of £1.5m

Waste strategy

3% annual target for waste reduction

67 percent recycling rate in 2010/11

Procurement est. CO2e emissions 78,000 tCO2e,

major construction = 26%. Supply chain carbon

intensity is around 0.569 tCO2e per £1,000

Flexible Framework – for assessing progress

on sustainable procurement in all areas

• People

• Policy and communications

• Process

• Suppliers

• Measures

Edinburgh Sustainability Awards – assessed by students

Updated Fair Trade policy – not just a ‘brand’

Employed a Fair Trade post – engagement/research

2004 Scotland’s first Fairtrade University

2012 joins the Workers Rights Consortium

2013 steering APUC Sustain supply chain

2014 UK’s first university to affiliate as Founder Member of people&planet led

electronics watch

STUDENTS assess Departments 38 teams competed 2014

Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Personal Welfare & Well-being

Sustainable Procurement & Fair Trade

Waste & Resource Management

Local Energy Actions

Sustainable Travel Choices

September 2013 Office Depot ‘switch & save' before 'environmental spend' was 35.11%

Latest March 2014 now 40.57% of~£1m

HE sector improved but not so markedly 20.24% to 23.86%.

Buy sustainable message is getting through to people!

• Social Responsibility and Sustainability

• Personal Welfare & Well-being

• Sustainable Procurement & Fair Trade

• Waste & Resource Management

• Local Energy Actions

• Sustainable Travel Choices

Influencing the world – global challenges Procurement is big business ‘education, research, innovation’ Work with students on priorities & assessing Make tools drive behaviour Make choosing sustainable options easier