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A cooperation between the county councils in Sweden
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Social Responsibility in Public Procurement
A cooperation between the county councils in Sweden
Social Public Procurement - In Sweden
Pauline Göthberg
PhD
National Coordinator
County Councils and Regions
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Sweden’s four democratic levels 18/10/2013
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EU
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21 County Councils and Regions
§ Responsible for - healthcare - dental care - public transport
§ 21 county councils § approx. 250,000 employees § Procures goods and services to the amount of SEK120 billion (approx 13 billion Euro)
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2007 Swedwatch report ”White coats and sharp scissors” - A report on the county councils lack of ethical procurement.
The wake-up call
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§ 2007 Pilote project between the largest county councils in Sweden
§ 2008 A common CoC and a political decision
§ 2009 A common model for follow-up
§ 2010 All County Councils join the project
§ 2012 National coordinator
Background
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Synergies
§ Less duplication
§ Co-finance Audits
§ Develop leading-edge competence
§ All for one and one for all
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County Councils procures products and
services to the amount of SEK120
bilion a year (13 billion Euro)
Sustainable Development - a political goal
Public Procurement– A policy tool to reach a sustainable development
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What do we mean by social responsibility?
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Code of Conduct
§ UN Declaration of Human Rights
§ ILO eight core conventions
§ All work-related health and safety legislation in the manufacturing country
§ Decent wages and working hours
§ Environmental demands
§ Anti-corruption
Our Definition
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Ø Instruments and stainless steel medical products – Pakistan
Ø Disposable operation products – Thailand, Malaysia
Ø Gloves – Vietnam, China
Ø Dressings – China
Ø Textiles – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Ø IT
Ø Medical
Seven risk-areas
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5 steps to Sustainable Procurement
CoC Political Decision
Terms of Contract
Self-Assessment Audit
CAP
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Clause regarding correction and termination
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Lessons Learned
§ Large administrative burden
§ Not sufficient number of follow-ups
§ Not a transparent way of follow-up
§ Need to improve skills and competence
(mapping of suppliers, due-diligence on HR,
anti-corruption, who audit the auditors)
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Self-Assesment
2009: Textiles, Instruments, Gloved
2010: Gloves, Surgical articles, Dressings, Laparaskopi
2012: Surgical textiles, IT
2013: Pharmaceuticals, Instruments Audits:
2009: Instruments, Textiles
2010: Gloves
2013: IT, Textiles
2014: Pharmaceuticals, Instruments
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Thank you!
Pauline Göthberg
PhD
National coordinator
Mob. +46 70 089 1893
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