EU Green Public Procurement Policy

European CommissionEnvironment Directorate-General Enrico DegiorgisWebinar "Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and the Circular Economy

13 March 2017

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From a Linear Economy…DISPOSEMAKETAKENATURAL

RESOURCES

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…to a Circular Economy

3Circular economy Action Plan – CE AP – December 2015

Green Public Procurement in CE AP• Key role for circular economy acknowledged • Special emphasis on circular economy aspects in

criteria-setting• Support a greater uptake of GPP criteria by public

authorities, e.g. by training• Commission to lead by example - in its own

procurement, and by reinforcing the use of GPP in EU funding two inter-service groups from April 2016• Example: reuse of old furniture, reuse and recycle of

obsolete ICT

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Reinforcing CE aspects in GPP criteriaExamples

EU GPP criteria for computers and monitors (Oct. 2016)•Renewal of IT equipment as a contract option•Design for durability, upgradeability and repairability

• Continued availability of spare parts• Ease of replacement for rechargeable batteries

•Product life extension upon the end of its service life •Design for dismantling and end-of-life management to maximise the recovery of resources

5http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/EU_GPP_criteria_for_computers_and_monitors.pdf

Reinforcing CE aspects in GPP criteriaExamples

• Refurbishment service for existing used furniture

• Easy repair of furniture, incl. spare part availability

• Encourage use of recycled materials in construction

• Food waste prevention in catering services

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To get involved in the development GPP criteria development process:

http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product_bureau/projects.html

Support higher uptake of GPP

• Training

• Technical assistance

• Peer-to-peer learning

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2nd Circular Procurement CongressSave the date!

19th October in Tallinn

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• Examples of circular procurement• Share experiences • Discuss how circular procurement could become a

standard practice globally

Organisers: DG Environment, Rijkswaterstaat (NL), Estonian Ministry of the Environment, ICLEI

Questions? Please contact:

• enrico.degiorgis@ec.europa.eu• robert.kaukewitsch@ec.europa.eu

•GPP webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp