UNDP Sustainable Health Procurement Policy & Practice:

Tools & Case StudiesLorea Coronado-Garcia

Greening Health Systems Specialist, UNPD IRH HHD TeamUN Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in

the Health Sector (SPHS)lorea.coronado-garcia@undp.org

Understanding our environmental footprint

1

2

3

Reviewing our commodities and services

Capacitating our procurement teams

Engaging with our suppliers4

5

6

High-level support

Building the initiative

Exploring Sustainable Procurement Practices of Health Commodities in UNDP

Case Study: Understanding our Environmental Footprint

Example: Carbon emissions of a UNDP Global Fund health initiative – HIV/AID grant R8P2 in Tajikistan

i

Source: UNDP (2013) Carbon footprint of UNDP Global Fund health initiatives in Montenegro and Tajikistan

Case Study: Reviewing our Commodities and Services for Packaging Optimization and

Innovation

Problem• A considerably high amount of unnecessary

product packaging and its leaflets

Solution• Eliminate individual outer bottle package• Eliminate individual leaflets glued to bottles• Shrink bottles wrapped and packed in carton

boxes / shippers • Reduce leaflet amount of 5-10% for bottles

shipped in the carton boxes

Sustainability• Reduction of product waste (12% waste

reduction)• Cost effectiveness (15% cost savings)• Carbon footprint reduction (13% kg of CO2 per

unit)

i

Source: UNDP (2016). New packaging

examples provided by one of the UNDP

TLE/ARV suppliers

Waste reduction12%

Cost Savings15%

Case Study: Reviewing our Commodities and Services for Logistics Improvements

In partnership with Kuehne + Nagel A/S, data and analytics for CO2 emissions were collected on a quarterly basis. The CO2 emissions below are from the TLE/ARVs LTA framework in 2015.

i

2015 CO2

Report TLE-ARV

A reduction in 0.18 Kg of CO2 per TLE pack and US$0.26 per TLE pack is acquired by switching from air to sea freight for the specified trade lane.

Decrease in CO2

81%

Cost Savings49%

Reviewing our Commodities and Services for Healthcare Waste Management

To assess the possible environmental impact of GF grants, rapid assessments on healthcare waste were carried out.

UNDP will soon publish a practical toolkit for healthcare waste management

Capacitating our Procurement Teamswith Sustainable Public Health Procurement

Trainings

UNDP-UNEP-HCWH support government officials to design and implement sustainable public health procurement policies that equally factor in the social, economic and environmental impact of their operations.

Interested to host a training in your organization? Please contact us at info@savinglivesustainably.org

i

Structured Approach to Sustainable Health Procurement:

Integration throughout the Procurement Process

Some examples of SPP integration:

1) Planning Assess sustainability impacts of the procurement Consider using a “sustainable title” for the process

2) Requirements definition Use relevant technical standards and environmental

labels Use performance and functional specifications

3) Sourcing Research the market for sustainable health

products/services Pre-qualify suppliers that minimize sustainability risks

4) Solicitation Include pre-determined sustainability evaluation criteria Include Life-cycle-costs considerations

5) Contract management Work with suppliers to improve sustainability

performance

1

Sourcing

Evaluation

Logistics

Contract Management

Planning

Requirements definition

Bid receipt and opening

Contract finalization and

issuance

Procurement process

Solicitation

Review and award

Pre

-pu

rch

as

ing

Pu

rch

as

ing

Po

st-p

urc

ha

sin

g

2

3

4

5

Sustainable Public Procurement in the Health Sector Guidelines

UNEP, Sustainable UN, UNDP

Will provide comprehensive information on sustainable procurement recommendations in the health sector

This guideline will be part of a series: Additional guides available at www.greeningtheblue.org & www.ungm.org

i

Healthcare Procurement and the Compliance with International Environmental Conventions

on Chemicals

UNDP Environmental Assessments of Suppliers and Manufacturers of Health Commodities and

Services

Questionnaire and Online Environmental Assessment Tool (OET)

A user-friendly and dynamic tool which provides comprehensive overview of the environmental performance of suppliers and manufacturers of health commodities and services

Interested in testing this tool, which was developed in consultation with leading technical experts? Please contact us at info@savinglivesustainably.org

i

UNDP Policies and Strategies

SPHS Members

SPHS Task Team is, through a transparent and inclusive

engagement process, leveraging its normative and market

power, lowering the environmental impact of its

procurement, with a final aim of improving human health

and well-being.

Engagement Strategy on Engaging with Suppliers and Manufacturers on Green Health

Procurement

Interagency Statement on Engaging with Suppliers and Manufacturers on Sustainable

Health Procurement

Our Network Outreach:Jan - Dec 2016

Online Knowledge-Hub of Good Practices www.savinglivesustainably.org

Introducing Sustainable Procurement Practices in the Global Health Sector with HCWH

Looking Forward – 2017 onwards: More Sustainable Health Policies, Strategies and

Practices

Carbon footprint assessment1

2

3

Logistics lane scenarios, waste management assessments and toolkit

Trainings, guidelines

Compliance with international conventions, questionnaire, online assessment and profile

4

5

6

High-level statements and policy

Strategic partnerships and knowledge-sharing platform

Essential tools for EPP in UNDP

The future starts today.We look forward to working with you on a more sustainable global health sector. GET IN TOUCH @ www.savinglivesustainably.org