SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral“Hållbarhetskollen”- Sustainability check - An audit service for local authorities in Sweden

Peter Nohrstedt, sustainability manager

First a few words about …

Central Purchasing Body (CPB) for the Local Sector in Sweden

› 1100+ customers

– 21 Regions

– 290 Municipalities

› 800+ supplier base

– 565 active

– 25% SME

Our CPB arena

• 19 Categories • 100+ framework agreements• 3 Offices: Stockholm, Malmö,

Gothenburg• Total number of staff: 60+• 850 Million EUR contractual

turnover

Our CPB numbers

High sustainability ambition

Target: support CA:s to fulfil their sustainability targets

Audit calendar

Procurement plan Category tree

Hållbarhetskollen offers…

› Social audits free of cost for SKIs clients (municipalities, county councils,

regions)

– Desktop audit

– Office audit

– On-site audit

› Sharing of audit results in a database

› Cooperation with other parties with a mutual interest , i.e. the National Agency

for Public Procurement, Swedish church

We do audits in 9 risk areas

1. Construction materials and building appliances

2. Vehicles and fuel

3. IT and telecom

4. Office, school and leisure/sports

5. Food

6. Furniture

7. Cleaning material and chemicals

8. Medical supplies

9. Shoes and clothes

What we follow-up?

› the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights,

› the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 32,

› the eight core conventions of the ILO regarding forced or compulsory labour, child labour, discrimination, as well as freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, (no 29, 87, 98, 100, 105, 111, 138, and 182),

› the labour law in force in the country were the work is performed, including regulations for salary, working hours, leisure time, and work environment,

› the environmental law in force in the country were the work is performed, and

› the UN Convention against Corruption.

Benefits of Hållarhetskollen

› Share competence and resources

› Follow-up results can be shared with more users, saving time and costs for both suppliers and contracting authorities

› Improvement work is done at the supplier and in the value chain reduced risk of socially unsustainable production

› Contract terms are maintained during the contract period - fairness and equal treatment

Tack! Díky!

Peter Nohrstedt

SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral

peter.nohrstedt@sklkommentus.se