sphs presentation at #cop21
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INTRODUCTION
TITLE Location, Date
Morten SORENSENDeputy ChiefUNFPA Procurement Services Branch
Email: [email protected]
Saving Lives Sustainably.
COP 21, PARIS, FRANCEDecember 2015
Climate Change and Health Care: focus on the Global Health Initiatives
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Disposal
Environmental impacts along the
supply chain
Hazardous chemicals in the
wastewaterPOPs, ODSs,
mercury releases, etc.
Carbon emissions
Unsafe disposal of healthcare waste
Pharmaceutical in the environment
(EPPP)
Inefficient implementation
of standards and policies
Production
High healthcare procurement
volume
Healthcare Procurement and Current Environmental Issues.
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Opportunities to:
• Reduce environmental impact of the healthcare supply chain
• Engage with the private sector
• Influence policy makers and procurement officers
• Partner with other relevant stakeholders from the global health aid market
High healthcare procurement
volume… WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
Healthcare Procurement and Current Environmental Issues.
SUSTAINABLE
PROCUREMENT.
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High UN Commitment
Ban Ki-moon, NY, June 2007:
“...make the UN more climate friendly and environmentally sustainable.”
Member of the SPHS initiative
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Who We Are and What Do We Do?
1 VISION Through a transparent and inclusive engagement process, and by leveraging its normative and market power, lowering the environmental impact of its procurement, with a final aim of improving human health and well-being
10 MEMBER AGENCIES
7 UN Agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNEP, UNOPS, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO)3 Multilateral health financing institutions
$ 5 BILLION PROCUREMEN
T
Joint annual procurement volume in the global health aid market as a strategic tool to drive change towards greener health systems and inclusive green economies
3,500 PARTNERS
Renowned institutions/experts in our global network open to contribute and engage with the SPHS and its partners, addressing sustainability across various fields
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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
SDGs – UNIVERSALISM Public and Private sector connected to Sustainable Health Procurement as an example of financing and implementing the SDGs
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTA path towards global prosperity, human well-being and a healthy planet.
How is this linked to the SDGs?
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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
We aim to enhance the global partnership for sustainable development by promoting public procurement practices that are sustainable.
How is this linked to the SDGs?
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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
CHEMICALS ENERGY MEDICAL PRODUCTS PACKAGING PROCUREMENT
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
TRANSPORTATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
SPHS Environmental Sustainability Focus Areas
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In collaboration with the public and private sector we:• Establish harmonized approach to
environmental safeguarding policies and practices
• Enable win-win scenarios with manifold benefits for all stakeholders
• Promote benchmarking and best practices
How Do We Tackle the Climate Change?
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We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of Our Health
Programmes.
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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes
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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes
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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes
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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes
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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes
INTRODUCTION
• Guidance and targets to substitute hazardous products purchased by the UN for its health programs
• List of key products based on procurement volume and environmental impact: Antiretrovirals, Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, Medical devices (syringes, thermometers, gloves, blood pressure measuring device and catheters), TB drugs, male condoms, hormonal implants.
UNDP-HCWH project “Sustainable Procurement Practices in the Global Health Aid Market”
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Project partner:
Funding partners:
Example: UNDP-UNFPA-HCWH
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INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGOGuide for procurement practitioners on how to monitor the compliance of healthcare procurement with relevant International Conventions related to environmental safeguarding.
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
• Minamata Convention on Mercury
• Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of Our Health
Programmes.
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INTRO with UNDP LOGO
D. FINAL COMMENTS
• Development of a Standard Environmental Assessment Questionnaire for UNDP Healthcare Suppliers
- UN Suppliers Code of Conduct - UN Global Compact - Global Reporting Initiative - International technical experts . consultation• Implementation of green
procurement criteria- Establishment of a baseline - Benchmarking process
We Assess Environmental Performance of our Suppliers And Manufacturers.
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Environmental Capacity Development Sessions @UN Global Supplier Meeting (26th Nov 2015)
Training of Pharmacists and Chemists to Improve Malaria Treatment © 2010 by The Global Fund (Nana Kofi Acquah)
We Develop Capacities of UN Procurement Officers, Suppliers, Manufacturers and
Health Actors.
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Who is in our network?
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HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE?
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We facilitate communication.
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Stay curious.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
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Dr. Christoph HamelmannRegional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) and Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and DevelopmentCoordinator, Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (iIATT-SPHS)
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @cahamelmann
Morten SORENSENDeputy ChiefUNFPA Procurement Services Branch
Email: [email protected]