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114 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 5C The power of procurement Introduction 5.31 In terms of influencing procurement budgets, the government has focused on increasing the percentage of public sector spending on green products and services. However, private sector businesses should also adopt green procurement policies and contribute to London’s sustainability. London is Europe’s greatest financial centre and a world leader 250 and changing the procurement behaviour of businesses in London would have an impact well beyond the capital’s boundaries. In recognition, green procurement is increasingly being integrated within mainstream procurement policy and practice. For example: ■ the Johannesburg Earth Summit in 2002 called for the ‘promotion of public procurement policies that encourage development and diffusion of environmentally sound goods and services’ 251 ■ in September 2006, the European Commission announced 252 that it would propose Europe-wide targets for green public procurement for 2010 and called for the development of harmonised standards and greater resources to train procurement staff ■ the UK government is seeking change within the public sector to ensure the UK is among the leaders in sustainable procurement in Europe by 2009 253 and established a Sustainable Procurement Taskforce in May 2005 to bring about a step-change in sustainable public procurement. Publishing its Action Plan in June 2006, the government made a range of recommendations 254 , such as for government to lead by example and to put in place the right budgetary mechanisms and to build capacity within the public sector to deliver sustainable procurement. Case study 53 - Adopting a responsible procurement policy embeds good practice into decision-making The GLA legal and procurement team, together with counterparts across the GLA group, have brought together all current sustainable development work streams under a GLA group Responsible Procurement Policy. Seven policy themes have been adopted: ■ encouraging a diverse base of suppliers ■ promoting fair employment practices ■ promoting workforce welfare ■ addressing strategic labour needs and enabling training opportunities ■ promoting community benefits ■ encouraging ethical sourcing practices ■ promoting greater environmental sustainability.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 115 By adopting the policy, the GLA group is making it clear that public bodies are able to pursue sustainability objectives through their procurement practices, without compromising their compliance with legislation. In working together, the GLA group is benefiting from knowledge gained across the group and has been able to devise a comprehensive set of best practice that everyone can learn from. The GLA group spends around £4 billion each year on procurement and the Mayor is committed to responsible procurement and the direct socioeconomic and environmental benefits it can have on London’s businesses, workers and environment. By jointly applying the policy the group can make a bigger impact for London. Source: Greater London Authority Procurement Team 5.32 Green procurement has a number of elements including specifying and buying products and services that: ■ prevent waste and are reusable or recyclable ■ are energy efficient ■ are from renewable sources, for example, energy ■ are sourced locally, in order to minimise transport and associated impacts and support market development within London, creating employment and skill opportunities ■ are transported by the most sustainable mode ■ incorporate recycled materials, which reduces the demand for virgin materials and can reduce energy demand in manufacture). 5.33 While there is strong support for green public procurement, there is also increasing demand from both the government and the public to deliver greater efficiency in public services. Research 255 has shown that green procurement has been encouraged through legislation but that ’momentum was lost following the Gershon review’ of public sector efficiency 256 . 5.34 It is possible, however, for the public sector to fulfil its commitment to sustainable procurement and be more efficient. The Sustainable Procurement Taskforce has stated that ’sustainable procurement, as part of an improved procurement process… will reduce, rather than add to, public spending in both the short and long run’ 257 . One way is for the public sector bodies to work together to broker competitive deals, for example, in the way the GLA group is jointly applying its responsible procurement policy.
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