Federal department of environment, transport, energy and communications ETEC Federal Office for the Environment FOEN 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production – Switzerland by Anik Kohli Alternate Board Member of 10YFP ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 International Affairs Division

2 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) “Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment.”* *This definition has been adopted by the MTF on SPP at its first meeting. Taken from « Procuring the future » - report of the UK Sustainable Procurement Task Force, June 2006 Sustainable Public Procurement = Good Public Procurement

3 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland Approach to SPP Flexible step by step approach to SPP in order to meet different needs and ambitions Pilot Countries: UK local authorities, New Zealand, Argentina, Mauritius, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Chile, Tunisia, Ghana, Colombia, Lebanon

4 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland SPP Initiative Launched at the Rio+20 Conference Work Programme: core activities (e.g. implementation) working groups to further develop the SPPI Goal of the SPPI: To promote worldwide implementation of SPP through increased cooperation between key stakeholders and a better understanding of its potential benefits and impacts.

5 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland Scope of the FAO/UNEP Sustainable Food Systems Programme Importer Production End-product manufacturer Shop Processor The food system Unsustainable hotspots in the food supply chain

6 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland Sustainable Food Systems Programme Programme Components: I.Information platforms on agri-food products and sustainable food systems; II.Reliable and sustainable communication of food products throughout the supply chain; III.Enabling conditions for uptake of sustainable production practices; and IV.Market based mechanisms for sustainable food consumption and production throughout the supply chain Goal: To facilitate the transition to more sustainable and resource efficient production and consumption patterns in the agri-food sector.

7 10YFP Reporting to the ECOSOC, 19 July 2013 – Switzerland THANK YOU !