1. STA – EU Trainings: Raising awareness for Public Authorities (Place & Date) Sustainable Timber Action in Europe Training for Public Authorities Module 3: Introduction to Sustainable Timber Procurement

2. Sustainable Public Procurement How to implement it strategically and successfully?

3. Strategic approach 360° The Procura+ Milestone approach

4. Umsetzungsinstrumente ICLEIs milestone approach Preparation Baseline inventory, definition of product groups Target setting Realistic targets, e.g. share of 20% fair trade within 1 year Clear and quantifiable targets Develop action plan Plan activities and assign responsabilities Implement action plan Procurement, training, communication, dialogue with suppliers Monitor progress and report results Review targets and start a new phase

5. Targets: Clear and quantifiable targets Ambitious but realistic For one department or the whole organisation Examples: Until 2016: 50% of all food in schools is from organic agriculture From 2013: 100% sustainable timber criteria for all tenders for public benches, floors and playgrounds Political target setting

6. Good practice 360°

7. “Ecobuy Vienna” Success factors: Starting point (policy): Climate Protection Programme (“KliP Wien“) Collaboration between different municipal departments: Finance, Environment, Construction Strong marketing (videoclip, games in schools, awareness raising) Systematic stakeholder involvement (180 municipal employees involved in development of product criteria) Binding decree at top administration level to make “Ecobuy Vienna” criteria mandatory for procurers Source: www.oekokauf.wien.at

8. Organigram

9. Work structure & criteria 1 Steering committee & 3 Consultative Committees (Legal; Public Relations; Organisational) Product-specific Working Groups (WG): WG1 Lighting WG2 Disinfection WG3 Printing, stationery and office supply WG4 ITC (e.g. computers) and household appliances WG5 Fleet (car pool) WG6 Building Services WG7 COnstruction works WG8 Interior works WG9 Food WG10 Cleaning products WG11 Civil & underground engineering WG12 Water WG13 Winter Service WG14 Prevention (PVC-free; less paper) WG15 Planning/design WG16 Events WG17 Paints and varnishes WG18 Fire extinguishers WG19 Furniture WG20 Textiles WG21 Disposal/Waste Services WG22 construction and environmental logistics WG23 Nanotechnology WG24 Kindergartens WG25 Green and open spaces WG25 Gardening Products

10. Good Practice: Cognac Through the “Moabi Exoerience” in 2005 a new understanding of timber procurement developed in Cognac The compliance with FSC and PEFC criteria is now mandatory for all timber products, including construction In addition the “Timber Week” has been set up along with other informational campaigns Early market engagement included all suppliers in the search for alternative timber products The City of Cognac saved 5% in comparison with spending on timber in the previous years

11. Good practice: Barcelona Strategic local Agenda 21: Environmental and social criteria have to be considered in all tenders All timber used for urban furniture must be from proven legal sources and sustainable forest management Qualitative preference is given for products which carry a more timber demanding label The programme “+sustainable City Council” provides information and training for citizens and public servants

12. Good practice: Bremen Since 2007 implementation of SPP through landmark project in all divisions Comprehensively certified timber products, specifically CoC, are still rare on the market and products may come from a number of different suppliers but Bremen keeps good contacts with them and encourages them to become CoC certified The City of Bremen adopted their own labour guidelines (BremKern) which are modelled after the ILO core criteria

13. Sustainable Public Procurement: What‘s the potential in Romania? © cdep.ro