UNDP showcased its work in tackling climate change through sustainable health procurement at the COP 22 Marrakech Climate Change and Healthcare Conference. Dr. Rosemary Kumwenda, UNDP Senior Advisor to Health and HIV Sustainable Responses and Mirjana Milic, SPHS Associate Coordinator delivered a presentation focusing on the carbon footprint of healthcare procurement, how the SPHS promotes the UN Sustainable Development Goals through green healthcare and the UNDP tools developed to minimize the environmental impact of its health programmes.

1. The carbon
footprint of
healthcare
procurementDr. Rosemary Kumwenda, UNDP Senior Advisor Health and
HIV Sustainable Responses
rosemary.kumwenda@undp.org
Mirjana Milic, UNDP Associate Coordinator
mirjana.milic@undp.org
CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH CARE –
COP22, NOVEMBER 14, 2016.
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO

3. Tackling climate change and promoting
sustainable development requires the
engagement of all people, everywhere,
including at the United Nations. We are
committed to meeting our responsibilities,
which is why we measure and report our
greenhouse gas emissions each year.
BAN KI-MOON - SECRETARY GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS

4. of the NHS entire health system carbon footprint,
comes from procurement.
Source: NHS Sustainable Development Unit (2010)
WWW.SAVINGLIVESUSTAINABLY.ORG
65%

5. Procurement
as leverage.
2012 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS TASK TEAM ON
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT IN THE HEALTH SECTOR ( SPHS)
WWW.SAVINGLIVESUSTAINABLY.ORG

6. UNICEF
UNDP
UNEP
UNFPA
97%UNOPS
UNITAID
WHO
THE GLOBAL FUND
UNHCR
GAVI
TOTAL UN HEALTH PROCUREMENT
THROUGH THE SPHS UN AGENCIES

7. FINANCIAL
KEY PILLARS OF OUR WORK
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8. FINANCIAL
KEY PILLARS OF OUR WORK
OPERATIONALNORMATIVE

9. FINANCIAL
KEY PILLARS OF OUR WORK
OPERATIONALNORMATIVE

10. FINANCIAL
KEY PILLARS OF OUR WORK
OPERATIONALNORMATIVE

12. Technical
Network
177 countries covered by our network
400 good practices shared on our platform
3,855 partners in our network
12,250,000 total media outreach (Jan-Oct 2016)
MORE GLOBAL THAN EVER

13. Our path to low-
carbon healthcare.

14. SUCCESS STORIES
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
TOOLSPROJECTS

15. SUCCESS STORIES
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
TOOLSPROJECTS

16. SOCIAL COST OF CARBON – GF HIV/AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS GRANTS
PROJECTS

17. SOCIAL COST OF CARBON – GF HIV/AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS GRANTS
PROJECTS
$194,000,000OF THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON IS
INCURRED WITH EACH YEAR OF GLOBAL
FUND DISBURSEMENT ( BEST ESTIMATE)

18. INTRODUCING SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES
IN THE GLOBAL HEALTH SECTOR WITH HCWH
PROJECTS
Low carbon and
resource depletion
LISTS AND PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION AND
DEVELOPMENT

19. REDUCING UPOPS AND MERCURY RELEASES FROM THE HEALTH
SECTOR IN AFRICA
PROJECTS
Promotion of non-
incineration and
low-carbon
technologies

20. SUCCESS STORIES
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
TOOLSPROJECTS

21. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS ON CHEMICALS
TOOLS

22. SUCCESS STORIES
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
TOOLSPROJECTS

23. CO2 EMISSIONS REPORTING FOR LOGISTICS: TRADE LANE SCENARIO
MUMBAI TO HARARE 2015
SUCCESS STORIES
48SHIPMENTS

24. CO2 EMISSIONS REPORTING FOR LOGISTICS: TRADE LANE SCENARIO
MUMBAI TO HARARE 2015
SUCCESS STORIES
49%
COST SAVINGS INCREASE

25. CO2 EMISSIONS REPORTING FOR LOGISTICS: TRADE LANE SCENARIO
MUMBAI TO HARARE 2015
SUCCESS STORIES
81%
DECREASE IN CO2

26. PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION AND INNOVATION OF TLE/ARV:
PRODUCT WASTE REDUCTION AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
SUCCESS STORIES

27. PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION AND INNOVATION OF TLE/ARV:
PRODUCT WASTE REDUCTION AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
SUCCESS STORIES
13%
REDUCTION OF CO2 KG PER UNIT FOR THE
MUMBAI - HARARE TRADE LANE, DUE TO AN
INCREASE IN SHIPPING CAPACITY

28. PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION AND INNOVATION OF TLE/ARV:
PRODUCT WASTE REDUCTION AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
SUCCESS STORIES
15%
COST SAVINGS INCREASE

29. PUBLICATIONS
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
EVENTSTRAININGS

30. PUBLICATIONS
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
EVENTSTRAININGS

31. UKRAINE: SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH PROCUREMENT TRAINING
BY UNDP AND UNEP
TRAININGS
Support government officials
to design and implement
sustainable public
procurement policies that
equally factor in the social,
economic and environmental
impact of their operations.

32. PUBLICATIONS
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
EVENTSTRAININGS

33. 1ST SAVING LIVES SUSTAINABLY ASIA FORUM 2017
EVENTS
Sustainable
Manufacturing in
the Health Sector
FOSTERING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

34. 1ST SAVING LIVES SUSTAINABLY ASIA FORUM 2017
EVENTS
Save the date:
1 - 3 November 2017
BANGKOK, THAILAND

35. PUBLICATIONS
OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
EVENTSTRAININGS

36. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS ON
GREEN PROCUREMENT IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
PUBLICATIONS
SPHS members commit to
lowering the environmental
impact of their
procurement, with a final
aim of improving human
health and well-being.

37. Ready to be
a part of the
change you
want to see?

38. Join our global
community.
EXPLORE, ENGAGE AND SHARE YOUR GOOD PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE ON
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF HEALTH COMMODITIES

46. Total media outreach (Jan - Oct 2016)
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12,250,000

47. Key
TakeawaysSustainability is our collective
responsibility
Share and scale-up
Engage the market

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The future
starts today.
We look forward to working with you on
achieving global climate goals.