SPHS Presentation, at the SPHS BrownBag Lunch, ONE UN PLAZA, NEW YORK, in November 09, 2015. Presented by Dr. Christoph Hamelmann, Regional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) and Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and Development. Coordinator of the Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (iIATT-SPHS).

1. INTRODUCTION
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Location, Date
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Dr. Christoph Hamelmann
Regional Team Leader (Europe and Central Asia) and
Senior Advisor (Arab States), HIV, Health and Development
Coordinator, Secretariat of the UN informal Interagency
Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector
(iIATT-SPHS)
Email: christoph.hamelmann@undp.org
Twitter: @cahamelmann
Explore. Learn. Engage.
ONE UN PLAZA, NEW YORK, November 09, 2015

2. HEALTHCARE PROCUREMENT
AND CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES
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Disposal
Environmental
impacts along
the supply
chain
Hazardous chemicals
in the wastewater
POPs, 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

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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?

5. SUSTAINABLE
PROCUREMENT.
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SPHS - Financing for
Development
Public purchasing decisions are a critical driver for change

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A Rights-Based Approach to SPHS
• Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (1948)
• International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (1966)
• International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
(1966)
• Declaration of the United Nations
Conference on the Human
Environment (1972)
• Report on Right to Information on
Hazardous Substances and Wastes
(2015)

8. WHO ARE WE AND
WHAT DO WE DO?
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9. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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10. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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Initiated 2012 by UNDP RBEC, HHD, BOM and the Nordic
Representation Office. Since 2015, secretariat hosted by UNDP
Istanbul Regional Hub, Turkey

11. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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7 UN agencies and 3 multilateral health financing institutions

12. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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Compatibility with international standards and policies:
International Conventions, ISO standards,, UN procurement policies and
strategies

13. Engagement with the key stakeholders from the global health aid market
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SPHS Task Team is, 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.
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3,500 institutions/experts .
in our global network
SM TETT PAAUN MHFI PM

14. Engagement with the key stakeholders from the global health aid market
CTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
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Contacts in
92 countries
covering all
the UN
regions

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Examples

16. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
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SPHS members have standard-setting role (corporate policies and
standards as well as international conventions and commitments)

17. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
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About $5 billion joint annual
procurement volume in the health
sector

18. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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3 environmental dimensions:
• greenhouse gas emissions
• resource depletion
• chemical pollution

19. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
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CHEMICALS ENERGY
MEDICAL
PRODUCTS PACKAGING PROCUREMENT
RESOURCE
EFFICIENCY
TRANSPORTATION
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
WATER

20. INTRODUCTION
SPHS Task Team is, 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.
INTRO with UNDP LOGO
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Saving Lives Sustainably.

21. OUR VALUE REFERENCES.
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23. HOW IS THIS LINKED
TO THE SDGs?
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SDGs –
UNIVERSALISM
Public and Private
sector connected to
Sustainable Health
Procurement as an
example of financing
and implementing the
SDGs
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
A path towards global prosperity, human
well-being and a healthy planet.

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We aim to enhance the global partnership for sustainable
development by promoting public procurement practices
that are sustainable.

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We aim to enhance the global partnership for sustainable
development by promoting public procurement practices
that are sustainable.

27. OUR KEY STRENGTHS.
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MULTI-LEVEL
PERSPECTIVE
global, regional, national base of UN agencies,
UN suppliers and manufacturers, with
opportunities for different initiatives
INCLUSIVE
APPROACH
engagement with suppliers and manufacturers
based on systematic consultation, ongoing
dialogue and voluntary collaboration
CROSS-CUTTING
INNOVATION
addressing sustainability across various fields
(public health, environment, procurement),
product and process innovation
MARKET
INTELLIGENCE
open contribution and manifold benefits from the
vast knowledge pool of the SPHS network
DESIGN
FOR SCALE
SPHS as driver for change towards greener
health systems and inclusive green economies

29. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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30. INTRODUCTION
WE LINK OUR WORK WITH THE
OFFICIAL UN STRUCTURES.
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High-level Committee on Management (HLCM)
Greening the Blue
UN Environment Management Group and SUN
Inter Agency Pharmaceutical Coordination Group (IPC)
The Global Compact

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WE FACILITATE STANDARD SETTING.
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In collaboration with the public and private sector we:
• establish harmonized approaches to environmental
safeguarding policies and practices
• promote benchmarking and best practices

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35. INTRODUCTION
WE ENSURE FAIR-PLAY.
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Factors to
tailor the
engagement
process
Regulatory /
political
environment
and its'
transparency
Total cost of
ownership
approach
Generic
and/or
originator
products
Developed
and/or new
products
Established
and/or new
companies
Competitive
advantages of
suppliers and
manufacturers
Location of
manufacturing
base
Transparent, consultative
and inclusive approach

37. INTRODUCTION
WE USE PROCUREMENT
AS A LEVERAGE.
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Green Procurement Index Health Funding partners:UNDP “Green Procurement Index Health” project

39. 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:

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Guide 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

43. INTRODUCTION
WE ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE OF OUR
SUPPLIERS AND
MANUFACTURERS.
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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

45. INTRODUCTION
WE CAPACITATE UN
PROCUREMENT OFFICERS,
SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS
AND HEALTH ACTORS.
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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)

47. THE BUSINESS CASE.
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Adoption of environmentally sustainable practices offers
procurers, suppliers and manufactures a number of clear
benefits, including:
• Gain of a competitive advantage
• Greater market access
• Staying in business and getting ahead of the regulatory
curve
• Improvement to the suppliers/manufacturers brand (CSR)
• Increased employee commitment and engagement
• Healthier communities
• Savings potential (materials, energy and other)
• Additional resource mobilization (through ‘social’ grants) by
implementing greener approaches
• Embodying the champion model for change

49. VENUES OF ENGAGEMENT.
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Dr. Christoph Hamelmann
Email: christoph.hamelmann@undp.org
Twitter: @cahamelmann
Mirjana Milić
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Twitter: @milic_mirjana