Barriers to sustainable development in public procurement include a lack of sustainability criteria and common targets. Nordic Built aims to build strategic partnerships and strengthen values around sustainability. Public procurement represents significant potential to drive change owing to its large share of GDP. As an example, the new Karolinska University Hospital project in Sweden meets high sustainability standards and has benefited procurement through an improved materials database and increased supplier awareness.

1. Nordic Built – A Nordic Lighthouse
Initiative
Anna Forsberg, Green Business Officer
Skanska Sweden
Nordic Built 2013-03-04

2. Outline
− Nordic Built and why
Skanska have signed
− Barriers for sustainable
development in public
procurement
− Example – green public
procurement can make a
difference

3. Nordic Built
− The Nordic Built Charter
− Members – more than 100 Nordic actors
− A Nordic Alliance – to drive change

4. Skanska − Founded 1887 in Sweden
in short − International business since 1897
− Listed on the principles including Exchange
− General Stockholm Stock
− Selected home markets in Europe, USA
human rights
and Latin America
− Employee relations
− 2011 including health and safety
revenues: SEK 123 billion
− 55−000 employees
Business ethics
− Member of UN Global Compact
− Environment
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5. Why have Skanska signed Nordic Built
charter?
− Build strategic partnerships
− Confirm and strengthen our core values
− A forward looking public initiative
− The Nordic perspective - a underutilized potential
“….Business today is more than ever a question of
cooperation.”
Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)

6. Barriers for sustainable construction in the
public sector
− Lack of sustainability aspects as key criteria in public
procurement
− Large technical debts in parts of the existing building
stock
− Lack of common targets for sustainability in public
procurement

7. Public Procurement – an under utilized
potential
− Public procurement in the Nordics
constitutes 16% of GNP
− Real estate services and
construction work represents app.
15.000 million Euro
− We consider PP a fantastic tool -
potential to drive change

8. New Karolinska Hospital in Solna (NKS)
− One of the worlds most sustainable University
Hospitals
PPP contract won by Skanska in partnership with Innisfree
Contract worth 14.5 billion SEK
Construction started 2010, will be finished in 2017
First patient expected in 2016

9. Stockholm County Council Vision 2015
Vision 2015 for NKS
− Climate neutral
− Energy efficient buildings
− Environmental certifications (LEED Gold and
Miljöbyggnad Gold)
− Healthy indoor environment
− Sustainable materials and use of resources
− Transports with low environmental impact
− Waste considered a resource
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10. Benefits from NKS
− Now more than 10 500 products and materials in the
common database “Byggvarubedömningen”
− Improved and strengthened procurement demands
− Increase in environmental awareness and
deliverance by suppliers and sub-contractors

11. Thank you for your attention!
anna.forsberg@skanska.se
− Show leadership
− Set common targets for green PP
− Green PP make a difference
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