SPHS Presentation at the COP21 Climate Change and Health Care Conference by Morten Sorensen, Deputy Chief, Procurement Services Branch, UNFPA

1. INTRODUCTION
TITLE
Location, Date
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Morten SORENSEN
Deputy Chief
UNFPA Procurement Services Branch
Email: sorensen@unfpa.org
Saving
Lives
Sustainably.
COP 21, PARIS, FRANCE
December 2015
Climate Change and Health Care:
focus on the Global Health Initiatives

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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
Healthcare Procurement and Current
Environmental Issues.

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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?
Healthcare Procurement and Current
Environmental Issues.
SUSTAINABLE
PROCUREMENT.

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High UN Commitment
Ban Ki-moon, NY, June 2007:
Member of the SPHS initiative

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Who We Are and What Do We Do?
1 VISION 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
10 MEMBER
AGENCIES
7 UN Agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNEP, UNOPS,
UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO)
3 Multilateral health financing institutions
$ 5 BILLION
PROCUREMENT
Joint annual procurement volume in the global
health aid market as a strategic tool to drive
change towards greener health systems and
inclusive green economies
3,500
PARTNERS
Renowned institutions/experts in our global network
open to contribute and engage with the SPHS and
its partners, addressing sustainability across
various fields

6. INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
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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.
How is this linked to the SDGs?

7. INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
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We aim to enhance the global partnership for sustainable
development by promoting public procurement practices
that are sustainable.
How is this linked to the SDGs?

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CHEMICALS ENERGY MEDICAL PRODUCTS PACKAGING PROCUREMENT
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
TRANSPORTATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
SPHS Environmental Sustainability
Focus Areas

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In collaboration with the public and private sector we:
• Establish harmonized approach to environmental
safeguarding policies and practices
• Enable win-win scenarios with manifold benefits for all
stakeholders
• Promote benchmarking and best practices
How Do We Tackle the Climate Change?

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We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of
Our Health Programmes.

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

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Example: UNDP-the Global Fund programmes

16. 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:
Example: UNDP-UNFPA-HCWH

17. INTRODUCTIONINTRO with UNDP LOGO
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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
We Work on Environmental Safeguarding of
Our Health Programmes.

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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
We Assess Environmental Performance of our
Suppliers And Manufacturers.

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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)
We Develop Capacities of UN Procurement Officers,
Suppliers, Manufacturers and Health Actors.

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Who is in our network?

21. HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE?
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24. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
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Explore. Learn. Engage.
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
Morten SORENSEN
Deputy Chief
UNFPA Procurement Services Branch
Email: sorensen@unfpa.org