Transcript EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Buy Sustainable Quick Wins
and Sustainable ICT Procurement
Dr Kay Williams
Nottingham Trent July 2009
Sustainable Consumption and Production
• On 16 July 2008 the European Commission presented a series of
proposals on sustainable consumption and production - the SCP
Action Plan and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SIP)
• Its aim - to contribute to improving the environmental performance
of products and increase the demand for more sustainable goods
and production technologies.
• The proposals seek to encourage EU industry to seek opportunities
to innovate
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/escp_en.htm
What are the components of SCP and
SIP?
The building blocks of the European Union's policy include:
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Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Recycling
Eco- management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
Ecolabel Scheme
Environmental
Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP)
• Green Public Procurement
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Ecodesign of Energy using Products Directive (EuP)
European Compliance Assistance Programme – Environment & SMEs
What are “greener” goods?
Distribution
and retail
Raw materials
Production
End of life
Consumer
use
The traditional flow of materials and products . . .
. . . from cradle to grave
Greener goods are defined on a life-cycle basis, GPP will affect the
whole supply chain; stimulate green standards in private procurement
What are the GPP priority sectors?
• 1. Construction (covering raw materials, such as wood, aluminium, steel, concrete, glass as well as
construction products and operational and end-of-life aspects of buildings, maintenance services, on-site
performance of works contracts)
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2. Food and catering services
3. Transport and transport services
4. Energy (including electricity, heating and cooling coming from renewable energy sources)
5. Office machinery and computers
6. Clothing, uniforms and other textiles
7. Paper and printing services
8. Furniture
9. Cleaning products and services
10. Equipment used in the health sector
GPP - Political targets
• The Commission proposes that, by 2010, 50 % of all
tendering procedures should be green, where "green" means
"compliant with endorsed common “core” GPP criteria.
• The percentage would be expressed in both number and
value of green contracts as compared to the overall number
and value of contracts concluded in the sectors for which
common “core” GPP criteria have been identified.
What are “Quick Wins”?
• ‘Buy Sustainable – Quick Wins’ are a set of sustainable
specifications for a range of commonly-purchased products,
including IT equipment, white goods, paper, etc.
• They consist of both a set of mandatory minimum standards and
best practice specifications.
• The minimum standards are mandatory for central government
and it agencies but the best practice specifications are voluntary
and highlight the “best in class” products in certain areas.
• Best practice specification signal the direction of travel for future
product standards
• Anyone can use these specifications during procurement
Buy Sustainable Quick Wins
Portable (Laptop) Computers
Purchase of portable computers with low energy consumption to reduce the amount
of energy consumed throughout the life cycle
The European Commission have required that Energy Star criteria be used in
Central Government Procurement, as of December 2007
2008 MINIMUM Mandatory Specification(s)
1. Must consume 1.7W or less in sleep mode
2. Must consume 1W or less in off mode
3. Category A computers must consume 14W or less in Idle state
4. Category B computers must consume 22W or less in Idle state
See Energy Star criteria (pages 7, 9 and 10 on Notebooks)
2008 BEST PRACTICE Specification(s)
1. In addition to the minimum specification.
2. Power management capability is present and enabled on delivery
3. At least two of the following seven design for disassembly, recycling and product
life time extension criteria, are met:
i. Parts that have to be treated separately are separable
ii. Plastic materials in covers/housing have no surface coating.
iii. Plastic parts >100g consist of one material or of separable materials.
iv. Plastic parts >25g have material codes according, or equivalent, to ISO 11469.
v. Plastic parts are free from metal inlays or have inlays that can be removed with
commonly available tools.
vi. Labels are separable. (This requirement does not apply to safety labels).
vii. Product components can be upgraded e.g. with memory
ICT Criteria Coverage:
• Computing Products
• Imaging Products
•Desktop PCs
•Laser Printers
•Laptop PCs
•Laser MFD’s
•Workstation PCs
•Inkjet Printers
•Monitors
•Inkjet MFD’s
•Scanners
ICT Best Practice Criteria
• Environmental Lifecycle Impact Categories
•Energy consumption
•Disassembly/recycling
•Product lifetime
•Material composition
•Emissions
•Packaging and documentation characteristics
• Basic Cost Benefit Analysis
Cost Benefit Analysis and market capacity
evaluation
• for ICT (computer products) central government
expenditure would increase by around 2.5% over a ten
year period (approximately 2.8% for the wider public
sector). Although across the whole life of the product,
due to increased life span and/or re-sale value the cost
increase of adopting these specifications may be
significantly lower which could result in an overall benefit
• for ICT (imaging products) expenditure would decrease
by around 4% over a ten year period for both central
government and the wider public sector.
Where did the criteria come from?
• These have been drawn from existing standards IEEE 1680
which underpins EPEAT scheme and ECMA 370/IT ECO
Declarations.
• Database of environmental product data for each product type
• Environmental performance compared against criteria in
ECMA-370 and EPEAT (Computing products only)
• Environmental Technical Specifications and Award Criteria
developed in line with market performance
• Comparison against “other” sets of specifications
ICT minimum mandatory criteria
Tool – Comparing Other Systems
Tool – Comparing Product Performance
Results of minimum criteria
• Database of environmental product data for each product type
• Product environmental data sourced from:
•ECMA-370/IT ECO Declarations
•EPEAT database
• Product environmental performance compared against criteria
in ECMA-370 and EPEAT
• Environmental Technical Specifications and Award Criteria
developed in line with market performance
• Comparison against “other” sets of specifications
Buy Sustainable Quick Wins: Computing Products
Candidate 2008 Quick Wins: Computing Products
Imaging Products
ICT Best Practice Criteria: Market Share
ICT Best Practice Criteria: Computing Products
ICT Imaging Best Practice Criteria
:Market Share
Candidate ICT Best Practice Criteria: Computing
Products
Basic Cost Benefit Analysis
• Across product groups
• For each level of environmental performance
• Purchase price only (running costs not considered)
• In process of including running costs into analysis
• Purchase price included for base model (where possible)
Basic Cost Benefit Analysis: Computing
Basic Cost Benefit Analysis: Imaging
Questions and Contacts
Dr Kay Williams
Defra - Team Leader, sustainable product standards and carbon
footprinting
[email protected]
Tel: 0207 238 6451
Jonathan Wood
Atuitive – Consultant
[email protected]
Tel: 0207 193 8442
Mob: 07855 859 211