The document outlines the UNDP's sustainable health procurement policies and practices, highlighting case studies that demonstrate strategies for reducing environmental footprints, costs, and waste in health procurement. It emphasizes frameworks for integrating sustainability throughout the procurement process, such as logistics improvements and the assessment of healthcare waste management. The UNDP aims to provide training and guidelines to support governments in implementing sustainable public health procurement that considers social, economic, and environmental impacts.

1. UNDP Sustainable Health
Procurement Policy & Practice:
Tools & Case Studies
Lorea Coronado-Garcia
Greening Health Systems Specialist, UNPD IRH HHD Team
UN Interagency Task Team on Sustainable Procurement in
the Health Sector (SPHS)
lorea.coronado-garcia@undp.org

2. Understanding our
environmental
footprint
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Reviewing our
commodities and
services
Capacitating our
procurement teams
Engaging with our
suppliers4
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High-level support
Building the initiative
Exploring Sustainable Procurement
Practices of Health Commodities in UNDP

3. Case Study: Understanding our Environmental
Footprint
Example: Carbon emissions of a UNDP
Global Fund health initiative – HIV/AID
grant R8P2 in Tajikistan
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Source: UNDP (2013) Carbon
footprint of UNDP Global Fund health
initiatives in Montenegro and
Tajikistan

4. Case Study: Reviewing our Commodities and
Services for Packaging Optimization and
Innovation
Problem
• A considerably high amount of unnecessary
product packaging and its leaflets
Solution
• Eliminate individual outer bottle package
• Eliminate individual leaflets glued to bottles
• Shrink bottles wrapped and packed in carton
boxes / shippers
• Reduce leaflet amount of 5-10% for bottles
shipped in the carton boxes
Sustainability
• Reduction of product waste (12% waste
reduction)
• Cost effectiveness (15% cost savings)
• Carbon footprint reduction (13% kg of CO2 per
unit)
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Source: UNDP (2016). New packaging
examples provided by one of the UNDP
TLE/ARV suppliers
Waste reduction
12%
Cost Savings
15%

5. Case Study: Reviewing our Commodities and
Services for Logistics Improvements
In partnership with Kuehne + Nagel A/S, data and analytics for CO2 emissions were
collected on a quarterly basis. The CO2 emissions below are from the TLE/ARVs LTA
framework in 2015.
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2015 CO2
Report
TLE-ARV
A reduction in 0.18 Kg of
CO2 per TLE pack and
US$0.26 per TLE pack is
acquired by
switching from air to sea
freight for the specified
trade lane.
Decrease in CO2
81%
Cost Savings
49%

6. Reviewing our Commodities and Services for
Healthcare Waste Management
To assess the possible environmental impact of GF grants,
rapid assessments on healthcare waste were carried out.
UNDP will soon publish a practical toolkit for healthcare
waste management

7. Capacitating our Procurement Teams
with Sustainable Public Health Procurement
Trainings
UNDP-UNEP-HCWH support government officials to
design and implement sustainable public health
procurement policies that equally factor in the social,
economic and environmental impact of their operations.
Interested to host a training in your organization?
Please contact us at info@savinglivesustainably.org
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8. Structured Approach to Sustainable Health
Procurement:
Integration throughout the Procurement Process
Some examples of SPP integration:
1) Planning
 Assess sustainability impacts of the procurement
 Consider using a “sustainable title” for the process
2) Requirements definition
 Use relevant technical standards and environmental
labels
 Use performance and functional specifications
3) Sourcing
 Research the market for sustainable health
products/services
 Pre-qualify suppliers that minimize sustainability risks
4) Solicitation
 Include pre-determined sustainability evaluation criteria
 Include Life-cycle-costs considerations
5) Contract management
 Work with suppliers to improve sustainability
performance
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Sourcing
Evaluation
Logistics
Contract Management
Planning
Requirements definition
Bid receipt and opening
Contract finalization and
issuance
Procurement process
Solicitation
Review and award
Pre-purchasingPurchasingPost-purchasing
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9. Sustainable Public Procurement in the
Health Sector Guidelines
UNEP, Sustainable UN, UNDP
Will provide comprehensive
information on sustainable
procurement recommendations in
the health sector
This guideline will be part of a series:
Additional guides available at
www.greeningtheblue.org & www.ungm.org
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10. Healthcare Procurement and the Compliance
with International Environmental Conventions
on Chemicals

11. UNDP Environmental Assessments of Suppliers
and Manufacturers of Health Commodities and
Services
Questionnaire and Online
Environmental Assessment Tool (OET)
A user-friendly and dynamic tool
which provides comprehensive
overview of the environmental
performance of suppliers and
manufacturers of health commodities
and services
Interested in testing this tool, which was developed
in consultation with leading technical experts?
Please contact us at info@savinglivesustainably.org
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12. UNDP Policies and Strategies

13. SPHS Members
SPHS Task Team is, through a transparent and inclusive
engagement process, leveraging its normative and market
power, lowering the environmental impact of its
procurement, with a final aim of improving human health
and well-being.

14. Engagement Strategy on Engaging with
Suppliers and Manufacturers on Green Health
Procurement

15. Interagency Statement on Engaging with
Suppliers and Manufacturers on Sustainable
Health Procurement

16. Our Network Outreach:
Jan - Dec 2016

17. Online Knowledge-Hub of Good Practices
www.savinglivesustainably.org

18. Introducing Sustainable Procurement Practices
in the Global Health Sector with HCWH

19. Looking Forward – 2017 onwards: More
Sustainable Health Policies, Strategies and
Practices

20. Carbon footprint
assessment1
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Logistics lane scenarios,
waste management
assessments and toolkit
Trainings, guidelines
Compliance with
international conventions,
questionnaire, online
assessment and profile
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High-level statements and
policy
Strategic partnerships and
knowledge-sharing
platform
Essential tools for EPP in UNDP

21. The future starts today.
We look forward to working with you on a
more sustainable global health sector.
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