The document discusses green purchasing and defines what constitutes a green purchase according to Moonee Valley's criteria. It provides examples to illustrate the criteria. A green purchase is one that meets at least one of four criteria: 1) goods from a green supplier, 2) goods that green the business, 3) services from a green provider, or 4) services that green the business. The key aspects are that a green purchase must be an improvement over current practices and preferably meet best practices. The definition is meant to be flexible enough to accommodate progress toward more sustainable options.

1. THE GREEN
PURCHASING
JOURNEY IN
MOONEE VALLEY
JULY 2011

2. Green Purchasing – why do it?
When we purchase goods or services there is some
environmental impact that results.
Mineral Resources
Forest resources
Manufacturing Retail
Water resources
Energy Resources
Landfill

3. Green Purchasing – why do it?
When we purchase goods or services there is some
environmental impact that results.
Mineral Resources
Forest resources The all-important
Manufacturing Retail consumer
Water resources
Energy Resources
Landfill

4. Green Purchasing – why do it?
Green procurement is a powerful tool with which to address
climate change and the over-exploitation of our resources.
Mineral Resources
Forest resources The all-important
Manufacturing Retail consumer
Water resources
Energy Resources
Landfill

5. Green Purchasing – why do it?
Green procurement encourages less environmental impact
by reducing resource input requirements either by the
consumer or the manufacturer.
Mineral Resources
Eg. recycling
Forest resources The all-important
Manufacturing Retail consumer
Water resources
Energy Resources
Landfill

6. Green Purchasing – Existing Definitions
“…procurement activities that aim towards
minimising an organisation's overall
environmental impact.”
“The ultimate green procurement is the avoidance
of the purchase altogether.”

7. COMMITMENT
Many of our staff have taken great green purchasing initiatives.
MVCC is committed to green purchasing.
We set out this commitment in our:
- Environment Sustainability Plan in 2007
- Waste Management Strategy in 2008
- Procurement Policy in 2010
We have systems to record and report on our
green purchases.
BUT, the most important element is our staff and how
they go about purchasing.

8. HOW WE RECORD GREEN PURCHASES
• Select your green category at point of requisition
• One Green Selection Code no matter how many (different) line
items purchased
• Currently aligned to the most expensive line item.

9. OUR STARTING POINT –
ROOM TO GROW
2011-12
Council Green Spend as a
Staff selected “no green Percentage of Total Quarterly
alternatives available” for 75% Spend
of purchases. 100%
This result indicates
Non Green
sustainability staff have not 80%
Spend
Green Spend
explained green purchasing to
Spend
procurement staff as there is %
60%
almost always a greener
alternative which would count 40%
as a green purchase.
Clearly we must explain to our 20%
staff what green purchasing is. 28% 28% 19% 17%
0%
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter

10. Defining Green Purchasing
Hang on! So what really is
a green purchase?
It seemed everyone had a different
opinion.
? ? ??

11. Defining Green Purchasing
Some said it depended on how it was made.
Some said it depended on what it replaced.
Some said it depended on how you used it.
? ? ??

12. Defining Green Purchasing
These products help run our business more
sustainably…
But are they made sustainably?

13. Defining Green Purchasing
Manufactured overseas
using higher proportion
of green power
Manufactured locally
using higher proportion
of fossil fuel power
Can we still count either panel as a green purchase?

14. Why are we so pedantic at Moonee Valley?
Example Purchase: Mains water
Green Purchasing rainwater tank to replace
Definition 1 mains water
Products and services
that are less damaging to
replaced by
the environment and
human health than those
you are currently buying.
Green Product?
In many cases, yes!

15. Why are we so pedantic at Moonee Valley?
To avoid this situation…
Example Purchase: Mains water
Green Purchase rainwater tank to replace
Criteria Definition 2 mains water
A green product is one
that is less damaging for replaced by
the environment and/or
human health than
competing products that
serve the same purpose
Green Product?
Maybe not - depends on
how it is produced...

16. Defining Green Purchasing
Let‟s clarify and say a green purchase can be
- best environmental practice
- or, at least, better than what you currently do…
This
replaced by replaced by replaced by
this
(not better, maintaining
(better) (better)
current best practice)

17. Defining Green Purchasing
Purchase of a 4 seat personal vehicle for city use
High Environmental
Impact
Definition: Better
than current
practice
competing
products
Definition:
Best Practice
Purchase
Less damaging
than competing
products
Lower Environmental
Impact
Sequence of Purchases over Time

18. Defining Green Purchasing
What about services?
If I commission a building energy audit is this a green
purchase?
Yes - it helps run our business more sustainably.

19. Q: What is Green Purchasing at Moonee Valley?
Firstly, it is one part of Sustainable Purchasing.
Environmental
consideration: Social consideration:
For example, For example,
I buy item with the lowest I buy fairtrade products to
resource use/pollution. support human rights
Environmental Social
Economic
Economic consideration:
For example, I buy the item with
the best value for money.

20. Q: What is Green Purchasing at Moonee Valley?
Secondly, it must meet at least one of the following
specific green purchasing criteria:
Products Services
Green Supplier Green Provider
Necessary service provided
Necessary goods more sustainably than
made to industry best services we currently buy
practice or is at least made and/or provided to industry
more sustainably than best practice.
goods we currently buy.
Eg. green cleaning
Eg. recycled paper services
Green Product Green Service
Goods that will improve Services to improve the
the sustainability of our sustainability of our
business or are business or are
sustainability best practice. sustainability best practice.
Eg. solar panels Eg. energy audits

21. Moonee Valley Green Purchasing Criteria
In summary
All different – but they all count as green purchases
Products Services
Green Supplier Green Provider
Goods from a Services from a
„green supplier‟ „green provider‟
Green Product Green Service
Goods to „green‟ our Services to „green‟ our
business business

22. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase low watt light globe to
Criteria replace incandescent globe
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

23. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase low watt light globe to
Criteria replace incandescent globe
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

24. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase low watt light globe to
Criteria replace incandescent globe
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

25. Example Purchases
Example Purchase: Mains water
Green Purchase rainwater tank to replace
Criteria mains water
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

26. Example Purchases
Example Purchase: Mains water
Green Purchase rainwater tank to replace
Criteria mains water
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

27. Example Purchases
Example Purchase: Mains water
Green Purchase rainwater tank to replace
Criteria mains water
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

28. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase Energy auditor‟s report
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider Recommends
Services from a green provider
replacement
by
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

29. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase Energy auditor‟s report
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider Recommends
Services from a green provider
replacement
by
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

30. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase Energy auditor‟s report
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider Recommends
Services from a green provider
replacement
by
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

31. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase Green cleaning services
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
replaced by
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

32. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase Green cleaning services
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
replaced by
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business

33. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase V8 to replace V10
Criteria
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
7.3 litre V10
2. Green Product
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider replaced by
4. Green Service
Services to green our business
6 litre V8

34. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase CFL light globe to replace
Criteria CFL light globe
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business
Be careful! This product is not better than what
we currently do and is no longer best practice!

35. Example Purchases
Example Purchase:
Green Purchase LED light globe to replace
Criteria LED light globe
1. Green Supplier
Goods from a green supplier
Best practice
2. Green Product replaced by
Goods to green our business best practice
3. Green Provider
Services from a green provider
4. Green Service
Services to green our business
This product is arguably the new best
practice standard in lighting.

36. Summary of Moonee Valley definition
If you are going to measure
something you must measure it
against something you know.
You need a benchmark to judge your
purchases to decide if they are green.

37. Summary of Moonee Valley definition
Everybody’s green is different, so
the best benchmark is your own.
Generally, if it is better than where you
are currently at, then it‟s a green
purchase.

38. Summary of Moonee Valley philosophy:
Change.
We are living in a changing world.
We see the principle of green
purchasing as positive change.
If your purchase represents a positive
change for the environment, it is
almost certainly a green purchase.