1. Green Procurement Guidelines per EXPO 2015
Fabio Iraldo
Coordinatore «Osservatorio sulla Green Economy»,
IEFE, Università Bocconi

2. The importance of supplied products
and services in determining a big
event environmental impact

3. The importance of supplied products
and services in determining a big
event environmental impact
80%
20%

4. The importance of supplied products
and services in determining a big
event environmental impact
80%
In particolare:
Environmental impact by productgroups
food and drinks (2030%)
housing (20-35%)
20%
private transportation
(15-30%)
other (20-30%)

5. The importance of supplied products
and services in determining a big
event environmental impact
Environmental impact by productgroups
80%
food and drinks (20-30%)
In particolare:
housing (20-35%)
private transportation (1530%)
other (20-30%)
20%

6. … and if we adopt a life-cycle approach:
(fonte: State of Green Business, 2013)

7. Starting point is the set of
EXPO 2015 committments
towards sustainability

8. This is still a pioneristic
approach:

9. Especially for some product
and service categories:

10. Aims of the EXPO 2015
GP Guidelines

11. The Guidelines cover 5 product /
service categories, producing a
significant footprint in their life-cycle:
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Food and beverages and catering services
Furniture
Merchandising
Packaging
Events organisation

12. The GP criteria are
primarily based on:

13. An important caveat:

14. The proposed criteria can be
used at any stage of the
procurement process…:
• Definition of the object of the contract
• Candidate selection
• Definition of technical specification and contract
performance clauses
• Inclusion of award criteria

15. Two sets of criteria:

16. Approach of the Guidelines

17. Some examples:

18. Some examples:

19. Some examples:

20. Some examples:

21. Some examples:

22. An extract from a tender:

23. Benefits for the
Participants:

24. Thanks for your attention
For further info
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