1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,000 Worldwide we face significant challenges: 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:08,160 global warming, 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,800 the depletion of resources, the accumulation of waste on the planet. 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Citizens, companies and governments 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,720 must jointly use materials more circularly... 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,400 ...and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,200 Governments can do a lot: 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,440 create legislation, issue permits, grant subsidies. 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,000 And! Sustainable Procurement. 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,720 Through their purchases, the central government, 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,480 provinces, municipalities, schools and hospitals... 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,360 ...have a considerable influence on how we do business in the Netherlands. 13 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,040 They have a joint procurement budget of 73 billion euros. 14 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,680 Take CO2 emissions, for example. 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,960 Governments can significantly reduce them, 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,320 via conscious choices in procurement. 17 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,800 In fact, they already do. 18 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,720 Through more sustainable purchasing in 2015 and 2016... 19 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:03,640 ...the Dutch government saved about five megaton CO2 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,120 on the total duration of signed contracts... 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,520 in, among others, the product groups company cars, 22 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,040 electricity, and solar panels. 23 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,600 This is equal to the annual emissions from energy and transportation... 24 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,200 ...of 600,000 Dutch households. 25 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,960 That is almost twice the number of households... 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,360 ...in the city of Rotterdam. 27 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,680 When governments take the lead in sustainable procurement, 28 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,400 climate-neutral solutions... 29 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,360 ...can quickly benefit from economies of scale. 30 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,920 Sustainable procurement is not only about the environment, 31 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,920 but it is also about people. 32 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,280 For example about creating jobs for people with a distance... 33 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:40,880 ...to the labour market. 34 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:45,200 As public authorities, we can only set up socially responsible procurement... 35 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,960 ...if our procurement professionals and contract managers... 36 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,560 ...are equipped to do so. 37 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,680 This is where the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment: 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,720 RIVM, can help. 39 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,520 We develop and deliver knowledge and expertise... 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,280 ...for measuring progress in sustainability. 41 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,640 To measure gains in sustainability, 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,080 public authorities need data from suppliers. 43 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:12,560 With this data, public authorities can improve their procurement policy in every policy cycle. 44 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,680 They can also make the gains in sustainability visible... 45 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,720 ...and thus increase their support base. 46 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,040 Data provision will get easier... 47 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,880 ...as purchasers, and suppliers get used to administrating it. 48 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:28,160 This sustainable procurement becomes increasingly effective. 49 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,480 And the sustainable transition really gets going! 50 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,120 What we advise others, also applies to us, of course. 51 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,240 RIVM signed the Dutch Manifest for Sustainable Procurement. 52 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,720 And drafted an action plan to make our own purchasing more sustainable. 53 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,680 We focus on: 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,280 Catering: ordered lunches are in principle vegetarian. 55 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:55,520 This delivers on average 0.5 kg CO2 gains per lunch. 56 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,160 Laboratory equipment: 57 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,320 we increase the proportion of recycled packaging materials... 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,040 ...and look for circular alternatives for disposables and chemicals. 59 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,000 And ICT: 60 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,400 We use our phones and tablets longer... 61 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,640 ...and work on second lives for all our devices. 62 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,280 That is how we, as a governmental institution, 63 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,600 set an example... 64 00:03:19,640 --> 00:03:24,800 ...and help companies to take steps towards a climate-neutral and circular economy.