environmental safeguarding of global health initiatives

United Nations Development Programme

Dr. Christoph HamelmannRegional Team Leader and Senior Advisor

(Europe, Central Asia and Arab States)HIV, Health and Development

Coordinator, Sustainable Procurementin the Health Sector (iIATT-SPHS)

Presentation at The Global FundGeneva, 15 April 2015

Environmental

Safeguarding of Global

Health Initiatives

TowardsSustainable Development Goals

United Nations Going Green

On 5 June 2007, the UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon publicly called on all UN agencies, funds and programmes to 'go green' and become climate neutral.

UN Sustainability Initiative‘Greening the Blue’

UNDP Sustainability Standards and Procedures

UNDP social and environmental standards and Screening procedures

Key elements of UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES)

Sustainable Development Aid

USAID Sustainability Policy Statement DFID Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Statement

Multilateral Financing Institutions Environmental Policies

Gavi Environmental Statemento Commitment to minimize the

impact on the environment

UNITAID Green Procurement Policyo UNITAID supports the 4 R’s strategy

- Re-think the requirements to reduce environmental impact

- Reduce material consumption

- Recycle materials/waste

- Reduce energy consumption

Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS)

Establishment of evidence-based standards

Implementation of environmental product specifications and procurement criteria

Engagement with suppliers / manufacturers and global health financing agencies

Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS)

Three dimensions:

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)

Resource depletion (water, energy and material consumption)

Chemical pollution

UNFPA Green Procurement Strategy

UNEP/ITCILO/UNOPS have developed face-to-face sustainable procurement training package for procurement officerso Concrete guidance on tools, techniques and best practices

o Based on a combination of presentations and participatory methods

Green Procurement Strategies/Trainings

UNDP developed Practitioner’s Guide to Sustainable Procurement

Introducing Green Practices in the Health Sector

Publications/Guidelines

United Nations Development Programme

TowardsSustainable Development Goals

Helen Clark

Keynote Address to Preparatory Session for the 3rd International Conference On

Financing for Development United Nations, New York, November 2014

‘The SDGs require major changes to be made in how public monies are

used to address international challenges.’

United Nations Development ProgrammeSaving Lives Sustainably

Protecting Millions of People Against Malaria in Chad © 2015 The Global Fund (Andrew Esiebo)

United Nations Development Programme

christoph.hamelmann@undp.org

Twitter: @cahamelmann

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