The production, delivery, use and disposal of the numerous products used in healthcare have significant impacts on the environment. Buying environmentally preferable and safe products and services can drastically improve the environmental performance of healthcare facilities.
Learn about the experiences with green procurement in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
Green Procurement I
Chair: Charlotte Berg,
Ekkehard Philipp, City of Vienna “Ökokauf – The EcoProcurement Initiative in Vienna”
Anne Ipsen, Ökopol, Germany “Increasing Efficiency in German
Hospitals by Green Procurement ”
Charlotta Frenander, Sweden “Green Procurement Activities in Sweden”
Bo Jonoe, Sonderborg hospital, Denmark “Green Dialogue – A Database for
Green Purchasing”
Green Procurement II
Chair: Bruno Klausbruckner,
Gina Pugliese, Premier, USA “How U.S. Purchasing Organisations responded to the
Demand for Green Products”
Darian McBain, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency, U.K. “Green Purchasing
Initiative”
Ines Oehme, ICLEI Local governments for sustainability “Procura
plus Purchasing Initiative”
