Ecolabel is a sign of a responsible framework agreement

The government resolution on the promotion of sustainable energy and environmental solutions in public procurement requires that environmental issues are taken into account in all public procurement.

At Hansel, the determination of environmental aspects begins during the planning of a tendering competition. If including such aspects is not possible or only one environmental element is identified, this is documented in accordance with Hansel’s internal guidelines.

Goals that the consideration of environmental aspects aims at:

  • Reduction in energy consumption and improvement of energy efficiency
  • Reduction of the chemicalisation of the environment, i.e. reduction of the use of harmful substances
  • Reduction of greenhouse emissions (such as CO2)
  • Reduction of waste
  • Reduction in the use of non-renewable natural resources and sensible use of renewable natural resources
  • Preservation of environmental diversity
  • Promotion of environmentally beneficial innovations
  • Promotion of sustainable ways of life

If a framework agreement has included environmental aspects in relation to two or more criteria set by Hansel, it is awarded Hansel’s own ecolabel. At the end of 2017, 55 of the 80 framework agreements that were in force (69%) had an ecolabel.

On some occasions, due to the nature of the procurement, environmental aspects cannot be taken into consideration. In some sectors, such as organisational and HR development services and other similar framework agreements involving specialist services, environmental considerations are difficult to observe.

In Hansel’s framework agreements, environmental aspects are accounted for:

  • 1 in the definition of the procurement need, or
  • 2 in the procurement requirement specifications, or
  • 3 in the applicability requirements, or
  • 4 as a criterion for comparison, or
  • 5 in the agreement terms.
Consulting services
ICT training services 2014–2018 1 2 3 5
IT consulting 2015–2019 3 5
IT equipment
Computers for office and mobile use (PC/Windows) 2014–2016 2 3 5
Computers for office and mobile use (iOS/OS X) 2014–2016 2 3 5
Rugged computers for demanding environmental conditions 2014–2016 2 3 5
Mobile terminals and services 2015–2017 1 2 3 5
Print management services 2015–2019 2 3 5
Printing devices with related services 2017–2019 (2021) 2 5
Presentation technology equipment and services 2016–2018 2 3 5
Data centre services and devices
Data centre and capacity services 2013–2019 1 3 4 5
Data centre network equipment 2015–2017 2 3 5
Servers and integrated solutions with related services 2017–2021 2 4 5
Storage and backup equipment and services 2015–2017 2 3 5
Software
Electronic tendering solution 2015–2023 1 3
Data communications
Data communications services 2014–2018 1 2 4
LAN equipment (LAN/WLAN) 2015–2017 2 3 5
WAN equipment 2015–2017 2 3 5
Data security equipment 2015–2017 2 3 5
Video conferencing services 2017–2021 1 2
Personnel and health services
Occupational health care services 2013–2018 3 4 5
Accommodation and conference services
Domestic accommodation services 2015–2016 2 3 4
Domestic conference services 2015–2017 2 3 4
Accommodation services in Brussels 2015–2016 2 3 5
Passenger shipping services 2015-2018 3 5
Travel services
Train travel services 2011 1 5
Scheduled flights 2017 (2018) 1 3 5
Travel agency services 2016-2020 3 5
Financial services
Payment solution 2013–2018 1 3
Leasing services 2013–2017 2 3
Vehicle leasing services 2013–2017 2 3
Vehicle services
Work tools 2014–2018 2 3 5
Cars and related services 2017–2019 (2021) 2 4
Vehicles and economic driving training 2013–2017 1 2 3 4 5
Car rental, mini-leasing, and car-sharing services 2017–2019 (2021) 2 3
Heavy vehicles 2017–2019 (2021) 2 3 5
Energy
Gases 2017–2019 (2021) 3 5
Fuels 2017–2019 (2021) 2 3 5
Electricity 2013-2017 2 3
Fuel purchases from service stations for commercial transport 2014–2018 2 5
Fuel purchases from service stations for passenger transport 2014–2018 2 5
Consumable products and equipment
Tools and equipment 2015–2019 2 3 5
Electricity and HVAC supplies 2015-2019 2 3 5
Food and non-food products 2015–2020 1 2 3 4 5
Office services
Printing services 2014–2018 1 2 3
Distribution services for Finnish literature 2014–2018 2 3 4 5
Distribution services for foreign literature 2014–2018 2 3 4 5
Distribution services for serial publications 2015–2019 2 3 5
Office and ICT supplies 2016–2020 2 3 5
Office furniture 2013-2018 2 3 5
Facility services
Cleaning services 2017–2021, facility user services 2 3 5
Security services 2017–2021, facility user services 2 3 5
Restaurant services 2017–2021, facility user services 2 3 5
Comprehensive services 2017–2021, facility user services 2 3 5
Transportation and logistics services
Chartered bus services 2014–2018 2 3 5
Security technology
Security equipment 2017–2019 (2021) 2 3 5

Central procurement procedures that take account of environmental aspects

Category Central procurement in 2017, M€ Environment considered in 2017, M€ Environment considered in 2017, % Environment considered in 2016, % Environment considered in 2015, %
Vehicle services 58.4 56.8 97 100 100
Expert services 16.8 0.0 0 0 0
Energy 99.5 99.5 100 100 100
Personnel and health services 72.9 60.8 83 83 84
IT equipment 84.3 82.4 98 99 99
Data centre services and devices 50.7 50.7 100 100 100
Consulting services 69.7 63.8 91 46 17
Transportation and logistics services 8.4 8.4 100 100 100
Consumable products and equipment 24.8 24.8 100 100 90
Accommodation and conference services 30.3 30.3 100 100 100
Travel services 51.4 45.0 88 28 31
Software 37.7 0.4 1 54 98
Financial services 55.5 53.1 96 95 94
Data communications 40.0 19.5 49 42 44
Office services 67.0 67.0 100 100 88
Facility services 47.9 47.9 100 100 100
Security technology 11.2 5.5 49 79 68
Total 826.5 716.0 87 81 79

Growth in environmental acquisitions since 2008

Sustainable development Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
No €434,564,152 €402,810,504 €313,015,871 €219,587,537 €192,388,489 €176,930,677 €155,388,832 €146,370,651 €146,407,112 €110,499,751
Yes €25,449,463 €131,383,081 €240,328,982 €455,970,123 €494,587,262 €518,059,327 €559,194,835 €550,204,205 €624,126,261 €715,982,160
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