wContents Contents 3 Introduction 8-11 I A more sustainable city council 12-15 II Good practice for reducing the amount of paper used 16-19 III Paper, recycled 16-19 IV A sustainable kit of offi ce supplies 20-23 V The cleaning of buildings and the in- ternal selective collection of waste 24-27 VI Fair trade in automatic vending machi- nes, bar and catering services 28-31 VII Sustainable timber 32-35 VIII Ethical procurement: the clean clothes experience 36-39 IX Energy saving and renewable energy 40-44 X Mobility 44-47 XI Greening of local authority contracts 48-51 XII Internal awareness-raising and training 52-55 XIII The organisation of public events 56-61 XIV Environmental management systems: ISO 14001 and EMAS 62-63 XV Decrees and internal instructions 2 In 2002, the city of Barcelona passed Agenda 21, citizens’ commitment to sustainability, in accordance with the guidelines of the United Nations Summit of 1992. The aim is to promote a new model of development based on satisfying present needs without compromising the capacity of future generations. It is a model that must be based on a different relationship with natural resources, which must preserve nature, one which improves environmental quality and more evenly shares the use and benefi ts of resources. In the process of transition towards sustainability, public authorities have a major responsibility: they must promote policies and programmes that respond to the principles of sustainable development. One such policy is that of the greening of the public authorities themselves, that is to say, the introduction of environmental parameters to local actions across the board. This is an important strategy in order to reduce the environmental impact caused by public activity, to provide an incentive for sustainable production —that is to say, cleaner, more equitable products, technologies and services, — using the potential of public bodies as responsible consumers and also their role in leading by example. Political legitimacy is also measured —when dealing with sustainability— by the environmental coherence of our actions and organisations. In recent years, spurred on by the Green Offi ce Programme, Barcelona City Council has introduced changes along these lines, changes that lead to improving internal circuits such as the use of recycled paper, internal selective waste collection, the introduction of fair trade products, among others, as well as changes in public municipal procurement, which has incorporated environmental and social clauses and criteria (use of renewable energy, ecological products, minimising waste, ethical procurement, among others). On the basis of this positive experience —which has acted as a point of reference for the whole of the state— Barcelona City Council, within the framework of Barcelona’s Agenda 21, is now promoting the +Sustainable City Council Programme, in an attempt to spread the incorporation of good environmental and social practices throughout the organisation. The guidebook we present today is a collection of guidelines, advice and useful information for all local workers in order to actively involve everyone in achieving an increasingly more sustainable city council. Jordi Hereu Imma Mayol Mayor of Third Barcelona Deputy Mayor +Sustainable City Council 3 I A more sustainable city council >It actively contributes to reducing CO2 emissions >It consumes less water and reduces waste production >It promotes social and sustainable economy >It seeks to not procure products that give rise to social injustice, such as child labour >It develops a socially responsible and environmentally friendly organisational culture >It conveys its aims to enterprise, bodies and the citizens Who are the protagonists?t I 4 wA more sustainable city council Why boost sustainable procurement from the City Council? Public authorities, which often call for the involvement of the productive sectors and citizens in taking care of the environment and making our city more sustainable, play an important role in leading by example, both in so far as the fi eld of environmental quality as well as the social area. Leading the way in greening processes and fomenting a demand for ecologically friendlier and socially fairer pro- ducts and services is part of a shared strategy in order to preserve the planet today and in the future. These are the reasons why sustainable procurement is being promoted by the City Council. What is sustainable Who are the protagonists? procurement in the local A great many players may be involved in reducing the ne- context? gative impacts that may be generated: >The procurement of products, such as >First of all the municipal workers whose behaviour in their paper, vehicles, work clothes, timber day-to-day task contributes to conscious consumption, in- cluding the proper use of offi ce supplies, computers, waste >The contracting of services, such as reduction... street cleaning, the management of facilities >All those who are in charge of procurement and contracting services, which may include new environmental or social >The maintenance of public property and criteria in their requirements. services (buildings, urban furniture...) >Political fi gures, who must take on political commitments >The contracting of building or in order to give their support for sustainable procurement. renovation works >Suppliers and manufacturers, who must include in their >The organisation of specifi c events such supply better existing products on the market or develop as fi estas of the city improved products. >And, fi nally, NGOs, who work towards protecting the envi- ronment and achieving sustainable development. +Sustainable City Council 5 I wA more sustainable city council I 6 wA more sustainable city council Principles of sustainable procurement The integration of environmental, social and ethical considerations into the organi- sation means there is a need to use new, added criteria when choosing and mana- ging products, services and/or works. What is most sustainable? >Practical examples Saving resources, energy and water during the Recycled paper production process. Using renewable resources and reducing CO2 Green electricity, electric vehicles emissions. Contributing to preserving the biodiversity of the Timber bearing sustainable forest planet. management certifi cation Minimising environmental impact at the Two-speed fl ush toilets, low-energy computers, utilization stage. eco-effi cient buildings Using natural resources adapted to specifi c Irrigation using groundwater, the recirculation needs. of fountain water Being committed to the continuous improvement Service companies implementing an of environmental criteria. environmental management system (Emas, ISO 14000) Procuring 100% child labour-free products. Fair trade footballs or coffee Improving working conditions here and in the rest Work clothes with a certifi cate of compliance to of the world. ILO standards Service companies that contract a high percentage of collectives that risk exclusion Giving support to the social economy. Toner collection by social and labour insertion enterprises Promoting equal opportunities and accessibility. Improvement works in public spaces in order to remove architectural barriers “We recognize that poverty eradication, changing consumption and production patterns, and protecting and managing the natural resource base for economic and social development are overarching objectives of, and essential requirements for sustainable development.” Johannesburg Declaration, 2002 +Sustainable City Council 7 I II Good practice for reducing the amount of paper used Paper and derived products (fi les, notepads, diaries, etc.) represent: waround 40% of expenditure on offi ce supplies wand 60% of the waste generated. The introduction of sustainability criteria in the procurement and consumption of paper is one of the fi rst actions taken wit hin the framework of the Green Offi ce Programme. Double-sided photocopies and printingt II 8 wGood practice for reducing the amount of paper used Annual change in total consumption of DIN A4 paper by local offi ce Municipal Institute of Urban Landscape Municipal Institute of Town Planning Municipal Institute of the Treasury Mercabarna Municipal Institute for the Disabled Sant Martí District Sant Andreu District Nou Barris District Horta-Guinardó District Gràcia District Sarrià District Les Corts District Sants-Montjuïc District Eixample District Ciutat Vella District Town Planning Public Thoroughfare Urban Services and the Environment Personal Services General Services 2002 2005 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 Packets of 500 sheets RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Double-sided photocopying A sticker has been produced for photocopiers inviting the user to photocopy on both sides of the paper, which is pos- sible on most photocopiers today. By doing this, up to 50% of paper and associated economic resources can be saved, as well as keeping waste to a minimum. You may request these stickers by writing to: >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Details concerning the standardisation of photocopiers and IT equipment (2002) >Instructions to offi ces concerning Christmas cards (2004) +Sustainable City Council 9 II wGood practice for reducing the amount of paper used GOOD PRACTICESt IT applications and double-sided printing wReplacement of diaries with computerised ap- wTraining courses in electronic format for Human plications in the General Services Sector Resources The General Services Sector has replaced the Human Resources Management also contributes procurement of diaries, refi lls and desktop no- to good practices dealing with paper: information tepads with the application of Lotus Notes. The on the courses it organises are available in elec- fi rst year of this initiative (2003) witnessed a 40% tronic format. reduction and 2004 a 39% reduction. www.ajuntament.bcn/cat/rrhh/rrhh.htm wElectronic reports on the Parks and Gardens wDouble-sided printers in Urban Services and the website Environment Until 3 years ago, Parks and Gardens printed 1,500 copies of its report. Today they only exist This sector is clearly committed to saving paper with the acquisition of seven printers that allow in pdf format on the web, which brings about double-sided printing. Since January 2006, each savings of over 720 kg of paper per edition. The department has had the possibility of printing on Parks and Gardens report is posted on Intranet both sides of the paper. Furthermore, a specifi c as a digital publication model to be followed training course has been given to the staff in the complying with the City Council’s regulations go- sector at which clear indications were given as to verning corporate image and publications. use, and other advice and recommendations for minimising the amount of paper used. FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS w Change in the consumption of paper 100.000 90.000 80.000 70.000 The consumption of pa- 60.000 per has increased by 90% across all local authority 50.000 offi ces. 40.000 30.000 20.000 10.000 0 Packets of 500 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 DIN A4 sheets NOTE! e-Christmas cards + + These have existed since 2003 and may be cus- tomised by each offi ce. Environmental Pro- grammes Management sends only e-Christmas 23.000 1.300 kWh kWh of 3 treeslitres of energy= consumption cards. This has led to a saving of > water for 4 months by a family II 10 wGood practice for reducing the amount of paper used Use of computer applications instead of paper +Sustainable City Council 11 II III Paper, recycled Between 2002 and 2005, the amount of recycled paper consu- med has risen from 7% to almost 60%. Use and reuse recycled papert III 12 wPaper, recycled Positive environmental effects In order to manufacture a packet of “white” DIN A4 In order to manufacture a packet of recycled DIN A4 Saving More than 262 litres of water Some 37 litres of water 86% Almost 15 kwh of energy 7 kwh of energy 53 % 3 kg of wood Almost 3 kg of paper are recovered 100 % The only offi cial certifi cation that guarantees the origin of recycled paper pulp (100%) and at the same time offers a good technical guarantee that the paper will be preserved in the archive and will work properly on offi ce equipment is Blue Angel. The denomination “ecological paper” does not guarantee the paper’s environmental quality in any way. RESOUCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Paper tray The Programme offers trays for the reuse of paper that has been written on upon one side only and wastepaper baskets for selective waste collection at workposts. Training: Paper workshop On the website of the Programme you may consult the training ma- terial. Paper and its environmental consequences. www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible/ paper/FormacioPaper.pdf GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Specifi cations for the Standardisation of paper in reams (2002 and 2005) >Specifi cations governing the procurement of graphic arts material (2005) >Guideline for Services: The use of recycled paper (2002) +Sustainable City Council 13 III wPaper, recycled GOOD PRACTICESt Use and reuse recycled paper wReused notebooks at Urban Services and Environment Paper printed on one side is reused in the form of notebooks produced by the Document Reproduction Centre. wLa Municipal, more sustainable Since 2003, the magazine La Municipal has been printed on recycled paper. It is an example to be followed by all offi - ces that publish magazines, triptychs or other material on paper. Other publications that are published on recycled paper are: Barcelona Verda by the Parks and Gardens Municipal Insti- tute, and the Collection of Environmen- tal Education Guides published by Envi- ronmental Programmes Management. wInitiatives taken by the Department of Image and Editorial Production The Department of Image and Editorial Production makes notebooks and pads with recycled paper. This paper has been recovered from the off-cuts and waste from other products or from the reuse of other publications. NOTE! Zukunftspreis Nachhaltigkeit Prize for Barcelona City Council German initiative Pro Recyclingpapier made a special mention of the city of Barcelona for all of its initiatives in the promotion of the use of recycled paper over the last fi ve years. III 14 wPaper, recycled FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t 2005 wRanking of the consumption of recycled paper by local offi ce These fi gures are updated each quarter and are published at the following website: www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible Municipal Institute of Education 67% Parks and Gardens M. Institute 95% MI of Urban Landscape 56% MI of Town Planning 50% MI of the Treasury 100% Mercabarna 56% MI for the Disabled 100% Sant Martí District 39% Sant Andreu District 43% Nou Barris District 72% Horta-Guinardó District 50% Gràcia District 64% Sarrià District 78% Les Corts District 46% Sants-Montjuïc District 81% Eixample District 46% Ciutat Vella District 86% Town Planning 17% Public Thoroughfare 54% Urban Services and Environment 100% Personal Services 70% General Services 28% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR: CONSUMPTION OF RECYCLED PAPER t Between 1999 and 2005, the progressive replacement of white paper by recycled paper generated the following environmental and consumption-related benefi ts: wSome 40 million litres of water have not been consumed = the equivalent of fi lling 6 the Bernat Picornell swimming pools six times wSome 1,400,000 kWh of energy have been saved = 2 months’ electricity consumption of all of the local authority offi ces wThe cutting down of 7,000 trees has been avoided = almost as many as there are today in the Gràcia district or those we can fi nd along the Diagonal, Meridiana, Aragó and Colom streets and avenues altogether wAlmost 500,000 kilos of paper have been recovered = the equivalent of almost 175,000 packets of 500 sheets of DIN-A4 +Sustainable City Council 15 III IV A sustainable kit of offi ce supplies The large quantity of offi ce supplies means that there is a need to select them bearing environmental criteria in mind so as to reduce the consumption of material, energy and the generation of waste, as well as prevent any possible health-related pro- blems. Some environmentally friendly products of everyday uset IV 16 wA sustainable kit of offi ce supplies Some of the selection criteria that we may apply aret wA necessary purchase wEcological choice Before buying a product, the question When choosing, compare two alternatives of the product must be asked as to whether it is really we need and choose the one with the more positive necessary or not or whether we can environmental performance. do without it! We can share scissors or other less frequently used items. wEco-label See if we can buy a product with an eco-label that has wInnocuous substances been verifi ed by an offi cial body (Environmental Quality Avoid products containing materials Guarantee Label, Blue Angel, European Union Eco- that may compromise one’s health or Label,...). the environment. Give priority to water- based products instead of organic wSmall print solvents, or to propylene products Don’t just accept generic claims such as “environmentally instead of PVC. friendly” or “ecological product”. Read the small print. wWaste reduction wOptimal use of the product Choose products that mean that waste Take advantage of the positive environmental can be reduced: refi llable, reusable, performance of products: when we buy refi llable long-life, easily repaired products products, we must also ask for the refi lls! wRecycled materials Let’s give priority to recycled materials! RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME The sustainable kit of offi ce supplies The Programme has made up a sustainable kit of offi ce supplies as a practical sample of little products of everyday use that are sustainable and environmentally friendly. GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Specifi cations for the standardisation of offi ce equipment - photocopiers and fax (2002) >The procurement of IT equipment (2002) >Specifi cations for the standardisation of recycled, remanufactured toner (2002) >Specifi cations for the standardisation of offi ce supplies (2002) +Sustainable City Council 17 IV wA sustainable kit of offi ce supplies GOOD PRACTICESt Procure more sustainable offi ce supplies wHighlighters are not to be thrown away! Phosphorescent highlighter pens we use in the offi ce have not fi nished their service life once the ink has run out since they can be refi lled. Phosphorescent ink refi lls are materials that have been standardised by the central procurement ser- vice. Just ask for them! wChristmas gift of the district of Sants-Montjuïc In 2004, the district sent out its best wishes for the Christmas festivities by awarding a small gift for 2005. This gift consis- ted of: a notebook of 100% recycled paper and a pen made of recycled paper and wood. This initiative not only takes into account environmental cri- teria but also, in the long run will be more economical: if everyone looks after their own basic set of equipment and if good quality, long-life products are chosen, we will be ensu- ring that they do not disappear and therefore we will reduce orders for spares and refi lls. wPermanent exhibition at the Sustainable Barcelona Resource Centre - Centre de Recursos Barcelona Sostenible At the permanent exhibition at the CRBS, you will fi nd, among a great many others, a sample of offi ce supplies chosen bearing environmental criteria in mind. Carrer Nil Fabra, 20, baixos (08012) Barcelona. Tel. 93 237 47 43 Timetable: Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 14 h and from 16.30 a 20 h. Saturdays from 11 to 13.30 h. >www.bcn.es/agenda21/crbs/index.htm >recursos@mail.bcn.es NOTE! Ciutat Vella: The procurement of recycled, remanufac- tured toner All toner used at the main offi ces of the Ciutat Vella district is 100% recy- cled. Apart from the environmental benefi ts, this has also led to a 45% saving of economic resources. IV 18 Text markers with individual refi lls. Polypropylene marker, water-based ink Wooden lacquer-free pencil Folders made of polypropylene instead of PVC Recycled folders with a cellulose window 1 Fine-tipped marker with refi lls. Water-based ink Hanging fi les and inner fi les made of recycled card 1 Separators for fi ling cabinets made of recy- cled card 1 Clipboards made of recycled cardboard 1 Adhesive tape made by the same manufac- turer, a polypropylene model instead of PVC. Or adhesive tape made of cellulose acetate Note block made of recycled paper Eraser made of natu- ral rubber. PVC-free Water-based liquid corrector, PVC-free container. Available in white and light grey (for recycled paper) Adhesive stickers made by the same manufacturer, a model made of 90% recycled paper Water-based glue stick. PVC-free holder 1 Blue Angel-certifi ed product +Sustainable City Council 19 IV V The cleaning of buildings and the internal selective collection of waste The cleaning and selective waste collection service is of special importance in order to minimise our environmental impact and gain in coherence. V 20 t Paper is the most commonly recycled material wThe cleaning of buildings and the internal selective collection of waste According to studies carried out in three municipal buildings, the waste generated each year per worker exceeds 100 kg, though the quantity varies considerably (between 50 and 170 kg per year). Approximately 70% ends up being collected as selective waste (basically paper). The cleaning service of local buildings is done by a greened contracted company as it has introduced the use of the most environmentally friendly cleaning products as well as compulsory selective waste collection. It is in selective waste collection that the service becomes a vehicle to raise the awareness among staff by establishing new responsibilities. Staff of the city council can separate the different types of waste generated (paper, packaging, glass and refuse) and place them in the corresponding receptacle which the contracted company will have put at their disposal. RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Eco-wastepaper basket – Selective collection of paper The individual eco-wastepaper basket is a cardboard box for the selective collection of waste paper which can be pla- ced beside your desk. Posters indicating selective waste collection In order to improve the signage of the internal collection points of selective waste inside Barcelona City Council buil- dings, a series of posters has been designed to indicate the collection points. >You can request the eco-wastepaper baskets and posters at: ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat Recycling of toner Barcelona City Council purchases some 7,000 cartridges of ink a year (for printers, photocopiers and fax machines), which, once used, become waste. In order to add a social improvement to the environmental benefi t of collecting toner selectivelly, Barcelona City Coun- cil has signed an agreement with the Intersectorial Associ- ation of Recyclers and Social Enterprises of Catalonia - As- sociació Intersectorial de Recuperadors i Empreses Socials de Catalunya (AIRES) and FEMAREC, SCCL. Moreover, we workers can also place our ink cartridges from home in the same containers, which means we help towards selective waste collection with added social value. GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Details of the building cleaning service (2005) >Collaboration agreement between Barcelona City Council and the Fundació Aires and FEMAREC concerning the selective collection of toner for social purposes (2005) l +Sustainable City Council 21 V wThe cleaning of buildings and the internal selective collection of waste GOOD PRACTICESt Waste management wWaste management at the Coll Civic Centre At the Civic Centre, important work is being done to manage was- te correctly and to socialise the Green Offi ce. At the entrance to the Civic Centre there is an information desk concerning environ- mental issues that brings together news items, activities, advice, etc.The selective waste containers have been placed at strategic points, for example the collection of packaging and refuse is loca- ted next to the coffee machine. Furthermore, at each work post a container has been placed for the specifi c collection of paper and cardboard, the main waste product generated by offi ces. wSelective collection of toner by labour insertion enterprises At the beginning of 2006, there were 64 local centres where such labour insertion enterprises were already performing the se- lective collection of toner. Among many others, they were the following: wThe Department of Statistics wMunicipal Town Planning Institute wSustainable Barcelona Resource Centre wFire Station wLes Corts and Sant Andreu district main offi ces wCivic centres wMunicipal Computing Institute The aim of the agreement is that, at the end of the year, these enterprises will collect the toner from all local authority offi ces. You can fi nd the full list at www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible NOTE! Pilot scheme for >MAKE-UP OF 85,6% paper 4% card selective collection at REFUSE 1,5% glass0,4% metals Urban Services and the (% weight) 2,5% plastics0,1% bricks Environment 2,4% organic0,4% offi ce In 2002 its 200 members of staff 3% others selectively collected: 89% 80% 56% paper glass packaging V 22 4 wThe cleaning of buildings and the internal selective collection of waste FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t wInternal selective waste collection points At all local authority offi ces, internal selective waste collection points are being installed. The placing of the bins is the responsibility of the externally-contracted cleaning companies. Collection points 2003 2006 Paper, packaging, glass, refuse 199 229 Toner 18 77 t Selective waste collection starts with you +Sustainable City Council 23 V VI Fair trade in automatic vending machines, bar and catering services On 22 November 2002, the City Council’s Plenary Session una- nimously passed an Institutional Declaration to promote the introduction of fair trade products to local services and offi ces. This initiative aimed to give support to the economies and soci- al progress of the less developed countries, to the proper use of natural resources and to their sustainable development. Fair trade products are used and sold at the Garcilaso Civic Centre Cafeteriat VI 24 w Fair trade in automatic vending machines, bar and catering services Fair trade is an alternative to standard trade which guarantees worthy living and labour conditions for producers in the southern hemisphere. Though other fair tra- de food products do exist (such as biscuits, chocolate...) and non-food products (offi ce material, ceramics, bijouterie...), coffee is the fair trade product par exce- llence. Based on the positive experience of promoting fair trade products in automatic vending machines, the introduction of fair trade food and/or organic agricultural products is being extended to other fi elds such as catering, bars or school dining rooms. Fair trade coffee: international rules In the case of coffee, the international fair trade regulations are as follows: >Guaranteed price above coffee price fl uctuations in international markets. >Financing of up to 60% of each order so as to guarantee the subsistence of produ- cers during periods between harvests. >Stable, long-term commercial relationship which allows the cooperatives to plan their production. >Social benefi ts for the whole community of producers: housing, education, health... RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Introduction of fair trade coffee to coffee machines In Barcelona City Council there are approximately 230 points selling beverages: 150 are machines that vend hot drinks and the remainder, 80, are coffee machines. A work commission has encouraged actions to concretise the Institutional Declaration on the area of internal management. Collaborating with NGOs —principally SETEM— a variety of resources have been made available: >Informative and formative actions for local authority staff >Progressively offering fair trade coffee in automatic vending machines and other sales points >Providing greater internal and external visibility to the project You can fi nd out where the fair trade coffee sales points are by going to: >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Institutional Declaration on Fair Trade (2002) >Specifi cations governing the management, exploitation and dynamisation of the Sedeta Civic Centre bar service (2003) >Specifi cations for the installation, management and exploitation of automatic vending machines at the Security and Mobility Sector Offi ces of Barcelona City Council (2005) +Sustainable City Council 25 VI w Fair trade in automatic vending machines, bar and catering services GOOD PRACTICESt Ceramic coffee cups and catering provided by social insertion wCeramic cups for fair trade coffee in the Urban Services and Environment Sector and Parks and Gardens The aim of the distribution of cups among the Sector’s workers is that of contri- buting to a reduction in waste production by using ceramic cups instead of throw- away plastic cups. In order to do so, the machines have had to be adapted so that when requesting a drink you can choose whether the machine should give you a plastic cup or not (using your own cup). Moreover, in order to promote this measu- re, the possibility is being studied as to whether the price of the drink consumed in one’s own cup should be cheaper than if a plastic cup is used. wCatering service provided by a social insertion enterprise During 2005, some twenty local authority offi ces commissioned catering services to Fundació Futur, a social insertion enterprise, with the aim of creating jobs for the marginalised. Some such offi ces are: the Municipal Institute for the Disabled, the offi ce of the Counsellor for Immigration, the Environmental Programmes Offi ce, the Personal Services Sector, Garcilaso Library (Sant Andreu district), the Sarrià- Sant Gervasi district, the Women’s and Civil Rights Offi ce, the Social Participation Offi ce, the Social Welfare local council and the offi ce of the Counsellor for public health, among others. wFair trade products in the automatic vending machines of the Local Police The Security and Mobility sector has drafted a single call of tenders for the insta- llation and exploitation of automatic vending machines for all of their offi ces. This document establishes the sale of fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate products in their machines. FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS w Fair trade coffee machines 100 102 80 75 60 The City Council currently has 91 40 52 local authority offi ces and a total 20 of 102 automatic vending machi- 0 3 nes where fair trade coffee can be drunk. 2003 2004 2005 2006 NOTE! Studies on fair trade SETEM Catalunya has published three studies on the present scope of fair trade in Catalonia and Spain. These studies include a specifi c chapter on fair trade and public authorities. >Fair trade in Catalonia 2000-2002 >Fair trade in Spain yearbook (2004) >Fair trade in Catalonia, Spain and Europe (2006) VI 26 Substitució d’agendes per aplicacions informàtiquest w Fair trade in automatic vending machines, bar and catering services Drinking fair trade coffee from your own cup is already an everyday occurrence u +Sustainable City Council 27 VI VII Sustainable timber The City Council’s responsible policy on the procurement of tim- ber comes in response to its wish to decrease the city’s envi- ronmental impact on the planet by contributing to the rational management and sustainable use of forest resources. VII 28 u Certifi ed timber has been used at Santa Caterina Market w Sustainable timber Responsible procurement of timber At the proposal of the Barcelona Municipal Council for the Environment and Sustainability, in 2004, the City Council passed a responsible policy on the procurement of timber which involves the incorporation of sustainability criteria in the procurement of all wood products, whether for the upkeep of public areas, works, the supply of furniture or other areas: >The procurement of timber that is illegally felled or from countries at war has been abolished. >A system of prioritisation has been established which awards more points to the most demanding forest certifi cations: more points are given for FSC certifi cation (Forest Stewardship Council), and then for PEFC (Pan European Forest Certifi ca- tion), among others.tion) This is a pioneer initiative in Spain. In the last two years, 2,310 m3 of certifi ed timber have been procured. RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Training and advisory sessions The Programme offers training sessions on the state of the planet’s forests, forest certifi cation and the City Council’s policy for the res- ponsible procurement of timber. Likewise, advice is given to local workers who are responsible for procuring timber or derivatives. >For further information: ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat “Fes-te amic dels boscos” (Become a friend of the forests) guide Barcelona City Council and Greenpeace have been working to- gether in recent years to promote the rational, sustainable use of forest resources. The policy on the responsible procurement of timber has allowed public procurement of certifi ed timber for our parks and gardens, for markets and libraries, funeral services. The environmental education guide “Fes-te amic dels boscos” (Beco- me a friend of the Forests) is a new result of this collaboration: it seeks to promote a change in citizens’ habits and consumption. It gives information, advice, recommendations to be able to decide in everyday life, to exercise our power of choice and purchase in the forests’ favour. GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Institutional Declaration on Responsible Policy on the Procurement of Timber (2003) >Mayoral Decree of Responsible Policy on the Procurement of Timber (2004) >All Parks and Gardens contracting (as of 2003) >The procurement of solid wood by the Funeral Services (as of 2004) +Sustainable City Council 29 VII w Sustainable timber GOOD PRACTICESt The sustainable procurement of timber wProcurement of certifi ed timber – Funeral Services The Funeral Services is one of the biggest consumers of timber in the Council area: in 2004, it purchased 1,055 m3 of solid wood. As a result of the local commitment to a respon- sible policy for the procurement of timber, the service has incorporated environmental criteria in its procurements and has mana- ged to ensure that the supply of African tim- ber comes from a merchant currently in the process of obtaining FSC accreditation. wThe procurement of timber for Parks and Gardens Since 2003, Parks and Gardens has been applying the criteria established by the Decree on the responsible procurement of wood for all public procurement. In 2004, among others, stakes and planks certifi ed with the PEFC stamp and benches, protective fences and signage bearing the FSC stamp were purchased. In total, in the fi rst year of applying the new policy on the responsible procurement of wood, Parks and Gardens purchased over 16 m3 of certifi ed wood. wDocument on the purchase of platforms– District of les Corts In 2004, in the district of les Corts, criteria governing the responsible procurement of wood were introduced to the specifi cations for the hiring of platforms and as a result a company that put in a bid with PEFC-certifi ed platforms won the tender. NOTE! Barcelona in support of the Forests In February 2004, WWF/Adena, a conservationists group, presented in Barcelona its campaign entitled “Ciutats pels boscos” or Cities in Support of the Forests, which aims to help put a stop to the deterioration of forest ecosystems through public responsible consumption of wood and derivates. Furthermore, Adena has also created the interactive observatory called “Ciutats pels boscos” in order to arouse and assess the local city and town councils’ interest (with over 20,000 inhabitants) in conserving the planet’s forests. Thanks to its active policy on responsible procurement of timber, Barcelona City Council has been on the Observatory’s Green List since the start of the campaign. Campaign and observatory > www.wwf.es/bosques_comercio/observatorio_wwfadena.php VII 30 w Sustainable timber FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t wCertifi ed timber tendered 2004-2005 SUMMARY Years 2004 and 2005 were the fi rst two 2004-2005 in which a responsible policy for the 2% Total: 2.310 m3 procurement of timber was applied by PEFC Barcelona City Council, and the overall 20% results —both as regards the number Others of departments involved and the total of certifi ed timber procured— are satis- 59% factory. Timber being 19% certifi ed FSC Eight offi ces —institutes, sectors or districts— have taken on this new po- licy and the result is a total of 2,310 m3 of certifi ed timber acquired. Benches made of certifi ed timber in Parc de la Ciutadella t +Sustainable City Council 31 VII VIII Ethical procurement: the clean clothes experience Barcelona City Council is a large consumer of textile products, basically work clothes for specifi c collectives (gardeners, local police, fi re brigade...). The introduction of ethical clauses to supply contracts aims to guarantee that textile products have been produced respecting the criteria of the International Labour Organisation, such as the prohibition of child labour and respect for basic labour rights. Parks and Gardens work in clean clothes t VIII 32 w Ethical procurement: the clean clothes experience Public procurement with environmental, social and ethical criteria The globalisation of the economy has deeply changed enterprises’ commercial strategies in all sectors. The relocation of production to countries in the south and the search for cheaper labour has led to a se- ries of diffi culties in controlling companies’ labour and social behaviour, which become yet worse when such relocation takes place in the form of subcontracting. The inexistence in many southern countries of labour legislation that respects workers’ basic labour rights (as defi ned by the ILO) or the inability of many such countries to enforce it has led to a gradual loss of guarantees in respect of the fact that the end product has been manufactured in the ethical conditions which all public authorities must uphold. Fundamental ILO Conventions >Abolition of forced labour (conventions 29 and 105) >Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (conventions 87 and 98) >Equal remuneration for men and women (convention 100) >The absence of discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, religion, opinion, social class or nationality (convention 111) >Abolition of child labour (convention 138) RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Participation in the “Ethical Public Procure- ment” network Barcelona City Council participates in some of the interna- tional initiatives that promote public procurement with en- vironmental, social and ethical criteria. Within the framework of the Clean Clothes Campaign and the Catalan Network for Ethical Public Procurement, an initial experiment has been carried out to procure textile products that respect basic labour rights. This pilot sche- me, which was started by the Parks and Gardens Municipal Institute, aims to be applicable to other departments and sectors that purchase work clothes, and also promote the purchase of fair trade textile products for specifi c acts (t- shirts for fi estas, sports activities...). >For further information: ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Parks and Gardens guidelines as to the purchase of work clothes incorporating ethical criteria (2005) +Sustainable City Council 33 VIII w Ethical procurement: the clean clothes experience GOOD PRACTICESt The procurement of work clothes for Parks and Gardens Municipal Institute with ethical criteria Parks and Gardens is the fi rst Spanish public enterprise to introduce corporate social responsibility clauses and ethi- cal criteria to its contract specifi cations on the supply of clothing, demanding from the tendering companies as a re- quirement for technical solvency that the fabrics and other materials used in production, as well as the production process itself, must respect the basic labour rights as drawn up in the ILO de- clarations on workers’ rights, and must have a committed management policy as regards the environment and occu- pational risk prevention. As of now, such requisites shall be com- pulsory for Parks and Gardens’ annual calls for tender for summer and winter work clothes for gardeners, conservati- onists, security staff and mechanics, for a total of 700 workers. NOTE! ZerosetBCN The ZerosetBCN Association is a platform of local autho- rity workers who reserve 0.7% of their salaries to projects of solidarity and cooperation with development. Thus, last year, ZerosetBCN collected about six thousand euros, which were used to help build a greenhouse in Bolivia, and were donated to an entity in Barcelona that gives support to yo- ung people who have been in sheltered accommodation and who, upon reaching the age of 18 have had to leave it. At the moment, the association is widely spread within the Public Health Agency - Agència de Salut Pública, the Muni- cipal Institute of Education - l’Institut Municipal d’Educació, that of Computing, of Statistics, of Health Care, the City Hall and the Personal Services Area. You too can get involved! >For further information: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona – Barcelona Public Health Agency ediez@aspb.es VIII 34 w Ethical procurement: the clean clothes experience +Sustainable City Council 35 VIII IX Energy saving and renewable energy The impacts associated with energy consumption are varied in accordance with their origin. In the city of Barcelona, 49% of energy consumption is of nuclear origin, 46% corresponds to fossil fuels, 4% to hydraulic energy and just 1% comes from renewable energy sources. In order to encourage saving, energy effi ciency and the use of renewable energy, in 2002 the Barcelona Local Energy Agency - Agència Local d’Energia de Barcelona was constituted >wwww.barcelonaenergia.com More effi cient vehicles for local services t IX 36 w Energy saving and renewable energy Energy consumption at local authority offi ces is split into almost equal parts between lighting, offi ce equipment and heating, cooling and ventilation. Final consumption depends to a great extent on our individual behaviour: turning off lights, computers and regulating heating and air conditioning. Investments Some of the improvements that >The change of lighting and the installation of electronic metres have been introduced to local that help to keep an accurate track of supplies. buildings are the investments in the fi elds of energy and water. >The installation of photovoltaic solar panels in council buildings. The most signifi cant for rationali- >The incorporation of thermal solar collectors for the production sing consumption and promoting of hot water at nurseries and sports facilities is one of the oldest renewable energy are: > measures within the fi eld of promoting renewable energy. RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME No et quedis gelat! – Don’t freeze! In 2005 a Guideline for Services was passed by the Mayor’s Offi ce in order to promote the rational use of air conditio- ning at local authority offi ces: the instruction concreted that the comfort temperature inside municipal buildings should not be below 24 oC. This year a poster has been issued to all local authority offi ces and buildings with the slogan “No et quedis gelat!” or “Don’t freeze!”, in order to remind us of this good practice, good for the environment, for our health and for the effi cient use of public resources. If you would like one, you can request one by writing to: > ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat Training session on energy >Energy and its environmental consequences... What can we do? In 2005, a training session on energy was held for the staff of the Urban Services and Environment sector at which an explanation was given on which are the re- newable energy sources, the Barcelona Energy Improve- ment Plan, and how our behaviour vis-à-vis energy can be improved. >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible/energia/ Formacio_Energia.pdf GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Solar ordinance (1999) >The contracting of computer equipment (2002) by the Municipal Computing Institute >Specifi cations on lighting (2005) >Instructions from the Mayor’s Offi ce concerning the rational, effi cient use of air conditioning in summer (2005) +Sustainable City Council 37 IX w Energy saving and renewable energy GOOD PRACTICESt Use renewable energy wPhotovoltaic solar energy at local buildings There are currently 19 local buildings (including the City Hall) with photovoltaic solar installations that transform solar energy into electricity. Altogether this accounts for a surface collection area of over 5,875 m2 producing some 868,000 kwh/year, which in turn means an economic saving of about 235,000 € per annum. wThermal solar energy at schools and sports facilities The existence of thermal solar collectors for the production of hot water at schools and sports fa- cilities (Guinardó Sports Complex, Picornell Swim- ming Baths...) dates back to 1995 with the installa- tion of 6 nurseries. But now there are 52 municipal facilities covering 4,341 m2 producing energy esti- mated at over 3,545,000 kWh per annum. Use energy effi ciently wThe replacement of lighting at the City Hall The replacement of ordinary lighting with energy effi cient lighting has led to a reduction in energy consumption through the illumination of buildings. The saving of over 350,000 kwh per annum is not the only environmental benefi t from this initiative since the emission of 40.10 t of CO2 a year is also saved, not to mention the economic saving brought about by the consumption of less energy (some 25,000 € per year). NOTE! Housing development projects by the Municipal Housing Trust >Criteria concerning the environment and effi ciency Since 1998, the Barcelona Municipal Housing Trust has been incorporating criteria concerning ener- gy effi ciency, water saving, the collection of rainwater and the choice of building materials that meet environmental criteria. All housing development projects include solar energy, water saving devices in taps, showers and WCs, and a great many other measures that lead to increased eco-effi ciency. IX 38 w Energy saving and renewable energy FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t wLocal facilities with solar energy Nº. Surface area (m2) Estimated energy generated (kWh/year) CO2 saving (tonnes) Thermal energy 52 4.341 3.545.818 604 Photovoltaic energy 19 5.875 867.939 93 Total 71 10.215 4.413.757 697 PRACTICAL ADVICEt LIGHTING Heating, cooling and ventilation >Make the most of natural light: raise >Adjust the temperature properly if you have devices with the blinds during the hours the sun isn’t individual settings. A temperature difference of around shining straight in. 5oC shall suffi ce. Heating the air one extra degree >Turn off the lights when leaving meeting in winter or cooling it one extra degree in summer rooms, toilets and empty offi ces! Avoid represents a 6% increase in economic expenditure! switching lights on unnecessarily. >Create a good working atmosphere! If the air in the offi ce >Some offi ces have too many light points: is very stuffy, air it for a while: 5 minutes is enough. Do disconnect lights we do not need on. not leave windows ajar with heating or air conditioning switched on. Offi ce machinery Further advice... >Switch off the computer! A great many computers are left >Instead of regular batteries, we can on day and night. If we switched them off at the end of each use rechargeable batteries which can day, we could save up to 75% of energy! We recommend be recharged by plugging a device at least you switch off the screen each time you leave the into a socket, or even better, a solar offi ce for more than 20 minutes, and switch off the whole charger. set at the weekend. >Electronic devices, such as hi-fi s, TVs >Do not use animated screensavers. They consume a lot and videos permanently consume of energy! Originally, we used them to protect old-style energy when on “stand-by” (at rest screens, not to save energy. with an LED on). This equipment must >Look for and programme the minimum times for the “sleep be switched off at the ON/OFF switch off” features of our machine and this will mean saving ener- and not with the remote control in or- gy and money. der to avoid continuous, unnecessary consumption of energy. +Sustainable City Council 39 IX X Mobility On a working day in Barcelona 4.6 million journeys take place within the city and 2.8 million journeys occur between Barcelona and the surrounding metropolitan area. The promotion of more sustainable mobility means using public transport, going by bicycle or on foot. At work as well! Local Police: on bicycle duty t X 40 w Mobility Means of transport Trips Within the municipality Between municipalities On foot/by bicycles 46% 8,5% Public transport 30% 42,5% Private transport 24% 49% In the last year there has been an increase in the use of public transport of approximately: >3% for trips within the city >and 4% for trips between Barcelona and the surrounding metropolitan area. Despite this good news, the use of private transport continues to be quite high, especially as regards trips between municipalities. RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Available information Environmental guides “Barcelona en Bici” (Barcelona by Bike) and “Mobilitat més sostenible” (More sustainable mobility), as well as the website “A peu per Barcelona” (On foot around Barcelona) (www.bcn.es/ apeu) contain basic information as to what we can do to reduce the impact caused by our journeys. GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >Specifi cations for the supply of fuel and lubricants for vehicles (2005) +Sustainable City Council 41 X w Mobility GOOD PRACTICESt What can we do? Move around in a sustainable way wBicycles for staff use – Agenda21 Secretary’s Offi ce in Gràcia The initiative Let’s get healthy, let’s save energy, let’s not pollute, let’s set an example, sustainable mobility in Gràcia consists of putting 5 bi- cycles at the disposal of the staff. The bicycles can be found at the district head offi ce patio. wLocal Police by bicycle The Local Police has offi cers on bicycle duty. Currently there are 30 bicycles in service on the Eixample, Les Corts, Sants-Montjuïc, Gràcia, Sant Andreu and the coastal area (Sant Martí and Ciutat Vella). These offi cers’ main tasks are to patrol the parks and gardens, pedestrian areas, the vicinity of schools, bus and bicycle lanes, upholding the safety and security of the citizens and ensuring civility, among others. wBicycle messenger service The messenger service, which is a common feature of local authority offi ces, can be more ecological. Cooperative Trèvol provides a service for the transport of correspondence and packages, normal and urgent, between companies and private individuals, applying the system of a cooperative with ecological awareness: a bicycle messenger service and a new service delivering small and medium-sized packets in the urban area by electric vehicle. For further information >www.trevol.com wRequesting a bicycle parking space If you wish to request a bicycle parking space at your offi ce or facil- ity, please send an application to the Citizen Attention Offi ce - Ofi c- ina d’Atenció al Ciutadà in your district. Parking spaces are free-of- charge and are located in the street (pavement or road). If you need advice or information, you can also contact the Bicycle Club of Catalonia - Bicicleta Club de Catalunya: >www.bacc.info NOTE! Public transport in our publications One good practice in order to promote access to our local authority offi ces by public transport is to provide clear indications, including a map, of how to get there by public transport in information leafl ets about the facilities as well as in announcements of public acts. X 42 w Mobility +Sustainable City Council 43 XX XI Greening of local authority contracts Since the deployment of the Green Offi ce Programme in 2001, the inclusion of environmental criteria in public procurement is being promoted in order to reduce environmental impact and stimulate more sustainable production. XI 44 w Greening of local authority contracts The publication of the new European directives on public procurement in April 2004,1 currently at the stage of transposition to national legislation in the different ¹ Directive 2004/17/EC European Union2 member states, meant clearing up the uncertainty surrounding of the European how to incorporate environmental and social criteria into public procurement: now, Parliament and the Council, of 31 March fi nally a correct legal procedure is available for the incorporation of environmental 2004, coordinating the considerations, beyond compliance with environmental regulations, and, at Spa- procurement procedu- nish State level there is an initial draft law. res of entities operating in the water, energy, Thus, the new European directives delimit the areas of the contracts where en- transport and postal services sectors. Direc- vironmental criteria can be introduced, from the defi nition of the subject matter tive 2004/18/EC to the reasons for termination, and how to proceed: t of the European Parliament and the >All environmental conditions must be explicitly mentioned in the call for tender Council, of 31 March 2004, coordinating the or contract specifi cations. procurement proce- dures for the award of > They must be drafted respecting the general principles of transparency, non- public works contracts, discrimination and equality of opportunities, especially with regard to award public supply contracts criteria.³ and public service contracts. >They must be drawn up in accordance with the nature of the object of the contract ² In the case of Spain, on 15 December 2004 and must always concern it. the draft law on public procurement was Barcelona City Council has incorporated environmental criteria into its big- published. gest contracts in recent years. Moreover, in 2006 the administrative part of all ³ Article 11 of the Amended Text of the procurement procedures has been modifi ed to include environmental clauses Law of Public Adminis- throughout local authority contracts. tration Contracts. RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME >Internal technical advisory service to deal with specifi c enquiries, which, because of their novel character or their very nature, require specialised knowledge. >Training sessions and specifi c information on the inclusion of environmental aspects in local procurement, both aimed at people in charge of procurement as well as suppliers and companies. GREENED-UP REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS >City Council Measure “Environmentalisation of contracts with local authorities” (2001) >Amendment of municipal contract type guidelines (2006) +Sustainable City Council 45 XI w Greening of local authority contracts GOOD PRACTICESt Procurement with greening criteria More and more local departments are incorporating environ- mental criteria into their contracts. A few examples are given in other sections of this guidebook. Up until 2005, the most signifi cant adminis- trative and technical conditions that have incorporated environmental criteria are t 1 The general standardisation of computer equipment (2001) 2 The general standardisation of paper in reams (2005) 3 The general standardisation of offi ce supplies (2002) 4 The general standardisation of offi ce equip- ment (2002) 5 The general standardisation of furniture (2002) 6 The general standardisation of computer consumables (2002) 7 Building cleaning contract (2005) 8 Several contracts for the procurement of timber (2004, 2005) 9 Cleaning and upkeep of public and orna- mental fountains (2005) 10 Overall supply of fuel and lubricants for vehicles (2005) 11 Integral upkeep of public areas (2005) 12 Lighting (2005) ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES t The inclusion of environmental criteria Environmental criteria, in each case, may be compulsory or into individual technical conditions has may be presented as a voluntary improvement by the bid- been done in the priority areas of the der and they concentrate on: Green Offi ce Programme (paper, clea- wDefi ning the environmental characteristics of the products ning, timber) and also in those for which being purchased or used during the rendering of service. those responsible have so requested. wProhibiting products or substances that have a negative effect on the environment. The environmental criteria required are wProviding an incentive for the environmental training of based in today’s real market supply and the personnel rendering a service, or even the possession they promote the use of the best avail- of an environmental management system by the bidder (EMAS or ISO 14001). able products. Also, in some cases the aim is to provide an incentive for the wRequiring the bidder’s responsibility in the proper man- eco-certifi cation of products, like in the agement of waste when rendering its services. case of timber, through the technical wPromoting the use of renewable energy and the reduction criteria of the specifi cations. of ambient noise and pollutant gas emissions. XI 46 w Greening of local authority contracts FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t wFollow-up of greened sets of conditions As of 2006, there is scheduled to be an annual report evaluating these activities (number of contracts contai- ning environmental clauses, characteristics and relative weight, results). EMAS or ISO 14001 Compulsory criteria (technical specifi cations) Guidance in eco-labels for products Environmental criteria as a voluntary improvement Exclusion of products or substances Bidder’s responsibility in proper management of waste Other specifi cations of use, maintenance or health Environmental criteria in the execution of the contract NOTE! Procurement within the framework of the Environ- mental Management System of the Urban Services and the Environment sector ISO 14001 for the sector establishes in its environmental policy that all of the sector’s activities shall comply with environmental regulati- ons in force, shall apply the principle of pollution prevention and shall require that all services contracted shall incorporate environmental improvements. In addition, it establishes that all contracted compa- nies shall also have to comply with this policy: general environmental requirements applicable to contractors hired for specifi c events or activities, 2003. This means, for example, that for the conditions applicable to the pro- curement of the Barcelona fountains cleaning and conservation servi- ce, the need for the bidders to include in their technical proposal: >Water and energy-saving measures >The use of vehicles with low levels of gas and noise pollution >Proposals for the reduction, treatment and recovery of waste +Sustainable City Council 47 XI 1 Computer equipment (2001) 2 Paper in reams (2002) 3 Offi ce supplies (2002) 4 Offi ce equipment (2002) 5 Furniture (2002) 6 Computer consumables (2002) 7 Building cleaning (2003) 8 Timber contracts (2004) 9 Cleaning and upkeep of fountains (2005) 10 Supply of fuel and lubricants (2005) 11 Integral maintenance (2005) 12 Lighting (2005) XII Internal awareness-raising and training Internal awareness-raising actions > Internal information and awareness-raising actions aim to facilitate the learning and change process of local authority staff. XII 48 w Internal awareness-raising and training RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Environmental education guides The Green Offi ce Guide (2000) was the fi rst document to include the measures that can be carried out in order to impro- ve sustainability at the offi ce. The guide was distributed among the City Council’s 12,000 workers in order to disseminate the results of the environmental diagnostics work and foment shared environmental change strategies. The Green Offi ce Guide is listed as a good practice in the European Commission’s “Ecological Procurement” manual. This “+ Sustainable City Council” Guide updates and expands the contents of said publication. + Sustainable City Council Info This is the Programme’s e-bulletin and it provides everyone with information, news, useful advice and guidance which allow improving environmental practices at the work place. You can subscribe by writing to: ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat + Sustainable City Council Web The Sustainable City Council website is a space for the continuous updating of this guide which combines basic documentation concerning sustainable public procu- rement with other information grouped according to the main areas of action. It was created in 2003 as an innovative experience in the public sphere and has become a point of reference for Barcelona City Council and other public bodies getting inter- nal greening processes underway. >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible Email address The email address ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat is a tool for internal communica- tion which can be used to share initiatives, thoughts or make queries as to practices and doubts that may arise concerning the internal greening process. >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat Other awareness-raising resources > Associated with the different awareness-raising campaigns promoted by the Green Offi ce Programme, resources are elaborated which help to change habits. Some examples are the “on both sides” stickers for photocopiers, the trays for reu- sing paper or e-Christmas cards. These resources can be requested by writing to >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat In addition, different sectors, districts and institutes have promoted other campaigns among their workers which are also presented in this guide as good practices. +Sustainable City Council 49 XII w Internal awareness-raising and training RESOURCES OF THE +SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME Training activities Training activities are a basic aspect At the request of sectors, districts or institutes in all programmes concerning chan- ge towards sustainability since: Training sessions are organised to explain what the City Council’s internal greening process consists of and pays >They make it possible to break with specifi c attention to some specifi c fi elds of work which may pre-established prejudices. be of special interest to the participants. >They are often a space for debate To strengthen actions of change and discussion where workers pose the doubts and queries that arise These sessions are monographic and are addressed to when putting measures into practice technicians in charge of implementing the action. such as the green procurement of In collaboration with Human Resources Management products, selective waste collection or the procurement of services. Aspects of greening are integrated into the scheduled ses-sions of specifi c courses, such as, for example, the course on external services management. XII 50 w Internal awareness-raising and training GOOD PRACTICESt Procurement with environmental criteria wSpecial issue of the HR e-bulletin The Human Resources department has drafted a special issue of its e-bulletin entirely given over to environmental matters. The e-bulletin is available to subscribers and other interested persons on the Human Resources intranet. wTraining sessions at Urban Services and the Environment Within the framework of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System of the Urban Services and the Environ- ment Sector at Barcelona City Council, in 2004, the Green Offi ce Programme prepared and held two training sessions for the workers of the sector. The fi rst session dealt with paper, the impacts generated during its manufac- ture and consumption and the steps we can take to reduce such impacts. The second session, on energy, concentra- ted on the different energy sources, the Barcelona Energy Improvement Plan, the assessment of the sector’s buil- dings’ energy consumption and advice and good practices were offered in or- der to reduce the consumption of ener- gy in the offi ce. FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS t wE-bulletin addressees > 470 Number of participants at training sessions so far> 420 Queries via email in one year> 250 NOTE! Information desk of the Green Offi ce of Personal Services in Gràcia: In October 2005, the Green Offi ce Information Desk at the Gràcia Personal Services Building was inaugurated. The Desk gives step-by-step information as to how to print on both sides of paper. It also lets you give your opinions and proposals. +Sustainable City Council 51 XII XIII The organisation of public events The City Council’s internal greening process goes beyond the local authority offi ces. The City Council is not just committed to improving the sustainability of the organisation but also intends to spread the practice of sustainability to the citizens, to organisations of civil society and to enterprises. A good time to demonstrate our commitment to greening is in the organisation of fi estas or other public events where actions like more sustainable mobility, waste reduction and selective waste collection, the use of fair trade products, etc. can be put into practice. XIII 52 w The organisation of public events RESOURCES OF THE + SUSTAINABLE CITY COUNCIL PROGRAMME More sustainable fi estas >Environmental education guide “Les Festes més sostenibles” (More sustainable fi estas) shows in detail the actions that can be taken in order to green-up public events. It also has a long list of addresses and contact details of suppliers of products and cultural services companies that incorporate environmental criteria into their supply. Reusable glass lending service for public events and activities – CRBS >The Sustainable Barcelona Resource Centre loans reusable glasses and glass washers to municipal offi ces and for public events (activities taking place in districts, associations, etc.). This service not only allows you to request the glasses but also offers the loaning of glasses and a glass washer as well as a training session which is held at the association or offi ce which has requested the service. GOOD PRACTICESt wEnvironment Week at the district of Les Corts Can Deu Civic Centre has also wished to participate actively in the Environment Week and for this reason has organised whole series of free activities during the week: the waste treatment excursion, an urban composting workshop, a walk in Collserola and a community breakfast. wThe Fiestas Commission for Llibertat street in Gràcia distributes a reusable crockery/cutlery kit On occasion of the 2004 Gràcia Festivities, the Fiestas Commission of Llibertat street distributed among its members and neighbours a reusable crockery kit comprising a bag, plate, cutlery and glass to be used every time there is a street party (“calçotada”, Saint John, “Festa Major”...). The aim of this initia- tive is to contribute to waste reduction and to spread responsible consumption. wApril Fair Since 2002, Barcelona City Council and the Waste Agency of Catalonia have collaborated with FECAC - Federación de Entidades Culturales Andaluzas en Catalunya – in order to introduce selective waste collection to the April Fair events. With the collaboration of those working at the stalls and stands and volunteers, over the 10 days of fi esta 59% selective waste collection was performed on the 129 tonnes of waste generated. NOTE! Greening of the Convention of Barcelona Agenda21 signees The Convention of Agenda21 signees, which gathered over 300 people, ensured the environmentalisation of the event right from the start of the project. The measures taken concentrated on 21 points, such as providing information as to how to get there by public transport and by bike and car-share possibilities; making rational use of lighting, air conditioning and heating; using reusable crockery an cutlery; avoiding the generation of packaging waste, serving local, seasonal and fair trade products; making identifi cation cards with reusable or recyclable products, rationalising the amount of documentation and the reuse of paper, among others. Thus, with the convention’s ECOMETRE, emissions were calculated and compensation was made through the “CeroCO2” reforestation campaign. +Sustainable City Council 53 XIII XIV Environmental management systems: ISO 14001 and EMAS Another tool in supporting internal greening processes and sus- tainable public procurement are environmental management systems, whether EMAS or ISO 14001, especially in order to es- tablish environmental improvement targets, regular follow-up and control indicators of the environmental impacts of the pro- cesses and activities carried out. Buses with an environmental management system implanted t XIV 54 w Environmental management systems: ISO 14001 and EMAS Environmental management of public services In Barcelona, more and more local bodies are implementing en- vironmental management systems in the management of public services: >Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona – Metropolitan Transport Company For the environmental management of buses on the public thoroughfare >Parks and Gardens In the management and upkeep of public green areas, road- side trees and the integral management of beaches >CLABSA For sewerage management by means of an integrated envi- ronmental quality system >Urban Services and the Environment Sector In its areas of action, such as: urban cleaning, road cleaning and the collection of urban solid waste, the upkeep of public lighting, the use of groundwater, among others as well as in administrative activities and the maintenance of the building where it is seated. Greening of the fountain maintenance and con- servation contract The new contracted company, which is responsible for the city’s 1,572 public fountains and 222 ornamental fountains and is ma- naged by the Urban Services and the Environment sector, has in- corporated environmental criteria in order to meet the criteria of the Environmental Management System implanted in the sector: >Water-saving measures: an improvement in the fountain impermeabilisation pro- gramme, more fountains with recirculation and the incorporation of new equipment such as sludge vacuuming which allows to clean ornamental fountains more often without having to empty them, more frequent cleaning of the bottom and walls with a mobile treatment device. The contracted company’s facilities also have a system for the reuse of water for the cleaning of its vehicles. >Energy-saving measures: the installation of fi bre optics in 4 ornamental fountains with the consequent energy saving, changing incandescent lamps for low-con- sumption projectors, the contracted company’s facilities have solar-powered hot water for the changing room area. In addition, the company’s 28 vehicles run on compressed natural gas and the vehicles have been adapted to reduce noise pollu- tion (up to 3 decibels). Environmental benefi ts: with these measures, water saving of 679,934.85 m3 is esti- mated for the end of 2006, once the impermeabilisation process will be completed on all fountains, which will represent a 65.5% saving on the amount of water consumed in 2004. Likewise, 1,643,314 kWh/year will be saved, which may mean up to a 32.1% saving of energy compared to the consumption of electricity in 2004. +Sustainable City Council 55 XIV D XV Decrees and internal instructions Below you will fi nd the most important Government measures, instructions to services and institutional declarations passed up until 2006 in the internal greening process of Barcelona City Council: >Government measure on the greening of local services >Instruction issued by the Mayor’s Offi ce concerning the ratio- nal, effi cient use of air conditioning in summer >Guideline for Services: The use of recycled paper >Guideline for Services: e-Christmas cards >Fair Trade Institutional Declaration >Decree of Responsible Policy on the Procurement of Timber >Government measure on the greening of local authority con- tracts Updated regulations as well as the individual specifi cations in social, ethical or environmental criteria can be found at >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible D 56 w Decrees and internal instructions D GOVERNMENT MEASURE ON THE GREENING OF LOCAL AUTHORITY SERVICES In 1995, the city of Barcelona signed the Char- Sets of Specifi cations (cleaning subcontractor, noise-reducing road ter of Aalborg, a commitment to the sustai- surfacing, computer equipment subcontractor, shelters.....), or infor- nable development of European cities, in accordance with the guidelines of the United mation and awareness campaigns for local authority staff, such as the Nations Summit of 1992. The aim is to pro- Green Offi ce Guide, are a few examples of this. mote a new development model based on sa- tisfying present needs without compromising With a desire to advance more decidedly in this direction, Barcelona the capacity of future generations. A model that must be based on a different relationship City Council, within the framework of the process of the drafting of with natural resources, which must preserve Agenda 21 Barcelona, agreed to the following nature, a model that improves environmental quality and shares more fairly the use and be- GOVERNMENT MEASURE nefi ts of resources. 1. To promote the greening of local authority services and, especia- In the transition towards sustainability, public authorities have one major responsibility: lly, of local offi ces and facilities in so far as the use of more effi ci- that of promoting policies and programmes ent, more environmentally friendly products and services (paper, that respond to the principles of sustainable offi ce supplies, computer equipment....), as well as promoting the development. One such policy is the greening of public administration itself, that is to say, effi cient use of resources and their reuse or recycling (collection of the introduction of environmental parame- paper, toner, batteries....). ters throughout local actions. This greening strategy is important for two 2. To introduce environmental parameters to public procurement reasons: First, due to the importance of the contracts, in such a way that, within the framework of the possi- public sector in the economy. The European bilities offered by current legislation and European directives con- Union estimates that the public sector’s con- tracting power represents 14% of the GDP of cerning this, the environmental quality of the contracted products Europe, a large group of consumers with a or services must be valued besides the other economic or techni- great ability to stimulate the supply of more sustainable products and services. Public cal specifi cations that are at play. demand may condition and help with the 3. To constitute a Technical Committee to promote the enforce- creation, improvement and generalisation of cleaner, less pollutant and fairer products, ment of such actions, as internal rules –instructions to services-, technologies and services. in the deployment of circuits and in advice and support for gre- Second, the public administration must set en local public procurement. The Committee will be made up of an example. Political legitimacy is also me- asured –with regard to sustainability – by the members of staff from General Services, the Maintenance and environmental coherence of our actions and Services Sector and by the Legal Services Offi ce. It will draft organisations. At times when the promotion an annual report to account for the action taken and the results of Local Agendas 21 require widespread ci- vic participation and commitmnent, the City achieved. Council -as the local administration- especi- ally must improve its environmental practice. 4. To create the “Green Offi ce” progamme in order to supply in- In recent years, a great many actions have formation and advice to local authority offi ces in the fi eld of been carried out to improve the local aut- such actions through training courses, Intranet, guides and hority’s environmental coherence: from the other appropriate materials. This programme shall be attached incorporation of solar energy systems in several local authority buildings and other to the Maintenance and Services Sector’s Environmental Educa- energy saving measures to the introducti- tion Offi ce. on of environmental parameters to different Barcelona, November 2001. ++SSuusstataininaabblele C Citiyty C Coouunnccilil 57 D w Decrees and internal instructions D INSTRUCTION ISSUED BY THE MAYOR’S OFFICE CONCERNING THE RATIONAL, EFFICIENT USE OF AIR CONDITIONING IN SUMMER Heating and cooling counts 1. The rational use of air conditioning will be imposed throughout local for a third of all offi ce energy government offi ces. First of all, use it only when necessary and secondly, consumption over a year. In regulate the temperature of the apparatus properly. A temperature summer, air conditioning may account for 50% of all elec- difference of 5oC between outdoors and in is usually suffi cient to achieve tricity consumed. A decrease a comfortable temperature. Therefore, the comfort temperature indoors in temperature inside using in summer should not be lower than 24oC. Using air conditioning at a air conditioning means an 8% high cooling setting not only means wasting energy but may bring about increase in energy (and eco- nomic) consumption and the discomfort and negative contrast between the temperature inside and out. associated CO2 emissions. 2. To help achieve this rational, effi cient use of energy in general and of heating For this reason, and in order to and cooling systems in particular, the following recommendations should introduce good environmental be borne in mind: practices to the local authorities to help reduce the impact we >Air the rooms fi rst thing in the morning, when the temperature is lowest, for generate and promote positive 5-10 minutes to renew the air. examples in our surroundings, the following Guideline for Ser- >Keep the windows closed while the air conditioning is on. vices was dictated, for adoption by those in charge of local offi ce >Use solar protection (blinds, curtains...) during the hours of greatest and services. sunlight, but so that natural light can still enter the offi ce. >Ensure the air conditioning apparatus are well serviced before making use of them since otherwise problems such as allergies or disorders of the respiratory system may occur. Barcelona, July 2005. GUIDELINE FOR SERVICES: E-CHRISTMAS CARDS Barcelona City Council, in accor- 1. The different local authority offi ces who wish to send out Christmas cards dance with the aims of Agenda 21 shall in preference use e-Christmas cards, as they have the same effect Barcelona, is promoting the process but mean saving paper and money. In addition, and in accordance with of the greening of local authority Municipal Computing Institute recommendations, this will also avoid the services. One concrete line of action is the policy to reduce the consump- mass, indiscriminate distribution of such greetings. Those offi ces which tion of paper and promote the use of so desire may adapt and use the e-greeting which will be available on the recycled paper, in order to help the local website (www.bcn.es/agenda21/ofi cinaverda). rational and effi cient consumption of natural resources. 2. When circumstances can be justifi ed, local authority services that wish to send out printed greetings shall do so on 100% recycled paper, in For this reason, and with Christmas accordance with the Mayoral Decree of 22 March 2002 (exp 137/2002), festivities on the horizon, the fo- and preferably in collaboration with a social or development cooperation llowing Guideline for Services has been dictated.. NGO (Intermon-OXFAM, UNICEF, Coperacció, etc.) that promote such products. Barcelona, November 2004. D 58 w Decrees and internal instructions D GUIDELINE FOR SERVICES: THE USE OF RECYCLED PAPER Barcelona City Council promotes sustainabi- Mayoral Decree lity policies based on the more effi cient use 1. Paper in reams for photocopiers, printers, fax machines and of natural resources and an improvement hand written documents and continuous paper for printers in environmental quality. The commitment shall be recycled. Exempt from this requisite are documents by the local government to the protection that are to be transferred to the municipal archives for of the environment, within the framework permanent conservation (defi nitive dossiers, certain kinds of of Local Agenda 21 currently being drafted, report, studies...), in accordance with the criteria which will is expressed in the different policies adop- progressively be drafted and disseminated by the Document ted and also through the internal running Selection and Elimination Commission - Comissió de Tria of the local organisation, which must be i Eliminació de Documents. In these cases —as a result of increasingly more coherent and exemplary technical reasons and not aesthetics— non-recycled ECF paper as regards good environmental practices. In may be used (dye-free). this context, the use of recycled paper is pa- 2. For short-life offi ce supplies, such as notepads, notebooks, ramount, because paper has been and still diaries... only (whenever possible, unbleached) recycled paper is the traditional work and communications products may be used. medium in the administration. 3. For printed products of everyday use (business cards, envelopes, Given the environmental benefi ts of using fi les) with the municipal logo, only 100% recycled paper will be recycled paper, given its economic advanta- used. ges and bearing in mind the European Union’s 4. At the same time, we recommend rational use of paper in recommendations and Barcelona City Coun- general, by means of criteria on saving, reuse and later cil’s commitment to the environment, the fo- recycling following guidelines of the Green Offi ce, as well as the llowing Guideline for Services is dictated with use of electronic means whenever possible. the aim of progressively favouring the use of recycled paper at local authority offi ces, in accordance with the criteria specifi ed. Barcelona, 22 March 2002. INSTITUTIONAL FAIR TRADE DECLARATION At the Plenary Session of the Local Council, held on 22 November 2002, the following agreement was passed: 1. To promote and stimulate the use fair trade products at local authority offi ces. Given the importance of coffee in this project, special emphasis will be placed on the availability, whenever possible, of fair trade coffee-based drinks in automatic vending machines at local authority offi ces and facilities. The progressive inclusion of other fair trade, charitable —food and non-food— products will also be studied as well as the introduction of this para- meter to the public procurement specifi cations, in order to improve social and environmental conditions. 2. To carry out an information and awareness campaign addressed to local authority staff, in collaboration with non-governmental organisations encouraging this initiative of fair trade and solidarity so as to disseminate the aims, benefi ts and results thereof. 3. To constitute a technical work Committee, made up of the Participation Services Director, the director of Coope- ration, by the Mayor’s Commissioner for the Barcelona Solidarity Programme, by the director of Environmental Education, by the director of Heritage Management Services, by the director of Economic Administration and by a representative of the local Legal Services in order to boost the start-up of pertinent actions and activities and draft an annual management report with the results achieved. Certifi ed by the secretary general of Barcelona City Council, 2 December 2002. ++SSuusstataininaabblele C Citiyty C Coouunnccilil 59 D w Decrees and internal instructions D DECREE OF RESPONSIBLE POLICY ON THE PROCUREMENT OF TIMBER 1. The City Council will promote the acquisition of timber certifi ed with 3. Using forest resources more sustainably the most demanding requirements possible. For this reason, forest requires the reuse of raw materials co- certifi cation will be required, which shall be issued by an indepen- ming from recycling processes, such as dent body —enterprise or auditing company— accredited by the fo- in the case of paper. For the assessment rest certifi cations system. of offers to supply paper in reams, the or- der of preference when evaluating offers The criteria, which, depending on their origin, these forest certifi ca- will be more or less: tion systems consider are: the protection of biodiversity, including the conservation of primary forests and/or forests of conservational Recycled paper: interest; long-term forest management; the chain of custody that a. Blue Angel, DGQA or equivalent certifi ed guarantees that the end products have been made with certifi ed recycled paper. timber; the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and their b. Recycled paper with certifi cates from lifestyle; an improvement in the working and social conditions of the other non-offi cial bodies. workers and local communities, and participation and consensus with non-governmental organisations. Non-recycled paper: 2. . In public municipal procurement, an order to preference of certifi - a. Paper with the FSC stamp. cates and accreditation documents will be established and priority b. Paper with the White Swan, DGQA or will be given to those that offer the most information as to the pro- equivalent stamps. duct’s environmental characteristics, its sustainability in production 4. A work committee is created to make an and extraction as well as the social criteria required in the certifi ca- inventory of the procurements made and tion process. The order of preference will be more or less: to follow up the application of the Decree, a. Timber or wood products with an FSC stamp or equivalent certifi - made up of representatives of the Parks cations. and Gardens Municipal Institute, the Ur-ban Services and the Environment sector, b. Other national or regional forest management certifi cates issued by the Town Planning sector, the Municipal an independent third party (PEFC, Blue Angel, DGQA or equivalent). Institute of Funeral Services and the Ge- neral Services sector, as well as repre- c. Documents that accredit that the timber or wood products come sentatives of the districts and other local from enterprises that are committed to sustainable forest mana- authority enterprises. This committee will gement through alliances and collaborating with NGOs and which be coordinated by the director of Environ- progress towards forest management certifi cation. In this case, a mental Education and Participation. description is required of the steps underway. d. In any case, a certifi cate of origin will be essential in order to gua- Signed by the manager of the Urban rantee that materials do not come from countries in confl ict. Also, Services and the Environment sector of everything possible shall be done to ensure that timber does not Barcelona City Council on 16 July 2004. come from the illegal felling of trees. Signed by the secretary general of In 2004, as documentary proof, bidders that are seeking forest cer- Barcelona City Council on 23 July 2004. tifi cation will be able to provide a copy of the request for inclusion in one of the named certifi cation systems so that their compliance with the aforementioned requirements may be considered. D 60 w Decrees and internal instructions D GOVERNMENT MEASURE ON THE GREENING OF LOCAL AUTHORITY CONTRACTS In 1995, the city of Barcelona signed the Charter of Aalborg, a commitment to the sustainable development of Eu- ropean cities, in accordance with the guidelines of the United Nations Summit of 1992. The aim is to promote a new development model based on satisfying present needs without compromising the capacity of future generations. A model that must be based on a different relationship with natural resources, which must preserve nature, a model that improves environmental quality and shares more fairly the use and benefi ts of resources. In the transition towards sustainability, public authorities have one major responsibility: that of promoting policies and programmes that respond to the principles of sustainable development. One such policy is the greening of pu- blic administration itself, that is to say, the introduction of environmental parameters throughout local actions. This greening strategy is important for three reasons. First, to reduce the environmental impact of public activi- ties, improving the quality of local and global living. Second, because of the importance of the public sector in the economy. Public demand may condition and help with the creation, improvement and generalisation of cleaner, less pollutant and fairer products, technologies and services. Third, the public administration must set an example. Political legitimacy is also measured –with regard to sustainability – by the environmental coherence of our actions and organisations. In 2001, a pioneer Government Measure was passed in this fi eld, the result of which is the Green Offi ce Programme –for the improvement of internal circuits, such as the use of recycled paper, internal selective waste collection, the introduction of fair trade products, etc.- and also a great many actions to improve the local authority’s environmen- tal coherence: from the incorporation of solar energy systems in several local authority buildings, the introduction of environmental parameters to different Sets of Specifi cations (cleaning subcontractor, computer equipment sub- contractor, shelters.....), the procurement of certifi ed timber, etc. On the basis of this positive experience –which has been a referent for the whole of the state- and with a desire to advance more decidedly in this direction, Barcelona City Council, within the framework of the process of the drafting of Agenda 21 Barcelona, agreed to the following government measure: 1. To generalise the greening of local authority contracts, by means of the introduction of environmental clauses to the municipal contract Type Guidelines for public procurement (works, services and supplies), in such a way that, within the framework of the possibilities offered by current legislation and European directives concerning this, the environmental quality of the contracted products or services must be valued besides the other economic or technical specifi cations that are at play. Local authority offi ces and services will be encouraged to study the best way to adapt these criteria in each case, according to the nature and characteristics of the contracts, so that they will contribute an added benefi t to the protection of the environment. 2. To increase specifi c training activities on the inclusion of environmental aspects in public procurement, ad- dressed to those in charge of managing and performing procurement, as was already initiated through the collabo- ration between Human Resources Management and the Urban Services and the Environment Sector. 3. Increasing specifi c information on such aspects via the Green Offi ce website and the Environmental Education Guides aimed at local authority workers and offering an internal technical advisory service in order to deal with specifi c queries which, because of their novel character or their very nature, require specialised knowledge. 4. Elaborating an information booklet aimed at suppliers and companies, in order to convey and disseminate the local authority’s sustainable procurement policy. 5. Commissioning the Municipal Agenda 21 Committee with the elaboration of an annual Report assessing the activities along these lines (number of contracts with environmental clauses, characteristics and relative weight, results, etc.). Barcelona, January 2006. ++SSuusstataininaabblele C Citiyty C Coouunnccilil 61 D The collection of Environmental Education Guides Guide 1: Guide to composting Guide 2: Let’s make biogas Guide 3: Sustainable mobility Guide 4: Simple proposals of ways to reduce waste Guide 5: Green Offi ce Guide Guide 6: More sustainable fi estas Guide 7: Water and the city Guide 8: The less noise, the better Guide 9: From city to nature Guide 10: Let’s get associations to go green Guide 11: Guide good environmental union practices Guide 12: On your motorbike, ride well Guide 13: Guide to energy saving Guide 14: Guide to sustainable gardening Guide 15: Add a touch of the environment to your union action Guide 16: Eco-products in the home Guide 17: Learn from the Prestige Guide 18: Guide to sustainable Foods Guide 19: Barcelona by Bike Guide 20: Youth for change Guide 21: Pets Guide 22: More sustainable mobility Guide 23: Birds of Barcelona Guide 24: The beaches and coastline of Barcelona Guide 25: Green Offi ce for offi ce enterprises Guide 26: Enterprise and corporate social responsibility Guide 27: Ethical fi nancing and sustainability Guide 28: Become a friend of the forests Guide 29: 21 bits of advice on a sustainable dwelling Guide 30: +Sustainable City Council You can consult these on our website: www.bcn.cat/agenda21 You will also fi nd them at the Sustainable Barcelona Resource Centre: C/ Nil Fabra 20, baixos, tel. 93 237 47 43, e-mail recursos@bcn.cat Barcelona City Council participates, together with another 29 European local administrations, in the Procura+ Campaign, the European Sustainable Public Procurement Campaign, coordinated by the ICLEI. www.procuraplus.org >Allw dwowcu.pmroecnutaratipolnu sc.oonrtgained herein can be found at the website of the +Sustainable City Council Programme: >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible Or by contacting us by email at: >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat Edited by Graphic design and layout ©Barcelona City Council, 2006 www.supergrafi cos.com Urban Services and the Environment Sector Environmental Programmes Offi ce Photography Jordi Morera Contents and compilation Bettina Schaefer (Ecoinstitut Barcelona) English translation: Helena Barracó, Txema Castiella (Barcelona City www.swing.cat Council) With the collaboration of Cultural Sense S.L. September 2006 Acknowledgements For further information on the +Sustainable City Council Programme To the different local sectors, districts and >www.bcn.cat/agenda21/ajuntamentsostenible institutes that have collaborated in compiling >ajuntamentsostenible@bcn.cat this guide, to Marta Rubio (UAB). Citizens’ commitment to sustainability Objective 8.10. ITo include environ- mental criteria and social clauses in public tenders for works and servi- ces. To boost green procurement by public authorities.