Nordic Built – A Nordic Lighthouse Initiative

Nordic Built 2013-03-04

Anna Forsberg, Green Business OfficerSkanska Sweden

Outline

− Nordic Built and why Skanska have signed

− Barriers for sustainable development in public procurement

− Example – green public procurement can make a difference

Nordic Built

− The Nordic Built Charter

− Members – more than 100 Nordic actors

− A Nordic Alliance – to drive change

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− General principles including human rights

− Employee relations including health and safety

− Business ethics

− Environment

Skanska in short

− Founded 1887 in Sweden− International business since 1897− Listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange− Selected home markets in Europe, USA

and Latin America− 2011 revenues: SEK 123 billion− 55 000 employees − Member of UN Global Compact

Why have Skanska signed Nordic Built charter?

− Build strategic partnerships

− Confirm and strengthen our core values

− A forward looking public initiative

− The Nordic perspective - a underutilized potential

“….Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.” Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)

Barriers for sustainable construction in the public sector

− Lack of sustainability aspects as key criteria in public procurement

− Large technical debts in parts of the existing building stock

− Lack of common targets for sustainability in public procurement

Public Procurement – an under utilized potential− Public procurement in the Nordics

constitutes 16% of GNP

− Real estate services and construction work represents app. 15.000 million Euro

− We consider PP a fantastic tool - potential to drive change

New Karolinska Hospital in Solna (NKS)− One of the worlds most sustainable University

Hospitals

PPP contract won by Skanska in partnership with InnisfreeContract worth 14.5 billion SEKConstruction started 2010, will be finished in 2017First patient expected in 2016

Stockholm County Council Vision 2015

Vision 2015 for NKS

− Climate neutral

− Energy efficient buildings

− Environmental certifications (LEED Gold and Miljöbyggnad Gold)

− Healthy indoor environment

− Sustainable materials and use of resources

− Transports with low environmental impact

− Waste considered a resource

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Benefits from NKS

− Now more than 10 500 products and materials in the common database “Byggvarubedömningen”

− Improved and strengthened procurement demands

− Increase in environmental awareness and deliverance by suppliers and sub-contractors

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Thank you for your attention!anna.forsberg@skanska.se

− Show leadership

− Set common targets for green PP

− Green PP make a difference