Author: City of Oslo, Katja Khardikova
Category: City Procurement Policy
Published/Created by: https://glcn-on-sp.org/cities/oslo/
Oslo is committed to using procurement as a strategic tool to drive a transition to more sustainable production and consumption. In the decentralized procurement function this commitment is integrated at the top management level in all fifty agencies of the City of Oslo, and it is reflected in their Local Action Plans for the procurement activities. The aim is to use their market power to generate innovation and create markets for more sustainable products and services. For the City of Oslo sustainable procurement has been a prioritized area for several years. Responsible public procurement is one of the six sub-goals of the Procurement Strategy of the City of Oslo. The City is currently working on a revised Procurement Strategy that will be valid from 2017. They spend approximately 2 billion euro per year on procurement, which accounts to around 5 % of the national public procurement budget. This gives Oslo considerable buyer power and the way they use this power can make a difference. Furthermore, Oslo has been actively working to implement the Ten Principles on human rights, labour rights, environment and anti-corruption in the framework of the United Nations Global Compact since 2012. In addition, they also cooperate with other Nordic cities in a Network on Green Growth through Public Procurement financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Through these associations, Oslo was able to build a network through which the exchange of relevant information became possible.