Ecolabels 2019
At Hansel, the investigation of environmental aspects begins during the planning of a tendering process. Hansel has been using the Hansel ecolabel for ten years. It is used to verify the environmental friendliness of joint procurement. See below for more information on the ecolabel and the joint procurement projects to which ecolabels have been granted.
Goals at which the consideration of environmental aspects aims:
- Reduction of energy consumption and improvement of energy efficiency
- Reduction of the use of harmful chemicals
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (such as CO2 emissions)
- Reduction of waste
- Reduction in the use of non-renewable natural resources and promotion of sensible use of renewable natural resources
- Preservation of biodiversity
- Promotion of environmentally friendly innovations
- Promotion of sustainable ways of life
If a framework agreement has been able to consider environmental aspects in relation to two or more criteria set by Hansel, it will be awarded Hansel’s ecolabel. At the end of 2019, 64 (55 in 2018) of the total of 91 (88) currently valid joint procurement projects, or 70% (63%) of the projects, had been awarded the ecolabel.
If including environmental aspects is not possible or only one environmental aspect has been identified, this is documented in accordance with Hansel’s internal guidelines. In some cases, environmental aspects cannot be taken into consideration due to the nature of the procurement project. For example, in some sectors, such as organisational and HR development services and other similar specialist services, environmental aspects are often difficult to take into account.
In Hansel’s framework agreements, environmental aspects are accounted for
- 1 in the determination of the procurement need; or
- 2 in the procurement requirement specifications; or
- 3 in the applicability requirements; or
- 4 as a comparison criterion; or
- 5 in the contractual terms.
| Vehicle and logistics services | |||||
| Vehicle accessory services 2018–2022 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Car rental, mini-leasing, and car sharing services 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 3 | |||
| Vehicles and related services 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 4 | |||
| Moving transport services 2018–2020 (2022) | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Construction, HVAC and automation supplies 2019–2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Heavy vehicles 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Electricity and HVAC supplies 2015–2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Tools and supplies 2015–2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Specialist services | |||||
| IT consulting 2015–2019 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Food and restaurant services | |||||
| Food and non-food products 2015–2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Restaurant services 2017–2021, facility user services | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Energy | |||||
| Gases 2017–2019 (2021) | 3 | 5 | |||
| Fuels 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Procurement and open delivery of electricity 2018–2022 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Electricity cost-price hedging and related services 2018–2020 (2022) | 1 | 2 | |||
| Personnel and health care services | |||||
| Occupational health care services 2013–2018 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| IT hardware | |||||
| Presentation technology equipment and related services 2016–2018 (2020) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Mobile devices and related services 2015–2017 (2019) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Rugged computers 2018–2020 (2022) | 2 | 5 | |||
| Desktop computers and laptops (PC/Windows) 2014–2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Printing management services 2015–2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Printing devices and related services 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 5 | |||
| Computers 2018–2020 (2022) | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Computers iOS/MacOS 2018–2022 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Furniture and office services | |||||
| Distribution services for serial publications 2015–2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Printing services 2014–2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Printing services 2018–2022 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Office and computer supplies 2016–2018 (2020) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Office furniture 2019 (temporary) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Office furniture 2019-2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Distribution services for non-Finnish literature 2014–2018 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Data centre services and hardware | |||||
| Data centre and capacity services 2013–2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Data centre network hardware 2015–2017 (2019) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Servers and integrated solutions with related services 2017–2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Storage and backup devices and related services 2015–2017 (2019) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Storage and backup devices and related services 2019–2023 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Travel and meeting services | |||||
| Accommodation services in Brussels 2015–2016 (2018) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Maintenance flight services 2018–2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Train travel services 2011–2019 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Meeting services in Finland 2015–2017 (2018) | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Meeting, event and recreational services in Finland 2019–2020 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Accommodation services in Finland 2015–2016 (2018) | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Accommodation services in Finland 2019–2020 (2022) | 2 | 5 | |||
| Long-term accommodation services in Finland 2018–2021 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Ship travel services 2015–2018 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Ship travel services 2018–2021 (2022) | 3 | 5 | |||
| Travel agency services 2016–2018 (2020) | 3 | 5 | |||
| Scheduled flight services 2017 (2018) | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Scheduled flight services 2019–2020 (2021) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Charter flight services 2018–2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Accommodation services outside of Finland 2019–2020 (2022) | 2 | 5 | |||
| Software | |||||
| Electronic tendering solution 2015–2023 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Cleaning services and supplies | |||||
| Comprehensive services 2017–2021, facility user services | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Cleaning services 2017–2021, facility user services | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Financial services | |||||
| Leasing services 2013–2017 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Leasing services 2018–2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Payment solution 2018–2023 (2024) | 1 | 2 | |||
| Data communications | |||||
| WAN hardware 2015–2017 (2019) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| LAN/WLAN hardware 2015–2017 (2019) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Data communications services 2014–2018 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Data security hardware 2015–2017 (2019) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Video conferencing services 2017–2021 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Security technology and security services | |||||
| Security equipment 2017–2019 (2021) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Security services 2017–2021, facility user services | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Joint procurement projects where environmental aspects are considered
| Category | Joint procurement in 2019, MEUR | Environment considered in 2017, MEUR | Environment considered in 2019, % | Environment considered in 2018, % | Environment considered in 2017, % |
| Vehicle and logistics services | 97.1 | 83.0 | 86 | 92 | 100 |
| Specialist services | 135.0 | 87.1 | 65 | 67 | 76 |
| Food and restaurant services | 25.8 | 25.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Energy | 82.4 | 73.6 | 89 | 99 | 100 |
| Personnel and health care services | 78.0 | 57.6 | 74 | 85 | 83 |
| IT hardware | 76.3 | 68.3 | 90 | 99 | 98 |
| Furniture and office services | 44.9 | 44.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Data centre services and hardware | 60.3 | 60.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Travel and meeting services | 97.9 | 97.9 | 100 | 99 | 92 |
| Software | 53.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleaning services and supplies | 39.2 | 39.2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Financial services | 52.1 | 38.3 | 73 | 85 | 96 |
| Data communications | 32.2 | 10.1 | 31 | 52 | 49 |
| Security technology and security services | 25.0 | 16.0 | 64 | 54 | 70 |
| Total | 899.7 | 702.6 | 78 | 84 | 87 |
| The reporting of ecolabels was specified in the 2019 report from the main joint procurement level to the category level, which caused some minor adjustments to the previous years’ figures. | |||||
The perspective was expanded at the end of 2019 to all the responsibility aspects, and a new, more extensive responsibility analysis was introduced. Two joint procurement projects had time to complete the responsibility analysis late in the year.
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