2009 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

However, some agencies are already moving forward and have reported best practice cases. In <strong>2009</strong> ESCAP procured 15,905
reams of paper, 100 percent of which was recycled. ITC uses Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) paper only for office use
and publications; it makes extensive use of the UN Sustainable Procurement Product Guidelines when purchasing cleaning
products (90%), office stationery (60%) and office furniture (100%). UNIDO uses 100 percent recycled paper, and follows
the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines when purchasing cleaning products and office IT equipment (100%); it also organises
‘green’ meetings, to reduce their environmental impact. In UNV 86 percent of office paper is recycled and 100 percent of
cleaning products are purchased according to the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines.
For the second year, the participation of suppliers from the reporting agencies in the Global Compact initiative has been
analysed. Procurement statistics on contracts above $30,000 have been cross checked with the list of Global Compact
participants; the result shows a quite diverse level of participation among agencies:
Figure 14
Percentage of expenditure with Global Compact suppliers
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
The use of resources and materials and the production of office waste have also been explored within the theme of
environmental office performance. Considering the complexity of the reporting task - including material use, water withdrawal,
waste production, electricity consumption – it is noticeable that more agencies have reported on these indicators compared to
last year.
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