Policy & Cooperation Sweden Inspiration & Sustainable Choices
picture on top: Regional Authority of Västra Götaland (Sweden)
The Green List presents the furniture that meets high environmental requirements, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, within the agreement for the Regional Authority of Västra Götaland (VGR), a public organisation responsible for healthcare with 55,000 employees.
What is the mission of the project?
To highlight the products, designers and companies that develop furniture with high environmental requirements within the public procurement process. To make it easier for customers within VGR to find this furniture when purchasing.
Where and when did the project start?
Region Västra Götaland, Sweden — 2006.
Where is the project offered today?
The Green List has been produced and developed in the Region Västra Götaland, but has a national reach where many other businesses and architects use it.
To whom is this service aimed?
Companies participating in public procurement and clients and purchasers in Region Västra Götaland.
picture: Regional Authority of Västra Götaland (Sweden)
What do you consider to be the most innovative aspects of your concept?
In public contracts, there is an incredibly large selection to choose from for purchases, which made it very difficult to find suppliers with high environmental performance when purchasing. By highlighting the current sustainable alternatives of products, offered by conscious designers/companies, in the Green List, there has been a large increase in choosing sustainable alternatives. The opportunity to choose from this list, together with political goals, has led to VGR buying about 60% from The Green List. It has been a win-win situation for both companies and customers. It was unique in Sweden, which meant that The Green List has many users outside VGR.
What are the most important impacts of the project in terms of sustainability?
The Green List has reduced the use of chemical substances.
Which aspects are particularly interesting from a design perspective?
That a larger customer clearly describes their needs so that more environmentally friendly products can be developed.
Do you also offer the service digitally?
The Green List has gone from being a catalogue to becoming a database.
What are some interesting numbers about the project?
VGR buys (procures) about 60% from The Green List.
What happens next? What are your goals?
The Green List is now being updated based on new agreements. The ambition is to mark which products also meet aspects of circular design.
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