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Green D Deals:

Successful c circular partnershi hips i in t the he Nethe herlands

Eric Eric Ruwie Ruwiel Coordinator G Green D Deals, S Standards a and Cer Certi tifi fica cati tion

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and and Mervyn Jones projects a around c circular p procurement Ministry o

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Infrastructure a and W Water Management, T The he N Nethe herlands

Contents

Part 1: General Introduction Green Deals

• What is a Green Deal?
• How does it work?
• Results & Plans

Part 2: Example of GD: REAPING THE BENEFITS OF 3 YEARS OF THE GREEN DEAL ON CIRCULAR PROCUREMENT By Mervyn Jones

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tijdelijk

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Green D Deal a approach: h: F Focus o

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society

• Bottom up: initiative with companies/civil

society, government facilitates

• Aim: to facilite sustainable innovations,

green growth

• Scale-up: start small and inspire others;

improve framework conditions; networking

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Voluntary agreement between private parties and central government.. ..with clear roles and actions for both participants and central government.. ..to achieve green growth!

What is a Green Deal?

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Ownership is with the private partners

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Roles of Central Government

• Strengthening networks
• Independent party
• Eliminating legal and regulatory barriers
• Issuing licenses
• Amending laws
• Room for experiments
• Supporting the market
• Procurement
• Certification & quality marking
• Knowledge
• Finance?: In principele not

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How does it work? - Application

Apply for a Green Deal:

• via internet, or
• through contacts with ministry

Basic Principles

• realistic and with a clear target
• cost-effective
• stimulate sustainable growth
• economic viable
• generate spin off / imitated by others
• results in the short term (~3 years)
• clear role for the government
• initiator has to take the lead

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How does it work? - Negotiation

1. Develop with participants the Green Deal document 2. Specify goals and actions (SMART) 3. Legal assessment 4. Signing of the Green Deal 5. Public commitment

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Ex Extra ra adde added va value for for part participant icipants

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New partnerships between participants Green Deal “label” attracts visibility More cooperation and understanding between government and participants

Results & Plans

• Difficult to give general results, some results over period

2011-2015

• Every GD has it’s own result
• Still going strong, after 8 years
• Important instrument for transitions for Circular Economy

and Climate Change

• It’s become a popular instrument
• Also for Sustainable Shipping and Aviation
• And a lot of International interest

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Results 2011-2015

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Results 2011-2015

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Dutch m h model & i international e expansion

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France: 8 Engagements pour la Croissance Verte (ECV)

https://www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr/engagements-croissance-verte

EU: 3 Innovation Deals à International Green Deal in the North Sea Region: North Sea Resources Roundabout (NSRR) + international expansion of the NSRR – eg. Austria, Denmark?

And now to example of Green Procurement ............

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REAPING THE BENEFITS OF 3 YEARS OF THE GREEN DEAL ON CIRCULAR PROCUREMENT

Mervyn Jones

6 november 2019

• 2 pilots each
• share what they learn
• learning by doing
• collaborative network
• real impact

Start: 50 participants 100 new circular pilots commitment success

Accelerate learning process

Green Deal Circular Procurement

Green Deal Circular Procurement

Programme Implementation Policy Needs

• Impact

Timescale (yrs) 1 2 3 4

Green Deal Approach

• Impact
• Goals

Green Deal CP approach

STEP 1 Engagement Internal & Market STEP 2 Voluntary approach STEP 4 Support & encourage STEP 6 Evaluate impacts STEP 3 Stimulate action STEP 5 Initiate frameworks –”coalition of the willing” STEP 7 Create critical mass

Green Deals in Europe

• Circular economy doesn't

stop at the borders

• Green Deals are local hubs

for experience and tools

• Green Deals accelerate real

circular impact

• Workshops and trainings
• Overarching network for Green Deals

10 Green Deals => 1.000 working business cases Accelerate circular economy

Municipal Office: City of Venlo

Air quality, energy consumption, material use and the water cycle were central to the construction and design. The building generates half of its

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The furniture was also procured according to circular economy principles.

Copper8: Office carpet tiles made from recycled fishing nets

Dutch Ministry of Defence: Textile from Recycled Cotton

• The Dutch Ministry of Defence is a high user
• f textile products in its extensive military

gear.

• Surplus/used army clothing is no longer

burned, but is recycled and processed into reusable fibres. The Ministry of Defence then

• ffers this product to the market as high-

quality raw material.

• When purchasing new textiles - towels, wash

cloths, scarves, handkerchiefs and overalls - these must contain recycled fibre.

Circular Lighting solutions Schiphol airport

More i information

About Green Deals: https://www.greendeals.nl/english About the Dutch CE policy: https://www.government.nl/topics/circular economy Dutch CE Showcases: http://hollandcircularhotspotmagazine.com/

Eri Eric c Ruwi Ruwiel el Coordina nator Gr Green De n Deals ls, S , Stand ndards a and nd C Certification n Sustaina nable le E Env nvironme nment nt a and nd C Circula lar E Econo nomy Di my Directorate Mini nistry o y of Inf Infrastructure a and nd W Water M Mana nageme ment nt The he N Nethe herla land nds Eric.r .ruwiel@ l@mi mini nienw nw.nl .nl

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Green Deal: Zero Waste Festivals & ‘Ci Circu cular F Festivals’

• ‘Circula

lar F Festivals ls’ ’ Just signed

• Circulair in 2025
• Dutch Festivals and

Boardmasters (UK), Body & Soul (IE), Boomtown (UK), Lollapalooza Berlin (DE), Roskilde (DK), Shambala (UK)

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Ambition in Circular Economy form Refuse tot Recycle

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