Public procurement

The plan states that public procurement is an important tool for transition and that public purchases should prioritize sustainable solutions. It also demands that reuse and recycling of materials increase. Gradual raised targets for the share of recycled material in procurements are precisely such a tightening. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• procurement as transition tooldecisive»Offentlig upphandling är ett viktigt verktyg för omställningen.« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement is an important tool for transition.”
• sustainability requirements in procurement»Statens, kommunernas, landstingens och regionernas inköp av varor och tjänster ska premiera effektiv energianvändning och hållbara lösningar.« (party programme ↗)“The state's, municipalities', regional councils' and regions' purchases of goods and services shall prioritize efficient energy use and sustainable solutions.”
• increased recycling»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials need to increase.”
• policy requirements drive transition»Politiken kan och måste ställa krav på att industrin ställer om« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy can and must demand that industry shifts”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The programme's overarching requirement is to transform production in a resource-lean and resource-efficient direction and that natural resources are used more efficiently. Sharper, gradually raised requirements for circularity and recycled material in public procurement is a direct steering instrument for this. The election manifesto's line that the state shall drive the transformation rate points in the same direction.

• resource-lean transformationdecisive»Det övergripande kravet är att ställa om produktionsliv, bostäder, energisystem och« (party programme ↗)“The overarching requirement is to transform production, housing, energy systems and”
• more efficient resource use»Naturtillgångarna måste användas mer effektivt och energiproduktionen ställas om.« (party programme ↗)“Natural resources must be used more efficiently and energy production transformed.”
• the state drives transformation»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning och underlätta ett klimatsmart liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through state investments we can increase the pace of industrial transformation and facilitate climate-smart living.”
• climate framework remains fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain fixed.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that environmental and quality aspects be weighted significantly more heavily than today in public procurement, and that society increasingly reuses and recycles with closed loops as the goal. It also wants to place sharp requirements on producers to adapt products to circular economy principles. Step-by-step raised targets for the proportion of recycled material in procurement follow directly from these commitments.

• environmental requirements heavier in procurementdecisive»miljö- och kvalitetsaspekterna viktas betydligt« (party programme ↗)“environmental and quality aspects are weighted significantly”
• recycling and closed loops»utsträckning återanvända och återvinna. Målet är« (party programme ↗)“extent reuse and recycle. The goal is”
• circular economy-adapted products»producenterna att kretsloppsanpassa nya produkter« (party programme ↗)“producers to adapt new products to circular economy principles”
• durable repairable products»ställa lagkrav på att produkter ska vara enkla och billiga att reparera och uppdatera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“place legal requirements that products shall be easy and cheap to repair and update.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan sets the goal that Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy and that materials like textiles and metals shall be recycled and reused. Stepwise raised targets for the share of recycled material in public procurement is a tool for precisely that. However, the plan prefers support and regulatory simplification over detailed control, which qualifies the support.

• circular economydecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”
• recycling and reuse»Med rätt stöd och regelförenklingar kan vi återvinna och återbruka allt från kläder till mineral och metaller.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With the right support and regulatory simplification we can recycle and reuse everything from clothes to minerals and metals.”
• use without consuming»Vi har en skyldighet att bruka utan att förbruka« (party programme ↗)“We have a duty to use without wasting”

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The party programme establishes that clear environmental, climate and health protection requirements can be set in public procurement and that long-term sustainable products can be prioritised, and sets the goal that basic raw materials shall circulate in the production system. The counter-proposal's step-by-step raised targets for recycled material drive the same transition. The plan requires however that procurement also gives low costs and equal treatment, which sets a limit on how the requirements are designed.

• environmental requirements in procurementdecisive»offentlig upphandling ska tydliga miljö-, klimat- och hälsoskyddskrav kunna ställas och långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“public procurement clear environmental, climate and health protection requirements can be set and long-term”
• circular raw material flows»grundläggande råvaror, såsom växtnäring och mineraler, ska cirkulera i produktionssystemet« (party programme ↗)“basic raw materials, such as plant nutrients and minerals, shall circulate in the production system”
• reuse and recycling»Avfallets miljöpåverkan ska minskas genom fungerande återanvändning och återbruk.« (party programme ↗)“Waste's environmental impact shall be reduced through functioning reuse and recycling.”
• cost-effective procurement»som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader, hög kvalitet, säkrar likabehandling och stimulerar« (party programme ↗)“that give taxpayers low costs, high quality, secures equal treatment and stimulates”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme points out environmentally-friendly procurement as a strategic instrument that shall be used, and requires circular-adapted development with extended producer responsibility where reuse and material recycling follow after waste has been prevented. Stepwise increased requirements on the share of recycled material in public procurement is an application of this. The plan thereby gives support to the counter-proposal.

• environmentally-friendly procurement as steering meansdecisive»miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas« (party programme ↗)“environmental management systems and environmentally-friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments that shall be used”
• waste hierarchy and recycling»Avfallshantering ska främst utgå från att förebygga avfall« (party programme ↗)“Waste management shall primarily be based on preventing waste”
• extended producer responsibility»bland annat genom ett utökat producentansvar« (party programme ↗)“among other things through extended producer responsibility”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address public procurement. Its climate line is that steering mechanisms should be combined with technical development and growth and that climate policy must never become expensive symbolic politics, while administrative burdens should decrease significantly and public waste be combated. Stepwise raised targets for the share of recovered material in furniture and textiles goes in the opposite direction. The plan therefore does not support the demand.

• no expensive symbolic politicsdecisive»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”
• technical development before detailed demands(2022 manifesto)
• reduced administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administration costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
• respect for tax revenues»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms must be combated.”

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The plan states that unnecessarily strict conditions in procurement exclude smaller operators, and that evidence, results, and Swedish competitiveness should guide climate goal implementation rather than politicians' desire to go first. The counter-proposal's demands for gradually increasing circularity targets in public procurement are precisely such stricter conditions without demonstrated cost-effectiveness. The plan therefore speaks against the demand.

• against strict procurement requirementsdecisive»Onödigt stränga villkor i branschstandarder och i upphandlingar gör det ofta svårt för mindre aktörer att slå sig in på marknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unnecessarily strict conditions in industry standards and in procurement often make it difficult for smaller operators to enter the market.”
• evidence before first-mover ambition»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Evidence, results, and Swedish competitiveness should guide the implementation of climate goals to a greater extent than politicians' desire to go first and furthest.”
• most environment per krona»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that provide the most environment per krona”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that comes at the cost of the ability to conduct industry and business”