2011 GreenGov Symposium Oct. 31 ‐ Nov. 2, 2011 Washington Hilton Washington, DC
What Do We Mean by “Green”?
Dana Arnold Director, Program Analysis Division General Services Administration FAS Office of Acquisition Management
Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean by “Green”? November 2, 2011
What Do We Mean by “Green”? Federal agencies are required by statutes and executive orders to purchase certain products with specific environmental or energy attributes. “Green purchasing” or “sustainable acquisition” refers to purchasing products with these attributes and purchasing services under which these products will be supplied or used. • For example, janitorial services contracts usually require the contractor to supply replacement paper towels, toilet paper, and plastic trash can lines, all of which can be made from recycled materials.
Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Buying Green and Services Contracts Building construction, renovation, or repair Building operations and maintenance Landscaping services Pest management Electronic equipment, including leasing Janitorial services Laundry services Cafeteria operations Meeting and conference services Building interiors/furniture
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What About Green Services? At this time, there is no standard or definition of “green” services. NSF International is developing a standard. However, there are services that include the supply or use of products. There also are energy and environmental services, such as management and consulting services.
Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
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Legal Basis of Green Purchasing
The requirements for Federal agencies to purchase products with specific environmental and energy attributes are found in laws and executive orders.
Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
What Are We Trying to Accomplish? ¾ All Federal agencies purchase goods and services, operate buildings, own or lease fleet vehicles, and use IT equipment. ¾ These four activities create significant environmental and energy impacts. ¾ As part of Federal sustainability efforts, Federal agencies are reducing their energy and environmental footprint, including through acquisition.
Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
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What Are We Trying to Accomplish? ¾ The statutes and executive orders have a range of goals and objectives: Create markets for recovered materials and biobased materials Increase building and vehicle energy efficiency Increase building water efficiency Reduce pollution Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Improve worker safety Improve building indoor air quality Demonstrate the viability of green products Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Executive Order 13423 E.O. 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, sets acquisition‐ related goals for: ¾ Purchasing green products (products with specific energy and environmental attributes) ¾ Sustainable Federal buildings ¾ EPEAT‐registered products ¾ Non‐ or low‐toxic or hazardous products
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What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
E.0. 13514 Sustainable Acquisition Goal E.O. 13514 requires agencies to ensure that 95% of all new contracts, including contract modifications, for products and services specify: • Energy‐efficient products • Water‐efficient products • Biobased products • Environmentally preferable products and services • Non‐ozone depleting substances • Recycled content products • Non‐toxic or less‐toxic alternatives Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Statutory Requirements ¾ Recycled content: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Section 6002 ¾ Biobased content: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (2002 Farm Bill), Section 9002; and 2008 Farm Bill ¾ Energy efficient products and alternative fuel vehicles: Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 2005 ¾ Building energy efficiency: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ¾ Alternatives to ozone depleting substances: Clean Air Act ¾ Chemicals: Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
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What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Program Scope Recycled content products Energy Star, FEMP‐designated, and other energy efficient products and electricity from renewable sources WaterSense and other water efficient products Alternative fuel vehicles/alternative fuels Biobased products Environmentally preferable products and services • EPEAT‐registered products Alternatives to ozone depleting substances Non‐ or less‐toxic and hazardous chemicals Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Categories of Products Typically Designated Office products (paper and non‐paper) Building construction, maintenance, and operations products Cafeteriaware Personal and institutional cleaning products Landscaping materials Park and recreation products Fleet maintenance products Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Single Attribute vs Multiple Attributes Most of the green product requirements are for a single attribute: recycled content, biobased content, energy efficiency, water efficiency, alternatives to ozone depleting substances. The environmentally preferable purchasing component of the Federal green purchasing program looks at multiple attributes. The trend for the future will be to require multiple attributes and will look at life cycle or sustainability issues. Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
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Where Can I Find the List of Products? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), and Department of Agriculture (USDA) designate products with environmental and energy for Federal agencies to purchase. GSA consolidates the EPA, DOE, and USDA lists into the Green Products Compilation. • This tool contains 18 spreadsheets, organized by the way agencies purchase products or services (e.g., office products, office electronics) Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
Where Can I Find the List of Products? The Green Products Compilation provides in one place: • The designated items • Recommend recycled content and biobased content percentages or, for energy efficient products, indications if the energy efficiency requirement is Energy Star, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), or Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) • Sources – AbilityOne, UNICOR, GSA Schedules, GSA Global Supply • URLs for the EPA, DOE, and USDA programs for further information www.gsa.gov/greenproductscompilation Greening the Supply Chain – Session 7 Selecting Products & Services
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Trends Multiple attribute vs. single attribute Consideration of other attributes • Take back programs • Green distribution networks
Supplier and/or product GHG considerations Green‐only requirements on the GSA Multiple Award Schedules Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative
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What Do We Mean By “Green”? November 2, 2011
For More Information http://www.fedcenter.gov http://www.gsa.gov/sustainability http://www.gsa.gov/greenproductscompilation Dana Arnold Director, Program Analysis Division
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