How we got here 2016 2011-15 Late 90s - Pilot findings; 1976 - - PDF document

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U.S. EPA Recommended Standards and Ecolabels: Simplifying Environmentally Sustainable Procurement

Holly Elwood, EPA EPP Program Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA EPP Program Coalition for Government Procurement Update Summer 2016

How we got here…

1976

RCRA and CPG Program

1993

EO 12873 & EPP Program Late ‘90s - Early ‘00s

EPP Final Guidance & Case Studies & Green Product Guides

Early 2000s-

• ngoing

EPP Engagement in Env. Performance Standards Development

2011-15

EPA develops Draft Guidelines for assessing standards and ecolabels

2015

EO 13693; launch

• f Pilot to assess

standards and ecolabels; Issuance

• f Interim

Recommendations

2016

Pilot findings; finalization of Guidelines; determination of next steps

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Mine is green.

Mine is greenest. Mine is greener.

The Problem we are trying to solve – – it’s a good problem to have!

Agenda

US government standards policy – how we use and participate in standards EO13693 and environmentally preferable purchasing EPA’s Interim Recommendations of standards and ecolabels EPA Guidelines Pilot to assess standards and ecolabels Your questions…

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OMB A119 - January 27, 2016

• Continues USG preference for use of existing voluntary

consensus standards over government-unique standards where feasible

• Criteria for choosing and using voluntary consensus

standards and other types of standards

• Participating in standards development activities
• Choosing methods of conformity assessment
• Considering international standards and obligations

President Obama signs Executive Order 13693 – March 2015

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EO 13693 – 3(i) Sustainable Procurement Requirements

(i)Statutory Mandates

Recycled content (CPG) EnergyStar, FEMP BioPreferred

(ii) EPA programs

WaterSense Safer Choice SNAP Smartway

(iii) Env. Preferable

Meet or exceed specs, standards, or labels recommended by EPA https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement

The Goals of the EPA Recommendations

Leverage existing standards and ecolabels Recognize environmental performance that is better than standard industry practice Do the hard work for federal purchasers

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APPROACH TO INTERIM RECOMMENDATIONS

Universe of Ecolabels & Standards EPA Recommended Standards & Ecolabels DOE GreenBuy Program & GSA PBS

EPA Interim Recommendations

Cafeteria Construction Custodial Electronics Grounds/ Landscaping Office

Operations/ Fleet/ Shipping/ Shop

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Communication to Federal Purchasers: www.epa.gov/greenerproducts

PILOT APPROACH TO RECOMMENDATIONS

Guidelines for Standards & Ecolabels Criteria Development

EPA Recommended Standards & Ecolabels

Only SDOs & ecolabels that volunteer for assessment will be included.

• Independent

Assessment

Universe of Ecolabels & Standards

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Guidelines for Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels

• Assessment Criteria & Example Sources of Evidence

Section I - Standard Development Process Section I - Standard Development Process

• Assessment Criteria & Example Sources of Evidence

Section II - Environmental Effectiveness of the Standard Section II - Environmental Effectiveness of the Standard

• Assessment Criteria & Example Sources of Evidence

Section III - Conformity Assessment Procedures Section III - Conformity Assessment Procedures

• Assessment Criteria & Example Sources of Evidence

Section IV - Ecolabel Program Management Section IV - Ecolabel Program Management

Key Questions for the Pilot & EPA in 2016…

How to improve the Guidelines and the criteria? How to communicate results to federal purchasers? What are some post-pilot scenarios?

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2017 and beyond…

Making the “Recommendations” Standard Operating Procedure…

Category Management Consolidated Vehicles Category Management Consolidated Vehicles Contract Writing Systems Contract Writing Systems OMB Scorecards OMB Scorecards Federal Procurement Data System Federal Procurement Data System Training Training For More Information…

EPA’s Greener Products & Services: http://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts EPP Guidelines Pilot: http://www.resolv.org/site-guidelines/ U.S. policy and information resources on standards: http://standards.gov Holly Elwood Elwood.Holly@epa.gov Alison Kinn Bennett Kinn.Alison@epa.gov