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1. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Sustainability at DOE:Evolving Expectations for Contractors and Suppliers • Thomas Traceski • Director • Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance, HS-22

2. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Overview • EO 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance, including • DOE’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) • Sustainability goals and Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets • Contractors and Vendors • Environmentally preferable purchasing • Scope 3 emissions from the supply chain • GSA initiatives to green commercial supply chains and service providers bidding for federal contracts

3. “As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the federal government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste, and use environmentally-responsible products and technologies.” President Barack ObamaOctober 6, 2009

4. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Five Key Aspects of EO 13514 • GHG emissions reduction is now an overarching performance metric for progress in Federal sustainability • Agencies must develop a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, and update it annually • EO goals are to be linked to budget allocations and scored by OMB • EO 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management(January 29, 2007) remains in effect • EO stipulates continued reliance on Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) for implementation

5. E.O. 13514 – Requirements & DOE Status EO 13514 Requirements and DOE Status

6. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security SSPP Implementation: • The SSPP envisions the creation of a new headquarters support office to address: • Corporate responsibilities in sustainability and GHG reductions • Performance towards meeting goals • Information management • Progress reporting • Large-scale commitment to organizational behavior change • Maximize existing opportunities to reduce energy use • Integrate sustainability into organizational planning & budgeting

7. “DOE embraces the challenge of EO 13514 as an opportunity to promote sustainable operations and address the crisis of climate change.” Daniel PonemanSenior Sustainability OfficerAnd Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Energy

8. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security What are GHGs? GHGs allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely, however, when sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface, some of it is radiated back towards space as infrared radiation (heat) and GHGs trap some of the heat. The seven primary GHGs include: • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) • Methane (CH4) • Nitrous Oxide (N20) • Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) • Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) • Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3)

9. GHG Sources and Scopes

10. GHG Sources for Scope 1, 2 & 3 Inventory • SCOPE 1: Direct GHG emissions owned or controlled by Federal agency • Stationary External Combustion • Stationary Internal Combustion • Fleet Vehicles • Fugitive Emissions • SCOPE 2: Indirect GHG emissions from purchased utilities • Electricity • Heat • Steam • SCOPE 3: Other indirect GHG emissions • Employee commuting • Business travel • Waste • Production & transport of purchased material • Electrical transmission & distribution losses

11. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security GHG Reduction: Scope 1 & 2 • DOE is committed to a 28% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions (1.3M mtCO2e) • To meet commitment, DOE will focus efforts on: • Buildings • Reduce facility energy intensity • Install and use renewable electricity • Fleet • Acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) • Optimize AFV deployment & inventory • Fugitive Emissions • Identify and implement measures to reduce and recapture non-CO2 GHGs

12. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security GHG Reduction: Scope 3 • DOE is committed to a 13% reduction in Scope 3 emissions (97,000 mtCO2e) • Scope 3 reduction goals initially focus on: • Employee travel (12%) • Business ground and air travel • Employee commuting travel • Waste disposal (12%) • Contracted solid waste & wastewater • Transmission and distribution losses from purchased electricity (6%) • DOE prime contractor activities included in Scope 3 emission calculations • Additional Scope 3 emissions to be addressed in future years

13. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security EO 13514 and Sustainable Acquisition “It is … the policy of the United States that Federal agencies shall … leverage agency acquisition to foster markets for sustainable technologies and environmentally preferable materials, products, and services ….” – EO 13514, Section 1

14. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security DOE Goals:Sustainable Acquisition • Ensure that 95% of new contract actions, require the supply or use of products and services that are: • EnergyStar® or FEMP-designated • WaterSense • bio-based content • EPEAT-registered electronics • non-ozone depleting • recycled content • non-toxic or less toxic alternatives

15. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Vendors and Contractors: Section 13 of EO 13514 • Scope 3 emissions include those released in producing goods and services for the Federal government. • GSA prepared recommendations to CEQ and OMB on how vendors and service providers could assist Federal agencies in tracking and reducing scope 3 GHG emissions related to the goods and services they provide.

16. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security GSA: Greening the Supply Chain GSA is leveraging its purchasing power by pursuing opportunities with its vendors and service providers to incorporate incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire production and shipping process. “We will help the Federal Government … to obtain greenhouse gas emission disclosures from our vendors.” “We plan to use our expertise … to help Federal contracting officials incorporate vendor emissions disclosures into procurement decisions.”

17. “We at GSA are embracing a zero environmental footprint goal. We are setting our sights on eliminating the impact of the federal government on our natural envirionment. Yes, you heard it correctly. The word is ‘eliminate’ not ‘limit.’ I’m not kidding. Zero environmental footprint.” MARTHA N. JOHNSON ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

18. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Conclusion • DOE – along with other Federal agencies – has a mandate to inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions • This will affect contractors, and suppliers: • Preferences for ‘green’ products • Increasing interest in supplier and product GHG emissions data

19. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Conclusion (cont.)Some Questions Federal Customers May Start Asking How “green” are your products and services?” For laboratories, this might include reducing use of toxic materials, and embracing “green chemistry” • safer solvents and auxiliaries • use of renewable feedstocks • reduce derivatives • selective catalysis • design for energy efficiency • design for degradation • in-process pollution prevention “What’s your carbon footprint?” Can you identify the GHG emissions attributable to your activities, and to production and transport of your products?

20. “Working together we will successfully implement this vital Executive Order [13514] and enhance our ongoing efforts to strengthen environmental, energy, and economic performance across the complex.” Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

21. HSS Office of Health, Safety and Security Contact Information: Thomas T. Traceski Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance U.S, Department of Energy 202-586-2481 thomas.traceski@hq.doe.gov