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Section 13 Interagency Product Standards and Ecolabels Subgroup

Section 13 Interagency Product Standards and Ecolabels Subgroup. Listening Sessions October 2011. Agenda. Subgroup Objective Subgroup Structure Project Approach Current Guideline Categories Standard Setting Standard Substance Conformity Assessment Program Management Market Issues

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Section 13 Interagency Product Standards and Ecolabels Subgroup

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  1. Section 13 Interagency Product Standards and EcolabelsSubgroup Listening Sessions October 2011

  2. Agenda • Subgroup Objective • Subgroup Structure • Project Approach • Current Guideline Categories • Standard Setting • Standard Substance • Conformity Assessment • Program Management • Market Issues • Implementation Considerations • Policy Issues

  3. Effective market infrastructure for green products Buyers caneasily find products meeting effective, green standards Lack of widely-accepted “green product” definition & standards Manufacturer uncertainty regarding standards, eco-labeling programs Verification system against standards Standards, tech assistance, & incentives for green products Environmental/health impact data and tools

  4. Subgroup Objective • Ensure product-related acquisition goals of Executive Order 13514are met through guidelines for selecting product-related environmental sustainability standards and/or ecolabeling programs

  5. Subgroup Structure • Section 13 Interagency Workgroup ↓ • Interagency Product Standards and Ecolabels Subgroup • GSA / EPA co-chairs • Includes DOD, DLA, USDA, NIST, NIOSH, VA, NASA, DOC, DOI, and more.

  6. Project Approach • Phase I – Grounding (Oct 2010) • Phase II – Draft guideline development (June 2011) • Phase III – Assessment • Revise guidelines (Aug 2011) • Survey standards / eco-label organizations (Sept 2011) • Consultation among Feds (Oct – Nov 2011) • Updates to industry, NGOs (Oct – Nov 2011) • Phase IV – Report • Draft report (Oct – Dec 2011) • Submit to Sec 13 Workgroup (Jan 2012) • Submit to CEQ (Feb 2012) • Fed Register public comment period expected to follow

  7. Phase II: Sampling of what has influenced/been directly incorporated into the draft guidelines…

  8. Phase II: Sampling of what has influenced/been directly incorporated into the draft guidelines, cont.…

  9. Phase II: Sampling of what has influenced/been directly incorporated into the draft guidelines, cont.…

  10. Phase II: Guidelines Development

  11. 1. Standard Setting • Participation • Voting • Notification • Transparency • Consensus • Appeals

  12. 2. Standard Substance • Product function / fitness • Scientific basis of criteria • Life cycle consideration • Multi-attribute • Hot spots • Hazard-based approach • Encourage impact and ingredient disclosure

  13. 3. Conformity Assessment • Conformity assessment and auditing procedures • Transparency • Balance of interest • Complaints and appeals • Independence

  14. 4. Program Management • Transparency • Balance of interest • Complaints and appeals • Accessibility • Independence

  15. 5. Market Issues • Transparency • Accessibility • Market uptake

  16. Phase III: Assessment • Survey conducted by Big Room, Inc. • Ecolabelindex.com • Currently tracking 432 eco-labels • Surveyed mix of private and government programs (see next slide) • Draft report provided September 30 • Data and observations • Lessons learned about potential applicability • Recommendations on guidelines revision

  17. Standards/Ecolabels surveyed to inform the guidelines development…

  18. Implementation Options?(very preliminary) • Comparative matrix • Get past X bar and the label/std is suitable for fed purchase • Graduated benchmarking • Tiers of "approval," tied to a decisionmaking hierarchy  • Government branding • Approve a set of labels based on one of the above approaches and "brand" that set as approved for fed purchase (the refined GSA Advantage approach) • Federal spend/hotspot • Vary procurement strategy by product/sector

  19. Policy Issues • Substance: environmental definitions, weighting? • Conformity: third party vs. self declaration? • Market: federal leadership vs. market readiness? • Implementation: create a list?

  20. Questions? GSA co-chairs Brennan Conaway brennan.conaway@gsa.gov Joni Teter joni.teter@gsa.gov EPA co-chairs Alison Kinn Bennett kinn.alison@epa.gov Libby Sommer sommer.elizabeth@epa.gov Rita McBride (Communications Coordinator) rita.mcbride@gsa.gov

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