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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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