Full Title: Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
Author(s): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher(s): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: February 14, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
This document outlines the criteria that EPA will use to assess private sector standards and ecolabels to determine if they should be included in the EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing.
Over the last decade, EPA has received numerous requests from both federal and non-federal stakeholders to help identify appropriate private sector standards and ecolabels for use in environmentally preferable purchasing. The growth of product environmental standards and ecolabels (more than 450 worldwide), and uncertainty among the purchasing workforce on how to determine which standards and ecolabels are effective and appropriate have limited their use and have created market confusion. EPA developed the Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasers, or EPA Recommendations, in response to these challenges. This Framework outlines transparent criteria and a consistent approach for assessing environmental performance standards and ecolabels for incorporation into the EPA Recommendations.