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Global Activities

Matrix of Global Activities for Green Purchasing
Ntional Governments (alphabetical order)

  • Japanese Ministry of the Environment   > details
  • New Zealand Ministry of the Environment   > details
  • US Environment Protection Agency   > details
  • US Office of the Federal Environmental Executive   > details
Organization Information
  Japanese
Ministry of the
Environment
New Zealand
Ministry of
the Environment
US Environment Protection
Agency
US Office of
the Federal
Environmental
Executive
Type of Organization National
Government
National
Government
National
Government
National
Government
Region Japan New Zealand US US
Program Name/
Main Activity
Procurement of Eco-
friendly Goods & Servicies
Govt3 Programme Environmentally preferable
purchasing(EPP)
Federal Green Purchasing Program
Location/
Office where the program is managed
Tokyo,
Japan
Wellington,
New Zealand
Washinton DC,
U.S.A.
Washinton DC,
U.S.A.
Green Purchasing Activities
  Japanese
Ministry of the
Environment
New Zealand
Ministry of
the Environment
US Environment Protection
Agency
US Office of
the Federal
Environmental
Executive
General Guidelines/
Principles
(which apply to all areas 'in general')
Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing unavailable Guiding principles are available To promote sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the federal government
Checklist/
Guidelines//
Specifications/
Criteria
Basic Policy
on Promoting
Green Purchasing
Under development, 8
Products, 1 service
Buildings,
Cleaners,

Electronics :
www.epeat.net,
www.federalelectronicschallenge.net,
Conferences,
Purchasing Guidelines,
unavailable
Product List
/Database
・Products:35
Services:1 Database in Japanes
Possible future development for paper, recycled content products 650 products and services
in over 50 categories
unavailable
Suppliers List
/Database
Suppliers within
the above
Database
unavailable unavailable unavailable
Environmental Label (ISO), Other (EnergyStar) Does not Conduct Label Operations Does not Conduct Label Operations Does not Conduct Label Operations Does not Conduct Label Operations
Training Course/Tools (market related) Provided through
GPN(Green Purchasing
Network)
unavailable Environmentally
preferable
purchasing guides
Green purchasing training courses, offered as requested
Education Materials/Tools (non-professional) Provided through GPN(Green Purchasing Network) unavailable General EPP Traing tool Training materials, including a link to an on-line course, "What is Green Purchasing, Anyway?", hosted on the Office of Personnel Management's web site.
Events Annual workshop to
discuss "Designated
Procurement Items"
2004/05- bimonthly
meetings, 2005/06 -
network meetings as
required
Product-specific basis
seminars and workshops
Annual Closing
the Circle Award
Research (market)/Surveys (awareness) Environmental Issues
(Not procurement focus)
unavailable Qualitative Mesurement of
Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing(EPP) Among
Federal Employees in 2000

Federal EPP opportunities
Biennial Reports
to the President
on Federal Greening
the Government
Activities
Good Practices/Case Studies for purchasing Case Studies (in Japanese) Govt3 Awards Promising Practices
Case studies
Closing the Circle Awards
Newsletter unavailable unavailable 2-3times per year Quarterly newsletter "Closing the Circle News'
Related Laws/
Regulations
(i.e. "Green Purchasing Law")
Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities (Law on Promoting Green Purchasing) One directive relating to
timber procurement
Executive Order The United States' Federal green purchasing program was established by several laws, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Energy Policy Act, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act and Clean Air Act. Several Presidential Executive Orders
Other
  Japanese
Ministry of the
Environment
New Zealand
Ministry of
the Environment
US Environment Protection
Agency
US Office of
the Federal
Environmental
Executive
Measurement/
Evaluation Method
unavailable unavailable EPA's EO 13101 2005/2010 Goals unavailable
Publications unavailable unavailable Various documents on EPP(Environmentally Preferable Purchasing) "The Federal Commitment to Green Building: Experiences and Expectations", September 17, 2003.
Other relevant publication available at http://www.ofee.gov /pubs/pubs.htm

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