Greener Purchasing Resources

Environmental Labeling Resources:

• The Centre for A New American Dream - “Getting Started” section includes lots of useful resources, including June 2004 Government Procurement article on eco-labels.-- www.newdream.org/

• Global Ecolabeling Network website, provides links to ecolabeling programs worldwide, most of which include English websites. -- www.gen.gr.jp

• EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program. Includes list of questions for evaluating labeling and certifying claims. -- www.epa.gov/oppt/epp

• EPA green purchasing database -- www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/database.htm

Policy Resources:

• New American Dream website -- Includes more than 80 environmental purchasing policies and links to several additional resources www.newdream.org/procure/start/develop.php

• “Policy Updates Inspire Environmental Purchasing,” Government Procurement, February 2004 – Article provides the basis for much of this discussion. www.responsiblesourcing.net/resources/policies.pdf

• “Environmental Purchasing Policies 101,” Commission for Environmental Cooperation – Includes extensive excerpts from lots of policies and a generic sample policy. www.cec.org/files/pdf//NAGPI%20Policy%20Paper2e.pdf

• The White House Office of the Federal Environmental Executive maintains an extensive website on American federal green purchasing requirements, activities, and resources. www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.htm

• The Office of Greening Government Operations (OGGO) maintains an extensive website on Canadian federal green purchasing requirements, activities, and resources. http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/greening/text/index-e.html