Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Charleen Fain-Keslar Standards & Quality Control Manager Department of General Services State of California C A L I F O R N I A D E P A R T M E N T O F G E N E R A L S E R V I C E S P R O C U R E M E N T D I V I S I O N

Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Agenda  California Sustainability Initiatives  State of Local Government Sustainability Initiatives  Buying Green Purchasing Strategies  Buying Green Leveraged Procurement Agreements  Strategic Plan - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing  Questions

Reducing Energy Use in State Buildings Increasing Zero Emission Vehicles in its Fleet Offering Environmentally Preferable Purchasing California is reducing its environmental footprint though sustainable state government operations and practices including: Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations

Local Government Sustainability Initiatives Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Initiatives Challenges Resources

Sustainable Operation: Reducing Energy Use in State Buildings Management Memo MM14-07 – Standard Operating Procedures for Energy Management in State Buildings  Energy saving features on computers, copiers and printers  ENERGY STAR-rated equipment  Daylight controls  Demand Response guidelines  Policies and procedures on plug load. KEY ACTION DATES 2018 – 20% Reduction in energy purchases % Building Space

Sustainable Operation: Reducing Water Use in State Facilities Management Memo MM14-02 – WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION  Energy Star Portfolio Manager  WaterSense or (labeled) industry standard fixtures and equipment  Landscape plants suitability to local climate and site conditions KEY ACTION DATES 2015 – 10% reduction in water use % reduction in water use

Sustainable Operation: Increasing Zero Emission Vehicles in its Fleet Governor’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Action Plan – Implementation of Executive Order B and B  Management Memo MM Zero-Emission Vehicle Implementation Plan  ZEV Vehicle Charging Stations  Procurement contracts for charging equipment and vehicles KEY ACTION DATES 2015 – 10% ZEV light-duty vehicle replacement % ZEV light-duty vehicle replacement

Sustainable Operation: Increasing Zero Emission Vehicles in its Fleet Vehicle – Contract Hybrid Electric – Toyota Prius C Hybrid Electric – Ford CMAX Hybrid Electric – Toyota Prius V Hybrid Electric – Ford Fusion Plug-in Hybrid Electric – Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid Electric – Toyota Prius Electric – Ford Focus E Electric – Nissan Leaf Basic Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Contract

Sustainable Operation: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Green Building Action Plan –Implementation of Executive Order B-18-12, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)  Environmentally preferable products  EPA Energy Star rated equipment or appliances  Recycled and Low or zero VOC paint  Remanufactured ink and toner cartridges  WaterSense or equivalent industry standard labeled fixtures and equipment

Buying Green: Purchasing Strategies – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Surplus Property Quality Take- Back Recycle California Public Schools First Priority

Specifications Purchasing Standards Third-Party Certifications Streamlines Evaluation Process Guides Purchasers in achieving sustainability goals Buying Green: Purchasing Strategies - Tiered Approach Leverage industry to lower environmental impacts

Buying Green: Purchasing Strategies - Spend

Buying Green: Leveraged Purchasing Agreements - EPP  Ammunition, New Factory Loaded  Body Armor  Copiers (MFD)  Paper - Envelopes, Newsprint, OCR Bond Rolls, Offset, Bond Cut Stock and grocery bags.  Food Service Supplies, Disposable  IT Hardware - Mid-Range Data Storage, Printers, Copiers  Paint, Recycled Latex  Toner and Ink Cartridges – OEM and Remanufactured  Vehicles

Buying Green: Leveraged Purchasing Agreements – PC Goods Mandatory Requirements  California RoHS Compliance  Flame Retardants  EPEAT Silver, except for monitor category  EPA Energy Star  Total Energy Consumption Reduction (10% less)  Trade-In and Tack-Back Non-Mandatory Scored Requirements  EPEAT Gold PC Goods Contract

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Measure and evaluate the EPP program’s progress and purchasing impacts on the environment and human health.  Collaboration  Specification Development  Training  Best Practices Manual  EPP Contracts  Environmental Metrics

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Implementation Milestones 2014Identification and assessment of baseline 2015Establish baseline Deploy new EPP training 2016Use FI$Cal data to develop state agency spend reports for EPP analysis and program evaluation (annual) 2020 EPP fully integrated into all state procurement operations

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Collaborative and Workgroups  Performance and Environmental Standards Work Group (PES)  California Green Task Force  California Medical Supply Formulary  Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)  National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Green Committee

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Environmental Metrics Resource Conservation Toxics Water Energy Air

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) EPP SCORECARD The primary metrics initially used to report the progress of the EPP program will be the following:  Spend  Contracts  Impacts

Strategic Plan: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing CHALLENGES  Competing Environmental Impacts PC Goods – Toxic & Energy Vehicles – Air Emissions & Fuel Efficiency  Competing Initiatives Increase SB/DVBE participation Lower cost via leveraged procurements  Competitive Bidding Product availability Product pricing

Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Questions: Engineering Services – Charleen Fain-Keslar (916) Standards & Quality Control Manager Environmentally Preferable Purchasing– Janice Yonekura (916) Senior Procurement Engineer Buying Green Website – Annette Picetti-Grosjean (916) Associate Governmental Program Analyst C A L I F O R N I A D E P A R T M E N T O F G E N E R A L S E R V I C E S P R O C U R E M E N T D I V I S I O N

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