Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Charleen Fain-Keslar Standards & Quality Control Manager Department of General Services State of California.

Buying Green

to Support Sustainable Operations

Charleen Fain-KeslarStandards & Quality Control ManagerDepartment 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:


Local Government Sustainability Initiatives


Initiatives

Challenges

Resources

Sustainable Operation:

Reducing Energy Use in State BuildingsManagement Memo MM14-07 – Standard Operating Procedures for Energy Management in State Buildings

Energy saving features on computers, copiers and printersENERGY STAR-rated equipmentDaylight controlsDemand Response guidelinesPolicies and procedures on plug load.

KEY ACTION DATES

2018 – 20% Reduction in energy

purchases.

2025 - 50% Building Space


Reducing Water Use in State Facilities

Management Memo MM14-02 – WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

Energy Star Portfolio ManagerWaterSense or (labeled) industry standard fixtures and equipmentLandscape plants suitability to local climate and site conditions

KEY ACTION DATES

2015 – 10% reduction in water use

2020 - 20% reduction in water use



Governor’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Action Plan – Implementation of Executive Order B-16-12 and B-18-12 Management Memo MM 13-04 - Zero-Emission Vehicle Implementation PlanZEV Vehicle Charging Stations Procurement contracts for charging equipment and vehicles

KEY ACTION DATES

2015 – 10% ZEV light-duty vehicle

replacement

2020 - 25 % ZEV light-duty vehicle

replacement



Vehicle – Contract 1-14-23-10Hybrid Electric – Toyota Prius CHybrid Electric – Ford CMAXHybrid Electric – Toyota Prius VHybrid Electric – Ford FusionPlug-in Hybrid Electric – Chevrolet VoltPlug-in Hybrid Electric – Toyota PriusElectric – Ford Focus EElectric – Nissan Leaf

Basic Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Contract 1-14-61-13


Environmentally Preferable PurchasingGreen 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

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 RequirementsCalifornia RoHS Compliance Flame RetardantsEPEAT Silver, except for monitor categoryEPA Energy StarTotal Energy Consumption Reduction (10% less)Trade-In and Tack-Back

Non-Mandatory Scored RequirementsEPEAT Gold

PC Goods Contract

1-13-70-01

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 DevelopmentTrainingBest Practices Manual EPP ContractsEnvironmental Metrics

Strategic Plan:


Implementation Milestones2014 Identification and assessment of baseline2015 Establish baseline

Deploy new EPP training2016 Use 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 ForceCalifornia Medical Supply FormularySustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Green Committee

Strategic Plan:


Environmental Metrics

Strategic Plan:


EPP SCORECARD The primary metrics initially used to report the progress of the EPP program will be the following:

SpendContractsImpacts

Strategic Plan:


CHALLENGES

Competing Environmental ImpactsPC Goods – Toxic & EnergyVehicles – Air Emissions & Fuel

EfficiencyCompeting Initiatives

Increase SB/DVBE participation Lower cost via leveraged

procurements Competitive Bidding

Product availabilityProduct pricing


Questions:

Engineering Services – Charleen Fain-Keslar (916) 375-4454Standards & Quality Control Manager

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing– Janice Yonekura (916) 375-5950Senior Procurement Engineer

Buying Green Website – Annette Picetti-Grosjean (916) 375-5980Associate Governmental Program Analyst


Thank you


Buying Green to Support Sustainable Operations Charleen Fain-Keslar Standards & Quality Control Manager Department of General Services State of California.

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