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General Sustainability
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EPA's Green Suppliers Network - Joint program sponsored by U.S. EPA and Department of Commerce to offer low cost technical reviews that identify strategies for improving process lines and using materials more efficiently. The lean and clean approach targets and eliminates the root causes of waste (reducing environmental impacts and costs).
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EPEAT - A program of the Green Electronics Council to help purchasers evaluate and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on 51 environmental attributes. To qualify for EPEAT registration at the bronze level, a product must confirm to all 23 required criteria. Compliance with all required and 50% of the optional earns a product the silver level and gold is achieved when all required and 75% of the optional criteria are met.
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - FSC sets forth principles, criteria and standards that represent the world's strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. FSC certifications are applicable to wood products, paper and printing. FSC is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization responsible management of the world’s forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, independent certification and labeling of forest products. This offers customers around the world the ability to choose products from socially and environmentally responsible forestry.
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GreenGuard - The mission of GreenGuard Environmental Institute (GEI) is to improve public health and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air through three programs: GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality, product certification program for low emitting interior building materials, furnishings and finish systems; GreenGuard for Children and Schools, similar to Indoor Air Quality specifically for use in educational, office and other sensitive environments; and GreenGuard for Building Construction, building certification program for newly constructed multi-family and commercial properties that follow best practices guidelines for preventing mold during the design, construction and ongoing operations.
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GreenSeal - Single level of certification. Provides science-based environmental certification standards for products. Uses lifecycle approach, evaluating a product or service beginning with material extraction through manufacturing, use and recycling/disposal. Products become certified after rigorous testing and evaluation, including onsite plant visits. Certified products range from household and industrial cleaners, office products and communications, food preparation and packaging, transportation, paints/coatings and windows and doors. Certified products and the reasons for their certification can be found on the GreenSeal website.
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