# Presentation: 145077

## The Federal Electronics Challenge and Environmental Management Systems

- September 13, 2005 briefing for the
- Executive Order 13148 Interagency Workgroup

## Purpose of this Briefing

- Familiarize the EO 13148 Workgroup with the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC)
- Describe connections between the FEC and EMSs
- Introduce the Workgroup to the FEC EMS Module
- Request that Workgroup members encourage federal facility participation in the FEC as a way to assist with EMS commitments

## What is the Federal Electronics Challenge?

- The FEC is a purchasing, use, and end-of-life management challenge issued for federal facilities or agencies to:
**Purchase greener electronic products**
**Manage electronic assets in an environmentally sound manner**
**Receive assistance and network with other agencies to improve current practices**

## Why Focus on Electronics?

- Complex & growing waste stream
- many electronic products contain hazardous constituents
- approximately ***10,000*** federally owned computers could be deemed excess or surplus each week
- need cohesive system for federal electronics management
- Federal government buying power
- annual federal budget for IT products & services over $60 billion
- opportunity to enhance growth of:
- market for environmentally preferable electronic products
- infrastructure for reuse & recycling of obsolete electronics

## Memorandum of Understanding

- Signed on Nov 15, 2004
- Eleven Federal Agencies         and EOP
- Approx. 80% of the annual Federal IT budget
- Potential to influence marketplace towards more environmentally sound  electronic products & services
- Foundation to improve quality, performance, and   environmental management       of Federal electronic assets throughout their life cycle** **

## Overview of FEC Program

- Voluntary program to assist federal facilities with sound management of electronics
- Core focus of FEC = best management practices
- Flexible:  Individual facility determines its:
- Level of commitment
- Goal(s)
- Life cycle phase(s) on which to focus

## At a glance: FEC Requirements

**BRONZE**

**SILVER**

**GOLD**

- Complete Survey
- Set Goals
- Select _1_ of 3 LC Phases:
- Procurement
- Use
- End-of-life
- Complete mandatory items
- in chosen LC phase
- Choose and implement
- _2_ optional items
- Report progress

- Complete Survey
- Set Goals
- Select _2_ of 3 LC Phases:
- Procurement
- Use
- End-of-life
- Complete mandatory items
- in _2_ chosen LC phases
- Choose and implement
- _3_ optional items
- Report progress

- Complete Survey
- Set Goals
- Integrate _3_ LC Phases:
- Procurement
- Use
- End-of-life
- Complete mandatory items
- in all _3_ LC phases
- Choose and implement
- _4_ optional items
- Report progress
- Mentor 2 others

## EMSs and the FEC: a Natural Fit

- Electronics are likely to have significant environmental impacts for most federal facilities
- Gives FEC Partners staff support and framework for the work they’ll be doing
- Helps agencies & individual facilities meet Electronics Stewardship MOU, FEC, and EO 13148 goals

## EO 13148 Goals & Electronics Management

- Environmental Management
- Enhances communications between vital federal facility functions:
- Procurement
- EHS managers
- IT managers
- Facilities/property managers
- Compliance with Environmental Requirements
- Pollution Prevention
- Environmentally responsible purchasing decisions
- Efficient use and conservation of energy and materials
- Hazardous Waste
- Environmentally responsible recycling of electronics

## Setting EMS Priorities:  Why Electronics Rise to the Top

- Where can facilities see the biggest impact?
- electronics, energy
- What can facilities tackle relatively easily?
- electronics, energy
- Where are the current opportunities?
- electronics, energy
- What are the most visible issues?
- electronics, energy

## Using the FEC Approach to Meet EMS Objectives

- FEC identifies specific step-by-step activities:
- Environmentally preferable electronics procurement
- Responsible electronics management procedures
- FEC also provides:
- Training for facility staff
- Tips for building a cross-functional team
- Information exchange across network of FEC Partners
- Help with goals and performance measures

## FEC EMS Tools

*EMSs and the FEC: What’s the Connection?*
- Q&A document explaining the link and providing examples of how EMS objectives can be met by implementing FEC activities
- FEC/EMS Electronics Module
- walks through an EMS program and how to incorporate electronics with links to FEC tools
- FEC Web Site EMS Page
- 	_[http://www.](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)__[federalelectronicschallenge](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)__[.net/](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)__[ems](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)__[.](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)__[htm](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ems.htm)_

## Slide 13

## Request to EO 13148 Workgroup

- Share FEC EMS tools with federal facilities
- Stress importance of addressing electronics within federal facility EMSs
- Encourage federal facilities to become FEC Partners to improve electronics management & help meet EMS commitments

## Contact Information

**Juan Lopez **(Office of Federal Environmental Executive)                                                                 202-564-5214 _[lopez.juan@ofee.](mailto:lopez.juan@ofee.gov)__[gov](mailto:lopez.juan@ofee.gov)_
**Laura Nazef **(US EPA HQ)
- 	202-564-7523 _[nazef.laura@epa.](mailto:nazef.laura@epa.gov)__[gov](mailto:nazef.laura@epa.gov)_
**Adrienne Priselac** (US EPA Region 9)
- 	415-972-3285 _[priselac.adrienne@epa.gov](mailto:priselac.adrienne@epa.gov)_
- 	_[http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/)_