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###### Department of Defense

###### Defense Acquisition Regulations System

          - [Docket Number DARS-2021-0014]

# AGENCY:

Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD).

# ACTION:

Request for information.

# SUMMARY:

To facilitate implementation planning for Executive Orders, DoD would like to know the views of interested parties on sustainability initiatives including climate-related disclosures.

# DATES:

Interested parties should submit written comments to the address shown below on or before September 7, 2021, to be considered in the implementation planning.

# ADDRESSES:

Submit comments to the questions provided below, using any of the following methods:

                        ○ Federal eRulemaking Portal:                         *https://www.regulations.gov.*                         Search for “Docket Number DARS-2021-0014.” Select “Comment” and follow the instructions to submit a comment. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “Docket Number DARS-2021-0014” on any attached document(s).                    

                        ○                         *Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil.*                         Include “Sustainability and Climate-Related Disclosures” in the subject line of the message.                    

                        ○                         *Mail:*                         Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Barbara J. Trujillo, OUSD(A&S)DPC/DARS, Room 3B938, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060.                    

                        Comments received generally will be posted without change to                         *https://www.regulations.gov,*                         including any personal information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check                         *https://www.regulations.gov,*                         approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Barbara J. Trujillo, telephone 571-372-6102.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DoD is seeking public input on the following questions related to implementation of sustainability initiatives including Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk dated May 20, 2021.

## A. Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

    - Does your organization measure and report Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard or equivalent? If not the GHG Protocol, which standard(s) are used?
    - Does your organization currently report Scope 3 GHG emissions? If so, which Scope 3 categories are reported and which methodologies and/or standards are used?
    - Does your organization publicly report your GHG results either through a third-party organization or as part of an external corporate sustainability report?
    - Does your organization disclose its GHG emissions inventory on an annual basis? If so, where or by what platform?
    - Does your organization set and disclose targets for GHG emissions reduction and/or science-based targets? If so, are these targets reviewed or verified by a third party?
    - Does your organization report climate risk-related information as part of your standard financial reporting disclosures?
    - Would your organization be willing to participate in a pilot program involving voluntary disclosure of actual GHG emissions and GHG emission targets?

## B. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)—General

    - Does your organization participate in ESG reporting? If so, which sustainability standards or platforms does your organization use ( e.g.,                      Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX))?                
    - What is the role of third-party verification in your ESG activities?
    - Does your organization's ESG-related reporting include accounting for and addressing disparate impacts on disadvantaged communities and communities of color?
    - Does your organization's ESG-related reporting include creation of jobs associated with the shift away from carbon-intensive energy sources?

## C. Supply Chain GHG and Risk Management

    - Does your organization have the ability to provide customers with GHG emissions information specific to their purchases or contracts? If so, at what level can your organization provide this information ( e.g.,                      by customer on an annual basis, contract, item)?                
    - Does your organization collect GHG emissions information from your suppliers? If so, what systems, standards, or instruments are used to collect this information? If so, how is this information used?
    - Do you require your suppliers to set GHG emissions reduction targets or related targets ( e.g.,                      energy efficiency, clean electricity)?                

Jennifer D. Johnson,

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

[FR Doc. 2021-14424 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]

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