Procurement and Products

Ninety-five percent of all federal contracts will have green requirements, such as products must contain non-ozone depleting and recycled content, and must be non-toxic or biobased in general, under Executive Order 13514. This section contains information about "green" purchasing and products.

From Reuters: The messy world of environmental claims certification just got a little less messy with the acquisition by ULC Standards, a unit of Underwriters Laboratories, of Ottawa-based TerraChoice, a green marketing consultancy and the creators and managers of Canada's EcoLogo program.

While the acquisition was conducted by ULC Standards, the move serves to bring TerraChoice together with UL Environment (ULE) for a partnership that will expand and enhance both groups' capacities and reach.

"TerraChoice will be able to work with UL Environment to bring its standards and programs into the U.S., and ULE will bring its programs to a broader audience in Canada," explains Stephen Wenc, President and Managing Director of ULE. He added, "It's a wonderful complement to the work we're doing with ULE in areas like building materials, appliances and consumer electronics." Read more about UL's expanding role in environmental claims certification.