Resources - General

Below are resources that span multiple life cycles and may assist Partners in implementing SEC program requirements.

Federal Executive Order on Environmental Leadership

In October 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13514 requiring Federal agencies to establish strategies that make sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions a priority. Electronics stewardship is among the strategies promoted in the Executive Order, including: 

• Ensuring procurement preference for EPEAT-registered electronic products;
• Establishing and implementing policies to enable power management, duplex printing, and other energy-efficient or environmentally preferable features on all eligible agency electronic products; and
• Employing environmentally sound practices with respect to the agency’s disposition of all agency excess or surplus electronic products.

Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator

• The Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC) allows organizations to quantify the environmental benefits of their electronics stewardship activities, including purchasing EPEAT^®-registered products and improving equipment operation and end-of-life management. The current version of the EEBC estimates benefits associated with the electronics stewardship of computer products (processors, LCD and CRT monitors, and notebook computers), including reductions in greenhouse gases, energy, toxic materials, and wastes. Users can also calculate the benefits of reuse and recycling of mobile phones. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded from the University of Tennessee website. Additional information and instructions on how to use the EEBC are available on this website.
• Calculating the Environmental Benefits of Purchasing, Reusing, and Recycling Computers
  This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the environmental benefits of electronics stewardship and a demonstration on how to use the Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator.

Sustainable Computing Programs

These university programs cover multiple areas, including purchasing, power management, paper conservation, and equipment recycling.

• Sustainable Computing, Cornell University
  
• Green Computing Guide, State University of New York at Buffalo

Partner Case Study: Maine State Government

In December 2007, Maine State Government became one of the first Partners in the State Electronics Challenge (SEC). SEC program implementation in Maine was particularly notable because it involved all departments in state government, resulting in far-reaching and sustainable changes. Representatives from the Office of Information Technology (IT), Purchasing, Surplus, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the State Planning Office collaborated to make this effort a success. In 2008 Maine was awarded silver-level recognition for its work in computer equipment purchasing and end-of-life management. Click here to see a case study of Maine's participation.