Australian Government
ICT Sustainability Plan 2010-2015
Mandatory Environmental Standards
GUIDELINE 1
Environmental Standard 1 (ES1):
ICT equipment environmental standards
Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1
THE STANDARD ................................................................................................................... 2
PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD .............................................................................................. 2
WHEN DOES THIS STANDARD APPLY .................................................................................... 2
ISO 14024 AND ISO 14021 – ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING STANDARDS ................................ 2
INDEPENDENTLY CERTIFIED (TYPE I) ECO-LABELS COMPLIANT WITH ISO 14024:1999 .............................. 3
SELF DECLARED PRODUCT (TYPE II) ECO-LABELS COMPLIANT WITH ISO 14021:1999 ............................... 3
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETING THIS STANDARD ............................................................... 3
WHAT IS EPEAT?.......................................................................................................................... 3
EPEAT SILVER OR ‘EQUIVALENT’ ...................................................................................................... 4
WHAT IS ‘RELEVANT ICT EQUIPMENT’? ............................................................................................. 5
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARD ............................... 5
INCORPORATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO ICT PROCUREMENT ................................................................... 5
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ES1 AND ES2 ............................................................................................. 6
RELATED SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES................................................................................. 7
GREEN ICT PROCUREMENT TOOLKIT................................................................................................. 7
ES2 - ENERGY STAR® ................................................................................................................. 7
AUSTRALIAN REGULATORY CONTEXT AND MEPS ................................................................................. 7
THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR ............................................................................................... 8
COORDINATED PROCUREMENT ........................................................................................... 8
CHECKLIST FOR AGENCIES .................................................................................................. 11
RECOMMENDED READING AND RESOURCES ...................................................................... 12
Introduction
The Australian Government ICT Sustainability Plan 2010-2015 (ICT Sustainability Plan)
introduces a number of strategies and actions aimed at assisting agencies to better manage
the environmental performance and impacts of the information and communications
technology (ICT) they procure and use.
Section 2 of the ICT Sustainability Plan focuses on improving sustainable ICT procurement
within Australian Government agencies, given the government is a major consumer of ICT
products and services. It introduces six mandatory environmental standards into ICT
procurement processes to establish minimum levels of environmental performance for
relevant ICT acquisitions. These standards also signal to suppliers and manufacturers the
Australian Government’s intentions for improved ICT sustainability practices.
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This is also supported by the Department of Finance and Deregulation’s guidance on the
principles and practices of incorporating sustainability when purchasing for the Australian
Government.1 The sustainability guidance is under the Procurement Policy Framework,
which establishes the Government’s expectation for all departments and agencies when
performing duties in relation to procurement.2 It also governs how agencies procure property
or services and reinforces the fundamental procurement principle of value for money.
The standard
The following guidelines have been developed to help agencies, and suppliers, to
understand and apply Environmental Standard 1 – ES1 (Box 1) within the context of
ICT procurement in Australian Government operations.
Box 1: ICT Sustainability Plan – ES1 Extract
Compliance with ISO 14024 or ISO 14021 at the level of EPEAT Silver or equivalent as a
minimum standard for relevant ICT equipment.
Purpose of this standard
The product standards and eco-labels introduced through Environmental Standard 1 are
based on a life-cycle approach, which means that by incorporating this standard into ICT
procurement processes, agencies and the government can be assured that environmental
issues arising from the design, manufacture, distribution, packaging, use and disposal of ICT
products have been taken into consideration.
While some agencies have already procured and are using EPEAT Silver, EPEAT Gold or
equivalent ICT equipment, this environmental standard mandates such products across
whole-of-government, ensuring that ICT equipment procured by agencies meets minimum
environmental performance criteria.
This standard also aims to encourage manufacturers and suppliers to invest in, develop,
produce and supply more environmentally sustainable ICT goods and services.
When does this standard apply
Agencies are to apply Environmental Standard 1 (ES1) in new, relevant ICT procurement
processes from July 2010.
Agencies with current ICT contracts should discuss ES1 with their suppliers and, where
possible, procure products that meet this standard.
ISO 14024 and ISO 14021 – environmental labelling standards
The International Organization for Standards (ISO)3 has developed standards for
environmental labelling and declaration programs and schemes (eco-labels) including:
 ISO 14024:1999 for Independently Certified (Type I) eco-labels, and
 ISO 14021:1999 for Self-Declared (or Type II) eco-labels.
A summary of the two standards is given below in Box 2. These standards are underpinned
by ISO 14020:2000 - Environmental labels and declarations which provides guiding
principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations.
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Incorporating Sustainability www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-and-guidance/buying/policyframework/incorporating-sustainability/principles.html
2 Procurement Policy Framework www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-and-guidance/buying/index.html
3 International Organization for Standards www.iso.org
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Independently certified (Type I) eco-labels
compliant with ISO 14024:1999
Box 2: ISO 14024 and ISO 14021
The ISO 14024:1999 standard 4:
In independently certified programs the criteria for
achieving the eco-label are set by an independent
third party that authorises the use of a label on
products following completion of a certification,
or auditing, process. The label monitors the
compliance of products using the eco-label.
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Member programs of the Global Eco-labelling
Network (GEN) are Type I eco-labels.
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Self declared product (Type II) eco-labels
compliant with ISO 14021:1999
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In self-declared programs manufacturers,
importers, distributors or retailers self-assess a
product’s environmental performance against the
criteria established by the labelling program and
following their evaluation methodology. The
environmental claims against the product are not
certified by a third party prior to the label’s use
although some programs have post-verification
compliance processes.
establishes the principles and
procedures for developing
independently certified, or Type I
eco-labelling programs, including
the selection of product categories,
product environmental criteria and
product function characteristics;
establishes the principles and
procedures for assessing and
demonstrating compliance;
establishes certification procedures
for awarding the label.
The ISO 14021 standard 5:
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EPEAT is a Type II eco-label program.
specifies requirements for
self-declared environmental claims
regarding products (Type II
eco-labelling programs);
describes commonly used terms
and gives qualification to their use;
describes evaluation and
verification methodology for
self-declared environmental claims.
This set of international standards was developed to address concerns over the proliferation
of environment claims for products (goods and services). They require consideration to be
given to all aspects of the life-cycle of a product when a claim is being made.
In the case of ICT products this means that the eco-label can only be awarded or claimed
if the product meets relevant environmental criteria of the program which generally includes
minimized levels of toxic components, improved energy efficiency, recycled content, product
longevity, end-of-life recycling, and minimised packaging.
Eco-labels provide a mechanism for more easily identifying environmentally preferred
products where the full life-cycle impact of the product has been considered - for this reason
they have been incorporated into Environmental Standard 1 and introduced into Australian
Government procurement processes.
Definitions and interpreting this standard
What is EPEAT?
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a self declared
eco-labelling program that aligns to the self declared ISO 14021 eco-label standard.
The environmental criteria and operational details of the EPEAT program are contained
in a public standard, IEEE 1680, developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE), while the program and product registry is managed by the Green
Electronics Council (GEC), an American not-for-profit organisation.
Overall, EPEAT evaluates electronic products in relation to 51 environmental criteria which
fall under eight categories (Box 3). Of the 51 environmental criteria, 23 are required while
28 are optional6.
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ISO 14024:1999 Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and procedures
ISO 14021:1999 Environmental labels and declarations – Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labeling)
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Box 3: EPEAT Criteria Categories
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Reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive materials
Materials selection
Design for end of life
Product longevity/life cycle extension
Energy conservation
Corporate performance
Packaging
End-of-life management/product take-back
To qualify for EPEAT registration a product must conform to all of the 23 required criteria.
Products that meet the 23 required criteria can be registered at the level of EPEAT Bronze.
The EPEAT green electronics rating system for ICT products has three tiers of environmental
performance - Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
EPEAT Bronze
products meet all 23 mandatory criteria
EPEAT Silver
products meet all of the 23 required criteria plus at least
50 per cent of the 28 optional criteria
EPEAT Gold
products meet all of the 23 required criteria plus at least
75 per cent of the optional criteria
EPEAT Silver has been identified as the minimum level of environmental performance for
relevant ICT equipment procured by Australian Government agencies.
EPEAT Silver or ‘equivalent’
While EPEAT Silver sets the minimum environmental standard to be applied to ICT
equipment, the Australian Government recognises the presence of other established regional
and international eco-labels that meet the ISO standards which are relevant to the ICT
industry and can be considered at least equivalent to EPEAT Silver.
In particular there are a number of independently certified (Type I) eco-labelling programs
that are members of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN).7 Members of GEN are
voluntary, third party certified, life cycle based eco-labelling programs which comply with the
international standard ISO 14024. Some well known GEN members with criteria and
standards considered at least equivalent to EPEAT include:
 Blue Angel (Germany)
 TCO Certified (Sweden)
 the EU Ecolabel (Europe)
 Eco Mark Program (Japan)
 Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)
 Environmental Choice New Zealand
ICT related eco-labels will be periodically reviewed over the duration of the ICT Sustainability
Plan to determine ‘equivalences’ to EPEAT Silver or above. Agencies and suppliers should
contact the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
(sustainableICT@environment.gov.au) to discuss other eco-labels.
See Fact Sheets 6a and 6b for further information on EPEAT and equivalent eco-labels.
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For EPEAT criteria go to www.epeat.net/Criteria.aspx
Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) www.globalecolabelling.net/
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What is ‘relevant ICT equipment’?
Under Environmental Standard 1, agencies are required to procure equipment at the level of
EPEAT Silver, or equivalent, for all new ICT purchases in the following categories:
Equipment categories
Personal computers
Monitors/displays
Laptops, notebooks, netbooks or similar
Integrated workstations
THIN Clients
Imaging equipment (MFDs, copiers, printers)
Mobile devices (mobile phones, PDAs, Blackberries, etc)
Servers
Effective dates
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2011
2013
2013
The effective dates shown in the table against each category are based on the availability of
EPEAT criteria/standards.
As the IEEE 1680.1 EPEAT standard is currently in use and covers personal computer
products including desktop computers, integrated systems, THIN clients, laptops/notebooks
and monitors/displays, agencies must apply ES1 to purchases of these equipment types.
Criteria and standards for the following categories are currently being developed, or are
proposed, under the IEEE 1680 family of standards:
 Imaging equipment (IEEE 1680.2) and televisions (IEEE 1680.3) – due late 2011
 Mobile devices – proposed for 2013
 Servers – proposed for 2013
Agencies will be advised via the ICT Sustainability Plan website8 when standards for these
equipment categories become available and the date from which they will need to be applied
in procurement processes.
In the interim, to minimise energy use where possible, agencies should apply Environmental
Standard 2 - ENERGY STAR® to these three equipment categories (if applicable). Refer to
further information below and to the Guidelines for Environmental Standard 2.
Important considerations when implementing the standard
Incorporating sustainability into ICT procurement
Value for money is the core principle underpinning Australian Government procurement.
In conducting procurement it is important that relevant benefits and costs over the entire life
of the product are taken into consideration. Sustainability, including environmental factors,
should be considered as part of this total cost assessment.9
Agencies may wish to consider scheduling future ICT equipment refresh cycles and contract
renewals around ICT infrastructure and data centre changes to optimise possible
environmental and financial benefits.
New ICT procurement under Coordinated Procurement
While agencies are required to apply Environmental Standard 1 (ES1) to new, relevant ICT
procurement processes, there are now a number of whole-of-government coordinated
procurement arrangements in the area of ICT products and services that are mandatory for
FMA agencies (see ‘Coordinated Procurement’ below).
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ICT Sustainability Plan website www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/government/ictplan/index.html
Incorporating Sustainability – Principles & Practices www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-andguidance/buying/policy-framework/incorporating-sustainability/principles.html
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To the extent that it was possible at the time, ES1 and sustainable ICT criteria were
considered during the scoping, development and introduction of these coordinated
procurement arrangements, however, as they commenced prior to the approval of the
ICT Sustainability Plan not all of the environmental standards are yet fully integrated into the
arrangements. Over the term of the ICT Sustainability Plan (to 2015), the ICT Sustainability
Team will continue to liaise with the Department of Finance and Deregulation to ensure that
the mandatory environmental standards are fully incorporated in relevant ICT coordinated
procurement arrangements.
Other new ICT procurement
Where agencies are undertaking procurement of relevant ICT equipment outside the wholeof-government coordinated procurement arrangements, ES1 must be incorporated into the
procurement process. A practical Green ICT Procurement Toolkit has been developed to
assist agencies to incorporate important environmental criteria, including ES1, within
Request for Tender documents and Contracts (see ‘Related Sustainability Strategies’ below).
The toolkit includes the decision making flowchart provided below (Diagram 1) which may
assist agencies with the ICT procurement process.
Existing ICT procurement contracts
Agencies with current ICT contracts should discuss ES1 with their suppliers and, where
possible, vary contracts to allow for the procurement of products that meet this standard.
EPEAT Silver compliant ICT equipment is often similar in cost to non-compliant equipment
and/or offers environmental and financial benefit when considered over the life of the product.
Relationship between ES1 and ES2
EPEAT and other reputable life cycle eco-label programs include energy efficiency
assessment criteria generally based on the current ENERGY STAR® version or equivalent
energy consumption standards. Given this, where agencies procure relevant ICT products
that comply with ISO 14024/ISO14021 at the level of EPEAT Silver or equivalent (that is,
comply with ES1) they also meet Environmental Standard 2 (ES2) of the ICT Sustainability
Plan.
Where relevant ICT equipment that does not fall under ES1 is procured, the ENERGY
STAR® standard (ES2) applies until such time that an eco-label standard (compliant to ISO
14024/ ISO 14021) under ES1 replaces it (Box 4).
Box 4: Relevant ICT equipment under ES1 and ES2
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Relevant ICT equipment:
ES1 – EPEAT Silver or equivalent
Computers, integrated workstations
Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, etc
THIN Clients
Monitors/displays
IEEE/EPEAT standards under development
 Imaging equipment (MFDs, copiers,
printers) - 2011
 Servers – 2013
 Mobile devices – 2013
Note:
Relevant ICT equipment:
ES2 – ENERGY STAR®
 Imaging equipment (MFDs, printers,
copiers)
 Servers
 Televisions
 Set-top boxes and cable boxes
 Audio/Video
 Digital to analogue converter box
 External power adapters
 Battery Chargers
 Cordless phones, answering machines
ENERGY STAR® standards under development
 Data centre storage
 Small network equipment
 Uninterruptable power supplies
ES1 applies to the ICT equipment marked 
ES2 applies to the ICT equipment marked  until IEEE/EPEAT standards are developed
ES2 applies to the ICT equipment marked 
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Related sustainability strategies
Green ICT Procurement Toolkit
While ICT products that meet EPEAT Silver or equivalent standards have been
manufactured to meet minimum environmental performance standards, it is important for
agencies to highlight key environmental performance expectation during the process of
procuring ICT products or services, particularly at the request for tender and contract
negotiation stages. This includes, but is not limited to, stressing the importance of:
 energy efficiency
 reduction of hazardous substances and greenhouse gas emissions
 product take-back and appropriate equipment reuse and end of life recycling, and
 packaging – reduction, collection and recycling of used packaging materials.
The Department of Finance and Deregulation has prepared a Green ICT Procurement
Toolkit which provides guidance and tools to help agencies when procuring ICT products and
services, including environmental performance clauses which can be incorporated into
Request for Tender (RFT) documents and resultant contracts. It provides commentary and
advice in relation to the use of these RFT and contractual clauses10.
ES2 - ENERGY STAR®
ENERGY STAR® is an international labelling program that identifies and promotes energy
efficient products and practices11. For example:
 desktop computers, integrated desktops and notebook must meet stringent TEC (total
energy consumption) requirements for estimated annual energy consumption
 small-scale servers and thin clients must meet energy use guidelines in ‘off’ and ‘idle’
modes of operation, and thin clients supporting sleep functions. These requirements
ensure energy savings when computers are being used and performing a range of
tasks, and when turned off or in a low power mode, and
 ENERGY STAR® qualified computers must also have efficient power supplies.
Environmental Standard 2 of the ICT Sustainability Plan requires agencies and suppliers to
ensure that ICT equipment being procured complies with the current version of ENERGY
STAR®. As EPEAT and other reputable life cycle eco-labels include assessment criteria
relating to the current version of ENERGY STAR®, ICT products that have been labelled
EPEAT Silver or equivalent are considered to meet the requirements of ES2. Refer to the
ES2 Guidelines for further information.
Australian regulatory context and MEPS
Agencies and suppliers are advised to familiarise themselves with Government regulations
relating to energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS)
requirements in Australia. It is currently mandatory for a number of electrical products offered
for sale in Australia (manufactured in or imported into Australia) to carry an approved energy
label and meet minimum energy efficiency levels based on MEPS.
MEPS programs are mandatory in Australia by state government legislation and regulations
which give force to the relevant Australian Standards for a given product type. Regulations
specify the general requirements for MEPS for appliances. Technical requirements are set
out in the relevant appliance standard, referenced in state regulations. State based
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Green ICT Procurement Toolkit, Department of Finance and Deregulation, www.finance.gov.au/e-government/strategyand-governance/sustainable-ict/green-ICT-procurement-toolkit.html
11 ENERGY STAR® www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_how_earn
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legislation is necessary because the Australian constitution gives state governments’ clear
responsibility for resource management issues, including energy.12
Currently, only a small number of ICT product categories relevant to the ICT Sustainability
Plan are regulated on the basis of MEPS, including:
 external power adapters
 set-top boxes and cable boxes
 televisions (energy labelling also mandatory)
However this is likely to expand in coming years. ICT products that are currently being
considered for MEPS regulation and are likely to be regulated in future, include:
 office equipment – computer, printer, fax machine or photocopier
 consumer electronics – DVD or Audio equipment
Suppliers must ensure that they comply with Australian legal requirements relating to
minimum energy performance and labelling. Information can be found on the government
energy ratings website.13
Things to watch out for
A number of initiatives may emerge and changes occur over the five-years of the ICT
Sustainability Plan. It is recommended that agencies monitor changes in:
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IEEE/EPEAT criteria and standards: over the next few years (2011-2013) relevant
standards will be developed by the IEEE for the EPEAT program, in regard to imaging
equipment (such as MFDs, copiers and printers); mobile devices; and servers. A review
of the main IEEE/EPEAT standard (1680.1) relating to computer equipment may also be
undertaken.
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‘Relevant ICT equipment’ categories: it is expected that the list of relevant ICT products
posing significant environmental risk will expand as new standards are developed for a
wider range of equipment and as new technologies come onto the market.
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EPEAT and equivalent eco-labels: changes to the EPEAT program and/or other
equivalent programs being identified as ‘equivalent’ for the purpose of ES1.
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Australian energy standards and labelling: relevant product categories will be added to
the MEPS and labelling program.
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Australian Government Coordinated Procurement: changes to current or the introduction
of new Coordinated Procurement initiatives.
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Mid-Term Review (2012-2013): analysis and recommendations from the mid-term review
of the Australian Government ICT Sustainability Plan 2010 – 2015.
Coordinated Procurement
Coordinated procurement contracting is a government initiative to establish whole-ofgovernment arrangements for goods and services in common use to maximise market
benefits and deliver efficiencies and savings. These arrangements are established by the
Department of Finance and Deregulation, and FMA agencies are required to make
purchases through these arrangements.
Agencies should regularly refer to the Whole-of-Government Procurement Contracts,
Arrangements and Initiatives section of the Department of Finance and Deregulation website
to review all current coordinated procurement arrangements related to ICT.14
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Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) Regulations in Australia – Overview, December 2010,
www.energyrating.gov.au/meps1.html
13 Energy Rating/MEPS in Australia www.energyrating.gov.au/man1.html
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Agencies should be aware of the following coordinated procurement arrangements:
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Desktop Hardware Panel
The Desktop Hardware and Associated Services Panel was established in October 2010.
The arrangement covers Desktop PCs, Workstation, Thin Clients, Notebooks/Laptops,
and Monitors. Optional associated service to support the hardware, hardware
implementation, management and disposal can also be procured through the panel.
Use of the panel is mandatory for FMA Act agencies.
Enquiries to ictprocurement@finance.gov.au
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Major Office Machines Panels
The Major Office Machines Whole of Government Equipment and Support Panel was
established on 19 April 2011. The arrangements cover three categories of ICT equipment
and support including maintenance and consumables (excluding paper):
Category 1 - network printers
Category 2 - multi-function devices, and
Category 3 - scanners.
Use of the panel is mandatory for FMA Act agencies.
Enquiries to momcontract@finance.gov.au or (02) 6215 2264.
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Telecommunications Commodities, Carriage and Associated Services Panel
The Telecommunications Commodities, Carriage and Associated Services Panel was
established in January 2011. The arrangement covers those wireless products and
services, purchased from telecommunications carriers and suppliers including:
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mobile voice and data services including SIM cards (Carriage)
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mobile handsets, Smartphone handsets and mobile broadband modems (Devices)
and accessories, and
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services associated with the above (Associated Services).
Use of the panel is mandatory for FMA Act agencies.
Enquiries to ictprocurement@finance.gov.au
Further references relating to procurement by agencies can be found below under
‘recommended reading and resources’.
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Whole-of-Government Procurement initiatives, Department of Finance and Deregulation,
www.finance.gov.au/procurement/wog-procurement/index.html
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Diagram 1: ICT procurement flowchart
Source: Department of Finance and Deregulation, 2010, Green ICT Procurement Toolkit
www.finance.gov.au/e-government/strategy-and-governance/sustainable-ict/green-ICT-procurement-toolkit.html
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Checklist for agencies
The following checklist can be tailored to suit individual agency circumstances and applies
during the request for tender phase.
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Activity
Top down management support and awareness of this standard, such as IT
managers, procurement managers, environmental managers, and agency senior
management.
Relevant operational staff alerted to this standard, such as IT officers, Procurement
officers, Legal advisers and staff with authorisation to purchase ICT equipment
using a credit card.
Procedures are developed for procuring ICT equipment under this standard with
reference to Australian Government coordinated procurement arrangements (as
required).
Inclusion of the standard into relevant ICT procurement templates.
[The Green ICT Procurement Toolkit, available online on the Department of Finance and
Deregulation website, provides suggested RFT and Contract clauses to help with this].
Suppliers alerted to requirements of this standard.
Records of equipment purchased to demonstrate meeting the requirements under
this standard.
Share progress/support in meeting the standard with fellow government agencies
via GovDex.
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Recommended reading and resources
Standards and eco-labels
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 2010,
Australian Government ICT Sustainability Plan 2010-15 - the overarching policy for agencies
containing mandatory environmental standards for ICT procurement; and targets and
strategies to achieve sustainability in Government ICT operations.
www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/government/ictplan/index.html
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), www.iso.org - ISO standards are
published documents that set out specifications and procedures to ensure products, services,
technologies, processes and systems are safe, reliable and perform in a consistent manner.
 ISO 14000 Essentials - information about the family of environmental management
standards to which ISO 14020, ISO 14021, ISO 14024 and ISO 14040 belong
 ISO 14020:2000 - Environmental labels and declarations provides guiding principles for
the development and use of environmental labels and declarations and is used in
conjunction with other standards including ISO 14021 and ISO 14024.
 ISO 14021: 1999: Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental
claims (Type II environmental labelling)
 ISO 14024:1999: Environmental labels and declarations - Type I environmental
labelling — Principles and procedures
www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/management_and_leadership_standards/environmental_m
anagement/the_iso_14000_family.htm
EPEAT - the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool is an internationally
recognised and respected global registry and eco-label program for green electronics. Its
product environmental criteria and standards are relevant to the ICT Sustainability Plan
www.epeat.net.
GEN – the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a network of independently certified, life
cycle based eco-labelling programs which comply with the international standard ISO 14024
and have member programs considered at least equivalent to the EPEAT Silver standard
www.globalecolabelling.net/index.html.
ENERGY STAR® (US) – the original Energy Star website (relevant to the Australian context)
www.energystar.gov. Useful link to qualified products
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product .
Australian Government Energy Rating – overview of Australian regulatory requirements for
electronic equipment energy labelling and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS)
www.energyrating.gov.au/man1.html.
Procurement
Department of Finance and Deregulation, Buying for the Australian Government:
Incorporating Sustainability, www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-andguidance/buying/policy-framework/incorporating-sustainability/principles.html
Department of Finance and Deregulation, Green ICT Procurement Toolkit, includes
commentary and advice in relation to the use of the RFT and contractual clauses
www.finance.gov.au/e-government/strategy-and-governance/sustainable-ict/green-ICTprocurement-toolkit.html
Department of Finance and Deregulation, ICT Procurement,
www.finance.gov.au/procurement/ict-procurement/index.html.
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Department of Finance and Deregulation, 2011, Procurement Policy Framework,
www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-and-guidance/buying/index.html.
Department of Finance and Deregulation, Whole-of-Government Procurement Contracts,
Arrangements and Initiatives, www.finance.gov.au/procurement/wog-procurement/index.html.
Guidance Materials for the ICT Sustainability Plan
The following suite of guidance materials has been prepared to assist Australian Government
agencies and the ICT industry to understand the requirement of the Australian Government’s
ICT Sustainability Plan. They can be found on the Australian Government ICT Sustainability
website www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/government/ictplan/index.html. Agencies can
also access them on the ISAGA GovDex site www.govdex.gov.au/ (email
sustainableict@environment.gov.au to request access to GovDex).
Guidelines
Guideline 1
Environmental Standard 1: ICT equipment environmental standards
Guideline 2
Environmental Standard 2: ICT equipment and ENERGY STAR®
Guideline 3
Environmental Standard 3: Product take-back, reuse and resource recovery
Guideline 4
Guideline 5
Environmental Standard 4: Recycled content office copy paper
Environmental Standard 5: Used packaging requirements
Guideline 6
Environmental Standard 6: ICT Suppliers and Environmental Management
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet 1
Glossary
Fact Sheet 2
Responsible suppliers
Fact Sheet 3
Evaluation measures and weightings for procurement
Fact Sheet 4
ICT Sustainability Scorecard
Fact Sheet 5
Strengthening agency management systems
Fact Sheet 6(a)
EPEAT Silver or equivalent eco-labels
Fact Sheet 6(b)
Fact Sheet 7
EPEAT Criteria
ICT Sustainability Initiatives
Fact Sheet 8
Incorporating sustainability principles and practices into procurement
Fact Sheet 9
Agency Actions
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