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EarthEnterprise Tool Kit • Are recycled materials used in the product? If so, what percentage? What percentage of post-consumer materials are used? • Is the product energy efficient? Can the product be recharged? Can the product run on renewable fuels? Does the product reduce water use? • Does the product require special disposal? Is the product free of any banned substances? heavy metals? Is the product free of toxic or endangered materials? Does the product emit volatile organic compounds or other air pollutants? Does the product require special use instructions for health and safety? • Can the packaging be eliminated? Is the packaging designed to be minimal? Is the product packaged in bulk? Is the packaging reusable or recyclable? Are recycled materials used to produce the packaging? Can the packaging be returned to the supplier? Is the packaging compostable? • Has a lifecycle analysis of the environmental burdens associated with the product or packaging been conducted by a certified testing organization? • Is the company producing the product equipped to bid and bill electronically? • Does the company have an environmental policy statement? What is the company’s history on environmental and safety issues? Can the company verify all environmental claims? What waste reduction programs does the company have in place? planned? Has the company conducted an environmental or waste audit? Is the company responsive to information requests from stakeholders? The preceding questions can be applied when making a wide range of purchasing decisions. To make sure no area is overlooked, consider all aspects of your operation. These may include: paper packaging office equipment and supplies photocopying photodeveloping carpeting furniture and fixtures water use devices batteries vehicles/motor oil/tires/fuels 34 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
EarthEnterprise Tool Kit printing cleaning products and devices grounds maintenance janitorial services food service equipment and supplies food and beverages lighting paints de-icing compounds heating and cooling equipment windows and doors ventilation systems employee transportation delivery and distribution systems transportation services hotel accommodations See “Directories”, pages 123-132, for Green Procurement Sales Leads. Green Industries: Markets for Environmental Technologies This section of the Tool Kit briefly describes the global market potential for environmental technologies, where the full force of an avalanche is now breaking. The following pages provide an overview of the size, trends, and development within the more traditional environmental industries. The forces driving the next generation of environmental technologies are discussed in the following chapter: Business Opportunities in Sustainable Technology. Typically involved in re m e d i a t i o n , a b a t e m e n t , and pollution prev e n t i o n , e nv i ronmental industries supply knowledge- and technology-intensive products and services. In most countries, these industries are composed primarily of small and medium sized companies; in Canada, for example, most such firms employ fewer than 50 people. As the commitment to sustainable development takes hold in national and global markets, this industry will grow rapidly. In Canada, the market for environmental products, services, and technology is about US $10 billion a year and expected to grow to US $17 billion by 1997. In the United States, this $134 billion industry is expected to grow 6 percent annually to $180 billion in 1997. In Mexico, the environmental services industry is a major new business area with projected rapid growth of 15 percent, to $2 billion, in 1997. With implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada, the United States, and Mexico are hives of activity. Companies and governments are gearing up for opportunities in domestic and crossborder environmental cleanups and pollution prevention. The Environmental Business International Journal estimates the global market for environmental industries at $295 billion, with a 44 percent increase, to $426 billion, projected by 1997. AVALANCHE MARKETS 35
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