Ratings & Policy

Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Declare')

Status

Accepted with conditions

Named as

Declare

Edition named

Not stated by the tool

On what basis

listed as an example in Table 1

Products

FFE

Scope

Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.

Conditions

FFE products only

Source

Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9

Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Environmental Product Declarations'; SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'

Status

Accepted with conditions

Named as

EPD

Edition named

ISO 14025 (or EN 15804 for construction products)

On what basis

named way to verify; 'Gold standard verification includes third-party EPDs' (p. 5)

Products

FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles

Scope

The tool says EPDs do not show environmental preferability unless compared with other robust EPDs (p. 5).

Conditions

Not shown under Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance)'s terms

Source

Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16, 17; SESP Template (unpaginated)

SESP Guidance for tender evaluation – Construction Services, 'Evidence'

Status

Accepted with conditions

Named as

EPD

Edition named

Not stated by the tool

On what basis

on the indicative list of evidence

Products

Construction materials

Scope

Indicative evidence list. Evaluators are told not all businesses can obtain EPDs.

Conditions

applicable to the region in which the procurement is delivered

Source

Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5

Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia)')

Status

Accepted with conditions

Named as

GECA

Edition named

Not stated by the tool

On what basis

listed as an example in Table 1

Products

FFE, Textiles

Scope

Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.

Conditions

FFE or Textiles products only

Source

Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10

Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'

Status

Accepted with conditions

Named as

GECA Recycled Products standard

Edition named

Not stated by the tool

Level

GECA Recycled Products standard · standard

On what basis

named as an ecolabel that certifies recycled content

Products

FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles (Table 3 covers ESP products)

Scope

Recycled content consideration only; given as an example ('e.g.').

Conditions

• certification to the GECA Recycled Products standard
• used as evidence of recycled content

Source

Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17