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NSF International invites you to join a discussion of product sustainability as it applies to the water treatment and distribution industries.
The goal of this session and future sessions is to identify and prioritize the product sustainability needs of the water industry. The expected result is a strategy and structure for developing a standardized, national product evaluation and reporting system to meet the identified needs.
Draft Agenda
- 8:30 am – Welcome and Participant introductions
- 8:45 am – Framing the Issue – Sustainability for the Water Industry
- 9:30 am – Drivers for Sustainability
- US Federal Executive Order for Sustainable Purchasing
- US EPA Greener Products Web Portal
- US EPA Sustainable Water Initiatives
- US Green Building Council LEED Standards
- Industries and markets with product sustainability standards
- Trend toward mandatory requirements
- 10:15 am – Break
- 10:30 am – Available Tools – Standards and Product Category Rules (PCRs)
- Existing NSF/ANSI Sustainability Standards and PCRs
- 11:00 am – Life Cycle Assessment Overview
- 11:45 pm – Lunch (Provided for onsite participants)
- 12:30 pm – Existing Sustainability Components for the Water Industry
- Single attribute criteria
- Corporate criteria
- Standards and PCRs
- 1:30 pm – Prioritization of Needs
- Product focus
- Market focus
- Current "hot spots"
- 2:15 pm – Break
- 2:30 pm – Framework for moving forward
- Committee formation
- Proposed standards and PCR projects
- 3:30 pm – Open discussion and feedback
- 4:15 pm – Summarize and Action Items
- 4:30 pm – Adjournment
Additional information to assist your travel plans will be provided to those who register for the onsite meeting in Ann Arbor. Confirmation e-mails will be sent to all registrants with webinar or onsite meeting details.
For further information on the meeting content and goals, please contact Jane Wilson at 734.827.6835 or Tom Bruursema at 734.769.5575.
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