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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 5, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY,

AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and
to establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability in
the Federal Government and to make reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions a priority for Federal agencies, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Policy. In order to create a clean energy
economy that will increase our Nation’s prosperity, promote
energy security, protect the interests of taxpayers, and
safeguard the health of our environment, the Federal Government
must lead by example. It is therefore the policy of the
United States that Federal agencies shall increase energy
efficiency; measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas
emissions from direct and indirect activities; conserve and
protect water resources through efficiency, reuse, and stormwater
management; eliminate waste, recycle, and prevent pollution;
leverage agency acquisitions to foster markets for sustainable
technologies and environmentally preferable materials, products,
and services; design, construct, maintain, and operate high
performance sustainable buildings in sustainable locations;
strengthen the vitality and livability of the communities in
which Federal facilities are located; and inform Federal
employees about and involve them in the achievement of these
goals.
It is further the policy of the United States that to
achieve these goals and support their respective missions,
agencies shall prioritize actions based on a full accounting
of both economic and social benefits and costs and shall drive
continuous improvement by annually evaluating performance,
extending or expanding projects that have net benefits, and
reassessing or discontinuing under-performing projects.
Finally, it is also the policy of the United States that
agencies’ efforts and outcomes in implementing this order shall
be transparent and that agencies shall therefore disclose results
associated with the actions taken pursuant to this order on
publicly available Federal websites.
Sec. 2. Goals for Agencies. In implementing the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order, and preparing and implementing
the Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan called for in
section 8 of this order, the head of each agency shall:
(a) within 90 days of the date of this order, establish and
report to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ
Chair) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB Director) a percentage reduction target for agency-wide
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reductions of scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in absolute
terms by fiscal year 2020, relative to a fiscal year 2008
baseline of the agency’s scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
Where appropriate, the target shall exclude direct emissions from
excluded vehicles and equipment and from electric power produced
and sold commercially to other parties in the course of regular
business. This target shall be subject to review and approval
by the CEQ Chair in consultation with the OMB Director under
section 5 of this order. In establishing the target, the agency
head shall consider reductions associated with:

(i) reducing energy intensity in agency buildings;

(ii) increasing agency use of renewable energy and
implementing renewable energy generation projects
on agency property; and

(iii) reducing the use of fossil fuels by:

(A) using low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles
including alternative fuel vehicles;

(B) optimizing the number of vehicles in the agency
fleet; and

(C) reducing, if the agency operates a fleet of at
least 20 motor vehicles, the agency fleet’s total
consumption of petroleum products by a minimum of
2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year
2020, relative to a baseline of fiscal year 2005;

(b) within 240 days of the date of this order and
concurrent with submission of the Strategic Sustainability
Performance Plan as described in section 8 of this order,
establish and report to the CEQ Chair and the OMB Director a
percentage reduction target for reducing agency-wide scope 3
greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms by fiscal year 2020,
relative to a fiscal year 2008 baseline of agency scope 3
emissions. This target shall be subject to review and approval
by the CEQ Chair in consultation with the OMB Director under
section 5 of this order. In establishing the target, the agency
head shall consider reductions associated with:

(i) pursuing opportunities with vendors and
contractors to address and incorporate
incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
(such as changes to manufacturing, utility or
delivery services, modes of transportation
used, or other changes in supply chain
activities);

(ii) implementing strategies and accommodations for
transit, travel, training, and conferencing
that actively support lower-carbon commuting
and travel by agency staff;

(iii) greenhouse gas emission reductions associated
with pursuing other relevant goals in this
section; and

(iv) developing and implementing innovative policies
and practices to address scope 3 greenhouse gas
emissions unique to agency operations;
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(c) establish and report to the CEQ Chair and OMB Director
a comprehensive inventory of absolute greenhouse gas emissions,
including scope 1, scope 2, and specified scope 3 emissions
(i) within 15 months of the date of this order for fiscal
year 2010, and (ii) thereafter, annually at the end of January,
for the preceding fiscal year.

(d) improve water use efficiency and management by:

(i) reducing potable water consumption intensity by
2 percent annually through fiscal year 2020, or
26 percent by the end of fiscal year 2020,
relative to a baseline of the agency’s water
consumption in fiscal year 2007, by
implementing water management strategies
including water-efficient and low-flow fixtures
and efficient cooling towers;

(ii) reducing agency industrial, landscaping,
and agricultural water consumption by 2 percent
annually or 20 percent by the end of fiscal
year 2020 relative to a baseline of the
agency’s industrial, landscaping, and
agricultural water consumption in fiscal year
2010;

(iii) consistent with State law, identifying,
promoting, and implementing water reuse
strategies that reduce potable water
consumption; and

(iv) implementing and achieving the objectives
identified in the stormwater management
guidance referenced in section 14 of this
order;

(e) promote pollution prevention and eliminate waste by:

(i) minimizing the generation of waste and
pollutants through source reduction;

(ii) diverting at least 50 percent of non-hazardous
solid waste, excluding construction and
demolition debris, by the end of fiscal year
2015;

(iii) diverting at least 50 percent of construction
and demolition materials and debris by the end
of fiscal year 2015;

(iv) reducing printing paper use and acquiring
uncoated printing and writing paper containing
at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber;

(v) reducing and minimizing the quantity of toxic
and hazardous chemicals and materials
acquired, used, or disposed of;

(vi) increasing diversion of compostable and organic
material from the waste stream;

(vii) implementing integrated pest management and
other appropriate landscape management
practices;
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(viii) increasing agency use of acceptable alternative
chemicals and processes in keeping with the
agency’s procurement policies;

(ix) decreasing agency use of chemicals where such
decrease will assist the agency in achieving
greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
under section 2(a) and (b) of this order; and

(x) reporting in accordance with the requirements
of sections 301 through 313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of
1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.);

(f) advance regional and local integrated planning by:

(i) participating in regional transportation
planning and recognizing existing community
transportation infrastructure;

(ii) aligning Federal policies to increase the
effectiveness of local planning for energy
choices such as locally generated renewable
energy;

(iii) ensuring that planning for new Federal
facilities or new leases includes
consideration of sites that are pedestrian
friendly, near existing employment centers,
and accessible to public transit, and
emphasizes existing central cities and, in
rural communities, existing or planned town
centers;

(iv) identifying and analyzing impacts from energy
usage and alternative energy sources in all
Environmental Impact Statements and
Environmental Assessments for proposals for
new or expanded Federal facilities under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and

(v) coordinating with regional programs for
Federal, State, tribal, and local ecosystem,
watershed, and environmental management;

(g) implement high performance sustainable Federal building
design, construction, operation and management, maintenance, and
deconstruction including by:

(i) beginning in 2020 and thereafter, ensuring
that all new Federal buildings that enter the
planning process are designed to achieve zero-
net-energy by 2030;

(ii) ensuring that all new construction, major
renovation, or repair and alteration of
Federal buildings complies with the Guiding
Principles for Federal Leadership in High
Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Guiding
Principles);

(iii) ensuring that at least 15 percent of the
agency’s existing buildings (above 5,000 gross
square feet) and building leases (above 5,000
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gross square feet) meet the Guiding Principles
by fiscal year 2015 and that the agency makes
annual progress toward 100-percent conformance
with the Guiding Principles for its building
inventory;

(iv) pursuing cost-effective, innovative strategies,
such as highly reflective and vegetated roofs,
to minimize consumption of energy, water, and
materials;

(v) managing existing building systems to reduce
the consumption of energy, water, and
materials, and identifying alternatives to
renovation that reduce existing assets’
deferred maintenance costs;

(vi) when adding assets to the agency’s real
property inventory, identifying opportunities
to consolidate and dispose of existing assets,
optimize the performance of the agency’s real-
property portfolio, and reduce associated
environmental impacts; and

(vii) ensuring that rehabilitation of federally owned
historic buildings utilizes best practices and
technologies in retrofitting to promote long-
term viability of the buildings;

(h) advance sustainable acquisition to ensure that
95 percent of new contract actions including task and delivery
orders, for products and services with the exception of
acquisition of weapon systems, are energy-efficient (Energy Star
or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated), water-
efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (e.g., Electronic
Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) certified), non-
ozone depleting, contain recycled content, or are non-toxic or
less-toxic alternatives, where such products and services meet
agency performance requirements;

(i) promote electronics stewardship, in particular by:

(i) ensuring procurement preference for EPEAT-
registered electronic products;

(ii) establishing and implementing policies to
enable power management, duplex printing,
and other energy-efficient or
environmentally preferable features on all
eligible agency electronic products;

(iii) employing environmentally sound practices
with respect to the agency’s disposition of
all agency excess or surplus electronic
products;

(iv) ensuring the procurement of Energy Star and
FEMP designated electronic equipment;

(v) implementing best management practices for
energy-efficient management of servers and
Federal data centers; and
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(j) sustain environmental management, including by:

(i) continuing implementation of formal
environmental management systems at all
appropriate organizational levels; and

(ii) ensuring these formal systems are
appropriately implemented and maintained to
achieve the performance necessary to meet
the goals of this order.

Sec. 3. Steering Committee on Federal Sustainability. The
OMB Director and the CEQ Chair shall:

(a) establish an interagency Steering Committee (Steering
Committee) on Federal Sustainability composed of the Federal
Environmental Executive, designated under section 6 of Executive
Order 13423 of January 24, 2007, and Agency Senior Sustainability
Officers, designated under section 7 of this order, and that
shall:

(i) serve in the dual capacity of the Steering
Committee on Strengthening Federal
Environmental, Energy, and Transportation
Management designated by the CEQ Chair
pursuant to section 4 of Executive
Order 13423;

(ii) advise the OMB Director and the CEQ Chair on
implementation of this order;

(iii) facilitate the implementation of each agency’s
Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan; and

(iv) share information and promote progress towards
the goals of this order;

(b) enlist the support of other organizations within the
Federal Government to assist the Steering Committee in addressing
the goals of this order;

(c) establish and disband, as appropriate, interagency
subcommittees of the Steering Committee, to assist the Steering
Committee in carrying out its responsibilities;

(d) determine appropriate Federal actions to achieve the
policy of section 1 and the goals of section 2 of this order;

(e) ensure that Federal agencies are held accountable for
conformance with the requirements of this order; and

(f) in coordination with the Department of Energy’s Federal
Energy Management Program and the Office of the Federal
Environmental Executive designated under section 6 of Executive
Order 13423, provide guidance and assistance to facilitate the
development of agency targets for greenhouse gas emission
reductions required under subsections 2(a) and (b) of this order.

Sec. 4. Additional Duties of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget. In addition to the duties of the OMB
Director specified elsewhere in this order, the OMB Director
shall:
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(a) review and approve each agency’s multi-year Strategic
Sustainability Performance Plan under section 8 of this order
and each update of the Plan. The Director shall, where feasible,
review each agency’s Plan concurrently with OMB’s review and
evaluation of the agency’s budget request;
(b) prepare scorecards providing periodic evaluation of
Federal agency performance in implementing this order and publish
scorecard results on a publicly available website; and
(c) approve and issue instructions to the heads of agencies
concerning budget and appropriations matters relating to
implementation of this order.
Sec. 5. Additional Duties of the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality. In addition to the duties of the CEQ
Chair specified elsewhere in this order, the CEQ Chair shall:
(a) issue guidance for greenhouse gas accounting and
reporting required under section 2 of this order;
(b) issue instructions to implement this order, in addition
to instructions within the authority of the OMB Director to issue
under subsection 4(c) of this order;
(c) review and approve each agency’s targets, in
consultation with the OMB Director, for agency-wide reductions
of greenhouse gas emissions under section 2 of this order;
(d) prepare, in coordination with the OMB Director,
streamlined reporting metrics to determine each agency’s progress
under section 2 of this order;
(e) review and evaluate each agency’s multi-year Strategic
Sustainability Performance Plan under section 8 of this order and
each update of the Plan;
(f) assess agency progress toward achieving the goals
and policies of this order, and provide its assessment of the
agency’s progress to the OMB Director;
(g) within 120 days of the date of this order, provide the
President with an aggregate Federal Government-wide target for
reducing scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms
by fiscal year 2020 relative to a fiscal year 2008 baseline;
(h) within 270 days of the date of this order, provide the
President with an aggregate Federal Government-wide target for
reducing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms by
fiscal year 2020 relative to a fiscal year 2008 baseline;
(i) establish and disband, as appropriate, interagency
working groups to provide recommendations to the CEQ for areas of
Federal agency operational and managerial improvement associated
with the goals of this order; and
(j) administer the Presidential leadership awards program,
established under subsection 4(c) of Executive Order 13423, to
recognize exceptional and outstanding agency performance with
respect to achieving the goals of this order and to recognize
extraordinary innovation, technologies, and practices employed
to achieve the goals of this order.
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Sec. 6. Duties of the Federal Environmental Executive. The
Federal Environmental Executive designated by the President to
head the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, pursuant
to section 6 of Executive Order 13423, shall:

(a) identify strategies and tools to assist Federal
implementation efforts under this order, including through the
sharing of best practices from successful Federal sustainability
efforts; and

(b) monitor and advise the CEQ Chair and the OMB Director
on the agencies’ implementation of this order and their progress
in achieving the order=s policies and goals.

Sec. 7. Agency Senior Sustainability Officers. (a) Within
30 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall
designate from among the agency’s senior management officials a
Senior Sustainability Officer who shall be accountable for agency
conformance with the requirements of this order; and shall report
such designation to the OMB Director and the CEQ Chair.

(b) The Senior Sustainability Officer for each agency shall
perform the functions of the senior agency official designated by
the head of each agency pursuant to section 3(d)(i) of Executive
Order 13423 and shall be responsible for:

(i) preparing the targets for agency-wide reductions
and the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions
required under subsections 2(a), (b), and (c) of
this order;

(ii) within 240 days of the date of this order, and
annually thereafter, preparing and submitting to
the CEQ Chair and the OMB Director, for their
review and approval, a multi-year Strategic
Sustainability Performance Plan (Sustainability
Plan or Plan) as described in section 8 of this
order;

(iii) preparing and implementing the approved Plan
in coordination with appropriate offices and
organizations within the agency including the
General Counsel, Chief Information Officer,
Chief Acquisition Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, and Senior Real Property Officers,
and in coordination with other agency plans,
policies, and activities;

(iv) monitoring the agency’s performance and progress
in implementing the Plan, and reporting the
performance and progress to the CEQ Chair and
the OMB Director, on such schedule and in such
format as the Chair and the Director may
require; and

(v) reporting annually to the head of the agency on
the adequacy and effectiveness of the agency’s
Plan in implementing this order.

Sec. 8. Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan.
Each agency shall develop, implement, and annually update an
integrated Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan that
will prioritize agency actions based on lifecycle return

on investment. Each agency Plan and update shall be subject to
approval by the OMB Director under section 4 of this order.
With respect to the period beginning in fiscal year 2011 and
continuing through the end of fiscal year 2021, each agency Plan
shall:
(a) include a policy statement committing the agency to
compliance with environmental and energy statutes, regulations,
and Executive Orders;
(b) achieve the sustainability goals and targets, including
greenhouse gas reduction targets, established under section 2 of
this order;
(c) be integrated into the agency’s strategic planning
and budget process, including the agency’s strategic plan under
section 3 of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993,
as amended (5 U.S.C. 306);
(d) identify agency activities, policies, plans,
procedures, and practices that are relevant to the agency’s
implementation of this order, and where necessary, provide for
development and implementation of new or revised policies, plans,
procedures, and practices;
(e) identify specific agency goals, a schedule, milestones,
and approaches for achieving results, and quantifiable metrics
for agency implementation of this order;
(f) take into consideration environmental measures as well
as economic and social benefits and costs in evaluating projects
and activities based on lifecycle return on investment;
(g) outline planned actions to provide information about
agency progress and performance with respect to achieving the
goals of this order on a publicly available Federal website;
(h) incorporate actions for achieving progress metrics
identified by the OMB Director and the CEQ Chair;
(i) evaluate agency climate-change risks and
vulnerabilities to manage the effects of climate change on the
agency’s operations and mission in both the short and long term;
and
(j) identify in annual updates opportunities for
improvement and evaluation of past performance in order to extend
or expand projects that have net lifecycle benefits, and reassess
or discontinue under-performing projects.
Sec. 9. Recommendations for Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting. The Department of Energy, through its Federal Energy
Management Program, and in coordination with the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Defense, the General
Services Administration, the Department of the Interior, the
Department of Commerce, and other agencies as appropriate, shall:
(a) within 180 days of the date of this order develop and
provide to the CEQ Chair recommended Federal greenhouse gas
reporting and accounting procedures for agencies to use in
carrying out their obligations under subsections 2(a), (b), and
(c) of this order, including procedures that will ensure that
agencies:
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(i) accurately and consistently quantify and account
for greenhouse gas emissions from all scope 1,
2, and 3 sources, using accepted greenhouse gas
accounting and reporting principles, and
identify appropriate opportunities to revise the
fiscal year 2008 baseline to address significant
changes in factors affecting agency emissions
such as reorganization and improvements in
accuracy of data collection and estimation
procedures or other major changes that would
otherwise render the initial baseline
information unsuitable;

(ii) consider past Federal agency efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions; and

(iii) consider and account for sequestration and
emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from
Federal land management practices;

(b) within 1 year of the date of this order, to ensure
consistent and accurate reporting under this section, provide
electronic accounting and reporting capability for the Federal
greenhouse gas reporting procedures developed under
subsection (a) of this section, and to the extent practicable,
ensure compatibility between this capability and existing Federal
agency reporting systems; and

(c) every 3 years from the date of the CEQ Chair’s
issuance of the initial version of the reporting guidance, and
as otherwise necessary, develop and provide recommendations to
the CEQ Chair for revised Federal greenhouse gas reporting
procedures for agencies to use in implementing subsections 2(a),
(b), and (c) of this order.

Sec. 10. Recommendations for Sustainable Locations for
Federal Facilities. Within 180 days of the date of this order,
the Department of Transportation, in accordance with its
Sustainable Partnership Agreement with the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency,
and in coordination with the General Services Administration, the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and
other agencies as appropriate, shall:

(a) review existing policies and practices associated with
site selection for Federal facilities; and

(b) provide recommendations to the CEQ Chair regarding
sustainable location strategies for consideration in
Sustainability Plans. The recommendations shall be consistent
with principles of sustainable development including prioritizing
central business district and rural town center locations,
prioritizing sites well served by transit, including site design
elements that ensure safe and convenient pedestrian access,
consideration of transit access and proximity to housing
affordable to a wide range of Federal employees, adaptive reuse
or renovation of buildings, avoidance of development of sensitive
land resources, and evaluation of parking management strategies.

Sec. 11. Recommendations for Federal Local Transportation
Logistics. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the
General Services Administration, in coordination with the
Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury,
the Department of Energy, the Office of Personnel Management,