NSF International A Global Leader in Public Health and Environmental Protection

1. NSF InternationalA Global Leader in Public Health and Environmental Protection October 9, 2012 PMI Water Efficiency and Sustainability Committee

2. NSF Approach to Sustainability • What are the general trends • What’s driving interest and awareness • NSF fit with development of American National Standards • Recently adopted NSF/ANSI product sustainability standards • General format • Progress toward water treatment and distribution product sustainability standards • Role of PMI

3. General Trends Today in Sustainability • Defining sustainability in a manner relevant to the industry • Providing definition and transparency to claims of sustainability • Address customer and supply chain inquiries • Influence potential regulation • Recognition within green building schemes or preferred purchasing programs 3

4. Green Building - USGBC • Water Efficient Products • Water Efficient Appliances • Cooling Tower Requirements • Reuse Building Water Onsite • Product Material-related Points

5. Sustainability in Federal Government • Executive Order (EO) 13514 (2009), "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance • Establish an integrated strategy toward sustainability in the Federal Government“ • Ensure 95% of all new contracts require products and services that are energy and water-efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable, non-ozone depleting, recycled-content, non-toxic or less-toxic alternatives.

6. EPA Restructuring to Focus on Sustainability Anastas, Paul T. Fundamental Changes to EPA’s Research Enterprise: The Path Forward. Environmental Science and Technology, 2012, 46, 580-586

7. U.S. Plumbing Codes; European Directives • IAPMO Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement, • International Green Construction Code (IgCC) • International requirements • Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) • Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 7

8. Sustainability Initiatives – Utilities • “Sustainability means providing an adequate and reliable water supply of desired quality – now and for future generations – in a manner that integrates economic growth, environmental protection and social development.” • Envision™ Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System

9. Retail: The Sustainability Consortium See all the members at www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/members

10. Bringing Industry, Regulatory and Consumers Together Industry Consumers Food, Water, Consumer Goods Media, Educators,Consumer Groups Regulators USDA, EPA, FDA, HC, State, Local 10

11. Purpose of a Sustainability Assessment • Communication of data related to sustainability attributes for a product • Transparency, credible and science based • Inform a manufacturer’s decisions for design, supply chain modifications, material selection, performance improvements, end of life options • Provide a means to track incremental improvements in the products’ sustainability profile • Comparison of products that provide similar function • Address more than environmental and human health impacts – includes Social Responsibility

12. NSF Sustainability Standards • e3 BIFMA/ANSI Furniture • NSF/ANSI140 Carpet • NSF/ANSI 332 Resilient floor coverings • NSF/ANSI 342 Wallcovering products • NSF/ANSI 347 Single ply roofing membranes • NSF/ANSI 336 Commercial furnishing fabric • NSF/GCI 355 Greener Chemical Products & Processes • NSF 391 Service providers • PCRs Flooring, Seating In development: • Water-related distribution and treatment products

13. Existing NSF Sustainability Standards Framework

14. Product Certification: Example • Public Health and Environment (30 points) • Energy and Energy Efficiency (20 points) • Material Inputs (22 points) • Manufacturing (17 points) • Reclamation and EOL (25 points) • Innovation (max 10 points) • Silver: minimum 37 points • Gold: minimum 52 points • Platinum: minimum 60 points

15. Product Category Rules; Environmental Product Declarations • Life cycle assessment driven • Statement of environmental impact • Strong push in LEED, retail • NSF is a Program Operator offering services in compliance with ISO 14025 • Completed two PCRs for flooring and seating; now offering EPD services to these PCRs • Starting projects on storage furniture, polypropylene pipe systems, and countertops; other proposals in pipeline

16. Sustainability Standard(s) for the Water Industry

17. Existing Water Joint Committees • Drinking Water System Components • Drinking Water Treatment Units • Recreational Water Facilities • Plastic Plumbing Components • Wastewater Treatment

18. Benefits • Clearly defined national methods and criteria to ensure a single standard and level playing field. • Simple, single point of reference for adoption into growing number of purchasing requirements. • Comprehensive, credible standard that avoids criticism of perpetuating market “green washing”. • Complimentary association with existing NSF standards for product performance claims. 18

19. Next Steps in Developing National Standards • Joint Committee Formation • Chemical products added directly to water • Water contact equipment, products and materials • Balanced participation; industry, public health and user • Taking applications • Scope • All existing water related programs • Framework will follow existing template; draft document available • Degree of product specificity within a single standard yet to be defined, e.g. residential versus commercial, varying technologies, varying applications • First Joint Committee Meetings • October 30: Sustainable Water Contact Products • November 27: Sustainable Water Treatment Chemicals

20. Open Access to All Materials • http://standards.nsf.org/apps/group_public/ • Water Sustainability Committee