Small Business Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Pilot

President Obama signed Executive Order (EO) 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance on October 5, 2009. In response to this Order, Federal agencies have committed to collectively reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. Section 13 of EO 13514 required GSA to work alongside other key agencies to develop recommendations regarding the feasibility of working with contractors to measure and reduce Federal GHG supply chain emissions. GSA's Section 13 Recommendations concluded that it is feasible, if employing a phased approach, for the Federal government to track and reduce its supply chain GHG emissions by providing contractors procurement incentives to inventory and voluntarily disclose their GHG emissions data. The report's findings recognize that GHG emissions registries can play an important role in facilitating the completion of GHG emissions inventories. The report also highlights that small businesses may need targeted assistance in completing this process. In an effort to assess the potential impact of the Section 13 Recommendations, GSA's Office of Small Business Utilization and the Federal Acquisition Service are partnering to launch a pilot to assist 60 small businesses in completing their GHG emissions inventories through EPA's Climate Leaders program.