SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

.01 This Order prescribes sustainability and environmental policies and responsibilities for the Department of Commerce (the "Department").

.02 This revision incorporates the policies and requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, and the associated Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) implementing instructions. EO 13693 requires Federal agencies to develop and implement sustainability strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy and water efficiency, reduce waste, use environmentally sustainable practices in all operations, integrate agency planning with local and state planning efforts, and reduce pollution.

.03 This revision also: changes the title from Energy and Environmental Management to Sustainability and Environmental Management; retitles Senior Sustainability Officer to Chief Sustainability Officer; reinforces the Secretary's designation of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration as the Chief Sustainability Officer in accordance with EO 13693 requirements; reinforces the Secretary's designation of the Director of the Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality as the Department's Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer; defines new sustainability goals for the Department compliant with EO 13693; and reflects the current office name, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality.

.04 To the extent that the term sustainability encompasses other programs that relate to environmental stewardship that are traditionally managed by other offices, this Order does not supersede existing guidance. Rather, this Order is meant to work in concert with those programs. Thus it directs that the Department, including its Departmental Offices and Operating Units, collaborate across all programs related to or affecting sustainability both at the Office of the Secretary level and within the Operating Units so that the Department is a good steward of the environment and a role model for other Federal agencies and the Nation.

.05 This Order also provides the Department's Chief Sustainability Officer with the necessary authority to coordinate across Departmental Offices for the overall management of the Department's sustainability efforts.

SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.

.01 This Order applies to the entire Department, including all Departmental Offices and Operating Units. This Order also applies to Departmental government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and Departmental operations conducted in leased facilities in the United States and its Territories.

.02 Nothing in this Order supersedes an existing or future Department Administrative Order (DAO) or other manuals specifically related to the topics of workplace safety, real property management, personal property management, vehicle fleet management, procurement, or information technology. Rather, this DAO and its authorized manuals shall be used in coordination with other DAOs and manuals.

SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS.

Definitions are supplied throughout the Energy and Environmental Management Manual and other appropriate manuals. In the event of a conflict, the definition included in an applicable law, regulation, or EO takes precedence.

SECTION 4. POLICY.

.01 The Department's policy is to comply, in a fiscally responsible manner, with all applicable Federal, State, and local sustainability, energy and environmental laws, regulations, and EOs. The Department will lead by example and serve as a good steward of the environment through its comprehensive and collaborative sustainability and environmental compliance program, which includes planning, implementation, reporting, and oversight.

a. Sustainability. All Departmental Offices and Operating Units shall pursue life cycle cost-effective sustainability measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; increase energy and water efficiency and conservation, on-site clean and renewable energy, energy and security reliability; and maintain high performance sustainable buildings. Sustainability can be pursued through a wide variety of actions, such as awareness campaigns, best management practices, optimal operations and maintenance (e.g., facilities, infrastructure, vehicles, ships, and aircrafts), electronic stewardship, and green procurement.

b. Environmental. All Departmental Offices and Operating Units shall promote comprehensive environmental compliance, pollution prevention, and natural resource conservation, as well as consider environmental impacts in planning, operating, disposition, and budget decisions.

.02 TheEnergy and Environmental Management Manualarticulates additional requirements and instructions as directed by this Order. See Section 7.01.

SECTION 5. VISION AND GOALS.

.01 Vision. It is the Department's vision to establish a culture of sustainability, resource efficiency, and commitment to environmental stewardship as a shared responsibility across the Department's leadership. Leaders must drive organizational change through impactful employee engagement in which every employee is incentivized, empowered, and held accountable for taking actions to affect sustainability performance within their work areas, work products, and personal behaviors; and proactively manage environmental compliance and protect natural resources.

.02 Goals. In furtherance of EO 13693 and CEQ's associated implementing instructions, Operating Units shall support the Department by establishing and implementing a plan that will allow the Department to meet the following sustainability goals:

a. Reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by fiscal year 2025 relative to a baseline of fiscal year 2008;

b. Reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent by fiscal year 2025 relative to a baseline of fiscal year 2008;

c. Reduce building energy intensity measured in British thermal units per gross square foot by 25 percent by fiscal year 2025 through reductions of 2.5 percent annually through fiscal year 2025 relative to a baseline of fiscal year 2015;

d. Reduce potable water consumption intensity measured in gallons per gross square foot by 36 percent by fiscal year 2025 through reductions of 2 percent annually through fiscal year 2025 relative to a baseline of fiscal year 2007;

e. Divert at least 50 percent of non-hazardous solid waste, including food and compostable material but not construction and demolition materials and debris, annually;

f. Divert at least 50 percent of non-hazardous construction and demolition materials and debris, annually;

g. Ensure at least 15 percent, by number or total square footage, of the Department's existing buildings above 5,000 gross square feet will, by fiscal year 2025, comply with the revised Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Guiding Principles);

h. Ensure that the percentage of the total amount of building electric energy consumed by the Department that is renewable electric energy is:

1. not less than 10 percent in fiscal years 2016 and 2017;

2. not less than 15 percent in fiscal years 2018 and 2019;

3. not less than 20 percent in fiscal years 2020 and 2021;

4. not less than 25 percent in fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and

5. not less than 30 percent by fiscal year 2025 and each year thereafter.

i. Ensure that at a minimum, the following percentage of the total amount of building electric energy and thermal energy shall be clean energy, accounted for by renewable electric energy and alternative energy:

1. not less than 10 percent in fiscal years 2016 and 2017;

2. not less than 13 percent in fiscal years 2018 and 2019;

3. not less than 16 percent in fiscal years 2020 and 2021;

4. not less than 20 percent in fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and

5. not less than 25 percent by fiscal year 2025 and each year thereafter.

j. Comply with all other sustainability provisions of EO 13693, such as sustainable acquisition and procurement; electronic stewardship; vehicle fleet management; climate change adaptation; improving stormwater management; and advancing waste prevention and pollution prevention.

k. Proactively manage environmental compliance and natural resources conservation through implementation of an environmental compliance assessment and reporting system.

SECTION 6. RESPONSIBILITIES.

.01 In accordance with EO 13693, the Secretary of Commerce has designated the position of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration to serve as the Department's Chief Sustainability Officer. The Secretary's designation memorandum identifies duties and responsibilities, and is included as Appendix A and made a part of this Order. The Chief Sustainability Officer is responsible for the overall management of the Department's sustainability efforts and is hereby granted the authority to approve and sign into effect the Energy and Environmental Management Manual, and any future updates of the Energy and Environmental Management Manual.

.02 The Secretary has directed all Directors within the Office of the Secretary and Heads of Operating Units to actively endorse and support the efforts of the Chief Sustainability Officer on matters related to sustainability within their areas of responsibility and as detailed in the Energy and Environmental Management Manual, even if not directly within the Chief Sustainability Officer's immediate chain of command. This Secretarial memorandum identifies OU responsibilities, and is included as Appendix B and made a part of this Order.

a. The Secretary has designated the position of the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality to serve as the Department's Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer. The Secretary's designation memorandum is included as Appendix A and made a part of this Order. In this capacity the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality shall develop policy for and oversee the Department's sustainability and environmental efforts; provide technical advice and assistance to Departmental Offices and Operating Units; and assimilate input from the Operating Units and Department Offices to generate and submit Department-wide sustainability and environmental management reports.

1. The Associate Director, Office of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Programs, shall assist the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality in carrying out the responsibilities described in Section 6.02(a) for facility sustainability and environmental program management and oversight.

2. The Associate Director, Office of Real Property Programs, shall assist the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality in carrying out the responsibilities described in Section 6.02(a) for real property management and oversight, to include real property transactions.

3. The Associate Director, Office of Space and Building Management, shall assist the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality in carrying out the responsibilities described in Section 6.02(a) as the Secretary's facility manager for the Herbert C. Hoover Building.

b. The Chief Information Officer shall develop policy for and oversee the Department's electronic stewardship program; provide technical advice and assistance to Departmental Offices and Operating Units; and assimilate and submit input from the Operating Units and Departmental Offices to the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality for Department-wide reports submitted by the Chief Sustainability Officer.

c. The Director, Office of Acquisition Management shall develop policy for and oversee the Department's green procurement program; provide acquisition advice and assistance to Departmental Offices and Operating Units; and assimilate and submit acquisition input from the Operating Units and Departmental Offices to the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality for Department-wide reports submitted by the Chief Sustainability Officer.

d. The Director, Office of Budget, with assistance of the Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality, shall develop policy and a formal process for the collection and verification of sustainability budget programming and execution amounts for the Office of the Secretary and all Operating Units.

e. The Director, Office of Financial Management shall develop policy for and oversee the Department's sustainable management and disposition of personal property and the vehicle fleet; provide personal property and vehicle fleet advice and assistance to Departmental Offices and Operating Units; and assimilate and submit input from the Operating Units and Departmental Offices to the Director, Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality for Department-wide reports submitted by the Chief Sustainability Officer.

.03 Heads of Operating Units and Departmental Offices, as applicable, shall be responsible for:

a. Planning and Implementation. Plan for and implement, within their respective organizations and throughout all their facilities and equipment, all provisions of this DAO, the Energy and Environmental Management Manual, and the responsibilities included in Appendices A and B.

b. Reporting. Report on the status of implementation, including planning, programming, budgeting, and executing projects, as well as actual progress toward all sustainability and environmental requirements and goals.

c. Fiscal Responsibility. All Departmental Offices and Operating Units shall comprehensively plan for and request in their annual budget sufficient funding to ensure compliance with all applicable legal requirements and mandates, including those detailed in the Energy and Environmental Management Manual. Within the budget year, sustainability and environmental requirements shall be evaluated against risk and other mission and operational requirements and prioritized accordingly for funding and execution. Life cycle costs shall be considered as part of the evaluation. When appropriated funds are limited, Operating Units shall aggressively explore opportunities to employ alternative financing (e.g., energy savings performance contracts, utility energy service contracts, and power purchase agreements).

d. Community Outreach. Departmental Offices and Operating Units are encouraged to promote the participation of their employees in regional and community programs to the extent practicable and consistent with Departmental or Operating Unit missions, such as Earth Day, energy awareness and community cleanup events, to increase awareness, reduce pollution and divert waste streams from the landfill, and protect natural resources.

SECTION 7. REFERENCES.

.01 The Energy and Environmental Management Manual explains roles and responsibilities in greater detail. It shall be considered an extension of this Order and carry the same weight and authority afforded to a DAO. See DAO 200-0, "Department of Commerce Handbooks and Manuals." Technical publications authorized within the Energy and Environmental Management Manual shall provide examples, approaches, and/or templates for the benefit of all Operating Units.

.02 As appropriate, Department Offices and Operating Units are encouraged to provide organization-specific guidance to supplement this Order or the Energy and Environmental Management Manual.

.03 Guidance contained in other Department manuals, such as the Commerce Acquisition Manual, the Real Property Management Manual, and the Information Technology Management Handbook may contain information related to sustainability and environmental programs. Therefore, this Order encourages coordination between appropriate Departmental and Operating Unit Offices. Since these other manuals derive their authority from separate Orders and laws, any perceived conflicts between this Order and other manuals shall be resolved by following the guidance contained within the other manuals.

.04 Examples of applicable laws related to this Order include the following: Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. No. 110-140); Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 102-486); Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.); Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); and Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).

SECTION 8. EFFECTS ON OTHER ORDERS.

This Order supersedes Department Administrative Order 217-16, dated April 3, 2012.

Signed By: Secretary of Commerce

Office of Primary Interest: Office of Administrative Services

Appendix A

Appendix B