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Category Reviews: Standards, Guidelines, and Targets for Core Public Service Departments

[ Last Updated 19 December 2008 ]


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ANCAP
Australian New Car Assessment Programme
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
CFL
Compact fluorescent lamp
CNPS
Carbon Neutral Public Service
CPET
Central Point of Expertise for Timber Procurement
DEFRA
UK's Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
EECA
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
EMS
Environmental Management System
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council
g/gm
gram
Govt3
An initiative led by the Ministry for the Environment's Sustainable Business Group, that helps central government agencies become more sustainable
GPDG
Government Procurement Development Group, part of the Ministry of Economic Development
HC
Hydrocarbon
HC+NOx
Hydrocarbon + Nitrogen oxide
HCFC
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
ISO 14000
A series of standards that are part of international environmental management guidelines
km
kilometre
MAF
Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry
MED
Ministry of Economic Development
MEPS
Minimum energy performance standards
MfE
Ministry for the Environment
mg
milligram
MoT
Ministry of Transport
NOx
Nitrogen oxide
PET
Polyethylene terephthalate
PM
Particulate matter
Ppm
Parts per million
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
REBRI
Resource Efficiency in the Building and Related Industries
SLA
Service level agreement
TWPP
Timber and Wood Products Procurement Policy
VOC
Volatile organic compound
WWF
World Wildlife Fund

Document Revision Control

Version date (pre-amendment) Version date (post-amendment) Author/Editor Reason for amendment Date amended
August 2007 August 2008 Vivienne Morley Motor vehicles category – Revision of Mandatory Standard for vehicle safety. 6 Aug 08

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