Green Compliance Needed to Win Federal Contracts
According to Small Business Administration Arizona District Office Associate Director Shivani Desai, Green Compliance will be increasing as a requirement to win Federal contracts.
"It is no longer an issue of it's nice to be green," said Desai. "It is now a compliance issue."
Her comments were made at the the recent AzBizGreen 2009 Minority Green Business conference and are posted as a podcast (audio) at Southwest Green.
"Writing Green into job specs as a requirement (call it "Green in the Job") instead of as a priority or preference, changes the dynamic significantly," said Dr. George Brooks, sustainability specialist and owner of Southwest Green. "The implications of this are great. If to win an award the prime must "Know Green" then all of their subs/suppliers must know and be able to supply green as well."
"The Federal Government is not alone in this," continued Dr. Brooks. "According to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, a growing number of Fortune 500 corporations including Wal-Mart and Arizona's APS, have also discovered that Sustainability works for them. As a result, many are now requiring green services from their vendors. Quite frankly and in my opinion, this is huge."
To hear Desai's full comments, the mp3 formatted podcast is found at http://sw-green.com on the home page under "Featured Podcasts."
For more information contact Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. at info@sw-green.com or go to www.sw-green.com.
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