The EPEAT Program makes policy and procedural updates on an annual basis and is proposing revisions to the EPEAT Policy Manual (P65) and EPEAT Conformity Assurance Implementation Manual (P66). GEC Criteria Development Process (P74) and GEC Selection of Product Categories (P75) were reviewed, and GEC determined that no changes will be made to these documents in this revision cycle.
The EPEAT Policy Manual identifies the underlying policies that govern and support EPEAT programmatic activities, while the EPEAT Conformity Assurance Implementation Manual defines the specific requirements and expectations of brands participating in EPEAT and of GEC-approved Conformity Assurance Bodies (CABs).
Stakeholder feedback and insights are an essential part of GEC’s management of the EPEAT Program. As such, GEC is holding a comment period and welcomes stakeholder feedback on proposed revisions to these key documents.
Stakeholders interested in providing comments should contact Katherine Larocque for copies of the proposed revisions, which are identified using tracked changes in each of the respective documents. Please note that stakeholder feedback unrelated to the proposed changes will not be considered in this round of revisions but will instead be examined for consideration during the next revision cycle.
The comment period is open from October 23 through December 31, 2024. Comments must be documented using the EPEAT Public Comment Form and submitted electronically to EPEAT@gec.org. GEC reserves the right to not consider comments received after 11:59 pm North America Pacific Time on December 31, 2024.
All comments received that pertain to the proposed revisions will be made publicly available in a stakeholder comment report, summarizing comments received and attributing the comments directly to the submitter. All comments pertaining to the proposed revisions will be considered before the documents are finalized and published.
GEC proposes to publish the revised documents on February 15, 2025, and new policy changes are proposed to become effective as of July 1, 2025. Participating Manufacturers and GEC-approved CABs will be responsible for conforming with the new requirements as of this date.
Please direct any questions about this public comment period to EPEAT@gec.org.
