Abbreviations and Acronyms

BSR

Business for Social Responsibility

c2c

Cradle to cradle

CO2

Carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas

DfE

Design for environment

EICC

Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition

EP

Environmental purchasing

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency, a unit of the federal government

EPEAT

Electronic product assessment tool

EPP

Environmentally preferable purchasing: a set of guidelines prescribing preferred purchasing practices for federal government agencies

EPR

Extended Producer Responsibility

GHG

Greenhouse gas, also known as CO2 or carbon dioxide

IPR

Individual producer responsibility

NASPO

National Association of State Procurement Officials

NGO

Nongovernmental organization

NO

Nitrogen oxide

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