The Coalition's goal is provide a standardized form in which manufacturers can provide Life Cycle data for their product compatible with the variety of accepted LCA* tools currently in use in the industry.

Our large, diverse membership of consumers specify, purchase, and use manufactured products including, but not limited to: Building Materials, Office Products, Cleaning Products, Automobiles, Furnishings

The Coalition provides living market research to manufacturers interested in tapping the extensive market of individuals who prefer products which are more sustainable or which are environmentally preferable. The Coalition's aggregate purchasing power will illustrate to the marketplace the value of providing verifiable environmental product data.

The SPPC is not a purchasing group. Rather, the Coalition's primary goal is to aggregate its members' purchasing power to demonstrate to manufacturers that there is a strong and vocal community of purchasers that buy sustainable products and are seeking reliable, standardized environmental data on sustainable products. Through its website, the SPPC will publish the total aggregate purchasing power and create a forum for members to discuss sustainable products.

The SPPC is in its early stages of development, and the organization will be growing, along with it's website and services offered, according to the timeline below:

*LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO) as the "compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle." ISO 14040-1997. To learn more about Life Cycle Assessment, visit www.lcacenter.org