Tools and Materials
- E3 Materials
- Support Network
- Lean and Green Tools
- Energy Tools
- Climate Tools
- State and Local Examples
E3 Materials
- E3 Brochure (PDF, 4 pp, 624KB)
- E3 Charter Template (PDF, 5 pp, 36KB)
- E3 Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 5 pp, 1.63 MB)
- E3 Metrics (PDF, 1 pp, 114KB)
- Sample Communication Plan (from Alabama E3) (MS Word, 120 KB)
Support Network
- Association of Small Business Development Centers
- Green Suppliers Network
- National Association of Workforce Development Boards
- U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- U.S. Department of Commerce's Sustainable Business Clearinghouse
- U.S. Department of Energy's Better Plants Program
- U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Workforce Development Grant Opportunities
- U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers
Lean and Green Tools
- Process Fact Sheets
- Metal Finishing Operations (PDF, 4 pp, 486 KB)
- Metal Fabrication Operations (PDF, 4 pp, 517 KB)
- Parts Washing Operations (PDF, 4 pp, 497 KB)
- Surface Coating Operations (PDF, 4 pp, 467 KB)
- Green Suppliers Network Calculator (MS Excel, 1.34 MB)
[We recommend that users view the instructions (PDF, 1 pp, 54 KB) prior to opening and downloading. We also recommend that users save the file to their desktop before opening the file.] - Competitive Review Questionnaire (MS Word, 344 KB) (or Comparable Tool)
- Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance's Sustainability Evaluation at General Cable (DuQuoin, Illinois)
- Lean Manufacturing and the Environment
- Primer on Value Stream Mapping (PDF, 11 pp, 179 KB)
- Value Stream Mapping Training Videos
Energy Tools
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
- Sample Energy Bill
- U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Best Practices Software Tools
- U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Grants and Contracts
- U.S. Department of Energy's Better Plants Program's State Incentives and Resource Database
