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products, and materials in the United States that meet Federal procurement needs." Executive Order 14008 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. This executive order marks the United States rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement pledging to reduce the United States' emissions and prioritize climate policies. Further, Executive Order 14008, Sec. 211, states that: "[Climate] actions plans should, among other things, describe the agency's climate vulnerabilities and describe the agency's plan to use the power of procurement to increase the energy and water efficiency of the United States Government installations, buildings, and facilities and ensure they are climate - ready." Executive Order 14017 America's Supply Chains. This executive order emphasizes the strengthening of America's supply chains to: "revitalize and rebuild domestic manufacturing capacity, maintain America's competitive edge in research and development, and create well -paying jobs. They will also support small businesses, promote prosperity, advance the fight against climate change, and encourage economic growth in communities of color and economically distressed areas." d. Local Government Sustainable Procurement Initiatives At the local level, governments have adopted and implemented sustainable procurement policies to varying extents. This approach makes it challenging to provide a systematic analysis for sustainable procurement policies, but national surveys and case studies provide details on sustainable procurement initiatives throughout the United States. A 2017 national survey of 609 U.S. cities with a population greater than or equal to 25,000 demonstrates that 28% have a sustainable procurement policy; 60% do not have a sustainable procurement policy; 12% do not know if they have a sustainable procurement policy (Image 3) (Arizona State University Center for Organization Research and Design, Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative, 2017).