The purchasing department has altered its supply-requisition forms, she said, to highlight environmentally sound products.

Even if the vehicle advertised is environmentally sound, what about the rest of the manufacturer's policies, products and production standards?

Among other criteria, the companies must have good employee relations, strong commitments to their communities and environmentally sound products.

What is really impressive are the improvements made to this already appealing, educationally sound product.

"The catch is, though, we are able to make an environmentally sound product and do it more cheaply than big manufacturers," he said.

The plan should include references to water, waste and energy consumption, health and safety issues, and the use of environmentally sound products when available.

It is important, though, that sound alternative products are available.

European investors should not be denied access to technical, complex but sound products that are coming onstream.

We need to push and urge industry to invest in alternative, biologically sound products which are equally if not more effective.

With a gradual withdrawal of substances until 2016, we would urge industry to come up with biologically sound and effective products.