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Greening Your Office
Operations
Sustainable Industries
April 16, 2009
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Marlowe KulleySustainability Advisor
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Learning from our successesPortlands Story
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The CITIZENS of Portland
have made it one of thegreenest cities in the US
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Back in 1993
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Per capita, Portland residents have
reduced their emissions by 17%!
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How did we do it?
Biking at 8 times the national average Transit has doubled since 1990Recycling rate has tripled
Home energy use down 5% Highest participation in residential
renewable power programs
Highest number of LEED buildings
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Moral of our story:
Individual decisions add up!
So what can you do?
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Stephanie Schlecht
Director of Sustainability
Give Something Back Business Productswww.GiveSomethingBack.com
Green Teams
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Trends
More of them Formed as employee engagement strategy
Green team goals aligned with companygoals
At basic level: ad hoc formation Advanced level: institutionalized -- seen as
expert base
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Strategies for Starting
Make the business case Measurement, survey Connect to goals and corporate strategy
Have a cohort Get the right people on the bus Find a mentor in a senior role
Make other people feel (and look) good Know what motivates
Understand corporate culture & politics budget cycles, communication, roles
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Common Challenges
Time constraints Keeping the message fresh
Benchmarking, quantifying results Sustaining momentum Developing fresh ideas General lack of resources specifically for
green teams
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Continuous Success
Seek out a mentor Senior Management
Recognition Email signatures Awards
Align GT tasks with job functions Do what youre good at doing
Strategic & consistent communications Keep it fresh & connected to everyday
behaviors
Intranet, newsletter, happy hour, brown baglunches
Time
Support
Message
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Continuous Success
Keep it fun & relevant Intra- & Inter-office competitions
Audit, set goals, monitor and share Start with money-saving, easy wins Share your stories! Net Impact, Impact at Work program Sustainable Industries Green Office Guide
Benchmarking
Progress
Sustaining
Momentum
Resources
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Top Projects
Recycling
EnergyPurchasing
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Top Projects: Recycling
Reduce,
Reuse,and then
Recycle
www.ecologicalmail.org
www.41pounds.org
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Learn what you can and
cant recycle in your area
www.earth911.com
Top Projects: Recycling
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What else can you recycle?
www.e-stewards.org
Top Projects: Recycling
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Top Projects: Energy
Equipment
Behavior
You can save energy two ways:
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Top Projects: Energy
Energy efficient equipment & controlswww.energystar.gov
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Top Projects: Energy
Given a 40 hour workweek,
your building is unoccupied75%
of the time when you account for
nights and weekend
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Top Projects: Energy
After you have conserved, its time
to investigate renewable powerwww.green-e.org
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Top Projects: Purchasing
1. Partner with a supply vendor that puts yourgoals first and shares your green vision.
2. Have your current purchasing patterns audited
where are you already green? Where could you begreener?
3. Know your other decision drivers (e.g. cost,
performance, durability, design, etc.).
4. Recycle anything that is not reusable: paper,
boxes, toner cartridges, e-waste
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Top Projects: Purchasing
5. Start with high usage
consumables
PaperToner
Break roomJanitorial
6. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,Rethink
HowthePaperyouchoose
ImpactsthePlanet
Using100%recycledpaperisan
easyfirststeptogreeningyour
officeopera7ons.Compare5
casesofvirginpaperto5cases
of100%recycledpaper:
Source:www.papercalculator.org
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Top Projects: Purchasing
Considerations for Choosing Green Products
Materials: What are they? Where did they come from? Naturally
occurring? Sustainably harvested?
Manufacturing: Who made it? Where? What were the
environmental/social practices?
Shipping: How far did the product travel?
Functionality: Will the product meet quality expectations?
Reusability: Can it be reused? Other uses?
Recyclability: Can it be deconstructed; recycled or composted?
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Top Projects: Purchasing
Considerations for Choosing Green Products
3rd Party Certifications can be trust providers make sure you
understand them.
Evaluating Eco-Labels
Independence of standard-setting organization (avoidconflicts of interest)
Rigor and comprehensiveness of standardsAccountability mechanisms
Transparency of auditsConsideration of product lifecycle
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Green TeamsNet Impact www.netimpact.org
Mark Albion http://www.makingalife.com/ Low Impact Living www.lowimpactliving.com
Recycling & Waste Preventionwww.ecologicalmail.org
www.41pounds.org
www.earth911.comwww.e-stewards.org
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Powerwww.energystar.gov
www.green-e.org
PurchasingThe Green Office Green Screen www.thegreenoffice.com
Sustainable Industries Green Office Guide http://www.sustainableindustries.com/resources
Eco-labelswww.ecolabelling.org
Greener Choices http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm
BSR www.bsr.org Eco-promising: communicating the environmental credentials of your productsand services
Resources
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Contact Us
Marlowe Kulleymarlowe@bestbusinesscenter.org
Stephanie Schlechtsschlecht@givesomethingback.com
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