GoGreen Seattle 2016 hosted over 500 regional leaders, 57 speakers and over 50 partners featuring the theme of Green Your Workplace and Green Building. This year theme delivered a track of content dedicated to the business case for high performance and deep green buildings; the importance of district and cooperative energy and applying the principles of green chemistry and engineering to sustainable building and product design. Other important issues addressed included putting a price on carbon pollution and how the updated 2015 Climate Action Plan works to drive private sector and regional economic development forward. View the 2016 Conference Program and featured Case Studies/Speakers who joined us to deliver an action packed day of driving social and sustainable change in their organizations.

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Audience Breakdown

Industry Breakdown

Job Title Breakdown

17Community

Partners

518Attendees

121King County

10Elected Officials

{ 36Sponsors

57Speakers

“Thanks for putting on such a great and well though out conference, it was very educational and inspiring! ” -Attendee Feedback

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Manager/Supervisor/Consultant (43%)

C-Level Executive (Founder, CEO, President, Vice President, Director) (26%)

Associate/Coordinator (20%)

Intern/Student/Volunteer (11%)

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Manager/Supervisor/Consultant (43%)

C-Level Executive (Founder, CEO, President, Vice President, Director) (26%)

Associate/Coordinator (20%)

Intern/Student/Volunteer (11%)

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Construction (9%)

Public Administration (9%)

Transportation (8%)

Consulting (8%)

Engineering and Architecture (7%)

Energy (7%)

Technology (6%)

Professional, Scientific or Technical Services (5%)

Arts, Entertainament and Recreation (4%)

Finance and Insurance (4%)

Waste Management and Remediation Services (4%)

Real Estate & Property Management (4%)

Health Care and Medical (3%)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)

Manufacturing (2%)

Utilities (2%)

Marketing (2%)

Retail or Wholesale Trade (1%)

Community and Social Services (1%)

Food Systems (1%)

Accommodations and Hospitality (1%)

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1% 1% Educational Services (10%)

Construction (9%)

Public Administration (9%)

Transportation (8%)

Consulting (8%)

Engineering and Architecture (7%)

Energy (7%)

Technology (6%)

Professional, Scientific or Technical Services (5%)

Arts, Entertainament and Recreation (4%)

Finance and Insurance (4%)

Waste Management and Remediation Services (4%)

Real Estate & Property Management (4%)

Health Care and Medical (3%)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)

Manufacturing (2%)

Utilities (2%)

Marketing (2%)

Retail or Wholesale Trade (1%)

Community and Social Services (1%)

Food Systems (1%)

Accommodations and Hospitality (1%)

What a great opportunity to network with other like minded businesses. As a speaker it was valuable to me to find others working on the some of the same challenges I face. There’s clearly change a-foot on how we do business - and it’s great to have a front row seat! -Speaker Feedback

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OPENING REMARKSDow Constantine | King County Executive

MAYORAL ADDRESSEdward Murray | Mayor of Seattle

OPENING PLENARYParis and Beyond: Local Solutions - Regional Private Sector Economic Development and Our Clean Energy Future

BREAKOUT SESSIONSThe Business Case for High Performance and Deep Green Buildings Equity and Social Justice: Moving Beyond Words to Shared Leadership

Invest in Commute Management for Bottom Line Benefit

MID-DAY SEGMENTIce Cream Social: Building Authentic Local Brands and Engaging Customers on Sustainability

BREAKOUT SESSIONSDistrict and Cooperative Energy | Hot Ideas + Cool Technology in the Seattle 2030 District

True Innovation: Explore the Application of Lean Principles in Sustainability

Urban Manufacturers Fueling the Innovation Economy BREAKOUT SESSIONSBusinesses Applying Principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering to Inform Sustainable Building and Product Design

Measure What Matters - How Businesses Can Operationalize Commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility

Technology + Innovation Changing the Transportation Landscape in 2016

CLOSING KEYNOTEGifford Pinchot III | Founder & President Emeritus, Pinchot University

CLOSING PLENARYPutting a Price on Carbon Pollution: Policy and Business Perspectives

Approved speaker presentations can be viewed + downloaded on our website.

Program

“Every panel and keynote was relevant, insightful, educational in some way, and I really appreciated that every single person in both formats included equity in the discussion.” -Attendee Feedback

Themes

Regional experts showcased examples of different building types that have pursued high performance goals and benefits they have achieved as a

result. High performance includes a focus on District Energy, a cost-effective, reliable and environmentally-friendly heat source for use in

commercial buildings. We highlighted Seattle 2030 District members committed to reducing energy by 50% in aggregate by the year 2030 with examples from regional leaders Amazon, McKinstry, Pike Place

Market and the Westin. Finally, the Principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering form the basis for building and product designers to ensure

that products used in materials are safe, can flow in a circular economy and have a beneficial impact on natural resources.

Green Building/Greening Your

Workplace

Our focus was on equity and social justice becoming a core element in local government and private sector sustainability plans. Investments in

green building, clean energy, and mobility present major opportunities to address inequities related to health, access to education and

employment, and housing. We looked at what specific steps should be taken to strengthen recruitment of people of color to serve on boards of environmental organizations and corporations; how investments

in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean tech can be used to create living-wage jobs and address broader inequities and how

employers create pathways to sustainability jobs and leadership roles for populations who have been under-represented.

Social Equity and Diversity

With UW Link opening and Metro restructuring in NE Seattle, private transportation services and mobile apps are providing an important link to

businesses and services. With Light Rail expanding throughout the region, NE Seattle is a model for how these transportation services will integrate

and change how people commute, shop, and travel. The newest transportation service innovators demonstrated how they are creating value and pushing behavior change to benefit businesses and local

communities in 2016. Another key focus on Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) action plans that work in the region showed how to improve

the bottom line while changing employees travel behaviors to reduce environmental impact.

Innovative Transportation

We learned how leading organizations achieve the triple bottom line in the continuous improvement culture of the Toyota Production System using

the 4P’s: Philosophy, Process, People & Partners, and Problem Solving. A broad, vibrant local manufacturing sector provides a more diverse

base of living wage jobs, a more fertile landscape for entrepreneurs, and enormous opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of production and distribution. Urban manufacturers showed how they’re

innovating and collaborating to keep manufacturing in the city and working to reinvent and reimagine this long-standing sector to create a

next-generation industry with environmental sustainability and living-wage jobs at its core.

Focus on Lean Principles

and Urban Manufacturing

Venue SustainabilityThe Conference Center - LEED Silver for its sustainable construction practices, furnishings and equipment. Nearly 90 percent of all construction waste was reclaimed and recycled.

Waste Management• Employed tri-bin waste stations staffed with volunteers

to educate attendees on proper disposal of compost, recycling and waste

• Exhibitors were provided with resources to use sustainable materials in their displays

Food & Beverage• Preference will be given to local and sustainable food

options• Front and back of house composting was implemented• Condiments were served in bulk containers and minimal

food packaging was used

Printing & Signage• Limited the number of printed materials for the

Conference• Official conference materials were printed using

vegetable based inks on recycled materials

Registration & Communication• Event promotion is pursued primarily via online methods• Registration process utilizes 100 percent paperless ticket

system• Badge holders were compostable, made from corn-starch

and re-used when possible

Transportation• The conference is regionally based to decrease carbon

admissions from travel• The venue is located in a central area, easily accessible by

public transportation

AccommodationsThe Zero Impact Practices at Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle offer guests the option of balancing the environmental impact of their hotel stays, meetings and events. Working with Seattle-based OneEnergy Renewables, Pan Pacific has developed various event options to help make events carbon neutral.

Sustainability

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