Environmental Sustainability and Business Environmental Performance Group Richard Young, President

Reducing your footprint is good business. Today’s Presentation Why Environmental Sustainability? Sustainability and Business $$$$ Sustainability Program Development Steps Example Results

Reducing your footprint is good business. US Population 5% US Resources And Wastes 30%

Reducing your footprint is good business. Today’s Green Reality Environmentally Responsible Business  Are you aware of your impacts ?  Are you taking steps to reduce those impacts?  Are you committed to continuous improvement ?

Reducing your footprint is good business. Sustainable Business Triple Bottom LineThree P’s

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Reducing your footprint is good business. Sustainability Program Development Goal: Reduce Environmental Impacts Improve Financial Performance Create Long-term Value Four Key Program Development Steps Baseline Assessment Plan Development Internal Execution Monitoring and Reporting

Reducing your footprint is good business. 3.Water Use Analysis 4.Solid Waste Analysis 5.Current Green Practices Analysis Step 1- Baseline Assessment 1.Carbon Footprint Analysis 2.Ecological Footprint Analysis Tonnes CO 2 e An Environmental Footprint Baseline Assessment typically contains the following: Global Acres

Reducing your footprint is good business. Business Drivers Step 2-Plan Development Environmental Impacts Energy Materials Transportation Water Waste Sustainability Goals Revenue COGS Market Share Overhead Human Assets Risk + Producing profits helps build momentum Focus first on your money making opportunities

Reducing your footprint is good business. Example Plan Goals & Strategies Waste Reduction/Recycling Conserve Energy Greenhouse Gas Reduction Employee Education Alternative Energy Transportation Green Buildings/LEED Water Conservation Supply Chain Management Material Efficiency Green Products Community Initiatives Environmental Advocacy Organic Foods Reduce Ecological Footprint Reduce Pollution Consumer Education Pollution Reduction Many different types - all good! What’s best for your organization?

Reducing your footprint is good business. Step 3- Internal Execution Program Leadership - C Level Green Team - Cross Company Collaboration Employee Awareness and Engagement - Learning about how they can help Very Important! Employees want to work for companies that are doing the right things, and help the company be successful.

Reducing your footprint is good business. Step 4-Monitoring and Reporting “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Example Scorecard - Make it Real

Reducing your footprint is good business. Bottom Line Value-Added Business Strategy In the future, all leading business will have environmental sustainability as part of their core business strategy and culture.

Reducing your footprint is good business. Example - Sweet Candy Co. Reduced waste + Increased revenue + Reduced costs = Profits ROI = Very good !

Reducing your footprint is good business. Example - Aberdeen Study By increasing quality and corporate responsibility, leading food and beverage companies have made these improvements: 19 percent decrease in energy costs 17 percent decrease in waste / disposal costs 13 percent decrease in defects / non-conforming goods over last 12 months 5 percent decrease in year-over-year overall operational costs relative to changes in volume of business 15 percent increase in new customers

Reducing your footprint is good business. Moving Forward Program Development Paths:  Do It Yourself (“DIY Sustainability”)  Outside Help  Industry Toolkit

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Reducing your footprint is good business. Questions? Thank you! Richard Young Environmental Performance Group