Go Green to See more Green …SBDC for Enterprise Excellence: Profit, People, Planet

November 18, 2009

SustainabilityEconomy (Profit)

Social Responsibility(People)

Environment(Planet)

Business Sustainability: The way an organization cohesively manages and integrates their financial, social and environmental performance to create value for stakeholders and meet needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet needs of the future.

Electricity:

Electricity:

*Resource: EIA- U.S. Energy Information Administration

Lighting

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Lighting

TURN LIGHTS OFF!• When you leave a room. • When natural lighting is sufficient.

Upgrade lighting to CFL or LED bulbs and fixtures.

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More than 20% of the electricity generated in the U.S. is used for lighting alone.

*Source: Energy Star, a resource created by U.S. EPA and DOE.

Lighting

Excess lighting increases energy consumption directly and indirectly• directly energy necessary to power the lighting

fixture• indirectly heat produced by lighting» Approximately half of the energy used on lighting is

wasted on empty rooms or as heat produced by inefficient bulbs and lighting fixtures.

*Source: Energy Star, a resource created by U.S. EPA and DOE.

Lighting

Energy Star qualified lighting products use 75% less energy and last 35 times longer than incandescent lighting. • Plus, qualified LED lighting produces virtually no heat.

*Source: Energy Star, a resource created by U.S. EPA and DOE.

Thermostat

103°69°

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Thermostat

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Thermostat

SAVE MONEY!SAVE RESOURCES!• In 2001, HVAC accounted for over 30% of the electricity consumed in the U.S.• Save around 10% a year on your heating and cooling bills by turning your thermostat back 10°–15° for eight hours per day.

*Source: U.S. DOE

WaterOver 70% of the Earth is covered in Water

But 97.5% of that water is SaltwaterAnd 70% of fresh water is locked up

in permafrost, glaciers, and the icecaps.

Only 0.007% of all water on earth is readily accessible for human use!

340 BILLION gallons of fresh water are drawn from rivers, streams, and reservoirs

EACH DAY.

*Source: United Nations Environment Program

Water

36 U.S. states are anticipating local, regional, or statewide water shortages by 2013. – US EPAAreas all over Texas experience shortages and drought

every year.

“The state could lose $466 million in tax revenue in 2010 and up to $5.4 billion by 2060 due to decreased business

activity caused by insufficient water.” – Susan Comb, Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts

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Water

Water

50-70% OutsideXeriscaping • Native or Adaptive plants

Mulching Rain Barrels Drip Irrigation or Soaker hoses Water landscape during the coolest part of the day.

Water

Xeriscaping can reduce average monthly water use by 33%.Drip irrigation can cut irrigation needs by half. Watering in the early morning can save up to 25 gallons each time you water

*Source: Alliance for Water Efficiency, Oregon State University, and Water Conservation Resource

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Water

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ToiletToilet tank water

displacementHigh-efficiency flushDual flushWaterless Urinals

FaucetsLow-flow or aerated

ShowerLow-flow shower heads

LeaksFix them!

Water

Standard faucets use 3-7 gallons per minute, while water-efficient faucets use as little as 1.5 gallons per minute. Installing low-flow aerators on your faucets can save

thousands of gallons per year!

Low-flow showerheads reduce flow rates by about 40%.Save 15 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower!

That adds up to almost 5,500 gallons per year!

*Source: Water Conservation Resource

Water

A leak of 1 drop per second wastes about 2,000 gallons per year.

While a leaky toilet wastes about 200 gallons per day costing almost $600 per year!

*Source: American Water Works Association

Recycling

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Recycling

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List of Recycling Haulers

RecyclingSAVE!

MONEY $$$:By recycling half your waste, you can expect to

save about a 20% in waste disposal costs. – Calculations by City of Arlington Environmental Services.

The Economy $$$: In the U.S. – recycling creates 1.1 million jobs,

$236 billion in gross annual sales and $37 billion in annual salaries. – U.S. EPA

Recycling

Recycling one ton of paper saves: 17 mature trees 7,000 gallons of water 3 cubic yards of landfill space 2 barrels of oil 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity —

enough energy to power the average American home for five months.

*Source: U.S. EPA

Recycling

Recycling aluminum saves 95% of the energy needed to produce new aluminum from raw materials. Energy saved from recycling one ton of

aluminum is equal to the amount of electricity the average home uses over 10 years.

The 36 billion aluminum cans landfilled last year had a scrap value over $600 million.

*Source: Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

Paper Consumption

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Paper Consumption• Rethink office practices!• Why am I printing this?• Do I really need multiple copies?• Is this entire document relevant or would only

selected pages be sufficient?• Can I scan and email this document instead of faxing?• Switch to PAPERLESS for billing, accounts payable, and payroll.• Print double sided.• Use waste paper as scratch paper.

Paper Consumption

• End subscriptions to unused Telephone books and directories. http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/ • Stop Junkmail! http://www.junkbusters.com/• Switch to 100% recycled or post consumer product paper.

Paper Consumption

In 2005, the U.S. population consumed over 650 lbs of paper and paperboard per person. – EarthTrends

35% of total U.S. municipal solid waste generated in 2006. – U.S. EPA

over 25% landfill space. – U.S. EPA

Paper Consumption

Paper is the largest component of waste in an office. Eliminating paper from your waste stream

could cut your waste disposal costs in half!

*Source: the Paperless Alliance

Paper Consumption

The average photocopier uses $1,500 worth of electricity, $24,000 worth of paper and

$15,000 worth of toner over 7 years.

*Source: Resource Smart

$40,500

Cost of $14.02 per 100 sheets

printed or copied

Eliminate 100 printed sheets per week… annual savings = $728What could you do with an extra $728?

Paper Consumption

*Source: Environmental Paper Network and PaperCalculator.org

If the U.S. cut its office paper use by only 10% greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 280,000

cars off the road. enough electricity to provide power to 228,000

homes. solid waste to fill 44,000 garbage trucks. enough water to fill 16,000 Olympic-sized swimming

pools. and save 13 million trees.

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Transportation

Vanpool

CarpoolLight Rail

Transportation

Telecommuting

WalkBike

Trip-Chain

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Gym

Dry Cleaner

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Transportation

•The average American drives 40 miles per day commuting to and from work.•Our office average fuel economy is 23 miles/gallon.

So, if an average person used an alternative way to commute only one time per week, they would save 83.5 gallons of gasoline per year.

$208.75 annual savings at current gas prices. Over 130 pounds of CO2

Transportation

Dallas residents can save an average of $725 per month, or $8,695 per year by using public transportation instead of driving.

One person switching to public transit can reduce daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds, or more than 4,800 pounds in a year.

*Source: American Public Transit Association

Just nice to do?

OR can you harnessthe market value ofthese “nice to do”

activitiesand put them

to work for your business?

SHOULD YOU?

Growing the business by greening…

9/10 US ConsumersThink that Environmental Responsibility is important… and expect companies to do most of the heavy lifting.

*Source: AMP Agency survey, July 2008

Consumers say…

•57% say they are likely to trust the company

•60% are likely to purchase its products

•58% are likely to recommend the company or its products to others

•More than half (53%) say they factor a company’s social and environmental activities into their purchasing decisions.

After learning of a company's environmental commitment

*Source: AMP Agency survey, July 2008

Commit

Plan

DoCheck

Act

Planning is Everything!1. Define Purpose

•Mission•Vision•Values

2. Understand Environment

•Issues•Concerns

3. Determine Outcomes

•Goals•Priorities

4. Identify Risk

•Obstacles•Consequences

5. Evaluate Alternatives

•Strategies•Initiatives

6. Assign Action•Objectives•Assign Responsibility

Change isn’t that simple, is it?!

Start with low hanging fruit!

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Tom Pryor817.272.5930tpryor@uta.edu

Dana Weddle817.272.5935dweddle@uta.edu