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Welcome
EnviRelation;
Managing the Sustainability Frontier
Kate Davenport, Operations Manager, EnviRelation, LLC
Inside
1. Identity
2. Philosophy
3. Knowledge
4. Application
Identity
envirelation
envi: from the word "environment"
relation: from the word "relationship"
noun: a. the relationship between one and the environment; or
b. a company whose vision is to manage the relationship between the hospitality industry and the environment, in order to enhance
environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Identity
The Bee
Symbolizes industriousness
Speaks to importance of ecological relations
Illustrates the opportunities presented by biomimicry
Identity
The Hospitality Industry
The Hospitality Industry is perhaps the largest industry in the world. It reaches nearly everyone through its web of suppliers, employees, customers and owners. With a global impact in varied markets, no industry is better positioned to catalyze deep-reaching environmental stewardship.
Identity
Food Composting: Table to Farm
Creating a Sustainable Organics Recovery Infrastructure
Philosophy
Environment – Capitalism
Business is a tool to catalyze change.
We wish to catalyze is a shift towards sustainability.
We will harness the purchasing power of the hospitality industry to enact global change.
Philosophy
Sustainability Symbiosis Biomimicry
Knowledge
Pillar One: Conservation International Research Results
Globally, hospitality managers identify a glut in “sustainable” supply chain as main barrier to environmental stewardship.
Pillar Two: World Bank Group Practical Application
This glut is experienced first hand by foodservice managers at the World Bank’s world headquarters in Washington, DC, when working to implement a food composting program for their internal cafeterias.
Knowledge
Theory “Green” is marketable
“Green” is cost effective
“Green” is strategic
“Green” is the future
Capitalism is democratic
As a young and visionary entrepreneur, the time had come to test my theories on the world.
Application
Business Development
Strategy Development
Market Assessment
Competitive Analysis
Product Development & Pricing
Application
Benchmarks & Hurdles District of Columbia Food Code: August 2004
“Alpha”-Testing Operations: August 2005
Beaten, For the First Time: September 2005
Re-Group, Re-Design, Re-Try: February 2006
Pennsylvania Solid Waste Definition: December 2006
First Geographic Expansion (Philadelphia): February 2007
EnviRelation
The Future
Risk Management
-Infrastructure Development
-Food-Waste Specific Standards & Regs.
-Customer Experience Enhancement
Our Goal: Value-Proposition Communication
