5/30/2018. Reducing Your Carbon Footprint. Welcome to the Climate Smart Program! You ll notice a People Bingo sheet at your seat.

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1 Welcome to the Climate Smart Program! You ll notice a People Bingo sheet at your seat. While you wait for the session to start, and throughout the morning, see if you can meet other participants who fit those descriptions. Can you check off a whole row? Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Michelle Bonner Vice President and Training Manager & Hilary Miller Trainer and Client Advisor training session #2: objectives share progress on GHG emissions inventory gather ideas for emission reductions strategies identify and prioritize your top opportunities for reduction generate ideas for building buy in internally 1

2 GHG inventory principles TRACC transparency relevance accuracy completeness consistency reducing your carbon footprint structural changes single action financial investment social/ behavioural changes ongoing habit changing shows consistency with values reinforces staff commitment builds support among employees fosters reinforcing behaviour reduction workbook and matrix increasing ease of implementation/ decreasing costs/increasing benefits B C A B potential GHG benefit/reduction 2

3 reduction workbook and matrix increasing ease of implementation/ decreasing costs/increasing benefits B Lighting retrofit C Install solar PV system in Vancouver? Boiler retrofit Turn it off campaign A Ride-to-Work program Electronic invoicing Idling reduction Fuel switching B Product/packaging re-design potential GHG benefit/reduction reduction resources training resources pages session 2 FortisBC Conservation Programs BC Hydro Conservation Programs Green Fleets BC TravelSmart/TransLink Waste Reduction Resources Buy Smart BC... etc. Ryan Lermitte, Principal 3

4 Climate Smart certified since 2016 FortisBC Renewable Natural Gas carbon neutral Umbrella Property Services Key Solutions: route optimization, idle reduction engage employees re: commuting paperless invoicing + more Emission Reduction: 25% reduction in GHGs per $1K revenue Financial Impact: Certifications have helped win new contracts. Umbrella Property Services 4

5 GHG reduction area building energy building energy upgraded spotlights to LEDs retrofit fluorescent tubes replaced outside lights with LEDs reduced electricity by 19% utility rebates and incentives Incentives available: lighting refrigeration HVAC equipment YOUR CLIENT ADVISOR CAN HELP YOU! 5

6 reduced GHGs by 22% per FTE while increasing FTEs by 62% and revenue by 90% building energy upgrade to smart roaster reductions in natural gas: 69% GHG reduction area transportation 6

7 converting fleet to dual fuel propane annual emission reduction: 30 tonnes CO2e saving: $20,000 per year Replaced full size vans with smaller vehicles Route optimization and speed monitoring with GPS GPS helps deploy closest vehicle fleet management behaviour driver training reduce speed and idling route planning maintenance tire pressure, engine maintenance alternative fuels e.g., biodiesel, propane, renewable diesel technology vehicle right sizing hybrid, electric 7

8 BC Clean Energy Vehicle Program light duty $5,000 $6,000 discount plug in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive ($2,000K $50,000K FortisBC Natural Gas for Transportation: heavy to med light duty trucks; CNG & LNG conversions and new vehicles incentives & programs West Coast Electric Fleets resources, recognition for considering and/or committing to electric vehicles third party shipping Solutions shifted to intermodal using rail as well as trucks re located some production production closer to customers Impact reduced GHGs from shipping by 799 tonnes 17% shipping: third party source closer to home; reduce shipping distances use/request lower GHG mode of transport prefer green shipping companies: e.g., SmartWay Partners 8

9 business travel (long distance) use web conferencing opened offices in Edmonton, Calgary and Nanaimo combine trips when possible vehicles stationed at project sites GHGs from air travel down 31% GHGs from ferry travel down 27% business travel encourage lower GHG business travel use tele/web/videoconferencing make transit passes/cards available join car sharing program (e.g., Modo, Zipcar, Car2Go, Evo) THA Architecture survey staff PDF viewer program to edit default print to PDF screens and smartboards in meeting rooms November: paper savings 50% less paper 4.4 tonnes CO 2 e 9

10 office paper use less of it set printer and copier default settings to double sided think before you print campaign save one sided paper for drafts, notepads shift to electronic invoicing, payroll, etc. office paper for 1000 lbs of 20lb weight copy paper: more post consumer content require 30% or greater recycled content in all office paper 0% recycled 50% recycled 100% recycled 1.3 tonnes 1.0 tonnes.8 tonnes employee engagement to improve waste diversion organics in lunch room waste challenge reduced waste to landfill at warehouse by 30% 10

11 waste avoid making it amend purchasing policy purchase only what s necessary buy non disposable products with less packaging design/package your products to reduce waste buy recycled content waste improve diversion can your waste be someone else s resource? use a recycling service use a composting service standard operating procedures daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally turn off lights, equipment adjust time clocks HVAC controls (e.g., seasonal) 11

12 reduction round robin what are your best opportunities? engaging others and building buy in 12

13 building buy in get management engaged recruit a champion(s) make the business case(s) meet and report regularly building buy in create and leverage your green team power in numbers share workload many departments/levels both the keen and the influential building buy in inform everyone! staff newsletter staff meeting lunch n learn site orientation toolbox meetings invite involvement 13

14 building buy in involve key players IT department fleet managers operations managers HR strategy for engaging others and building buy in Back to the why 1. Our company is committed to becoming Climate Smart because (Clearly identify a motivating statement you can use when communicating with others.) strategy for engaging others and building buy in 2. What is one thing you can do tomorrow to secure support from a senior leader? 3. How can you communicate to all employees? 4. Is a green team a good fit for your organization? 5. Identify a priority emission area. Who will be key to engage to make reductions? 14

15 finishing your GHG inventory: your client advisor can help you! collect and enter data submit for review in GHG management tool upload/ back up documentation for client advisor s review work with advisor to finalize inventory next steps emission reduction plan: your client advisor can help you! coaching call #2: reduction strategies checklist help to further develop ideas (research, brainstorming) business case development referrals to the right resources next steps wrap up finish GHG inventory coaching call #2 15

16 Thank You! 16