FET SUSTAINABILITY: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. By: Sean Hayes, PE

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1 FET SUSTAINABILITY: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT By: Sean Hayes, PE

2 About Me: Professional Engineer with Milwaukee County 10+ Years Experience Worked on numerous sustainability related projects Park master planning incorporating green infrastructure Numerous G.I. installations including: wetlands, pervious pavement & rain gardens Native Landscape Design for Storm UW- Milwaukee Continuing Ed. Energy savings and solar projects

3 Stakeholder Involvement Stakeholder involvement shares project ownership amongst the people impacted by your project. Strong stakeholder involvement can lead to: Added insight with project nuances. Buy-in, support and understanding. Prevent end of project blow ups by someone left out. Stakeholder involvement is key to a project s success. At least the perception of success.

4 Identify Stakeholders Brainstorm a list of possible stakeholders Think of anyone that may interact with your project. Park redevelopment might include: maintenance crews, park friends groups, tennis groups, cycling groups, farmers markets, etc. Building energy audit may include: maintenance crews, building occupants. For complex projects you may need to reach out to known stakeholders to help with the brainstorm. The maintenance crew may know that a group uses the park for yoga every morning.

5 Early Planning Invite key representatives of stakeholder groups to early planning meetings. Representatives may include: maintenance supervisors, Parks friends group leader, etc. Inviting too many people can bog down these early planning meetings. Collect stakeholder input to use in your project.

6 Design Charrette Consider a design charrette including stakeholder representatives. Design charrettes are a design brainstorming exercise. There are no BAD ideas. They can vary in length from a few hours to a few days or more for complex projects.

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9 Websites / News Letters / Etc. Consider ways to keep stakeholders informed. news letters. Keep updated project website. Create handouts and flyers for distribution. Blast updates with #socialmedia The more information you can provide the better.

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13 Implementation Participation Look for opportunities for stakeholders to participate in the implementation of the project. Native planting days. Voluntary energy reductions / recycling participation. Volunteer designed educational signs.

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15 Wrap up. Stakeholder involvement is key to a project s success. Leads to ownership and understanding. Ways to help achieve stakeholder involvement: Identify stakeholders. Invite stakeholder representatives to planning meetings. Invite stakeholders to participate in design charrettes. Stay connected with websites, news letters, social media. Get stakeholders involved in implementation.

16 Thanks! Presented by: Sean Hayes, P.E. Environmental Engineer Milwaukee County

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18 Nick Robinson, CSP About Trek Largest bicycle company in North America Headquarters in Waterloo, WI My primary role Safety, Environmental, and Sustainability Sustainability Trek Green Team, Wellness Coordinator, Health Coach, Fitness/Health Instructors, Onsite Medical (PA, Acupuncture, Nutrition, Chiropractor, and Athletic Trainers), and a truly awesome Café.

19 Sustainability Basics Support is essential Identify and harness the energy of a group of people with a variety of experiences Brainstorm to the extreme Get every idea on paper. They are not ALL going to happen, but you need to understand your scope. Target areas of enthusiasm Management, Team, and/or Customers

20 Easy Wins / Low Hanging Fruit Find projects with low investment and high rewards

21 Tell the story! Identify Green parking spots Hybrid, EV, Commuter, etc EV Parking Do you have outside outlets near parking spots? If you build it

22 Reusable Packaging for Employee Purchases Goal: Replace single-use plastic bags with reusable Hurdles Cost to implement: Up-front design and purchasing costs Logistics: Storage, use, returns, etc Adoption: Attitude, desire, and promotion Leverage Use Reusables grant: $3,500 to implement reusable packaging in our EPP operation

23 Leverage the community There is an entire community of awesome sustainability resources

24 Farm-to-table (Onsite Home) Goal: Bring locally sourced healthy food to our employees Onsite - Café Vegetables, eggs, and dairy at no additional cost Workplace CSA No cost to employer Health insurance rebates Direct payroll withdrawal Fresh, local veggies weekly

25 Summary Get Support Brainstorm Find areas of enthusiasm Rock the low hanging fruit Tell the story! Leverage the community Thank you Nick Robinson, CSP

26 Overcoming Barriers to Sustainability Tari Emerson, PE 1 Principal Consultant

27 2 Energy Management Energy Efficiency & Use Strategy & Planning Certification Regulatory Climate Change Sustainability Procurement

28 3 What is Sustainability? Sustainability is meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

29 4 Elements of a Sustainability program Use of electricity, natural gas, water Use of other natural resources in the manufacturing of products Building materials Indoor air quality Transportation Local ecosystem

30 5 Barriers to getting started Getting a commitment for resources All levels of management must buy-in Need to have sustainability staff Develop a budget for capital, expense and R&D Developing a program that will survive and thrive Must be self sustaining and provide value Weeding through the green wash to determine the most meaningful changes

31 6 Challenges for existing programs Using Capital for non-core business Changes in regulations can change the cost equation Long term contracts Verifying the benefits Customers don t see the value

32 7 Recognition

33 Questions? 8 Temerson@environcorp.com

34 * Signal vs Substance Strategies for dealing with barriers to sustainability

35 *Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc. *Celebrating 20 year in business *Tools for sustainability *Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) -The Planet *Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001) - The People *Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) - The Profit *

36 *What we do: *30% Teaching about ISO and how to be an auditor *30% Consulting to help flatten a learning curve *30% ISO Auditing (2 nd & 3 rd Party CB) *10% Compliance auditing EH&S regulatory compliance *

37 *Signal = Messaging Sustainability - Easy *Substance = Improving Sustainability Performance - Not Always So Easy *

38 *Good business partners care about sustainability (Supply/Value Chain) *You want your suppliers to be sustainable *Your customers want you to be sustainable Supplier Your Business Customer *

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40 *Corporate Social Responsibility Reports *Corporate Sustainability Reports *

41 *Purpose of Management System Standards Like ISO *Provide a structure or model *Establish criteria for assurance audits *Revision to ISO *Risk based approach *More emphasis on LCA *

42 *ISO Certification *14001:201x - Environmental Management Systems *9001: Quality Management Systems *50001: Energy Management Systems *45001:201x - Occupational Health and Safety *26000: Social Responsibility (Guidance Only) *

43 Thank you! Watch for information on future webinars to discuss: Beneficial reuse/recycling Tracking data and setting goals For more information on the FET Sustainability Committee, contact: Rebecca Vanderbeck