NACO 2011 Annual Conference Multnomah County. Going Green Without Going Into the Red

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1 NACO 2011 Annual Conference Multnomah County Going Green Without Going Into the Red

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3 Why Sustainability? U.S. population = 5% of world s population. U.S. uses 40% of world s resources. If everyone lived like the average American, we d need at least 5 planets!

4 Everyone is doing it Walmart Zero waste and 100% renewable energy Supplier Sustainability Scorecard Corporate Sustainability rankings Global 100: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Annual Project by Corporate Knights) Newsweek Green Company Rankings Forbes America s Greenest Companies Top Ten Sustainability CEOs Chief Sustainability Officers exist alongside COOs and CFOs E.g. Heinz; Lucent Technologies; Chevron

5 Federal Government President Obama Executive Order Achieve 50% recycling and waste diversion 2020-Improve water efficiency 26% Meet sustainability requirements across 95% of all applicable contracts Implement net-zero-energy building requirement GSA reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 30% by Long-term goal of zero environmental footprint

6 Leveraging Public Spend Public procurement at all levels typically makes up 15% of Gross National Product (GNP) Fortune 500 purchases represent 73% of GNP 47 states have some form of sustainable purchasing policy State and local governments spend more than $400 billion on goods and services Multnomah County spends $400 million annually

7 Leveraging Your Spend Every purchase has an impact on human and environmental health and economic sustainability. Choosing products and services that reduce impacts on human health and the environment. Best overall value: What is it made from? Where did it come from? How will I dispose of it? Who did I buy it from? Did I include small businesses?

8 Multnomah County s Sustainable Purchasing and Social Equity Policy Includes goods and services - 25% of evaluation criteria for sustainability and social equity Social equity defined: workforce diversity, utilization of MWESBs and employee healthcare and other benefits All purchases over $5,000 include considerations for social equity and sustainability Purchases $5,000-$150,000, must contact at least 3 Minority, Women or Emerging Small Businesses Sustainable Checklist embedded into purchasing approval process

9 Multnomah County Tools and Resources Checklists Language library Best practices Case studies Calculators Past procurement documents and vendor responses Vendor resources Plagiarize, cut and paste!

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11 Other Resources City of Portland King County Commonwealth of Massachusetts Resort of Whistler, Canada Responsible Purchasing Network EPPnet

12 Your Leadership Matters Senior management buy-in Define sustainable purchasing for your agency Build into existing systems and processes No one has to be an expert Thinking out of the box One dedicated staff Incentives Partnering Awards Recognition Performance Reviews

13 Next Steps What is one new way that you can approach sustainable purchasing at your County?

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15 NaCo Green Products Performance History- Low performance and High cost SMART Green Users: Time is Money Proof in the pudding- high integrity of testing data 2. Cost to End User/Distribution Channel Usage Quantity Equivalent costs or 5% Ohio Commodity Chemistry vs. Quality Economies of Scale 3. Supply Chain: The Truth on Green Washing Life Cycle Analysis: Cradle to Grave Containers and Packaging

16 Buying Green Saving Green Being Green Scott Zintz Sustainability Coordinator

17 Buy Green without going into the Red Where do I focus my attention when I buy so many products? Cost and Operational Savings opportunities with Office Supplies and Tech Reduce Paper Usage Better Pricing from Vendor

18 Where to Focus? Focus on Environmental Benefits Focus on Both Environmental and Economic Benefits Focus on Economic Benefits 1. Where are our main environmental impacts? 2. What do we care most about: Reducing waste & pressure on resources Reducing energy or fuel & greenhouse gases Reducing harsh chemicals 3. How Green do we want to be? Which Ideas deliver environmental benefits and economic benefits in our preferred timeline? Are we willing to make investments to save money over the long term? Are we willing to spend in some areas and save in others? 1. Where are we spending most? 2. How can we lower short-term costs by going green? 3. How can we reduce long-term costs by going green? Adapted from Michael Porter

19 Cost Savings Saving $ by Purchasing Green Items Many Green items now have price parity or even lower price This will increase along with demand Private Label is good place to start Re-manufactured Toner Cost 30% less than OEM toner On a $100 cartridge, that means a $30 savings or more 1000 cartridges = $30,000 savings It takes ½ gallon of oil to produce the plastic for 1 cartridge Compatible toner quality has improved from drill/fill days

20 Operating Cost Savings Saving Operating Costs with Green Products CFL Light Bulbs According to Energystar.gov study, the use of 100 CFL s will yield net savings of over $7000 and 70,000lbs of carbon dioxide emissions Energy Star Appliances and Tech According to Energystar.gov study, 100 Energy Star desktops will yield a net savings of over $16,000 Power Strips US Dept Energy states that 75% of energy usage is Phantom meaning used while items are turned off

21 Life Cycle Savings Saving by Life Cycle Analysis Re-usable beverage containers If you drink 2 cups of coffee a day, you can reduce number of throw away cups by over 500 a year Re-chargeable batteries Reduce your battery expenditure by up to 70% over life of a battery Re-fill pens/pencils More durable and higher quality How many office supplies do you throw away? How long do your supplies last?

22 Duplex Printing and Paperless Reduce your paper usage by up to 50% with double side printing Reduce even more by instituting paperless office Use that savings to buy 30%+ recycled paper 1 tree = 1.33 cases paper 10,000 cases = 7500 trees 20% reduction and 30% recycled paper = 4200 trees Average of $40,000 savings

23 Pricing Ask for a Green comparison of your highly used items Add Green items to core list and ask for fixed pricing Work with a company that has a Green catalog

24 Questions?

25 HOW MUCH CAN YOU SAVE WITH JUST 100 CFLS? Over $7,000 net savings and over 70,000lbs of carbon dioxide emissions avoided over the life of just 100 Compact Fluorescent Lights + hassle reduction because you won t need to change burnt bulbs as often Source: HOW MUCH CAN YOU SAVE? $16,000 savings over the life of 100 Energy Star Desk Tops Source: