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Metrics- Measuring Your Success : Using Metrics to Set Benchmarks and Show ROI. March 13, 2012. Metrics- Measuring Your Success: Using Metrics to Set Benchmarks and Show ROI. Session Moderator Lucy Giovando Watts, GW& Co. Panel of Experts Wendi Shafir , U.S. EPA
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Metrics- Measuring Your Success: Using Metrics to Set Benchmarks and Show ROI March 13, 2012
Metrics- Measuring Your Success: Using Metrics to Set Benchmarks and Show ROI Session Moderator Lucy Giovando Watts, GW& Co. Panel of Experts Wendi Shafir, U.S. EPA Harry Hobbs, InterContinental Hotel SF Kathleen Hennesey, Moscone Center Paul Salinger, Oracle Jeff Chase, Freeman
U.S. EPAPacific Southwest Region GMIC NorCal: Metrics – Measuring for Success! Wendi Shafir Shafir.wendi@epa.gov 415-972-3422 March 13, 2012
EPA “14 Questions”Does meeting facility have ?... • Recycling • Linen/towel reuse • Access to public transit • Light/AC turn-off policy • Bulk/reusable containers • Reusable food service-ware • Energy efficiency program • Water conservation • Paperless check-in/out • Recycled/recyclable products • Employee “green” training • Local and sustainable food • Bio-based/biodegradable products • Other "green" environmental initiatives
EPA Resources • EPA R9 Green Meeting Policy & Checklists • WasteWise Re-TRAC tool - track waste • Waste Reduction (WARM) Model - GHG impact of recycling • Food Waste Management Tools • Energy Star for Hospitality – track water, energy • Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator • Federal Guidance: Sustainable Conferences • Greening Meetings and Conferences: Guide For Federal Purchasers
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Kathleen Hennesey Sustainability Analyst khennesey@moscone.com 415.978.3425 The Moscone Center’s website www.moscone.com Meeting Professionals’ Green Guide http://www.moscone.com/pdf/PlannersGreenGuide.pdf Exhibitor Green Guide http://www.moscone.com/pdf/Exhibitor_GreenGuide.pdf
Freeman Materials Tracking for Graphics – one page of larger report - Sample
APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards • Scope of each Standard • Air Quality • Energy • Community Partners • Communication Policy • Water • Waste • Procurement • Staff Management
Green Meetings Industry CouncilNorthern California Chapter Thank you to our Sponsors! Upcoming Programs: April 23-25, 2012 --GMIC Sustainability Conference Montreal, Canada May 8, 2012 –GMIC NCC Annual Spring Fling Location - TBD