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Shaw Industries EMS Development and the Bartow County EMS Project

Shaw Industries EMS Development and the Bartow County EMS Project. Georgia Environmental Conference 2007 August 23, 2007. Groundbreaking Leadership. Bartow County has been designated as part of a 13 county nonattainment area.

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Shaw Industries EMS Development and the Bartow County EMS Project

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  1. Shaw IndustriesEMS Development andthe Bartow County EMS Project Georgia Environmental Conference 2007 August 23, 2007

  2. Groundbreaking Leadership • Bartow County has been designated as part of a 13 county nonattainment area. • Region 4 EPA , Georgia EPD, and Bartow County government, industry and agricultural sectors entered into a first-of-its-kind program to create and implement a county-wide environmental management system (EMS). • A draft was submitted to Dr. Carol Couch, Director GA EPD, circulated for comments, and approved by all stakeholders

  3. Progress – The Hard Part Bartow EMS program has organized around a central EMS Internal Steering Committee as well as: Transportation Committee Recycling/Solid Waste Committee Sustainable Office Workshop Committee Agricultural Conference Committee Clean Contracting Committee

  4. Progress – The Hard Part Primary impact areas to be addressed: Air Water Energy Solid Waste and others

  5. Progress – The Hard Part Objectives to keep in mind as the opportunities for EMS improvement are considered: 1. Find ways to engage and incentivize individual residents, not just groups. 2. Make sure that goals and targets are realistic and fully supported. 3. Make steady, continuous progress, realizing that most participants have other commitments to family, work, and community. EMS participation is VOLUNTARY.

  6. Shaw Environmental System (SES) • Shaw Environmental System (SES), ISO 14001 based, was underway at the same time. • Takes advantage of the ISO 9000 based Shaw Quality System (SQS) driven by Six Sigma. • Continuing development of Environmental Cost System to help define the environmental and social benefits to our business. • Internally focused to drive innovation by making environmental improvement a standard Shaw business practice – to go beyond compliance.

  7. Integrating Our Quality and Environmental Systems SQS (ISO 9001) Unique SES (ISO 14001) Unique Shared Customer Focus Product Realization Design and Development Production and Service Customer Satisfaction Control of NCP Aspects and Impacts Emergency Response Interested Parties Regulatory Compliance Policy Manual and Statement Document Control Objectives and Targets Training Internal Auditing Measuring and Monitoring Calibration CA/PA Systems Management Review

  8. Bartow County Environmental Management System Results EMS PARTNER RESULTS FOR SHAW INDUSTRIES • Water Consumption (gallons per square yard) down 14.8%. • Non-Renewable Energy Use (btu's per square yard) down 12.5%. • Solid Waste Created (lbs. per square yard) down 8.5%.

  9. Bartow County Environmental Management System Results EMS PARTNER RESULTS FOR SHAW INDUSTRIES • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 equiv. per square yard) down 8.4% • Landfill Waste Generated (lbs. per square yard) down 3.4%. Waste to Energy Facility

  10. Bartow County Environmental Management System Results EMS PARTNER RESULTS FOR SHAW INDUSTRIES • Re-routed Semi-Trucks from city center for noise, traffic, and emissions reductions • EMS implemented at 52 individual sites • US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

  11. SES Update:Shaw Environmental System • SES is data-driven through a formal management system structure, but it is also a price of admission for credibility in sustainability claims. • Seven pilot facilities certified by July 2005. • 45 remaining plants prioritized, trained, and certified (or scheduled for certification) by June 2007. • SES includes an environmental measurement system appropriate to each facility, but common corporate measurements are summarized – energy use, emissions, water use, waste reduction.

  12. Key Corporate Aspects:What to measure? • Solid Waste, Energy, Emissions, and Water • Basic goals: Identification, benchmarking, and reduction of impacts. • Selection criteria: Highly significant, highly achievable, and highly aggressive. • Tracking the scope and pace of technology development is also critical to updating and reaching EMS goals.

  13. Environmental ResearchInterviews and Survey • A Shaw internal aware.ness and attitudes survey established a baseline that can help us track progress • Completed 48 F2F interviews in April 2005 to help in designing an effective annual survey. • Survey went to 13,000 Shaw e-mail respondents, hourly and salaried, in June 2006. Over 7000 responses received. • Objective was to help define Shaw’s environmental identity and create messaging for internal and external audiences.

  14. Environmental Survey Results • Environmental Awareness • Low level of knowledge and awareness • 27% could not name any impacts from Shaw processes • 37% believe we have effective ways to measure impacts now • 58% believe carpet is sustainable now • Environmental Attitudes • 87% believe stewardship is important at work and home • 50% are pessimistic about the future of the environment • 73% are enthusiastic about Shaw initiatives and want to be involved • 15% feel sustainability is a waste of time • Opinions About Shaw • Overwhelmingly positive (80%+) • Only 68% view Shaw as an environmental leader • Only 75% said Shaw products are totally safe and healthy • 70% feel Shaw is adequately involved in their community

  15. Shaw’s Environmental Policy • Acknowledging our responsibility to the environment, we will adhere to the following practices • Our entire corporation and all stakeholders will value and share our commitment to continuous improvements of environmental impacts through an Environmental Management System. • We will continually reduce waste and prevent pollution, reduce or control our emissions from fossil fuels, reuse and recycle waste streams and redesign our products and processes for a healthy environment. • We will take responsibility for all that we do and comply with all federal, state, local or tribal laws and regulations and comply with other policies and programs as adopted by the corporation. • We will evaluate alternative energy sources and strive to develop closed-loop technologies to return post consumer products to our production processes • This policy will be communicated to all company employees, our consultants and contractors. This policy will be made available to regulatory agencies, the public or other interested parties upon request.

  16. The Benefits of an EMS • Minimizes waste and prevents pollution • Reduces future EH&S liability risk • Enhances environmental compliance • Improves community in which we live • Increases operational cost savings • More attractive to new and existing customers

  17. The Benefits of a Bartow EMS • Minimizes waste and prevents pollution to provide a healthy, productive environment for our children and theirs. • Reduces future EH&S liability risk that Bartow governments and businesses could face. • Enhances environmental compliance, especially with the nonattainment area designation. • Improves county in which we live and operate – local responsibility, local control, and local benefits. • Increases operational cost savings which could limit growth of taxes in the future, or loss of services. • More attractive to new and existing residents. The quality of life in Bartow is dependent on controlled growth and a well-informed populace.

  18. Things to Keep in Mind An EMS doesn’t guarantee good environmental practices. It simply provides a systematic framework to identify, address, measure, and guide. Garbage in, garbage out.An EMS won’t be effective if it doesn’t change the habits of individuals and groups. It’s a cultural change…and it’s voluntary. A good outcome in Bartow could provide a template for counties nationwide and reduce the need for future regulatory actions. Take care of your environment or increase the risk of nonresidents mandating how you’ll operate.

  19. Shaw’s Commitment to the Bartow EMS Shaw will lead by example in its Bartow facilities, including environmental stewardship and EMS development. Shaw will share training materials and resources, and mentor smaller companies or groups that need assistance with EMS development. Shaw will support the work of the Bartow EMS effort to the best of its ability to assure its success if the citizens of Bartow respond in kind. No single individual, group, or company can do it alone.

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