Presented by Briar Schoon , Sustainability Analyst Erin Stanforth, Sustainability Manager Portland Community College

1. Footprinting the Supply Chain: Shifting Priorities at Portland Community College Presented by Briar Schoon, Sustainability Analyst Erin Stanforth, Sustainability Manager Portland Community College

2. About PCC • Largest higher educational institution in the state of Oregon • PCC has 10 campuses and centers throughout the Portland-metro area • Approximately 90,000 students • 3205 staff and faculty members • Collectively, our square footage combined is slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.

3. Sustainability Timeline • 2006: Board passes Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707 • 2006: President signs ACUPCC • 2006: College completes first GHG inventory to establish baseline • 2009: President signs Climate Action Plan • 2010: President convenes Sustainable Practices, Academics and Resources Council (SPARC) • 2010: College hires Sustainability Manager • 2010: College hires Energy Manager

4. Sustainability Background Cont. • 2012: College completes third GHG inventory, comprehensive and retrospective including supply chain emissions. • 2012: College completes first STARS report • 2013: President signs updated Climate Action Plan • 2013: College approves Sustainability Focus Award, a student completion award • 2013: College completes fourth GHG inventory and second STARS report • 2013: College appointed to national Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

5. PCC’s GHG Emissions

6. Scope 3 Emissions

7. Commute Emissions

8. What is Commuting • Commuter emissions include all indirect emissions associated with staff and students getting to PCC • Single occupancy vehicles • Public transit (bus, light rail) • Carpool/rideshare • PCC Shuttles not included

9. Commute Calculation The calculation looks something like this: An average employee-owned fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon is assumed.

10. Commute Survey Some of the data you are looking to capture and extract from a commute survey include: • Commute distance • Transportation mode (single occupancy vehicle, carpool, bus, bike/walk) • Number of commute days (also possibly available from HR) • Number of carpool occupants

11. PCC Commute Survey Portland Community College Student Survey 2011 For the Campuses: -Sylvania -Rock Creek -Cascade -Southeast The data listed in the following report are based on the answers of the 2,814 respondents. While the report provides valuable insight into the transportation patterns of PCC students, it is not a statistically valid representation of all students.

12. PCC Commute Survey Portland Community College Student Commute Survey COMBINED CAMPUS REPORT Summary of Mode Use by Campus

13. Commute Data Entry Depending on the calculator you are using, the data is now ready to be entered in:

14. Solid Waste Emissions

15. What is Solid Waste? • All waste destined for the landfill is included (including Bond activities) • Does not include recycled or composted materials • PCC partners with Oregon Oils to recycle cooking oil

16. Solid Waste • 5 haulers for 10 campuses and centers • 2 landfills, both use CH4 capture with flaring • Understanding the impact of solid waste

17. Solid Waste

18. Solid Waste

19. Business Travel Emissions

20. Business Travel • All emissions associated with employee business travel • Air travel • Employee-owned vehicles • Need to know destination cities for air travel emissions • Need data on mileage reimbursement

21. Air Travel • No system in place at PCC for tracking although there is just one point of contact • Data can be overwhelming due to disorganization • We created a cheat sheet to help track.

22. Air Travel Cheat Sheet

23. Em Employee-owned Vehicles • Past years… • This year the Payroll Manager provided total miles reimbursed for employee travel

24. Selecting a Calculator Here are some calculators to consider: Clean Air-Cool Planet Good Company's G3C calculator GHG Protocol Carbon Footprint Business Calculator Carbon Trust The Carbon Neutral Company

25. Supply Chain Emissions Like Commuting, Supply Chain emissions are indirect emissions and are therefore shared.

26. Supply Chain Emissions The scale of greenhouse gas emissions from supply chain can be quite large.

27. Supply Chain Methodology • Collect the necessary purchasing data

28. 1. Collect the Data

29. Supply Chain Methodology • Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t). Collect the necessary purchasing data

30. 2. Understanding the Data You may need assistance to decipher the accounting numbers you received such as account labels or descriptions as shown in the adjacent image.

31. Supply Chain Methodology Collect the necessary purchasing data Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t). • Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting (such as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and services such as simple transfers of money.

32. 3. Remove certain categories

33. Supply Chain Methodology 4. Group and sort purchases into 10-15 major categories. Collect the necessary purchasing data Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t). Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting (such as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and services such as simple transfers of money.

34. 4. Group into major categories

35. Supply Chain Methodology 5.Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.

36. Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment “The EIO-LCA method estimates the materials and energy resources required for, and the environmental emissions resulting from, activities in our economy.  It is one technique for performing a life cycle assessment, an evaluation of the environmental impacts of a product or process over its entire life cycle.” www.eiolca.net/Method/ 

37. 5. Use the EIO-LCA tool The EIO-LCA online tool is available for free and assists in converting economic activity through dollars spent into GHG emissions. The tool and more information about it can be found at the following website: http://www.eiolca.net

38. The EIO-LCA tool

39. Supply Chain Methodology • 5. Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories. 6. Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI).

40. 6. Adjust for inflation When using the EIO-LCA tool, you must adjust for inflation because it is based on 2002 prices

41. Supply Chain Methodology • 5. Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories. • 6. Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI). 7. Enter your results into the calculator you are using for your inventory.

42. 7. Enter into your calculator

43. Lessons Learned • Start early! • Set a baseline year and move forward • Define boundaries (district-wide vs. campus) • Effectively communicate shared goals

44. Lessons Learned • Importance of transparency • Beware of diminishing returns • Importance of outreach • Realign goals and strategies accordingly

45. Sustainability Organization - Before

46. Sustainability Organization - After

47. Next Steps • Two questions: • How to promote sustainable purchases in a complex and diverse organization like PCC? • How to account for sustainable purchases in GHG inventory?

48. Next Steps • More specific supply chain GHG inventory

49. Next Steps • Product-specific Green Office Supplies Purchasing Guide • Work with Office Max to highlight green products and track purchases

50. Next Steps • Sustainability language and criteria in RFPs and college-wide contracts • Sustainable purchasing with the District Student Council • Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council