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Linda Brughelli Chair, Green Office-DOJ. Edmund G. Brown Jr. California Attorney General. California Department of Justice. 09/03/09. Sustainability in Practice. Background First Year, Lessons Learned Key Accomplishments Challenges Goals – 2009-10. 09/03/09.

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  1. Linda Brughelli Chair, Green Office-DOJ Edmund G. Brown Jr. California Attorney General California Department of Justice 09/03/09

  2. Sustainability in Practice • Background • First Year, Lessons Learned • Key Accomplishments • Challenges • Goals – 2009-10 09/03/09

  3. Background: Three Key Factors • Assembly Bill 32 • California laws, including the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, have set goals for the state • Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger • Attorney General Jerry Brown 09/03/09

  4. DOJ Process:First Year, Lessons Learned • Greening a workplace impacts organizational behavior and human behavior. • Culture and values can advance the efforts. • Leadership comes from empowered employees. • People need visible benefits to support greening. • Jobs include environmental considerations. • Momentum and timing matter. 09/03/09

  5. DOJ Process: Green Office-DOJCommittee • Create Green Office-DOJ Committee; issue the charter. • DOJ employees are permitted to do committee work – allowed to use 5% of their time. • Collaborate with DOJ’s managers in technology, program, and administrative division. • Work with external state agencies such as Dept. of General Services. 09/03/09

  6. DOJ Process: Education • The statewide Green Committee embarked on an education and assessment process: • What is climate change all about? • What does the term “sustainability” mean? • What does the Scoping Plan issued by the state’s Climate Action Team require of state government agencies? • What does Green Office-DOJ encompass? 09/03/09

  7. DOJ Process: Definition • “Sustainability” • Being sustainable means “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” • World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987 publication 09/03/09

  8. DOJ Process: Mind Map • Mind map: • Conservation • Buildings • Recycling • Pollution prevention • Compliance • Certification • Employee awareness 09/03/09

  9. Mind Map: Conservation 09/03/09

  10. Mind Map: Buildings 09/03/09

  11. Mind Map: Recycling 09/03/09

  12. Mind Map: Pollution Prevention 09/03/09

  13. Mind Map: Compliance 09/03/09

  14. Mind Map: Certification 09/03/09

  15. Mind Map: Employee Awareness 09/03/09

  16. Key Accomplishments

  17. Accomplishments: Green Initiatives • Converted 100% PCC paper and encouraged default duplex printing. • E-mailed memos to all employees about unplugging appliances when not in use. • Increased and expanded recycling efforts. 09/03/09

  18. Accomplishments: Green Initiatives • Encouraged reduced consumption; conducted eWaste events. • Increased procurement of recycled content office supplies. • Built a Green Intranet and maximized education/communication with employees. • Adopted sustainable practices in flagship forensic lab. • Created opportunities for employees and program units to get involved and be recognized. 09/03/09

  19. Accomplishments: Green Initiatives (cont.) • Installed desktop power management software. • Joined with the American Bar Association/federal EPA’s Law Office Partnership for sustainable business practices. • Collaborated with Dept. of General Services on applications to US Green Building Council to acquire LEED certification for three legal office buildings. 09/03/09

  20. Accomplishments: Green Initiatives (cont.) • Established a pilot hybrid rental program with the Dept. of General Services. • Published 2009 Report on the AG’s public web site. 09/03/09

  21. The Challenges

  22. Challenges • Selling green • Bureaucracy • External rules govern our operation • Employees • Fear factor • Standards, measures to track environmental benefits 09/03/09

  23. Best Practices • Ensure that leadership for a Green Office comes from top management • Put one person in charge of the Green Office • Communicate the charter – the Who, What and How • Recruit and organize volunteers and provide time for their activities • Involve the business and information technology functions in all phases 09/03/09

  24. Best Practices (cont.) • Identify partners – vendors, other government agencies, special districts, and business partners • Seek similar groups and organizations for collaboration and idea exchange • Use all forms of communication to educate, involve and inspire employees • Select measurable and attainable objectives • Going “green” is a journey – a lifelong commitment to protect the environment 09/03/09

  25. For More Information • Call me at (916) 327-7864 • or • E-mail: Linda.Brughelli@doj.ca.gov Aerial view of the San Francisco Bay wetlands and salt ponds. Photo courtesy of Roy Tennant. 09/03/09

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