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Sustainability Makes Cents

Sustainability Makes Cents. Jo-ell Carson Communications Director Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Follow @ madisonbiz Like Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. Our Presenter. Program Manager, Sustainable Business Initiative More than 5 years with Wisconsin DNR

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Sustainability Makes Cents

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  1. Sustainability Makes Cents • Jo-ell Carson • Communications Director • Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce • Follow @madisonbiz • Like Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce

  2. Our Presenter • Program Manager, Sustainable Business Initiative • More than 5 years with Wisconsin DNR • Field Ecologist in Ecuador Annemarie Kalson Sustain Dane

  3. SUSTAINABILITY MAKES CENTS Annemarie Kalson Program Manager Sustainable Business Initiative

  4. SUSTAIN DANE • AT HOME • Badger Bioneers Conference, December 12-13 @ Union South • Eco-Salons • Live Forward Club • Northwest Earth Institute Study Circles • AT SCHOOL • MMSD’s Sustainability Plan • Mpower School ChaMpions Program • GROW Coalition • Badger Rock Middle School • AT WORK • Mpower Business ChaMpions Program • Sustainable Business Network

  5. SUSTAIN DANE FUNDERS

  6. HOW DO WE DEFINE ‘SUSTAINABILITY’? • ‘Sustainability’ is… • …meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. • - UN World Commission on Environment and Development • Do unto those downstream what you would have those upstream do unto you. • - Wendell Berry

  7. “The Big Problem is nothing more or less than the sum total of countless little everyday choices, most of them made by us…” • Michael Pollan

  8. MPOWER BUSINESS CHAMPIONS PROGRAM • 50 + organizations since 2009 • 150+ projects completed • $800,000 & 14,000 tons C02 emissions saved annually

  9. THE MPOWER PROGRAM IS THE LINK BETWEEN YOU AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

  10. MPOWER RESOURCES • EPA; Energy Star Portfolio Manager • Energy Stewards Web Platform • Energy Efficiency Support • Focus on Energy • Dane County Clean Air Coalition • Rideshare, Etc. • B-Cycle • Madison Metro • EnAct • FairShare CSA Coalition • UW-Extension

  11. MEASURE LEARN MPOWER CHAMPIONS PROGRAM: KEY COMPONENTS CONNECT ACT TRACK $AVE

  12. MPOWER BUSINESSES COMMITT TO: • Providing Sustain Dane with 3 years of utility data • Participation of entire Mpower Team in at least 2 meetings with Sustain Dane staff • Holding Mpower Team meetings regularly • Attendance of 2 or more Team members at monthly Lunch and Learn events • Meeting with advisors and consultants provided by the program at no cost • Update resource use (electricity, gas, water) in Energy Stewards Web Platform • Implementing 5 Mpower Projects

  13. SUSTAINABILITY = MORE MONEY + HAPPIER EMPLOYEES

  14. ZDA, INC • Used Kill-A-Watt to baseline office electricity use • Increased knowledge led to behavior change • ZDA saw their lowest energy bill in 3 years this July

  15. EZ OFFICE PRODUCTS • Installed an employee garden: spring 2012 • Employees and relatives volunteered time and donated materials • Bonding process built camaraderie

  16. ISTHMUS ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING • Sold 250 LED light bulbs to employees ($10 to benefit local high school engineers club) • CO2 emission reduction of 25 tons • Greater impact (and less $) than 10 kW solar PV system

  17. DESIGNCRAFT ADVERTISING • Tracked when employees biked, carpooled, or bused to work • Rewarded miles with money to be used at local bike shop • Engaged employees, decrease company’s carbon footprint

  18. $800,000 saved annually OUR VISION IS FOR EVERY BUSINESS TO HAVE A ‘SUSTAINABILITY MAKES CENTS’ STORY MORE THAN $800,000 SAVED ANNUALLY

  19. WHAT IS YOUR STORY?

  20. 7 TIPS TO CREATING A SUCCESSFUL GREEN TEAM 1. SECURE UPPER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

  21. 2. BE STRATEGIC ABOUTYOUR MEMBERS

  22. 3. DEFINE THE SCOPE OF YOUR WORK

  23. 4. MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH

  24. 5. CREATE A 2 PRONGED COMMUNICATION PLAN

  25. 6. JUST DO SOMETHING

  26. 7. CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE YOUR CHAMPIONS

  27. SUSTAIN DANE’S SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK

  28. How will you use sustainability to reach your business goals? Annemarie Kalson annie@sustaindane.org 608-819-0689 www.sustaindane.org

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