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GOING GREEN’S UNEXPECTED ADVANTAGE

Discover the unexpected advantages of going green for businesses - improves the triple bottom line: economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. Learn from successful examples and research findings supporting sustainability strategies.

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GOING GREEN’S UNEXPECTED ADVANTAGE

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  1. GOING GREEN’S UNEXPECTED ADVANTAGE May 3, 2016

  2. Why Bother? ECONOMIC PROSPERITY TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  3. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY Taking actions that affect how businesses turn a profit so that they will be able to continue for years to come.” Adam Werbach, Strategy For Sustainability

  4. Need I Say More? PNC Bank Study Finds that LEED Certified Bank Branches yield $461,300 more per employee than Non-Certified Branches. The Relationship between Corporate Sustainability and Firm Financial Performance, Conlon and Glavas, 2012

  5. Thinking Globally and Acting Locally Putting Neighborhoods First and Helping Local Communities Thrive “Taking actions which demonstrate that other people matter.” SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY “Taking actions that protect and value cultural diversity from generation to generation.” SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  6. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

  7. How to Begin the Process?

  8. Measurement Production (metric tons) Product Shipped Raw Materials from Recycled Sources Waste (metric tons) Generated Waste Percent Recycled / Reused Waste Disposed Waste (metric tons) Waste Disposed Solid Waste —Non-Hazardous Solid Waste —Hazardous Effluents (excluding water) Air Emissions Other Energy Consumption (gigajoules) Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions (metric tons) Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (metric tons) Water Consumption (cubic meters) Total Spent on Minority and Women Owned Businesses (Millions) Met a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent from 2005 levels 14 years ahead of schedule. NOxEmissions

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