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1 Federal Acquisition Service Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Sustainability Overview GSA’s Sustainability GSA’s Sustainability Opportunity Opportunity Houston Taylor Houston Taylor Deputy Assistant Commissioner Deputy Assistant Commissioner Office of Acquisition Management Office of Acquisition Management March 16, 2010 March 16, 2010
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Federal Acquisition ServiceFederal Acquisition Service
U.S. General Services Administration
Sustainability OverviewSustainability OverviewGSA’s Sustainability GSA’s Sustainability OpportunityOpportunityGSA’s Sustainability GSA’s Sustainability OpportunityOpportunity
Houston TaylorHouston TaylorDeputy Assistant CommissionerDeputy Assistant CommissionerOffice of Acquisition ManagementOffice of Acquisition Management
March 16, 2010March 16, 2010March 16, 2010March 16, 2010
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What is Sustainability?
No one agreed upon definition
The Executive Order definition - “Sustainability" and "sustainable" mean to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive humans and nature can exist in productive harmonyharmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations
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Corporate world recognizing sustainability benefitsCorporate world recognizing sustainability benefits
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Examples of Real Sustainability SavingsExamples of Real Sustainability Savings
Initial sustainable process changes cost BP $20M, by 2006 BP had saved $1.5 Billion.
IBM overshot its five-year greenhouse gas reduction target (in 2003), saving $115 Million through energy-efficiency initiatives such as redesigning heating and cooling systems.
Other sustainable firms…3M, Ford, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nike, Sony, InterFace, BSF….
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Looking Through a Sustainable LensLooking Through a Sustainable Lens
Looking through a “sustainable lens” means a manager is approaching every business decision with any eye towards: Cutting cost Reducing risk Driving revenues and Enhancing intangible value
Environmental Management System (EMS) is theframework with which to consider business decisions. It is GSA’s “sustainable lens”.
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Executive Order 13514Executive Order 13514
. Scope 1: Direct greenhouse gas emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the Federal agency.Scope 2: Direct greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the generation of electricity, steam, heating, or cooling purchased by a Federal agencyScope 3: Greenhouse gas emissions from sources not owned or directly controlled by a Federal agency but related to agency activities services, and employee travel and commutingSource: EO 13514, Section 19
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GSA Activities Under the Executive OrderGSA Activities Under the Executive Order
Identify our own Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions = create “comprehensive inventory” Map GSA’s “supply chain”
Set GHG emissions reduction targets Already did so for Scope 1 & 2 Setting for Scope 3
Develop a Sustainability Plan outlining how we will reach our reductions targets
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GSA tasked with providing recommendationsGSA tasked with providing recommendations
Section 13 of EO tasks GSA to provide recommendations on the feasibility of contractors reporting their GHG emissions Benchmarking and collaborating with commercial
companies who track and report emissions Next step to use greenhouse gas emissions as part of
procurement to incentivize supplier reporting
Recommendations due to Council on Environmental Quality and OMB by April 5, 2010.
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GSA Working in PartnershipGSA Working in Partnership
Partnering Internally with PBS, OGP, FAS
Partnering with World Resources Institute (WRI) to test their: Public Sector Standard Scope 3 Supply Chain Accounting and Reporting Standard
Partnering with federal agencies OFEE, DoD, EPA, DOE, NASA, others
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How GSA Partners with CustomersHow GSA Partners with Customers
Working with customers to identify what products and services they need to reduce their GHG emissions. Walking hand in hand through each customer’s
Sustainability Plan. Identifying needed services & products for meeting GHG
reduction targets. Completing a gap analysis to identify both existing and
needed GSA products & services.
Result: GSA relies on customer data to provide sustainable products and services.
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SummarySummary
Defining Sustainability Benchmarking with commercial sector EMS framework GSA leadership role
The opportunity is here – GSA needs to capture it!
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Questions?
