13 0827 session 1

Cleantech Open2013 Webinar Series

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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Welcome to the National Webinar Series

• With the Cleantech Open since 2007• Mentor Chair 2007 - 2008• Executive Director 2008 - present

MC: Rex Northen,Executive Director, Cleantech Open

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The Summer Program – July – September 2013

Date Time (PDT)

Session I – Worksheets Time (PDT)

Special Topic Sessions

7/9 1:30 to2:30pm Business Model Canvas (Review) 2:45 to

4:00pm LaunchPad Central (Review)

7/16 1:30 to2:30pm Product/Market Fit 2:45 to

4:00pm Systems Review, PR 101

7/23 1:30 to2:30pm Markets and Getting to Them 2:45 to

4:00pm Term Sheets

7/30 1:30 to2:30pm Product/Technology Validation 2:45 to

4:00pmAlternative Sources of Funding - Grant Writing / Crowd Sourcing

8/6 1:30 to2:30pm Financials Analysis & Planning 2:45 to

4:00pm Review of Worksheets to date

8/13 1:30 to2:30pm Legal Environment, Issues and Risks 2:45 to

4:00pm Cap Tables

8/20 1:30 to2:30pm Management Team 2:45 to

4:00pm Working with the Utilities

8/27 1:30 to2:30pm Sustainability 2:45 to

4:00pmTell Your Story, Sell Your Story (Communicating value to stake holders)

9/10 1:30 to 2:30pm Last Chance For Questions 2:45 to

4:00pm

9/11 1:30 to2:30pm

Investor PresentationMentor Assessment

2:45 to4:00pm

Review of Mock Judging, Regional Awards, Global Forum


Session 1: Sustainability

1:30pm – 2:30pm, PDT

Speaker: Melissa AntoneDirector of SustainabilityApollo Group

Speaker: Morgan RiderDirector of Sustainability & Marketing Earth Protect Productions

Speaker: Hardik SavaliaSenior AssociateBLab

Cleantech Open2013 Webinar Series

SUSTAINABILITYTuesday, August 27, 2013


Agenda

• Sustainability Judging Criteria• Supply Chain Management• Life Cycle Assessment• Metrics, Reporting, Certification• B-Corporation


Sustainability Judging Criteria

• How well does the team describe and quantify the net environmental, economic and social benefits/impacts of their cleantech application?

• How well does the team describe and quantify the environmental, economic, and social responsibility and impacts of their operations in manufacturing and providing their technology or service?


Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Life cycle assessment (LCA): • Estimates cumulative impacts of each stage of a product’s life. • Estimates impacts associated with each input in the delivery of a service.• Traditionally cradle to grave, now cradle to cradle

How to assess:• Compile• Evaluate• Interpret

Using:• People• Planet• Profit

• http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/std/lca/lca.html

http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/std/lca/lca.html




LCA - Stages

1. Goal definition – scoping- set boundaries & parameters- define & describe processes

2. Inventory analysis - identify and quantify impacts3. Impact assessment - assess impact to PPP 4. Interpretation –

- evaluate results and select best sources/options- report results


Sourcing

Raw Materials Acquisition• Sources from the earth• All energy/inputs associated with extraction• Transportation associated with extraction and delivery• Impacts to people & planet – as well as profit


Manufacturing/Production

• Materials manufacture• Product fabrication• Filling/packaging/distribution


Use/Reuse/Maintenance

• Activities associated with useful life• Energy demands from storage and consumption• Repair/service


End of Life

• Includes all processes, parts, equipment, materials, buildings, etc. along the lifecycle. – Actual product end-of-life: Customer reuse? Return for reuse?– Transportation associated– All energy inputs associated

Sources: EPA

http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P1000L86.txt?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=2006%20Thru%202010&Docs=&Query=&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=1&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&UseQField=&IntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=0&XmlQuery=&File=D:/ZYFILES/INDEX%20DATA/06THRU10/TXT/00000002/P1000L86.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h%7C-&MaximumDocuments=1&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r75g8/r75g8/x150y150g16/i425&Display=p%7Cf&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=6


Metrics

• Inform Strategy

• Provide Data

• Drive Improvements

• Evaluate Performance

• Demonstrate Value

• Facilitate Recordkeeping and Reporting


Inform Strategy


Keys to Key Performance Indicators

• Meaningful and Relevant to Business Strategy

• Quantifiable and Verifiable

• Cost Effective to Monitor

• Easy to Control or Influence

• Commensurate with Scope of Operations and Impacts


Benefits for Measurement and Reporting

• Drive Process Improvements

• Facilitate Product LCA

• Track Progress

• Benchmark Performance

• Communicate Achievements (savings!)


Global Reporting Initiative

• Strategy and Analysis• Organizational Profile• Report Parameters• Governance, Commitments and Engagement• Environmental• Human Rights• Labor Practices and Decent Work• Society• Product Responsibility• Economic

www.globalreporting.org

http://www.globalreporting.org/


Green Certifications and Label


B Impact Assessment

A free, confidential tool to help businesses assess, compare, and improve their impact.www.bimpactassessment.net

http://www.bimpactassessment.net/


B Impact Assessment - Easy to Use

• Used by 15,000 businesses worldwide

• Public good developed by B Lab, a non-profit organization

B Impact Report 2013Sample Company X


B Impact Assessment -

• Tailored based on:

– Size (# of employees)

– Sector (Service, Wholesale/Retail, Manufacturing)

– Location (Developed or Emerging Markets)


B Impact Assessment

B Impact Report 2013Sample Company X

Easy to compare performance

between other businesses


B Impact Assessment

Hundreds of Best Practice Guides!


Neil Grimmer, CEO, Plum Organics

“The B Impact Assessment has been

invaluable to Plum in elevating our

positive impact as a responsible

business. It helps us measure our efforts,

celebrate accomplishments, and identify

areas for continuous improvement.”


Karen Parolek, Founder, Opticos Architecture & Design

“Every time we go through the B Impact

Assessment, we find a few more things

to focus on. Sometimes they are things

we've been meaning to get to, and

sometimes they are new things we'd

never thought of. ”


Resources and References

• B-Corporation www.bcorporation.net• Global Impact Investing Ratings System www.giirs.org• Gemi Metrics Navigator http://www.gemi.org/metricsnavigator/• Global Reporting Initiative www.globalreporting.org• Cradle to Cradle Certification www.mbdc.com • Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050:2008

http://goo.gl/ihTSZ Green House Gas Protocol http://www.ghgprotocol.org/• Carbon Disclosure Project – GHG, water management, and

climate change strategies disclosure https://www.cdproject.net/

http://www.bcorporation.net/

http://www.gemi.org/metricsnavigator/

http://www.globalreporting.org/

http://www.mbdc.com/

http://goo.gl/ihTSZ

http://www.bsigroup.com/Standards-and-Publications/How-we-can-help-you/Professional-Standards-Service/PAS-2050

http://www.ghgprotocol.org/

https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Pages/HomePage.aspx

Session 1 Q&A

Accelerating Your BusinessLive and Breathe the Worksheets


As of August 27th ……

Complete Business Model Canvas and Worksheet

Complete Product/Market Fit Worksheet

Complete Markets and Getting to Them Worksheet

Complete Product/Technology Validation Worksheet

3-Year Projection - Financials Worksheet

Legal structure & IP Identified

Think Through Your Management Team and Evolution of the Team

Sustainability Plan

Be posting your answers to your online worksheets (Dashboard)Remember there are character limits to the answers


DEADLINESeptember 10th, 11:59pm, PDT

Deliverables:• eight worksheets and the two (2) required uploads• executive summary• investor presentation


Reminders

• Be posting your answers to the online worksheets – accessed through your Dashboard

• Complete the webinar surveys• No webinar Tuesday, September 2nd• September 10th

– “Last Chance for Questions” Webinar – 1:30pm to 2:30pm, PDT

• September 11th

– Session 1: Investor Presentation Review & Mentor Evaluation - 1:30pm to 2:30pm, PDT

– Session 2: Overview of the Next 3 Months - 2:45pm-4:00pm, PDT

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