2009 Go Green Initiative Overview
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Go Green Initiative
21st Century Environmental Leadership…
Everlasting Results.
o Naval Officero Momo PTA Presidento Founder, Go Green
Initiativeo Concern for children’s
health, now & in the future
o Desire to teach kids good environmental behavior
o Create change without legislation/taxation – no government impact
How the GGI Began…
The Five GGI Principles•• GGenerate compost
•• RRecycle
•• EEducate
•• EEvaluate environmental impact
•• NNationalize principles of responsible paper consumption
· Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
· National School Boards Association
· National Recycling Coalition & state affiliates
· National Audubon Society Science Div.
· American Forest & Paper Assoc.· PTA’s· And many more…
GGI Partners
Why a Schools Program?
· More people = fewer natural resources
· Schools are a significant source of waste generation in most communities
· Schools can have a long-term impact
· Schools act as a catalyst for the rest of the community
What Makes the GGI Unique…
·Child-centric
·Market Driven
·Measurable Environmental Benefits
·Great Customer Satisfaction
·The Source of our Funding
·Media Relations
Market Share – 2005
· 9 states
· 170 schools
· Affecting the daily lives of 125,000 students and 9,000 teachers.
Market Share – 2006
· 14 states
· 270 schools
· Affecting the daily lives of 230,000 students and 14,000 teachers.
· 46 states, 10 countries, 4 continents
· Over 850 schools
· Affecting the daily lives of 1,061,071 students and 75,439 teachers.
Market Share – 2007
· 50 states, 13 countries, 4 continents
· Over 1750 schools
· Affecting the daily lives of 1,965,252 students and 233,543 teachers.
··ON A BUDGET OF LESS THAN 2 ON A BUDGET OF LESS THAN 2 CENTS PER STUDENTCENTS PER STUDENT
Market Share – 2008
170270
850
1,753
0
200400
600800
10001200
14001600
1800
2005 2006 2007 2008
GGI Schools
Increase in # of GGI Schools
Increase in # of GGI Students
125,000230,000
1,061,071
1,965,252
0200,000400,000600,000800,000
1,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,0002,000,000
2005 2006 2007 2008
GGI Students
9000 14000
75,439
233,543
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
2005 2006 2007 2008
Teachers
Increase in # of GGI Teachers
55%
17%
26%
2%
ElementaryMiddleHigh SchoolPost Secondary
Overall Percentage of Schools by Grade Level
81%
15%
4%
PublicPrivateCharter
Overall Percentage of Schools by School Type
17%
31%
52%
Rural UrbanSuburban
Overall Percentage of Schools by City Type
MMeasurable Environmental Impact
of GGI School Recycling 2005-2008·Go Green schools conserved
the following:· More than 2,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions
·25.7 million gallons of water
·33,000 barrels of oil = over 766,000 gallons of gasoline
·61.5 billion BTU’s of energy
·More than 13,450 cubic yards of landfill space
Goals for 2009
· Train-the-trainer events
· Grants to schools
· Enhanced Communication Capability
· 2009 Go Green Earth Summit
· Translation of GGI Materials to new languages