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1 Lean and Green! Group Consulting Program Do business differently and improve your productivity

2 Session 3: Measuring Your Carbon Footprint

3 Program Plan Today we will cover program deliverables. Lean concepts. Put Lean into practice. Session 1Introduction to Session 2 Review of take away work Creating a Lean future state by eliminating motion (5S). greenhouse gas inventorying. Map your operation s emission sources. Session 3Introduction to Session 4 Overview of GHG reduction strategies. Identify your best reduction opportunities. Assessing reductions strategies. Session 5 Carbon offsets. Implementing improvements. Change management. Program close. 3 Lean and Green Session 3

4 Plan for Today 1. Introduction to principles of accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions 2. Video: Salt Spring Coffee 3. Map your business operations, emissions sources and organizational boundary 4. Introduction to Climate Smart GHG management tool 4 Lean and Green Session 3

5 After Today You Will Be: > Familiar with the principles of the GHG Protocol > Ready to begin your GHG emissions inventory > Able to access the Climate Smart GHG management tool 5 Lean and Green Session 3

6 Climate Smart: Reintroduction Measure GHG Inventory Reduce Identify strategies to pursue Offset & Communicate 6 Lean and Green Session 3

7 A GHG Emission Inventory > Is a quantified list of an organization s GHG emissions and sources over a one-year period. 7 Lean and Green Session 3

8 Annual Emissions = Carbon Footprint typical Climate Smart participant 173 tonnes CO 2 e per year = 33 cars 8 Lean and Green Session 3

9 Climate Change Challenge 9 Lean and Green Session 3

10 Six Main Greenhouse Gases > Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) > Methane (CH 4 ) > Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) 10 Lean and Green Session 3

11 Six Main Greenhouse Gases > Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) > Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) > Sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) 11 Lean and Green Session 3

12 Global Warming Potential = heat trapping ability, compared to CO 2 GHG GWP CO 2 1 CH 4 21 N 2 O 310 HCFCs ,700 PFCs 6,500-9,200 SF 6 23,900 US Environmental Protection Agency, 2002, and GHG Management Institute 12 Lean and Green Session 3

13 BC Climate Action Goals Target: > Reduce total emissions by 33% from 2007 levels by Lean and Green Session 3

14 Western Climate Initiative > Goal: 15% below 2005 levels by Lean and Green Session 3

15 Climate Action Charter > 172 out of 187 local governments 15 Lean and Green Session 3

16 BC s Top Sources of GHG Emissions BC GHG Emissions 2008 Land Use Change 5% Agrictulture 3% Waste Industrial Processes 6% 6% Electricity & Heat 13% Fugitive Emissions 9% Energy for Industry 21% Transportation 37% Other Fuel Combustion 0% 16 Lean and Green Session 3

17 Video/Speaker 17 Lean and Green Session 3

18 Business Case: Cost Reduction Arpac Storage Systems 18 Lean and Green Session 3

19 Business Case: Competitive Advantage Salt Spring Coffee 19 Lean and Green Session 3

20 Business Case: New Products/Services 20 Lean and Green Session 3

21 Business Case: Employee Retention Black Stilt Coffee Lounge 21 Lean and Green Session 3

22 A GHG Management Program 1. Calculate Inventory Evaluating Monitoring Reporting 2. Develop a GHG Reduction Plan 3. Set GHG Reduction Targets 5. Consider Purchasing GHG Offsets 4. Implement Plan & Reduce Emissions 22 Lean and Green Session 3

23 Setting Up For Success > Support from business owners/ top management > Allocation of resources Time Capital (potentially, for reductions) > Communication Internal & External > Commitment 23 Lean and Green Session 3

24 GHG Protocol GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard 24 Lean and Green Session 3

25 GHG Inventory Principles > Transparency > Relevance > Accuracy > Completeness > Consistency 25 Lean and Green Session 3

26 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 26 Lean and Green Session 3

27 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 27 Lean and Green Session 3

28 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 28 Lean and Green Session 3

29 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 2. Vehicles you own or lease 29 Lean and Green Session 3

30 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 2. Vehicles you own or lease 3. Other transportation Business travel (rental cars, air travel, etc.) Employee commuting Third party shipping 30 Lean and Green Session 3

31 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 2. Vehicles you own or lease 3. Other transportation Business travel (rental cars, air travel, etc.) Employee commuting Third party shipping 4. Waste 31 Lean and Green Session 3

32 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 2. Vehicles you own or lease 3. Other transportation Business travel (rental cars, air travel, etc.) Employee commuting Third party shipping 4. Waste 5. Paper 32 Lean and Green Session 3

33 Exercise: Emissions Mapping 1. Buildings 2. Vehicles you own or lease 3. Other transportation Business travel (rental cars, air travel, etc.) Employee commuting Third party shipping 4. Waste 5. Paper 6. Other Emissions 33 Lean and Green Session 3

34 Emission Scopes 1, 2 and 3 34 Lean and Green Session 3

35 Example: Better Building Company Employee Commuting Head Office Heat - NG Electricity Paper Waste Company Fleet Materials - Shipping Business Travel Subcontractors Vehicles Equipment rentals Job Sites Trailers electricity Waste 35 Lean and Green Session 3

36 Gathering Data Common Sources: > Utility bills > Fuel bills > Invoices > Expense claims > Staff commute survey > Suppliers 36 Lean and Green Session 3

37 Resources Web Page > Emission and Data Sources > Information Required for the GHG Management Tool > Glossary > Sample Employee Commuting Survey > Excel Spreadsheet Templates. 37 Lean and Green Session 3

38 Setting Up Systems > Who will lead the effort? > Who to enlist to help? > Where to store the inventory data? > Where to document assumptions, internal process? > When to schedule the annual inventory? 38 Lean and Green Session 3

39 GHG Management Tool 39 Lean and Green Session 3

40 Inventory Review > Documentation aggregation, assumptions > Principles: TRACC > Iterative process feedback > External expert Review 40 Lean and Green Session 3

41 Climate Smart Technical Support The Carbon Hotline (604) ext ext 1 hotline@climatesmartbusiness.com 41 Lean and Green Session 3

42 Next Session REDUCING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT 42 Lean and Green Session 3

43 1 888 INFO-BDC Business Development Bank of Canada Head Office 5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 300, Montréal, Quebec H3B 5E7

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