Sustainability for Small Businesses
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Sustainability for Small Business
February 4, 2015
National 8(a) Association Winter Conference
Orlando, FL
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Meet the Team
Susie Westrup
Corporate Sustainability Manager
Layli Pietri
Small Business Manager
Agenda
Sustainability and the Marketplace
Green Building Practices
Balfour Beatty Construction’s (BBC) Approach to Sustainability
Benefits for your Business
What Large General Contractors are Seeking
Next Steps
Sustainability Share
Sustainability Defined:
- The capacity to endure (Business)
- Meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs (Personal)
Small Business – Taking Us to the Next Level
Engine of our economy
28 million small businesses in U.S.
Employ 60 million Americans
(half of the private sector workforce)
Corporate America
Fortune 500
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Chief Supplier Diversity Officer
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Supplier Diversity Programs
Corporate Social Responsibility Reports
Drivers
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Continuous innovations
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Increased sales and market share
Why Sustainability?
U.S. population = 5% of world’s population.
U.S. uses 40% of world’s resources.
If everyone on earth lived like the average American,
we’d need at least 5 planets!
Federal Government
President Obama 2009 - Executive Order 13514
- 2015 - Achieve 50% recycling and waste diversion
- 2020 -Improve water efficiency 26%
- Meet sustainability requirements across 95% of all applicable contracts.
- 2030 - Implement net-zero-energy building requirement
GSA
- 2020 - reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 30% by 2020.
- Long-term goal of zero environmental footprint
Marketplace
Corporate Sustainability rankings:
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Global 100: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
(Annual Project by Corporate Knights)
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Newsweek – Green Company Rankings
Chief Sustainability Officers exist alongside COOs and CFOs
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E.g. Heinz; Lucent Technologies; Chevron
Dow Jones - Sustainability Index
Benefit Corporation – B-Corp
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Corporate structure obligates “triple bottom line”
Marketplace
Walmart, Bank of America, Google, Ford Motor Company
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Over 80% of the Global 500 report to CDP
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Climate Change
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Water
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Supply Chain
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Supplier Sustainability Scorecard
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Sustainable Procurement Policies
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Supply chain engagement and reporting requests
Green Building
Also known as sustainable or highperformance building
Refers to a structure and using
process that is environmentally/
socially responsible and resourceefficient throughout a building's
life-cycle
Requires close cooperation of all
team members: design team,
general contractor, engineers,
and client
Occurs throughout the life-cycle
of the project (every stage)
Green Building
According to the U.S. Green Building Council,
total revenue across the industry should grow
to $245 billion by 2016.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)
Living Building Challenge
Balfour Beatty’s Approach to Sustainability
Economic
Client service program
Charitable fundraising
Projects to Program - (schedule compliance)
Projects to Bid Margin (profit margin)
Overhead
Ethics and compliance
Profit
Margin in the order book
Social
Client satisfaction
Community engagement
Supply chain engagement
Health and safety
Diversity
Staff satisfaction
CANstruction Annual Charity Event
Environmental
Ecology
Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions
Waste generated
Waste to Landfill
Water
Responsible sourcing of major materials
Environmental compliance
CDP Score
Innovation
http://vimeo.com/62470169
Benefits for your Business
Affects your bottom-line – saves you money
Generates new sources of income
Retains employees and adds new employees
Improves processes, enhances efficiency, and increases productivity
Ensures longevity and sustainability in the marketplace
Niche in the Marketplace- opportunities for innovation
Ways to Save Money!
Efficiency
Waste reduction
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Employee engagement
Innovation
Efficiency
Energy
Workers
Spending
Efficiency
Culture
Ways to engage staff:
- Staff meetings
- Project meetings
- Green team
- Competitions
- Celebrate it!
- Prizes
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
Total cost of ownership over the life of
an asset
Preventative
Maintenance
Costs
Service Costs
Also commonly referred to as "cradle to
grave" or "womb to tomb" costs
Whole-life cost including planning,
design, construction and acquisition,
operations, maintenance, renewal and
rehabilitation, depreciation, and cost of
finance and replacement or disposal
Operating
Costs
Initial Cost
Disposal
Costs
What Large General Contractors are Seeking in Partners
Integration/Synergy
Focus on Quality
Expertise
Innovation
Next Steps
Internal business practices
Delivery of goods and services
Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Scorecard
Innovation and niche in the marketplace
Contact Information:
Susie Westrup, Corporate Sustainability Manager
[email protected]
(704) 222-0313
Layli Pietri
[email protected]
(703) 218-1338