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Developing Effective
Sustainability Programs at
Ports
Matt Goldman, P.E.
Weston Solutions, Inc.
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Port-Specific Drivers for
Sustainability
• Need for growth
– Dredging
– Infrastructure development
• Increasing sophistication of key
stakeholders
• Importance of generating and
maintaining political good will
• Economics
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So, Everyone Wants a Sustainability
Program ….
… but how do you create an effective one?
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So Many Choices
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Start with Triple Bottom Line
• Useful general guiding
principle
• Doesn’t help with program
design decisions
Sustainable
Growth
soci
al
obje
ctiv
es
environmental
objectives
econ
omic
objectives
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Full-Cost Accounting
• More detailed then triple-bottom line concept
• Poses its own set of challenges– Handling externalities
– Synthesizing with existing financial systems
– Differing sources of funds
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Using EMS to Prioritize
Sustainability Issues
Issues of
Significance
Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Objectives
and
Targets
Target 1
Target 2
Target 3
Programs
Program 1
Program 2
Program 3
ACTIVITIES,
PRODUCTS
AND SERVICESDETERMINATION OF
SIGNIFICANCE
EMS Boundary
Stakeholder
Engagement
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Massport Vision and Role of EMS
MASSPORT VISION - SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Another Approach to Prioritizing
Sustainability Programs
• Loosely based upon Balanced Scorecard
approach
• Designed to balance:
– Ease of implementation
– Sustainability value
– Importance to stakeholders
• Identifies “biggest bang for the buck”
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Sustainability Value
Ease of Implementation
= Level of Stakeholder Interest
Implement
Abandon Evaluate
Evaluate
Educate
Stakeholders
Improve
Ease of
Implementation
Increase
Sustainability
Value
Program Prioritization Tool
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Moving Forward Successfully
What approaches have worked
well?
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Elements of a Successful Process
• Form a cross-functional team
• Define high-level sustainability goals
– What does success look like?
• Document everything you currently do
• Identify gaps
• Apply structured analytical process to select
programs to fill gaps
• Track progress
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Questions and Answers
Matt Goldman, P.E.
Sustainability Director
Weston Solutions, Inc.
617.484.1837
