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February 4, 2015National 8(a) Association Winter ConferenceOrlando, FL
Sustainability for Small Business
Safety Share (Zero Harm)
Susie Westrup
Corporate Sustainability Manager
Meet the Team
Layli Pietri
Small Business Manager
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
Agenda
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)
Sustainability Share
Engine of our economy
28 million small businesses in U.S.
Employ 60 million Americans (half of the private sector workforce)
Small Business – Taking Us to the Next Level
Fortune 500
- Chief Supplier Diversity Officer
- Supplier Diversity Programs
Corporate Social Responsibility Reports
Drivers
- Continuous innovations
- Increased sales and market share
Corporate America
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!
Why Sustainability?
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
Federal Government
Corporate Sustainability rankings:
- Global 100: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Annual Project by Corporate Knights)
- Newsweek – Green Company Rankings
Chief Sustainability Officers exist alongside COOs and CFOs
- E.g. Heinz; Lucent Technologies; Chevron
Dow Jones - Sustainability Index
Benefit Corporation – B-Corp
- Corporate structure obligates “triple bottom line”
Marketplace
Walmart, Bank of America, Google, Ford Motor Company
- Over 80% of the Global 500 report to CDP
- Climate Change
- Water
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Sustainability Scorecard
- Sustainable Procurement Policies
- Supply chain engagement and reporting requests
Marketplace
Also known as sustainable or high- performance building
Refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally/ socially responsible and resource- efficient 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)
Green Building
Balfour Beatty’s Approach to Sustainability
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
Economic
Client satisfaction
Community engagement
Supply chain engagement
Health and safety
Diversity
Staff satisfaction
Social
CANstruction Annual Charity Event
Total 2014
Diverse
Spend: $
716,774,03
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Ecology
Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions
Waste generated
Waste to Landfill
Water
Responsible sourcing of major materials
Environmental compliance
CDP Score
Environmental
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
Benefits for your Business
Efficiency
Waste reduction
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Employee engagement
Innovation
Ways to Save Money!
EfficiencyEnergy
Workers
Spending
Efficiency
Ways to engage staff:
- Staff meetings
- Project meetings
- Green team
- Competitions
- Celebrate it!
- Prizes
Culture
Total cost of ownership over the life of an asset
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
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)Preventative Maintenanc
e Costs
Operating Costs
Disposal Costs
Initial Cost
Service Costs
Integration/Synergy
Focus on Quality
Expertise
Innovation
What Large General Contractors are Seeking in Partners
Internal business practices
Delivery of goods and services
Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Scorecard
Innovation and niche in the marketplace
Next Steps
Contact Information:
Susie Westrup, Corporate Sustainability Manager [email protected](704) 222-0313
Layli [email protected](703) 218-1338
