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Kamloops Branch Sustainability Plan 2012Sustainability Plan Overview

Urban Systems is fortunate to have passionate people. Forthe Kamloops Branch, our passion is driven by: our corporatemandate Spirit in Service for Vi brant Communies; doing ourpart to help enhance the sustainability of our local, regional andglobal communies; and, making the right investments to reducethe environmental footprint of our Branchs operaons.

Sustainability for the Kamloops Branch is not just about givingback but enabling posive changes in the communies where

we work, live and play. Being acve leaders in our communityis what allows us to create vibrant communies and grow ourbusiness.

The 2012 Kamloops Branch Sustainability Plan represents ahigh-level strategy to help our Branch act upon our passion.It has been developed to enable each sta member and theBranch as a whole. Furthermore, it sets the foundaon for theachievement of great successes over the course of 2012 andbeyond.

WHY Have a Kamloops BranchSustainability Plan?

Since the incepon of Urban Systems, we have been acveleaders in doing our part to support community vibrancy andsustainabil ity. However, in 2011, Urban Systems recognized anopportunity to do more. With the release of the companys rstSustainability Charter, Urban Systems reconrmed its connuedcommitment to being a corporate steward and sustainability

leader. Building from the momentum established throughthe release of the Urban Systems Sustainability Charter, theKamloops Sustainability Branch Plan denes our commitmentto uphold the Sustainability Charter, to our branchs passionfor sustainability and connued desire to contribute to ourcommunity.

In this spirit, the Kamloops Branch Sustainability Plan will:

Strive to engage all sta in the development andimplementaon of the 2012 Kamloops Sustainability Plan.

Develop a governance framework that enables the proposedacons within the 2012 Kamloops Sustainability Plan to beimplemented.

Report on key sustainability performance metrics to ensurewe celebrate our success and connually strive to enhanceour sustainability eorts.

Where Are We Today: Our Baseline andFuture Reporting

A comprehensive sustainability baseline and prole is of greatimportance to measuring the success of our iniaves andeorts. The Kamloops Branch Sustainability Baseline will bedeveloped by December 2011, to enable the Branch to idenfyand celebrate our successes and prole areas of improvement.Furthermore, the baseline will oer a clear reference point fromwhich we can measure and monitor the benets of this Plan.

Kamloops Branch Sustainability Baseline

The following metrics will be used to provide a baseline snap-shot of our Branchs contribuons to supporng the Vision andLong-Term Strategic Goals of the USL Sustainability Charter.

Energy Useo Natural gaso Electricity

Greenhouse Gas Emissionso Building

o Business Travel Water Use Paper consumpon Contribuons Made to Community Based Programs

(including the USL Foundaon)o In-kind contribuonso Financial contribuons

Investments made into supporng the Urban SystemsCorporate Sustainability Charter

Reporting

With the establishment of the Kamloops Branch SustainabilityBaseline, the reporng scope of the Kamloops BranchSustainability Plan has been dened. Since this is the rstyear in which the Branch will be comprehensively reporngits sustainability performance, it is expected that the requiredsystems and capacity will be established over the course of thenext year, to support the meliness and eciency of futureannual reporng requirements.

Addionally, it is expected that Branch reporng will beconsistent and aligned with the reporng scope and system ofthe Corporate Sustainability Charter. If required, the Branch willamend its current reporng scope to ensure alignment.

The Journey Thus Far: Setting the 2012Priorities and Actions

Over the past three months, the Kamloops Branch has beendiscussing, deliberang and even debang the priories anddirecons of our Branchs eorts to promote sustainability.

Through an informal and open process, a number of prioriesand acons have been idened by sta for the 2012 KamloopsBranch Sustainability Plan. These priories and aconsrepresent our inial contribuon to the Sustainability Charter,and are a stepping stone to future commitments that will bemade by the Branch.

For the purposes of the 2012 Kamloops Branch SustainabilityPlan, each indened priority and acon has been categorizedinto one of the following categories:

Environmental Social/Community Financial

Environmental

The following environmentally focused priories and acons

have been idened for the 2012 Plan. They have been selectedfor the 2012 Plan as they:

Are relavely easy to implement; Require lile to no nancial investment; and Oer an easy win to demonstrate the Branchs commitment

to the Charter.

Social/Community

The Kamloops Branch has a long history of invesng in thefuture and doing what we can to improve the quality of life inour communies and around the world. While many of theacvies within this Plan have been ongoing for many years, weancipate that this Plan will help re-arm our commitment tothe Urban Systems Foundaon, contribung to local backyardand internaonal projects.

Financial

The Kamloops Branch has a signicant presence withinthe local economy. Fur thermore, it is recognized that ourpurchasing pracces directly inuence the nancial vibrancy ofour local business, and present an opportunity to reduce ourenvironmental footprint.

With this in mind, the Kamloops Branch has determined thata commiee shall be established to develop a frameworkto facilitate the greening of our procurement pracces. It isexpected that this framework will provide guidance to help theBranchs investments in supporng sustainable pracces (e.g.capital purchases, facility upgrades such as xtures/lighng,employee incenves, etc.).

Long-term Action Ideas

Other acons that have been idened by the Kamloops Branchinclude:

Solar power system; Enhancement to the roof top garden; A review of employee commung programs (Note: review

will be undertaken corporately and is considered out ofscope of this plan).

Ensuring Capacity and MomenContinues

The success of this plan is dependent on the enall sta in its implementaon. Furthermore, thsubsequent versions of it requires a core team that acons within it are undertaken and reporTherefore to ensure this Plan is properly resouraccountability has established, a Kamloops BraCore team has been established.This team includes:

John Kenney: Branch Sustainability ChampionRhonda Maskiewich: Corporate Sustainability CJackie Mitchell: Branch Administrave ManageRick Collins: Kamloops Branch ManagerMa Sloan: Sustainability LeaderDylan Houlihan: Sustainability LeaderTerry-Jo: Accounng

The Kamloops Sustainability Core Team will beaccountable to the following key acons:

Employee engagement: As the Corporate SustaCharter stresses the importance and value of eengagement and capacity building, the KamlooSustainability Team will strive to have quarterlywill be open to all sta.

Complete annual plans, support acons and anThe Sustainability Team will be responsible for the development and implementaon of each aSustainability Plan. Furthermore, the Sustainaresponsible for reporng on the Branchs progresupport the Goals and Acons outlined in the P

Priority Seng and Direcon: Through quarterCore Team will be responsible for engaging all Bdevelopment of each annual plan. Each quartebe used to generate new ideas and acons the to enhance our sustainabi lity pracces. Howevthat the Core Team will take all ideas generatedideas and acons. It is therefore expected thatwill set the overall direcon and priories of ea

It is expected that the Core Team will meet on Meengs will be scheduled during lunch hoursnote that all branch sta are welcome toaend and parcipate in Core Team meengs.

SPIRIT IN SERVICE FOR VIBRANT COMMUNITIES