MPOWER ORIENTATION

AND TNS WORKSHOPApril 14, 2015

Presented by Sustain Dane

Hosted by CUNA Mutual Foundation

Introduction Activity

• Name

• What organization you are with

• 1 Goal for 2015

• 1 Un-

Sustainable

Share

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions

• The Natural Step Framework

- Break -

• One Year of MPower

• MPower Green Teams

• Lunch & Bioneer Video

What / Why Sustainability?

“Development that meets the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs.”

~Brundtland Commission, United Nations, 1987

Defining Human Needs

Leisure

Subsistance ParticipationProtection

Affection Understanding

Creation Identity Freedom

The Natural Step Framework

• Developed in Sweden in 1989 by cancer scientist Dr.

Karl-Henrik Robèrt

• A.k.a Framework for Strategic Sustainable

Development

• TNS: Included the consensus of 50 scientists

• Eco-Municipalities adopt TNS-like Frameworks

• 25 in Wisconsin, including Madison, TNS Monona

Purpose of The Natural Step

• Provide a common language; accelerates consensus

building

• Set decision-making criteria

• Clarify goals and coordinate actions

• Screen investment strategies

• Continual integration of sustainability

• Create a Strategic Plan

TNS: A Systems Thinking Approach

• Look at the Big Picture

• Understand Root Causes

• Find Leverage Points for Change

• Not Individual Parts but Interrelated Parts

• Pattern Of Relationships

• Not Linear

• Feedback Loops

• https://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q

Core Concepts of The Natural Step

• The Sustainability Challenge

• Natural Laws

• The Four Conditions

• Backcasting

• ABCD Planning Process

The Sustainability Challenge

The Funnel Metaphor

https://youtu.be/EbZcQe9J-EE

Natural Laws

1) Matter: There Is No ‘Away’

Natural Laws

2) Energy

Natural Laws

3) Photosynthesis

Natural Laws

4) Biosphere

Natural Laws

5) Nature’s Cycles

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Rock Cycle• https://youtu.be/x1SgmFa0r04

Definition of Sustainability

The Four System Conditions

1: In a sustainable society nature

is not subject to…

…systematically increasing the

concentrations of substances

extracted from the Earth’s

crust.

We cannot dig up stuff from the earth at a rate

faster than it naturally returns and

replenishes.

In 2012, oil

production was 1.8

MBPD = 657 MBPY

255 years to extract

all the proven

reserves

Formed during the

Cretaceous Period

145,000,000 Yrs Ago

80 million tonnes of

CO2 per year

2: In a sustainable society nature

is not subject to…

…systematically increasing the

concentrations of substances

produced by society.

We cannot make stuff at a rate faster than it

takes to naturally break down into the

environment.

The PET bottle was patented in

1973

Plastic Beverage Bottle takes

450 years to break down

40 billion bottles end up in a

landfill each year in the US.

The first PET bottles will break

down by 2423

3: In a sustainable society nature

is not subject to…

…degradation by physical

means.

We cannot cause destruction to the planet at

a rate faster than it takes to re-grow. • Expansion cost $20

million & extend the

life for another 30

years

• Siting a new landfill:

$100 million & loss

of at least 200 acres

of prime farmland

• Double its

production of

renewable energy to

$6.6 million in

electricity annually -

enough to power

8,000 homes &

reducing methane

(20 x stronger than

CO2)

4: And in that society…

…people are not subject to

conditions that systematically

undermine their capacity to

meet their needs.

We cannot do things that cause others to not

be able to fulfill their basic needs.

Reduce and eventually eliminate our contribution

to the systematic accumulation of materials from

the earth’s crust

Reduce and eliminate our contribution to the

systematic accumulation of substances

produced by society

Reduce and eliminate our contribution to the

ongoing physical degradation of nature

Reduce and eliminate our contribution to

conditions that systematically undermine

people’s ability to meet their basic needs

Backcasting

Backcasting

ABCD

Awareness

CreativeSolutions

Decide on Priorities

Present

Future

Does it move us in the right direction?

Is it a flexible platform?

Is it a good return on investment?

Baseline

A

BC

D

A• Evaluate and build awareness of

the relevance of sustainability

• Create personal and

professional meaning

• Develop a common language and

understanding

• Move from old to new

behaviors

• Create a Vision for the Future

AWARENESS

& VISION

B• Create an inventory of assets that you can

build from

• Identify what’s already happening and

build into coordinated movement

• Conduct a sustainability impacts analysis

• Identify how you are contributing to

unsustainability and how you are aligning

with 4 conditions

• Evaluate stakeholder relationships

• Understand who is affected by and can

influence your initiatives

BASELINE

C• Roll what you learned in Step B into long-

term strategic goals

• Brainstorm potential solutions

CREATIVE ACTION

D• Set indicators and targets

• Track and monitor to ensure right

direction

• Generate a diverse list of potential actions

• Continually move forward

• Screen and prioritize actions

• Plan and act strategically

• Create action implementation table

• Know who is responsible, by when, and

with what resources

DOWN TO ACTION

Keep it Going...

• Review the plan periodically

• Report to stakeholders

• Celebrate successes along the way

• Continually integrate sustainability concepts

• Adopt sustainability conditions as guiding framework

ABCD

Awareness

Creative Solutions

Decide on Priorities

Present

Future

Does it move us in the right direction?

Is it a flexible platform?

Is it a good return on investment?

Baseline

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

• 5/19: Alternative Transportation

• 6/16: Waste Reduction

• 7/21: Energy Efficiency for Facilities

• 8/11: Green IT

• 9/15: Water Stewardship

• 10/20: Sustainable Food

• 12/08: Project Updates

• 2/16: Moving Forward

Tuesdays, 8:30 – 10:30 AM

Location: Goodman Community Center

MPower Team Leaders will receive invitations

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

Training Session in May!

• Tuesday, May 5th – 8:30 – 10:30 AM

Villager Mall, S. Park St.,

Lower Level Computer Lab

MPower Leaders will receive invites!

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

Unit of Resource Managed Avoided CO2 emissions (lbs)

1 kWh 2.22

1 therm 11.76

1000 gallons of water 4.4

1 gallon of gas 19.56

1 lb of food scraps (composted) 1.04

1 lb electronics recycled 2.54

1 lb office paper (recycled) 4.66

Each plastic toner cartridge recycled 1.75

QUICK CONVERSTION FACTORS

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

Thursday, April 16: Encore Bioneers Film Screening

6:00 - 8:00 PM, Badger Rock Middle School

Wednesday, April 22nd (Earth Day!), SBN Quarterly Breakfast Meeting

7:30 – 9:30 AM, Goodman Community Center

Friday, May 1, Step Up: Equity Matters

8:30 - 10:30 AM, Urban League

MPower 2015

Energy

StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching

Measurement

& Tracking

Sust.

Sessions

Stacie Reece

Director Sustainable Business Initiative

SUSTAIN DANE

e: stacie@sustaindane.org

p: 608.819.0689

www.sustaindane.org

MPower Green Teams

What is a Green Team?

• A cross-departmental group of employees who work

together to improve the sustainability of their

workplace

Green Teams

• Spark innovation

• Increase efficiencies and reduce waste

• Develop leaders

• Attract & retain talent

7 Green Team Tips

1. Secure upper management support

2. Be strategic about your members

3. Define the scope of your work

4. Meet at least once a month

5. Create a 2 pronged communication plan

(internal & external)

6. Just do something

7. Celebrate and recognize your Champions

Who is on the Green Team?

Facilities

Manager

Purchasing

Human

Resources

Information

Technology

Roles & Responsibilities

What is your vision for a sustainable

workplace?

What was your take-away from The

Natural Step framework?

What is your next step?

Bioneers Keynote: Paul Hawken

Save the date for Badger Bioneers 2015!

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

UW-Madison Union South

Thank You to our

partners and

sponsors!