Using the FRP to Enhance Georgia’s Leadership Program May 9, 2006 Stephanie Busch P 2 AD

P 2 AD Partnership Program Background

P²AD Partnership Program Fosters environmental leadership by: Assisting Rewarding Connecting Uses flexible approach based on the Environmental Management System (EMS)

Partnership Structure Three performance levels –Yellow, Red and Blue –Facilities may apply at any level (based on their achievements) –Partners have three years to meet commitments One advocate level –White –Provide support for the Program –Commit to perform three activities per year

Beyond EMS Requirements Red Level: EMS Implementation –Implement 1 community outreach activity –Implement 1 supply chain or EPP activity Blue Level: EMS & Promoting Sustainability –Implement 3 community outreach activities –Implement 2 supply chain or EPP activities –Implement 1 sustainability activity –Complete 2 mentoring activities

Sample Activities Community Outreach & Volunteerism –Seek stakeholder input on environmental efforts –Support a community waste reduction, reuse, composting, recycling or clean-up program –Develop and/or participate in a habitat protection program (e.g., Adopt-A-Stream)

Sustainability –Full cost accounting system –Green building or product design –Habitat or ecosystem protection –Life cycle impact analysis Sample Activities

Mentoring –Encourage suppliers to participate in EPA’s Green Suppliers Network –Conduct an EMS audit or gap analysis for another Partner –Educate other businesses or organizations about the importance of becoming a P²AD Partner –Mentor other companies on how to successfully implement Program activities or specific P2 practices –Offer guided tours of business to P²AD Partners Sample Activities

Ensuring Credibility Stakeholder involvement process External Advisory Panel –Members represent a cross-section of Program stakeholders: business/industry, commercial/institutional, academia, regulatory and environmental organizations –Provides general recommendations on Program maintenance and improvement –Reviews Red and Blue Level applications –Recommends new Partners to the Program –Reviews annual performance reports and compliance screens and recommends Partners for annual awards.

Continual Improvement Process (Stakeholder Involvement) Solicit input from stakeholders Propose draft Release draft for comment Present proposed programmatic changes to Advisory Panel Incorporate approved changes into Program Evaluate Program

Program Assessment Approach –Surveys –Internal assessment by team Areas of improvement: –Community involvement and sustainability elements Clarify intent Suggest metrics Will we achieve our desired result of a sustainable Georgia?

Non-Compliance Reactive Sustainability Visionary Compliance Greening Proactive Yellow Level Red Level Blue Level Path to Sustainability

Programmatic changes Revised Program documents to clarify intent and add metrics (Fall 2005) Initiated pilot with Ceres to investigate social metrics and recommend additional changes to Program

Sample Metrics for Outreach - Volunteerism Number/percentage of employees participating in ongoing activities Number of volunteer hours spent (on work time) Monetary benefit to community Number of people spoken to Environmental results (e.g., pounds of trash collected, number of trees planted)

Programmatic changes Revised Program documents to clarify intent and add metrics (Fall 2005) Initiated pilot with Ceres to investigate social metrics and recommend additional changes to Program

Pilot with Ceres Further dialogue with Partners on advancing and measuring sustainability performance Serve as a mechanism to address an identified Program need Pursue possible collaboration with other states –Leverage resources –Increase buy-in from facilities (e.g., common metrics) Add value

P 2 AD/Ceres FRP Partnership Initial approach –Conduct pilots –Present results –Hold stakeholder meeting –Develop draft document with proposed changes –Present changes to Partners and Advisory Panel –Implement approved changes/evaluate Revised approach –Hold stakeholder meetings Conduct training Conduct pilot? –Develop draft document with proposed changes –Present changes to Partners and Advisory Panel –Implement approved changes/evaluate

Purpose of Stakeholder Meetings Seek suggestions for improving Program Identify sustainability metrics being collected –Who is collecting? –How is information being used? Discuss barriers/threats Explain role of FRP and Ceres –Train facilities on collecting, measuring and presenting performance metrics –Educate facilities on the business value –Provide tools for engaging stakeholders

Timeline May 2006 – Present plan to Partners June 2006 – Initiate discussion with states Fall 2006 – First stakeholder meeting

After May 15, 2006: Suzanne Burnes Questions?