Stephanie Bolton Final Presentation

Eco-Municipality  Eco-Municipality can be defined as 0 “A systems approach to creating sustainable communities”  Four Sustainable objectives to being an Eco-Municipality are: 1) Reduce use of fossil fuels and minerals 2) Reduce use of unnatural substances 3) Reduce interfering with nature 4) Meet the needs of people with a balance of fairness and efficiency

Eco-Municipality Township of Lawrence, New Jersey  Township of Lawrence, New Jersey (Mercer County)  Population is 33,472 (2010)  A Sustainable Jersey Certified Community  In order to be considered Sustainable Jersey Certified certain sustainable action has to be taken: 1) Municipal buildings have to have energy audits 2) Carbon footprint has to be completed on the municipal 3) Sustainable Land Use Pledge 4) Natural resource inventory  Reasons to become Sustainable Jersey Certified: 1) Save Money by implementing sustainable elements, and receive money through grants and incentives 2) Gain access to guidance and training to develop a sustainable program 3) Promote your town by being on their website, and opportunities for awards 4) Protect the environment by conserving resources

Eco-Municipality Township of Lawrence, New Jersey  Lawrence has continued to show continued improved with their sustainability plan: 0 Bronze Certification Level 0 Certified on October 26, Points Awarded: – 180 Points – 200 Points – 260 Points

Private Sector  Sustainability comes many forms in the private sector and goes by many names: 0 Corporate Sustainability Plan 0 Corporate Responsibility 0 Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) Reports 0 Sustainability Plan 0 Good Business 0 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Private Sector – Halliburton Company  Halliburton describes themselves as “As an industry leader in innovation and technology, Halliburton naturally sets high standards for its global operations”  The company has many sustainable policies and reports: 0 Corporate Sustainability Report Sustainability Guiding Principles 0 DOW Jones Sustainability Indexes Member 0 GRI Report

Private Sector – Halliburton Company (CSR) 1) Stakeholder Letter/Overview 0 Discuss their accomplishments for 2012, positive environmental impacts, key strategic opportunities 2) Guiding Principles for Sustainability 0 Composes of 6 principles that are the foundation for the company that includes financial performance, safety and environmental responsibility, and transparency 3) Corporate Governance 0 Breakdown of the members who are running the company (board and committees) 4) Financial Performance 0 15% revenue increase (3.7 Billion) 0 12% decrease in Operating Costs(578 Million) 5) Health, Safety, and Environment 0 6% decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions 0 LEED Certified Buildings in Houston, TX (Gold and Silver) 0 Environmental Distinction Award (Carrollton) – Only oilfield company to receive this award

Private Sector – Halliburton Company (CSR) 6) Technology, Innovation, and Resources 0 Frac of the Future Initiative – helps reduce footprint of hydraulic fracturing 0 Over 3,000 Active Patents 7) Employee and Communities 0 Perfect Score of 100 in Human Capital Development for 3 rd year (DOW Jones Sustainability Indexes) 0 Many programs for diversity and growth 0 $3.4 Million donated in communities 8) Communication and Reports 0 Ethics Helpline and Website 0 Chemical Scoring Index and GRI Reporting 9) Stakeholder Engagement 0 Public Engagement – Hydraulic Fracturing 0 Customer and Employee Engagement 10) GRI Index 0 Declare it is a “C” application level

Green Commercial Development Project- Plano Environmental Education Center  “sustainable, green venue for small to mid-sized events such as meetings, workshops, classes, team building, weddings, showers, parties, picnic, and family events”  This building was built in 2010  One of Plano’s 1 st Green buildings to be built  Certified LEED Platinum 0 Site orientation and layout for maximum energy efficiency 0 Recycled/renewable/nontoxic materials 0 Energy Efficient and renewable technologies used: solar panels, natural lighting, and wind turbine 0 Water Conservation with Rainwater harvesting, lo-flow water system, efficient irrigation 0 Living Roof

Green Commercial Development Project- Plano Environmental Education Center  The EEC is a benefit social to the community by: 0 Providing educational programs for everyone even for apartments and can be presented on-site 0 Afterschool Programs that cover some of the following areas: 1) Litter Awareness 2) Recycling 3) Household Hazardous Waste 4) Water 5) Energy 6) Air Quality  The EEC provides benefit on a environmental level: 0 Using less energy, reducing their carbon footprint 0 The Solar and Wind power generate 30% of the facility electrical needs  The EEC benefits on a economic level: 0 Help residents to save money by implementing sustainable components to their lives 0 Center can be rented for events for people 0 Some of the amenities that facilities normally charged for hosting events are free with the facility: 0 Audio and PA System 0 Projector

Sustainability Environmental SocialEconomics Each one of these examples demonstrated all three of the these pillars and comes to show no matter what you call it Sustainability exist in everything we do

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