SSC Green Audit

AnIntroduction

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 The Basics

TheSSCGreenAuditisa Each SSC

methodologydevelopedby Green Audit
StrategicSustainability includes:
Consulting.Itisspecifically
designedfororganizationsthat • TheEmployeeSurvey
havemadeacommitmentto • TheOffice/BuildingSurvey
goinggreenbutwhoneedhelp • TheCarbonFootprint
intakingpracticalstepstowards • TheOnsiteVisit
thatgoal. • FinalGreenAuditReport

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 Employee Survey
• Gaugesemployeeawarenessandattitudestowardsgreenissues
• Gathersemployee-leveldataforthecarbonfootprint
• Deployedviaemail,takeseachemployeeabout10minutesto
complete

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Office/building survey

• Collectsdataonyouroperations– like
officespace,utilities,andITequipment
• Wehavenationalaveragesforwhendata
isunavailable
• Usedtocalculateyourcarbonfootprint
• Takesabout2hoursperfacility

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 Carbon footprint

• Usesinformationfromemployee
surveyandoffice/buildingsurvey
• Calculatesyourorganization’sannual
carbonfootprintintotaltons,and
tons-per-employee.
• Identifieskeycarbondrivers– like
utilities,airtravel,andemployee
commuting)

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 Onsite Visit

• “UnderstandingSustainability”morning
workshop– forallemployees
• Facilitywalk-throughtolookatofficeset-
upandinterviewkeypersonnel
• “ResultsandRecommendations”
afternoonsessionwithkeyexecutivesto
reviewresultsofemployeesurvey,carbon
footprint,andkeyrecommendations

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Final Report and Action Plan
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So what do you actually GET
with an SSC Green Audit?

Take a look at some example

results…

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 Employee Survey Results
How do employees view themselves and our company?

I consider myself an environmentally conscious

person.

I make environmentally conscious decisions at

work.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
I consider my company to be an environmentally-
friendly organization. Strongly Disagree

Given all of our other priorities, I think it is

worthwhile for my company to investigate ways to
be more environmentally responsible.

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 Employee Survey Results (2)
Where do employees see benefits in going green?

I think my company's efforts to act in an

environmentally responsible manner will instill a
sense of corporate pride in existing employees.

I think my company's efforts to act in an

environmentally responsible manner will help us to
attract high quality employees. Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
I think my company's efforts to act in an Disagree
environmentally responsible manner will be helpful Strongly Disagree
to our future customer base.

I think my company's efforts to act in an

environmentally responsible manner are important
to our current customers.

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 Employee Survey Results (3)
Where should we focus our greening efforts?

Energy Use

Information Technology

Waste/Recycling

Paper Use

Employee Awareness/Communications

Customer Awareness/Communications

Air Travel

Commuting

Kitchen Supplies/Food

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 Part of a completed
office/building survey…
Your Address/Location 123 Green Street, Sacramento, CA

How many people (full-time equivalents) work in your office? 15

How would you describe your building (concrete/steel, wood, LEED certified) Concrete and Steel
In what year was your office space built? April 2007
How many square feet does your organization occupy? 6112 square feet

What is the square feet of impervious space that your company uses (sidewalks, parking
lots, roof, etc.)? (If you have parking spaces but don't know the exact square footage, just
tell us the number of spaces.) 15 parking spaces

Over the last 12 months, what is the average monthly electricty use of your facility? (We
are looking for KwH, which can be found on your utility bill.) 3343 KwH
How much of it is from clean, renewable sources such as
solar/wind/geothermal/hydropower? (This will also be on your utility bill.) none

Over the last 12 months, what is the average monthly natural gas use of your facility?
(We are looking for Therms, which can be found on your utility bill.) 1480 therms

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A few carbon footprint analysis graphs…

Total Carbon If you have multiple offices, we’ll

596.4 tons per year compare their relative impacts…

100%

Car commuting Local Business Travel 90%

80%
Air travel Utilities
70%
Waste Paper 60% Car commuting
50% Local Business Travel
Other
40% Air travel
5%
8% 14% Utilities
30%
8% 7% Waste
20%
Paper
19% 10%
Other
0%
39%

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 Butthebestpart…

We can benchmark your

performance against your peers

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 Example of Results
Looking at other non-profits with
20 – 30 employees…
Carbon tons per employee (annual basis)

1
You are the third worst!
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 And Why Are You Third Worst?
Looking at other non-profits with
20 – 30 employees…
You have high utilities AND high air travel, compared to
most of your peers, and your employee car commuting is
substantial.

Other
Paper
Waste
Utilities
Air travel
Local Business Travel
Car commuting

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 Now that we know your impacts
and where employees are enthusiastic
we’ll make our recommendations.

Ourrecommendationsaretailoredtoeachclientthatweworkwith,but
commonlyincludeissueareassuchas:

EnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergy Commuting/PublicTransit/Alternatives

Eco-PurchasingandSupplyChain EmployeeAwarenessandEducation

GreenBuildingandRetrofitting CustomerOutreachandCommunication

WasteandRecycling MarketingandTransparency

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Depending on the scope of your SSC
Green Audit, your final report may be…
Asimplecollectionofour Acompleteplantokick-start
auditfindingsand yourgreeninitiative:
recommendations:

• Detailsoftheemployeesurvey • Everythingyougetwithasimple
audit,plus
• Analysisofyourcarbonfootprint
• Detailedguidelinesforeachofour
• Tailoredrecommendationsfor“going recommendations
green”alongwithresourcestogetyou
started • Amonth-by-monthactionplanforthe
first180daysofyourgreeninitiative

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 Screenshots from an SSC
Sustainability Action Plan

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Still have questions? Contact us!
Strategic Sustainability Consulting
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