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Benchmarking Lessons: How Can Sustainability
Measurement Tools from Other Industries be Applied to Health Care?
Julie Becker, Ph.D., MPH
Haley Singer, MPH
Joan Duckenfield, MPH(c)
Evaluation Consultants
Newark, NJ
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DefinitionsMerriam Webster: methods of using resources so that the resources are not depleted or permanently damaged.
Brundtland Commission: “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
EPA: creating and maintaining “the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.”
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View of Sustainability
Economic Growth
Social Justice
Healthy Environment
Sustainable Sustainable SocietySociety
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Similarities between Sectors
Operational Areas Academia Hospitality Health Care
Corporate Environmental Management X X X
Housekeeping including laundry X X X
Food & Beverage Operations X X X
Conference & Meeting Facilities X X X
Engineering X X X
Operate 24/7 X* X X
Cost‐saving opportunities X X X
Marketing opportunities X X X
Facilities X X X
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Similarities between Sectors
Sustainable Practices Academia Hospitality Health Care
Energy conservation X X X
Water conservation X X X
Solid waste management X X X
Hazardous waste management
X X
Indoor air quality X X X
Community outreach X X
Building infrastructure X X X
Constituency education and training of land use X X
Environmental management X X X
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Academia
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The National Wildlife Federation’s Survey
• Completed in 2001 and 2008
• 46 Item survey; two tiers‐Chancellors/Presidents (Q1‐17) and VPs of Administration/Facilities (Q18‐44)
• 1,068 campuses, surveyed from 50 states; 27% of all
• 334 responding schools demonstratedexemplary programs or want to “do more”
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• Environmental/Sustainability Goal‐Setting
• Environmental/Sustainability Personnel, Orientations
• Majors, Minors & Requiring Courses
• Interdisciplinary Degrees
• Students Taking a Course on Ecology or Sustainability
• Supporting & Evaluating Faculty
• Energy Efficiency, Conservation & Renewable Energy
• On‐Campus Clean Energy Sources & Cogeneration
• Transportation Programs
• Recycling, Solid Waste & Materials Flow
• Green Landscaping & Grounds
The National Wildlife Federation’s Survey
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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Principles for Ensuring Report Quality
Balance, Comparability, Accuracy, Timeliness, Clarity, Reliability
Performance Indicators
Environment 30
Human Rights 11
Labor Practices and Decent Work 14
Society 8
Product Responsibility 9
Economic 9
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Hospitality Industry
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Green Seal’s Environmental Standard for Lodging Properties
Bronze Silver Gold
Categories for measurement:Waste MinimizationEnergy Efficiency, Conservation & ManagementManagement of Fresh Water ResourcesWaste Water ManagementHazardous SubstancesEnvironmentally and Socially Sensitive Purchasing PoliciesLabeling Requirements
Innovation: limited time to stay at one level
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