Implementing SustainabilityThe 3R’s or the 3P’s

By: Paul Rutledge EHS3 Director Johnsonville Sausage Sheboygan, WisconsinCo-Chair: AMI Sustainability Committee

Green Margins or Marginally Green?

A Bit about Johnsonville Sausage•Family owned business: Sheboygan Falls,

WI•Provides GREAT sausage products around

the Globe•Member Focused: “Use the Business to

Build the People”•Started Sustainability officially in 2007

▫It’s a Journey not a Race

Answering a few Key Questions First!

•The 3R’s is a piece of Sustainability…. JVL focuses on the 3P’s…▫People ▫Planet▫Profit

(must impact all three (3) to be sustainable)

Finding Sustainability from Within•Ask internal experts about the 3 R’s and the 3P’s

▫Been doing Sustainability for years▫Often efficiency translates into Sustainability ▫E.g. Transportation

Fleet Management System Auxiliary Power Units (APU’s) Aerodynamics Speed Governors Automatic Tire Inflation Tracking Lbs per Mile

▫All Translates into Sustainability

Gathering Sustainability information and Establishing Metrics•The places we started

▫Utilities Water, Natural Gas, Electricity Work the numbers into a common

understandable metric e.g. “X” gal of water per pound of finished goods

▫Recycling Metal, Pallets, Plastic & Glass, Cardboard,

Solid waste Computers, Batteries and used oil

Other Places to Start

•Look around it is everywhere.▫Boilers

Re-circulation More efficient ones

▫Lighting Projects Many are subsidized

▫Production Efficiency▫Dumpster Dive

Many recyclables

Many Companies are Looking for Green in Green•Companies will evaluate your site for

opportunity and share in the profit or savings.▫Dumpster Dive

Trays, film, plastics, corrugate ▫Negotiate fees▫Develop projects

Densifiying Johnsonville EPS Foam Trays

Golden Trays- Being Recycled

2011

Load I.D. Dropped Picked up Capacity B-Bags Lbs gross Lbs net per pound per load

1 9/6/2011 9/27/2011 1/2 1 small 957 917 $0.01 $9.17

2 9/27/2011 10/19/2011 7/8 1-1/4 1462 1412 $0.01 $14.12

3 10/19/2011 11/9/2011 FULL 1-1/2 1462 1412 $0.01 $14.12

4 11/9/2011 12/1/2011 3/4 1 1462 1412 $0.01 $14.12

5 12/1/2011 12/20/2011 7/8 1-1/4 1462 1412 $0.01 $14.12

2011 4th qtr 6565 $65.65

Reach out….

•There are consultants that will help….▫They do it all the time so they know where

to look▫They share in the savings▫The work the 3R’s and the Contract side of

Sustainability.

Sustainability Project Review•Create a Sustainability Screen for projects • Implement a “Yes” / “No” checklist for all

changes to determine 3P or 3R impact.▫Is the job Safer because of the change?

People▫Does the change increase water use? Planet▫Does the change save/make money? Profit

•Captured the Database for Members to see and track the Impact

Thank You.

Questions?