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MPOWER ORIENTATION
AND TNS WORKSHOPApril 14, 2015
Presented by Sustain Dane
Hosted by CUNA Mutual Foundation
Introduction Activity
• Name
• What organization you are with
• 1 Goal for 2015
• 1 Un-
Sustainable
Share
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• The Natural Step Framework
- Break -
• One Year of MPower
• MPower Green Teams
• Lunch & Bioneer Video
What / Why Sustainability?
“Development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.”
~Brundtland Commission, United Nations, 1987
Defining Human Needs
Leisure
Subsistance ParticipationProtection
Affection Understanding
Creation Identity Freedom
The Natural Step Framework
• Developed in Sweden in 1989 by cancer scientist Dr.
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
• A.k.a Framework for Strategic Sustainable
Development
• TNS: Included the consensus of 50 scientists
• Eco-Municipalities adopt TNS-like Frameworks
• 25 in Wisconsin, including Madison, TNS Monona
Purpose of The Natural Step
• Provide a common language; accelerates consensus
building
• Set decision-making criteria
• Clarify goals and coordinate actions
• Screen investment strategies
• Continual integration of sustainability
• Create a Strategic Plan
TNS: A Systems Thinking Approach
• Look at the Big Picture
• Understand Root Causes
• Find Leverage Points for Change
• Not Individual Parts but Interrelated Parts
• Pattern Of Relationships
• Not Linear
• Feedback Loops
• https://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q
Core Concepts of The Natural Step
• The Sustainability Challenge
• Natural Laws
• The Four Conditions
• Backcasting
• ABCD Planning Process
The Sustainability Challenge
The Funnel Metaphor
https://youtu.be/EbZcQe9J-EE
Natural Laws
1) Matter: There Is No ‘Away’
Natural Laws
2) Energy
Natural Laws
3) Photosynthesis
Natural Laws
4) Biosphere
Natural Laws
5) Nature’s Cycles
• Water Cycle
• Carbon Cycle
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Rock Cycle• https://youtu.be/x1SgmFa0r04
Definition of Sustainability
The Four System Conditions
1: In a sustainable society nature
is not subject to…
…systematically increasing the
concentrations of substances
extracted from the Earth’s
crust.
We cannot dig up stuff from the earth at a rate
faster than it naturally returns and
replenishes.
In 2012, oil
production was 1.8
MBPD = 657 MBPY
255 years to extract
all the proven
reserves
Formed during the
Cretaceous Period
145,000,000 Yrs Ago
80 million tonnes of
CO2 per year
2: In a sustainable society nature
is not subject to…
…systematically increasing the
concentrations of substances
produced by society.
We cannot make stuff at a rate faster than it
takes to naturally break down into the
environment.
The PET bottle was patented in
1973
Plastic Beverage Bottle takes
450 years to break down
40 billion bottles end up in a
landfill each year in the US.
The first PET bottles will break
down by 2423
3: In a sustainable society nature
is not subject to…
…degradation by physical
means.
We cannot cause destruction to the planet at
a rate faster than it takes to re-grow. • Expansion cost $20
million & extend the
life for another 30
years
• Siting a new landfill:
$100 million & loss
of at least 200 acres
of prime farmland
• Double its
production of
renewable energy to
$6.6 million in
electricity annually -
enough to power
8,000 homes &
reducing methane
(20 x stronger than
CO2)
4: And in that society…
…people are not subject to
conditions that systematically
undermine their capacity to
meet their needs.
We cannot do things that cause others to not
be able to fulfill their basic needs.
Reduce and eventually eliminate our contribution
to the systematic accumulation of materials from
the earth’s crust
Reduce and eliminate our contribution to the
systematic accumulation of substances
produced by society
Reduce and eliminate our contribution to the
ongoing physical degradation of nature
Reduce and eliminate our contribution to
conditions that systematically undermine
people’s ability to meet their basic needs
Backcasting
Backcasting
ABCD
Awareness
CreativeSolutions
Decide on Priorities
Present
Future
Does it move us in the right direction?
Is it a flexible platform?
Is it a good return on investment?
Baseline
A
BC
D
A• Evaluate and build awareness of
the relevance of sustainability
• Create personal and
professional meaning
• Develop a common language and
understanding
• Move from old to new
behaviors
• Create a Vision for the Future
AWARENESS
& VISION
B• Create an inventory of assets that you can
build from
• Identify what’s already happening and
build into coordinated movement
• Conduct a sustainability impacts analysis
• Identify how you are contributing to
unsustainability and how you are aligning
with 4 conditions
• Evaluate stakeholder relationships
• Understand who is affected by and can
influence your initiatives
BASELINE
C• Roll what you learned in Step B into long-
term strategic goals
• Brainstorm potential solutions
CREATIVE ACTION
D• Set indicators and targets
• Track and monitor to ensure right
direction
• Generate a diverse list of potential actions
• Continually move forward
• Screen and prioritize actions
• Plan and act strategically
• Create action implementation table
• Know who is responsible, by when, and
with what resources
DOWN TO ACTION
Keep it Going...
• Review the plan periodically
• Report to stakeholders
• Celebrate successes along the way
• Continually integrate sustainability concepts
• Adopt sustainability conditions as guiding framework
ABCD
Awareness
Creative Solutions
Decide on Priorities
Present
Future
Does it move us in the right direction?
Is it a flexible platform?
Is it a good return on investment?
Baseline
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
• 5/19: Alternative Transportation
• 6/16: Waste Reduction
• 7/21: Energy Efficiency for Facilities
• 8/11: Green IT
• 9/15: Water Stewardship
• 10/20: Sustainable Food
• 12/08: Project Updates
• 2/16: Moving Forward
Tuesdays, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Location: Goodman Community Center
MPower Team Leaders will receive invitations
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
Training Session in May!
• Tuesday, May 5th – 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Villager Mall, S. Park St.,
Lower Level Computer Lab
MPower Leaders will receive invites!
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
Unit of Resource Managed Avoided CO2 emissions (lbs)
1 kWh 2.22
1 therm 11.76
1000 gallons of water 4.4
1 gallon of gas 19.56
1 lb of food scraps (composted) 1.04
1 lb electronics recycled 2.54
1 lb office paper (recycled) 4.66
Each plastic toner cartridge recycled 1.75
QUICK CONVERSTION FACTORS
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
Thursday, April 16: Encore Bioneers Film Screening
6:00 - 8:00 PM, Badger Rock Middle School
Wednesday, April 22nd (Earth Day!), SBN Quarterly Breakfast Meeting
7:30 – 9:30 AM, Goodman Community Center
Friday, May 1, Step Up: Equity Matters
8:30 - 10:30 AM, Urban League
MPower 2015
Energy
StewardsEventsResources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
Stacie Reece
Director Sustainable Business Initiative
SUSTAIN DANE
p: 608.819.0689
www.sustaindane.org
MPower Green Teams
What is a Green Team?
• A cross-departmental group of employees who work
together to improve the sustainability of their
workplace
Green Teams
• Spark innovation
• Increase efficiencies and reduce waste
• Develop leaders
• Attract & retain talent
7 Green Team Tips
1. Secure upper management support
2. Be strategic about your members
3. Define the scope of your work
4. Meet at least once a month
5. Create a 2 pronged communication plan
(internal & external)
6. Just do something
7. Celebrate and recognize your Champions
Who is on the Green Team?
Facilities
Manager
Purchasing
Human
Resources
Information
Technology
Roles & Responsibilities
What is your vision for a sustainable
workplace?
What was your take-away from The
Natural Step framework?
What is your next step?
Bioneers Keynote: Paul Hawken
Save the date for Badger Bioneers 2015!
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
UW-Madison Union South
Thank You to our
partners and
sponsors!