Presented by

Briar Schoon, Sustainability AnalystErin Stanforth, Sustainability Manager

Portland Community College

Footprinting the Supply Chain: Shifting Priorities at Portland

Community College

About PCC

• Largest higher educational institution in the state of Oregon

• PCC has 10 campuses and centers throughout the Portland-metro area

• Approximately 90,000 students

• 3205 staff and faculty members

• Collectively, our square footage combined is slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.

Sustainability Timeline• 2006: Board passes Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707

• 2006: President signs ACUPCC

• 2006: College completes first GHG inventory to establish baseline

• 2009: President signs Climate Action Plan

• 2010: President convenes Sustainable Practices, Academics and Resources Council (SPARC)

• 2010: College hires Sustainability Manager

• 2010: College hires Energy Manager

Sustainability Background Cont.• 2012: College completes third GHG inventory, comprehensive and

retrospective including supply chain emissions.

• 2012: College completes first STARS report

• 2013: President signs updated Climate Action Plan

• 2013: College approves Sustainability Focus Award, a student completion award

• 2013: College completes fourth GHG inventory and second STARS report

• 2013: College appointed to national Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

PCC’s GHG Emissions

Scope 3 Emissions

Commute Emissions

• Commuter emissions include all indirect emissions associated with staff and students getting to PCC– Single occupancy vehicles– Public transit (bus, light rail)– Carpool/rideshare

• PCC Shuttles not included

What is Commuting

Commute Calculation

trips average miles

trip

CO2e

mile CO2e

The calculation looks something like this:

An average employee-owned fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon is assumed.

Commute Survey

Some of the data you are looking to capture and extract from a commute survey include:

Commute distance Transportation mode (single occupancy vehicle, carpool, bus,

bike/walk) Number of commute days (also possibly available from HR) Number of carpool occupants

PCC Commute Survey

Portland Community College Student Survey2011

For the Campuses:-Sylvania-Rock Creek-Cascade-Southeast

Student Population 22,000

Surveys Returned 2,814

Response Rate 13%

The data listed in the following report are based on the answers of the 2,814 respondents. While the report provides valuable insight into the transportation patterns of PCC students, it is not a statistically valid representation of all students.

PCC Commute Survey

Weekly Average

Mode Sylvania Rock Creek Cascade Southeast

Rode Bus/Max 17% 25% 27% 34%

Car/Vanpool 12% 14% 4% 14%

Walked 2% 1% 6% 7%

Biked 2% 1% 10% 6%

Distance Learning 7% 7% 8% 5%

PCC Shuttle 11% 2% 4% 5%

Drive Alone 47% 48% 41% 28%

Motorcycle/Scooter 1% 1% 1% 1%

Summary of Mode Use by Campus

Portland Community CollegeStudent Commute Survey

COMBINED CAMPUS REPORT

Commute Data Entry

Depending on the calculator you are using, the data is now ready to be entered in:

Commuters Days Distance Efficiency Carpool Transportation Mode

Inventory Year / Facilities DescriptionFull-Time

Employees

Average Annual

Workdays

Estimated Average Employee Daily

Commute (One Way)

Average Employee Owned

Fuel Efficiency

Average Carpool

Occupants

Single Occupant

Vehicle (SOV) Carpool Bus Light Rail

  # of FTEs work days / year miles miles / gallon #% of

employees% of

employees% of

employees% of

employees

2006 26,122 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2007 26,382 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2008 27,227 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2009 29,945 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2010 35,118 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2011 36,775 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2012 38,457 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%2013 38,088 180 7 20 2 47.0% 9.0% 11.0% 11.0%

Cumulative Totals: 258,114   55            

Solid Waste Emissions

• All waste destined for the landfill is included (including Bond activities)

• Does not include recycled or composted materials

• PCC partners with Oregon Oils to recycle cooking oil

What is Solid Waste?

Solid Waste

• 5 haulers for 10 campuses and centers

• 2 landfills, both use CH4 capture with flaring

• Understanding the impact of solid waste

Solid Waste

Solid Waste

Business Travel Emissions

Business Travel

• All emissions associated with employee business travel– Air travel– Employee-owned vehicles

• Need to know destination cities for air travel emissions

• Need data on mileage reimbursement

Air Travel

• No system in place at PCC for tracking although there is just one point of contact

• Data can be overwhelming due to disorganization

• We created a cheat sheet to help track.

Air Travel Cheat Sheet

Em

• Past years…

• This year the Payroll Manager provided total miles reimbursed for employee travel

Employee-owned Vehicles

Selecting a Calculator

Here are some calculators to consider:

Clean Air-Cool Planet

Good Company's G3C calculator

GHG Protocol

Carbon Footprint Business Calculator

Carbon Trust

The Carbon Neutral Company

Supply Chain Emissions

Like Commuting, Supply Chain emissions are indirect emissions and are therefore shared.

Supply Chain Emissions

The scale of greenhouse gas emissions from supply chain can be quite large.

Supply Chain Methodology

1. Collect the necessary purchasing data

1. Collect the Data

Supply Chain Methodology

2. Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).

1. Collect the necessary purchasing data

2. Understanding the Data

You may need assistance to decipher the accounting numbers you received such as account labels or descriptions as shown in the adjacent image.

Supply Chain Methodology

3. Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting

(such as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and

services such as simple transfers of money.

1. Collect the necessary purchasing data

2. Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).

3. Remove certain categories

Supply Chain Methodology

4. Group and sort purchases into 10-15 major categories.

1. Collect the necessary purchasing data

2. Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).

3. Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting (such

as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and services such as

simple transfers of money.

4. Group into major categories

Supply Chain Methodology

5. Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA)

method to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.

Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment

“The EIO-LCA method estimates the materials and energy resources required for, and the environmental emissions resulting from, activities in our economy. It is one technique for performing a life cycle assessment, an evaluation of the environmental impacts of a product or process over its entire life cycle.”

www.eiolca.net/Method/

5. Use the EIO-LCA tool

The EIO-LCA online tool is available for free and assists in converting economic activity through dollars spent into GHG emissions.

The tool and more information about it can be found at the following website: http://www.eiolca.net

The EIO-LCA tool

Supply Chain Methodology

6. Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor –

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI).

5. Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method to

find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.

6. Adjust for inflation

When using the EIO-LCA tool, you must adjust for inflation because it is based on 2002 prices

Supply Chain Methodology

7. Enter your results into the calculator you are using for your inventory.

5. Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method

to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.

6. Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI).

7. Enter into your calculator

Lessons Learned

• Start early!

• Set a baseline year and move forward

• Define boundaries (district-wide vs. campus)

• Effectively communicate shared goals

Lessons Learned

• Importance of transparency

• Beware of diminishing returns

• Importance of outreach

• Realign goals and strategies accordingly

Sustainability Organization - Before

Sustainability Leadership Team

Buildings and Energy Transportation Consumption and

Solid WasteFood and

AgricultureSustainability in

EducationCommunity

Outreach

Tracking Progress and

Financing

Sustainability Organization - After

Sustainability Leadership Team

Scope I Scope II Scope IIIa Scope IIIb SPARC Community Outreach

• Two questions:– How to promote sustainable purchases in a

complex and diverse organization like PCC?– How to account for sustainable purchases in GHG

inventory?

Next Steps

• More specific supply chain GHG inventory

Next Steps

• Product-specific Green Office Supplies Purchasing Guide

• Work with Office Max to highlight green products and track purchases

Next Steps

• Sustainability language and criteria in RFPs and college-wide contracts

• Sustainable purchasing with the District Student Council

• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

Next Steps

Questions?

• Thank you!• Briar Schoon, Sustainability Analyst

Briar.schoon@pcc.edu971-722-8322

• Erin Stanforth, Sustainability Managererin.stanforth@pcc.edu971-722-8581