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About GETF

A Culture of Sustainability NDIA 30 th Environmental & Energy Symposium Hank Habicht Chief Executive Officer Global Environment & Technology Foundation April 6, 2004. About GETF. Not-for-profit organization, est. 1988

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  1. A Culture of SustainabilityNDIA 30th Environmental & Energy SymposiumHank HabichtChief Executive OfficerGlobal Environment & Technology FoundationApril 6, 2004

  2. About GETF • Not-for-profit organization, est. 1988 • Mission – mainstream sustainable development with information, tools & technologies • Bridge between energy & environmental sectors at Federal, State & business levels • Reputation as honest broker/facilitator, domestically & internationally • Ability to leverage resources & partnerships

  3. Today’s DoD:Strategic Imperatives • Support war fighting in multiple theaters • Co-exist positively with all communities • Minimize cost and use of materials and services • Build Morale • Risk Management – writ large

  4. Operationalizing Sustainability The goal today: • Celebrate progress • Define the next sustainability challenges • Promote integration and partnering—culture change Is the corporate model applicable?

  5. The Department’s Culture • High performance-high results orientation • Unique culture, yet capable of leveraging ideas from other institutions • Centrifugal bureaucratic forces • Market-making procurement power • Use of technology to advance mission

  6. The Case for Going Beyond Compliance • Cost savings • Reducing added risk and time • Domestic and international good will/license to operate • Improved mission outputs • Morale • “Preparedness” for global scenarios, including a carbon constrained world

  7. Critical Success Factors • Get beyond stovepipes • Integrate into mission priorities while improving quality • Partner and develop models

  8. An Organizing Construct: EMS • Not the only answer, but • Creates openness throughout organization to new ideas in technologies • Develops common language to enable partnering with suppliers, neighbors and other organizations

  9. Operational Excellence: A Systems Approach Planning & Procurement Health & Safety Training Community Relationships P2 Security Energy & Air Quality Productivity & Efficiency • Systems Approach = Positive ROI = Mission Enhancement

  10. Partnerships are Essential: Outside the Fence • Collaborate with external partners – communities, regulators, industry, contractors, NGOs, other service branches, and Federal agencies • Develop innovative partnerships – V-REMS (Virginia Regional Environmental Management System)

  11. Corporate Approaches • Leverage industry practices to enhance DOD mission • Innovest – evaluates performance & competitiveness based on business case drivers: • Regulatory & policy trends • Technology needs, solutions & trends • Local demands, community and NGO relationships • GEMI – promotes industry collaboration & information exchange • Fosters excellence through strategy & tool development – water & sustainability planning, EHS link to shareholder value

  12. Industry Successes • Interface – transformed business objectives • Smithfield – from compliance crisis to renewable energy • Motorola – linking success to sustainability practices through EMS, air, water & land programs • Georgia Pacific –product stewardship & life-cycle management (wood and fiber procurement & manufacturing) • 3M – implementing emissions & toxic release reductions, life-cycle & P2 management, community investment

  13. DOD Successes • Enhance mission through sustainability – energy & resource efficiency, P2 & land management, equipment & facilities, etc. • Army Installation Sustainability Program – train leaders, document environmental baseline, develop plan, roll out EMS • Air Force energy efficiency practices –wind, solar, geothermal, fuel cells • Navy environmental readiness and “building green” programs

  14. Next Steps: A Few Thoughts • Systematically compare notes with businesses that have built an EMS platform • Partner with agencies such as national labs, EPA and others • Develop initiatives in each community beyond the fence line (watershed/airshed partnerships) • Explicitly link mission needs to sustainable resources – Applied RD&D • $200/gallon gasoline • hybrid vehicle burning biofuel = 300 mpg

  15. Develop Shared Centers of Excellence • Energy • Water • Chemicals • Waste • Habitat Accessed by Procurement, Installations, Operations

  16. The Military Tradition of Leadership • In protecting and preserving our way of life • In modeling a sustainable way of living • The Challenge: Partnering across organizations

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