MPOWER ORIENTATION AND TNS WORKSHOP April 29, 2014 Presented by Sustain Dane Hosted by CUNA Mutual Foundation
MPOWER ORIENTATION
AND TNS WORKSHOP April 29, 2014
Presented by Sustain Dane
Hosted by CUNA Mutual Foundation
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• The Natural Step Framework
- Break -
• One Year of MPower
• How to be an MPower Team
• Close Out
IGNORANCE IS BLISS!
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
Core Concepts of The Natural Step
• The Sustainability Challenge
• Natural Laws
• Backcasting
• The Four Conditions
• ABCD Planning Process
The Sustainability Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbZcQe9J-EE
TNS: A Systems-based Approach
• What are the principles that define the system?
• The principles frame the goal
• Upstream solutions vs. quick fixes
We Live in the Biosphere
Food
Fertilizer
The Earth is an Open System with
Respect to Energy
The Earth is a Closed System with
Respect to Matter
Breakdown Reorganize
That Means There’s no Away
X
Photosynthesis Uses Energy to Create Structure
The Geologic Cycle is SLOW
SUSTAINABILITY IS THE CAPACITY OF OUR
HUMAN SOCIETY TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
WITHIN THESE NATURAL CYCLES
Backcasting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbZcQe9J-EE
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.
Flows from the lithosphere to the ecosphere
can’t be continuously larger than the flows
back to the lithosphere
In what ways is our company
systematically decreasing our
dependence on fossil fuels and
mined materials?
2: In a sustainable society nature
is not subject to…
…systematically increasing the
concentrations of substances
produced by society.
Flow of human-made chemicals can’t be so
large that they do not degrade or integrate
into natural cycles
In what ways is our company
systematically decreasing our
dependence on persistent and
unnatural substances?
3: In a sustainable society nature
is not subject to…
…degradation by physical
means.
Natural resources are not deteriorated by
over-harvesting, mismanagement,
displacement, or other physical manipulation
In what ways is our company
systematically decreasing our
dependence on activities that
physically destroy the ecosphere?
4: And in that society…
…people are not subject to
conditions that systematically
undermine their capacity to
meet their needs.
Use of natural resources have to be efficient
in meeting current and future human needs
In what ways is our company
contributing to opportunities for
people to meet their needs? Idleness
Subsistence Participation Protection
Affection Understanding
Creation Identity Freedom
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
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
A
B C
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 2014
Energy
Stewards Events Resources Projects Coaching
Measurement
& Tracking
Sust.
Sessions
Sustainability Sessions
• 5/20: Alternative Transportation
• 6/17: Waste Reduction
• 7/15: Energy Efficiency for Facilities
• 8/26: Green IT
• 9/16: Water Stewardship
• 10/21: Sustainable Food
• 12/02: Project Updates
• 2/17: Moving Forward
Time: 8:30 – 10:30 am
Location: Goodman Community Center
MPower Team Leaders will receive invitations
Energy Stewards Web-based tracking software for energy use
Training Session in June!
• June 3, 8:30 – 10:30 am
OR
• June 4, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Villager Mall, S. Park St.
MPower Leaders will receive invites!
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
Traits of Team Members
3 Archetypes:
- Explorer
- Pioneer
- Settler
Explorer
Pioneer
Settlers
Roles & Responsibilities
What will you share with your Green
Team?
What is the next Step?
Thank You to our partners
and sponsors!