Uwb Sustainability Project

City of BothellCity of Bothell

Business ProgramBusiness Program

OverviewOverview

SustainabilitySustainability

“ “Meeting the needs of the Meeting the needs of the present without compromising present without compromising the ability of future generations the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”to meet their own needs.”

SSource: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ource: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

AimsAims

Investing in environmental projects Investing in environmental projects Work with businesses, community & UWBWork with businesses, community & UWB

Improve the place we live in Improve the place we live in Benefit our community socially and economicallyBenefit our community socially and economically

BenefitsBenefits

Aiding the City of Bothell:Aiding the City of Bothell: Give direction and clarity to project selectionGive direction and clarity to project selection Allocation of scarce resources Allocation of scarce resources Aligned with the City’s sustainability missionAligned with the City’s sustainability mission

EconomicEconomic Increase business involvementIncrease business involvement

SocialSocial Create a sense of unityCreate a sense of unity

EnvironmentalEnvironmental Reducing human impactReducing human impact

Sustainability GoalsSustainability Goals

Create an economically vibrant Create an economically vibrant communitycommunity

Local leader in environmentally Local leader in environmentally friendly practicesfriendly practices

Encourage schools, city governments, Encourage schools, city governments, business to promote sustainabilitybusiness to promote sustainability

Student projects/community service Student projects/community service Quarterly college projectsQuarterly college projects

Organization & StrategyOrganization & Strategy

CultureCulture

Cross-functional TeamsCross-functional Teams

VisionVision

CultureCulture

Create a culture built around Create a culture built around sustainabilitysustainability

Culture should inspire and motivate Culture should inspire and motivate employeeemployee

Top management commitment Top management commitment Reward for participation and innovationReward for participation and innovation

Sustainability does not have to be all Sustainability does not have to be all or nothingor nothing


City of Bothell currently uses a City of Bothell currently uses a traditional traditional departmental departmental organizational structureorganizational structure

Sustainability is a city vision, not just a Sustainability is a city vision, not just a departmental objectivedepartmental objective

OpportunityOpportunity: : Facilitate the collaboration needed for Facilitate the collaboration needed for

sustainability projectssustainability projects

RecommendationRecommendation:: Create cross-functional teams to work on Create cross-functional teams to work on

projectsprojects


Effective mechanism to achieve commitmentEffective mechanism to achieve commitment

Commitment creates ownership! Commitment creates ownership!

Create synergy between employees:Create synergy between employees: Often, employees working in different departments are Often, employees working in different departments are

not aware of other departments' needs. not aware of other departments' needs.


Promote employee awareness and Promote employee awareness and understanding understanding

Helps identify opportunities and Helps identify opportunities and solutionssolutions

Sustainable community can only be Sustainable community can only be achieved comprehensively achieved comprehensively

Must include organizational-wide Must include organizational-wide support support

Address sustainable practices from a Address sustainable practices from a multi-departmental perspectivemulti-departmental perspective

VisionVision

Vision statements:Vision statements: Gives employees directionGives employees direction

Should be generated by employees Should be generated by employees utilizing cross-functional teamsutilizing cross-functional teams

Create buy-in from employeesCreate buy-in from employees

Internal vision leads to motivation Internal vision leads to motivation results results

Sample Vision StatementSample Vision Statement

““The City of Bothell will actively The City of Bothell will actively engage and provide leadership to engage and provide leadership to the community in order to build a the community in order to build a sustainable lifestyle for sustainable lifestyle for generations to come”generations to come”

Sample Vision StatementSample Vision Statement

““We will help build a sustainable We will help build a sustainable community through a community through a commitment to best practice, commitment to best practice, innovation, co-operation and innovation, co-operation and education for current and future education for current and future generations”generations”

Aggregate Project PlanningAggregate Project Planning

Definition: Definition: Systematic approach to Systematic approach to

managing a set and mix of managing a set and mix of projects and scarce resources projects and scarce resources over timeover time

THE KEY:THE KEY: Properly define project types Properly define project types

and classify current and classify current projectsprojects

Aggregate Project PlanningAggregate Project Planning

Three basic types of projects: Three basic types of projects: DerivativeDerivative PlatformPlatform BreakthroughBreakthrough

Breakthrough

Platform

Derivative

Process ToolProcess ToolSustainability Rubric

Determining factorsDetermining factors CostCost Schedule Schedule PerformancePerformance SustainabilitySustainability

Next Step Recommendations Next Step Recommendations

Use Cross-functional teams to Use Cross-functional teams to apply the APP Processapply the APP Process

Mayor blog designed by UWB studentsMayor blog designed by UWB students Allows city employees to networkAllows city employees to network

Help facilitate cultural change within Help facilitate cultural change within the City of Bothellthe City of Bothell

Continue working with UWBContinue working with UWB

Future ProjectsFuture Projects

UWB Student GroupsUWB Student Groups Business Development Center Business Development Center Small Research ProjectsSmall Research Projects Center for Student EntrepreneurshipCenter for Student Entrepreneurship

Collaboration on long-term development Collaboration on long-term development strategy using APP Processstrategy using APP Process

Quarterly “town-meetings” at UWBQuarterly “town-meetings” at UWB Discuss current & future projectsDiscuss current & future projects Recruit volunteers/class credit programRecruit volunteers/class credit program

Thank you all very Thank you all very much for coming!much for coming!