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CH2M HILL’s Environmental
Management System (EMS)
Environmental Conservation
in Leased Office Space
Find the Eco Impacts!
What do you see? What can we measure?
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/
Measure What Goes In
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Traditionally measure “what goes out”
Hazardous waste created in a production process
Pounds of material recycled
Energy used
CH2M HILL’s Office EMS measures “what goes in”
Amount of paper purchased
Procurement contracts with environmental criteria
How many offices comply with environmental work practices
CH2M HILL is breaking new ground when it comes to
striking a balance between environmental stewardship and
economic progress through new construction. For the last 10
years it has been a world leader in protecting the
environment through smarter management of
environmental impacts of its own operations as well as
those of clients.
In 2006, CH2M's North American operations implemented
a broad effort for reducing waste, institutionalizing
environmental practices, greening the supply chain, reducing
carbon emissions, and measuring impacts. Watch for many
more companies to follow suit.
April 4 ,2007
Construction industry companies of all sizes are turning
shades of green, implementing internal sustainability
practices that range from recycling paper to building LEED-
platinum headquarters buildings. They are driven by an
assortment of ethical, economic and marketing factors, but
whatever their reasons, the shift is resulting in a change in
construction's workplace environment and attitudes….
While a 30-person consulting firm can fairly easily tally its
waste, large companies, such as CH2M Hill, Denver, have
to take a more complex approach just to analyze the
issue of sustainability and then create a formal
mechanism to manage it.
July 5 ,2007
EMS: What is it?
An EMS is a system that:
Incorporates people, procedures, and work practices in a formal structure to identify and address the important environmental impacts of an organization.
Involves all staff as appropriate.
Promotes continual improvement by evaluating environmental performance.
Actively involves senior management in support of the program.
What’s an ISO 14001 EMS?
ISO 14001 is the “formalized” standard – the only one for which a firm can register.
Our EMS approach is modeled on ISO 14001 (“conforms”), but we have not been audited for “compliance”
DoDoTarget ImplementationTraining and CommunicationDocument Control
CheckCheckMonitoring and MeasurementRecordkeeping
PolicyPolicy PlanPlanEnvironmental AspectsLegal & Other RequirementsObjectives and Targets
ActActManagement Review
ContinuousContinuousImprovementImprovement
How Does the Office EMS Get Done?
DoDo
ActAct
CheckCheck
PolicyPolicy
PlanPlan
Identify CH2M HILL’s environmental impacts: Aspects
Establish, implement, and communicate goals for reducing impacts:Objectives and Targets
Check progress towards targets:Measure
Aspects, objectives, and targets are set annually in a collaborative process involving all EMS Implementation Team
members and senior management
CH2M HILL’s EMS has Addressed our Day-to-Day Operations since 2005
Energy use in our offices
Business travel and transportation
Office supplies and equipment:from paper to furniture
Progress on Aspect 1: 2007
Reduce paper use per person by 5%
23% Reduction
Establish recycling program in 10 affiliate
offices
All 10 Recycle
Establish environmental procurement criteria on 30%
of National Agreements
25% Established
Increase recycled paper purchasing from 68% to 75%
73% Purchased
Recycling Accomplishments
Electronic waste recycling in 2007
6,009 pounds: TechnoTrash
60,097 pounds: Dell ARS
Number of offices participating in some kind of recycling or reuse program has increased from 75% in 2005 to 97% in 2007
Greening our Dollars
Incorporating environmental criteria in all new solicitations and renewals. For example: Océ selected for wide-format plotter
contract on the basis of their EMS and environmental performance.
Océ recycles or reuses 95 percent of the equipment it takes back, and the equipment uses organic drums instead of selenium drums.
Auto-start feature results in 50% less energy usage—and faster plots—because there is no warm-up time.
200725% of National
Agreements have environmental
criteria
Overall EMS Accomplishments
Developed environmental guidelines:
Paper selection guidelines for standardizing on recycled stocks
Top 15 CH2M HILL Style Reminders, a companion to the CH2M HILL Style Guide applied to client deliverables
Corporate Real Estate guidelines for office site selection and tenant improvements
Duplex printing standards for offices
Aspect 2: Completed GHG Inventory based on Energy Use
Focus in the Future on What We Can Control and Measure
North American offices Leased spaces, no direct control of facilities or direct
measurement of energy use Headquarters Campus
Full facility management and pay power directly
Aspect 3: Travel and Commuting
Teleworking: We have a full-time program; piloted part-time telework program in Canadian region
Green Travel: Environmental hotels rating available on our Travel page
Video conferencing: Expanding this technology to replace regular face-to-face meetings
Fleet vehicles: Working with vendors for more vehicle options and better maintenance
Commuting to work (alternative transportation): Provide tax-deferred commuter spending account in U.S. and alternative work schedules
Aspect 1Use of consumable materials and durable office equipment, such as paper,
recyclables, office furnishings, and other products
Aspect 2Energy use for lighting, heating,
cooling, ventilation, and equipment
Aspect 3Business Travel
and Transportation
Objective 1.1Reduce office material usage and
waste through reuse, reduction, and recycling
Objective 1.2Reduce environmental impacts by
procuring environmentally preferable office products
Objective 2.1Reduce energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Objective 3.1Increase teleworking,
thereby reducing commuting impacts,
energy use, consumables, and
office space.
Objective 3.2Reduce fossil fuel use
and related greenhouse gas
emissions.
Teleworking Action Plan
Green Meetings Procedure
TARGET 3.1.1
Reduce the square footage
by 5% per employee
in 5 offices as a result of
teleworking, and roll out a part-
time teleworking program.
Green Travel Procedure
IT Collaboration Technology Procedure
Fleet Vehicles Selection,
Operation, and Maintenance Procedure
Commuting to Work Procedure
(Alternative Transportation)
TARGET 1.1.1Decrease paper use per person
by 5% TARGET 1.2.1Establish environmental
procurement criteria for 30% of all national agreements
TARGET 2.1.1Reduce annual energy use by
5% per square foot on the Headquarters Campus
TARGET 2.1.2Reduce CO2 (greenhouse gas emissions) by 4% per square
foot on the Headquarters Campus
Headquarters Campus Energy Reduction and
Carbon Offset Action Plan
Paper Reduction Action Plan
Paper Reduction and Purchasing Procedure for IT
Paper Reduction and Purchasing Procedure
for Publications
TARGET 1.1.2Expand eWaste recycling
program to 85% of US offices
Waste Reduction Procedure for Facilities/Operations
Procurement Action Plan
Purchasing Procedure for Procurement, IT, and Facilities/Operations
TARGET 1.2.2Increase recycled paper purchasing
from 74% to 77%
Environmentally Responsible Office Space Procedure (Selection and Tenant
Improvement)
Environmental Management It’s Good Business
Electronic Waste Recycling Procedure for IT
Electronic Waste Recycling Action Plan
Learn More in our Sustainability Report
http://www.ch2m.com/sd
Questions? Discussion? Ideas?
For more information, contact:Brandy Wilson/BOICorporate EMS ManagerDirect: 208.383.6297Speed: #615 [email protected]