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MalcolmFox

SustainabilityDirector,NSFInternational

GreenManufacturing:TheArtof Sustainability

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LiveSafer

Leadingpublichealthandsafetycompany NSFISR:worldclassquality,environmental,aerospace,food,and informationsecuritysystemsregistrar NSFSustainability:


MajorproviderofLEEDreviewsforUSGreenBuildingCouncil SustainabilityStandards:furniture,greenchemistry,buildingproductsand materials 3rd Partysustainableproduct&systemscertifications:carpets,furniture, personalcare,WaterSense,forestry,EMS,greenhousegasemissions, fisheries,organicfood Environmentalclaimsverification:ecoefficiency,DfE,recycledcontent, energyusage,recyclability,compostability,CleanGredients Manufacturingservices:environmentalimpactassessment,supplychain assessment,sustainabilitymeasurement
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Art,Manufacturing&Sustainability
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Sustainabilityandmanufacturing incontext Thefutureofsustainable manufacturingtheart Sustainablemanufacturingin practicethescience

Bob Johnson Wheel Cube

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ContextProductionTrends

Adapted:Dr.DavidDornfeld
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Sustainability

UnitedNations:Developmentthatmeetstheneedsofthe presentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuture generationstomeettheirownneeds Complexbalanceofsocial,economic,andenvironmental needs Neweconomicmodelsofextraction,production, consumption Newmodelsofgovernance

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SustainabilityChallengesClimateChange

China5.7 India1.9

ClimateChange2007:SynthesisReport,UnitedNationsIPCC
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SustainabilityChallengesWater

279transboundaryriverbasins;45%worldssurface;40%population
UNEPYearBook2010
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Externalities
Worldwide environmental damagecostsdueto businessoffbalance sheetexternalities

UnitedNationsPrinciplesfor ResponsibleInvesting.Trucost, plc.


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Externalitiesinternalizedclimatechangevalueatrisk

Automotiveindustry

Beerindustry

Upto65%loss;
Companythatfailstoadapt Companyadapts

Upto80%gain

ClimateChange ABusinessRevolution,TheCarbonTrust

ValueatRiskFood&Beverage

20USLargecap food&beverage. $1.1bnloss EBITDA,regulatory costofcarbon alone.

Analysisemissionsdata20food&beveragecompaniesintheS&P500.NSF/Trucost
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SustainableManufacturing

Burden of environmental impacts was a social costbecoming more and more the manufacturers burdencostand opportunity?

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Art,Manufacturing&Sustainability

Theartofsustainable manufacturingholistic views

Matthew Moore Rotations: Moore Estates

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ImpactReductionViewRicohComet
Energy+Materials

Traditional environmental concepts RicohCometCircleConcept


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LifeCycleViewExtraction/Production/Consumption

PRODUCTION EXTRACTION
CONSUMPTION

SINKS ImportanceofDesign,SupplyChain,EndofLife

Enabling Sustainable Production-Consumption Systems, Lebel & Lorek, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2008. NSF International, 2010

Art,Manufacturing&Sustainability

Thescience

Beuysian School of Art & Sustainability

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SustainabilityNoise
Swiffer Designer Speaks Up Over Greenwashing Criticism Ford Saves $1.2M by Shutting Down PCs

Carpet giant Mohawk aims to weave We are nearing the tipping point sustainability into every fiber of its operations the triple bottom line
Whole Foods, Starbucks Top Sustainable Retail Design Awards

HP Reduces GHG Emissions 10%, Sets New Targets

closing the loop, and bringing things full circle BASF First Chemical Company as Founding ConAgra Foods to Reduce Member of The Sustainability Consortium Packaging, Water, Greenhouse Gas and Solid Waste by 2015 Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Join Pilot Food Recycling Program Wal-Mart, Others Push Sustainable Toys Toward $1B Market
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ValueCreation

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ValueCreation&Sustainability

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LeanManufacturing&Sustainability

Sustainablemanufacturingfitswellwithinalean manufacturingculture:
Commonculture:continualimprovement,employee involvement,operationfocus,metricsdriven,supplychain investment,holisticthinking Strongrelationshipbetweenmanufacturingwasteand environmentalimpacts:defects,waiting,unnecessary processing,overproduction,movement,inventory, complexity Powerfulmethods:Kaizen,SixSigma,TPM,JIT,etc.

IntegrationwithE/QManagementSystems
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SustainabilityMetricsWhatsImportant

3100 corporate responsibility reports. Top Three: Vodaphone (377 pages!) Coca Cola (50 pages) Dell (110 pages)
CorporateRegister,ReportingAwards
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SustainabilityMetricsYouAreBeingWatched

NewsweekGreen Rankings EarthSense DowJones NewScientist

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SustainabilityMetricsParameters

Vodaphone Corporate ResponsibilityReport

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SustainabilityMetricsParameters

Vodaphone Corporate ResponsibilityReport SiemensGreening CorporateAmerica

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SustainabilityMetricsParameters

Parametersover whichyouhave control,influence Quantify environmental impacts Establishtolerances Eliminategaps DemonstrateROI

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Barriers

Leanmethodsdonotusuallytargetsustainabilitymetrics Environmentalpersonnelareoftennotwellintegratedinto leanproductionefforts Thewealthofsustainabilityinformationisoftennotinthe handsofleanproductionpractitionersStakeholders!!! Majorityofbenefitsarisefromdesignstage Regulatoryfriction;regulatoryuncertainty

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Summary

Thegame:reducerisks&embrace opportunitiesfromeconomic, social,andenvironment developments. Translateopportunities&risksto themanufacturingenvironment: valueandexternalities Metrics,integration,performance

Brandon Ballengee The Spiny Diatom Chaetoceros

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Resources

Noshortageofresources: EPAsLeantoGreen, CommerceDept.Sustainable BusinessClearinghouse,NIST, SME,etc MalcolmFox,Sustainability Director,NSFInternational mfox@nsf.org

Brandon Ballangee Cleared & Stained Hymenochirus Family Frog NSF International, 2010

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