# Presentation: 273054

## Fort Carson’s Sustainable Procurement System:Life-cycle Analysis and Bleeding-edge GoalsGarrison CommanderCOL Eugene B. SmithChristopher JuniperSustainability Planner3 June 2008

- “Best Hometown in the Army”

**Notes:**
Thank you for being here!

This is the core of the conference in some ways - our annual report of progress
And commitments to continually improve

## Fort Carson Location

_**Fort Carson Overview**_
- _Established 1942_
- _Currently hosts 19,000 active duty military personnel in 10 units_
- _Planned growth:  30,000 personnel by 2011_
- _Approx. 60,000 acres just south of Colorado Springs _
- _78,000 acres at  Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site_

**Notes:**

The goals remain at the forefront of strong sustainability commitments in the world.  Just last year, WalMart joined us as a major organization dedicated to achieving 100% renewable energy.

Thanks to COL Trombitas for committing to annual reports - it is a best practice for all major employers in a community

The 25 year goals are implemented through 5 yr measurable objectives and 2 year initiatives

The report I’m summarizing is in your conference packets - check our SEMS website for ongoing updates.

## Fort Carson Sustainability Leadership

_**2027 Sustainability Goals Established at **_
_**2002 Community Sustainability Conference**_
- GC COL Trombitas Committed to 2027 Goals and
- Annual Public Reporting
- Leading to Annual Sustainability Conferences
- and Annual Progress Report
- Implemented Through SEMS
- (Sustainability and Environmental Mgmt System)
- 5-Yr Objectives
- 2-Yr Workplans

**Notes:**
The SEMS is an adaptation of the ISO14001 standard EMS system that is required of all military installations.  Fort Carson added Sustainability – meaning it added its 25 year Sustainability Goals including social and economic performance to its EMS as it was developed beginning in 2002.

The goals remain at the forefront of strong sustainability commitments in the world.  Just last year, WalMart joined us as a major organization dedicated to achieving 100% renewable energy.

Thanks to COL Trombitas for committing to annual reports - it is a best practice for all major employers in a community

The 25 year goals are implemented through 5 yr measurable objectives and 2 year initiatives

The report I’m summarizing is in your conference packets - check our SEMS website for ongoing updates.

## Fort Carson Sustainability Leadership

_**Adopted 2027 Sustainability Goals**_** **
_**Performance Goals:**_
- Zero Waste (solid waste, hazardous waste /air emissions, wastewater)
- 100% Renewable Energy
- 75% Reduction Water Purchases
- Sustainable Transportation
- Sustainable Procurement
- Sustain Mission Capability (land mgmt)

**Notes:**
These performance goals are supported by specific, measurable 5 year objectives.  New objectives were established by the goal teams in 2007 to achieve by 2012.  For example, Sustainable Transportation objectives that related to leadership in a carbon-constrained world include:

Reduce single-occupant vehicle (non-mission) trips on Post 25% by 2012 and 40% by 2017
100% access to sustainable transportation fuels by 2012
Reducing life-cycle fossil fuel inputs and greenhouse gas emissions
Continue conversion of government fleet vehicles to achieve better fuel efficiency – 3% per year

## Fort Carson Sustainability Leadership

_**Adopted 2027 Sustainability Goals**_
_**Process Goals**_
- Sustainability Training
- “Community of One” alignment and
- Sustainability Partnerships
- Develop SEMS = Sustainability & Environmental Management System** **

**Notes:**
The 5 year goal plans are all available on our SEMS website

## Fort Carson Sustainability Leadership

**2007:  Integration with **
**Fort Carson Strategic Plan**
- Mainstreams Sustainability Goals
- Distributes Sustainability Leadership
**5 Strategic Goals:**
- Workforce Development
- Mission Readiness
- Community Well-being
- Hometown Management
- Sustainability (includes Partnerships)

**Notes:**
  This year’s big system change:  integration of sustainabilty goals with all Fort Carson Strategic management goals

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**EO 13423**_
_**Require in agency acquisitions of goods and services**_** **
- (I) use of sustainable environmental practices, including bio-based, environmentally-preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled content products
- And (II) use of paper for at least 30% post-consumer fiber content.

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement

_**2027 Goal - established 2002**__** **_
- “Ensure that all Department of Defense and Fort Carson procurement actions support sustainability”
_**Endstates:**_
- Procurement based on life-cycle costs
- Dematerialization
- Consider transportation impacts
- Stronger, centralized management

**Notes:**
This Executive Order – which is the President acting in his/her capacity as CEO of the Federal Government, was developed by the White House Office of the Federal Environmental Executive.  It is the most aggressive EO regarding sustainability in the federal government adopted to date.  

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement

_**2013 Objectives**_
**Through HotSpots and QuickFixes approach improve sustainability performance****:  **Selection of 15 (combined) by multi-directorate Sustainable Procurement Working Group
**Achieve Greater Local Availability of Sustainable Products**
**Revise contractual templates**
**Establish benchmarking of best practices and continually improve**
**Develop ToolBox for sustainable procurement support**

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**2013 Objectives**_
**Reduce total costs of HotSpots / QuickFixes ownership 25% through more durable and efficient products**
- Implement life-cycle costing systems
- Use Sustainability Performance Life-cycle Management System for HotSpots
- (means baselining and tracking)

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Greater Local Availability of Sustainable Products**_
**Sustainable Business Training for local vendors**
- Partners:  Chambers / Economic development organizations; other military installations

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Life-cycle costing & management**_
**Costing**
- Presently stuck using EIA energy cost projections that are considered “low”
**LCA Management (Upstream)**
- Reduces risks of energy-intensity, water-intensity, toxics use that will increase life-cycle costs
- Puts vendors on notice they need to manage life-cycle since customers care

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Sustainability Performance Life-cycle**_
_**Management System**_
- Combines available quantitative data (Environmental Intensity”) with Qualitative assessments of sustainability performance of product and/or producer
- Purpose:  To determine most sustainable substitutes and best producers today and expected in future
- Compares products and companies to global best practices, not regulations

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Definition of Sustainable**_
_**Products or Services**_
- Need to move beyond EPP since:
-  Only one environmental attribute is good enough
-  Doesn’t include producer performance
-  Doesn’t include social performance
**Better Model:  EPEAT System**

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Definition of Sustainable**_
_**Products or Services**_
**Ideal Environmental Attributes of Sustainability Performance:**
- Support Zero Waste goals: (1) non-recyclable materials avoided and (2) maximally reusable or product takeback by mfg
- Support Zero Hazardous Waste goals - no haz/toxic materials
- Company (1) reports on energy / GHG impacts and (2) Is ISO14001 and/or publicly reports on sustainability goals
- Product among competitors for lifecycle energy and water efficiency

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Definition of Sustainable**_
_**Products or Services**_
**Ideal Social Attributes of Sustainability Performance**
- Non-executive employee ownership
- Value-added locally and/or in US
- Livable compensation - wages and benefits
- Worker health - inc. injury reduction programs

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Life-cycle Research**_
**Where comprehensive rating systems like EPEAT not in place - need “divide and conquer” sustainable product research partnerships**
- Fort Carson engaging partners at state and local government level and regional military facilities in research partnerships** **

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Fort Carson Policy Approach**_
**Where appropriate, set minimum levels of performance**
- Example:  EO13423 specifies 30% recycled content paper
- FC’s sustainable paper definition adopted by Garrison Commander policy Jan 08:  50% recycled content and chlorine-free
- Next up:  Cleaning supplies and systems

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Fort Carson Sustainable Transportation **_
**2027 Sustainable Transportation Plan**
**Includes life-cycle performance analysis **
**of vehicle fuel sustainability**
**to guide transportation infrastructure investments**
- Distinguishes between “sustainable” biofuels
- Analysis is not specific to Fort Carson - so will benefit organizations around world
- Publish date:  Summer 2008

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement 

_**Challenges **_
**Full cooperation from purchasing organizations not reporting to Fort Carson GC**
**Sustainability performance research and ratings**
**Baselining / measuring when decentralized (credit cards)**
**Getting funds for purchases with higher up front costs but lower life-cycle costs**** **

## Fort Carson Sustainable Procurement Garrison Commander COL Eugene B. SmithSustainability Program Leaders:Tom Warren and Mary BarberPOC:  Christopher Juniperchristopher.juniper@us.army.mil720-278-1763