## Ov er view Second Advisory Lette r on Sus ta inability

April 4, 2013

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# Charge s t o NACEPT & Work Appr oach
**EP A Char** **ge # 1**   Describe challenges, barriers, opportunities, sta ke holder eng agement needs & re commendations to help EP A implement a sust ainability str ategy **Wo rk T**  **eam:** Ro n Meissen (Co - chair) Alison Ta ylor ( C o - chair) Fe rnando Abruña Ondr ea Barber John DeVillars Giovanna Di Chir o Deeohn Fe rris Tr ish Gallagher Sar a K endall Howard Learner **EP A Char** **ge #2**   Re commend a vision, mission, measur ement s ystems, wa ys to shar e pr ogr ess, tools and 3 - 5 year br eakthr ough objectives to pr opel EP A’ s sust ainability implement ation **Wo rk T**  **eam** Bridgett Luther (Co - chair) Olufemi Osidele ( Co - chair) Erica Bannerman Ku rt Erichsen DeWitt John Ro bert K err Judith Mazique Mark Mit chell Bob Olson Ya lmaz Siddiqui 2 Not e: Full charge questions included in the Appendix

# SUMMAR Y OF RE CO MMEND AT IONS

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## NA CEPT ’s R ec ommendations

Addr ess Thr ee Ar eas 

# I. Aligning EP

A on its Pa th to Sus ta inability II. Ensuring St akeholder Eng ag emen t III. Demons tr at ing Sus ta inability Leader ship **Ov er** **all: these re**  **commenda tions pr** **ovide EP**  **A a sus** **tainability implementa tion r** **oadmap**
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## I. Aligning EP

A on its P ath to Sus ta inability Summary of R ecommendations  **Recommenda tion**  **1** : EP A Should Build Upon Its Significant Str engths T o Dev elop And Deploy A R obus t Sus tainability Str ategy.  **Recommenda tion**  **2:** EP A Should Adopt A Compelling Vision Based Sus tainability Principles And The Needs Of Pr esent And Futur e Gener at ions.  **Recommenda tion**  **3 :**  EP A Should Clarify And Expand Its Curr ent Mission St atement To Explicitly Reflect A Sus tainability Appr oach.  **Recommenda tion**  **4:** EP A Should Endor se A Small Number Of Br eakthr ough Objectiv es T o Achiev e By2020 To Acceler ate Implementation Of Its Sus tainability Str ategy And Demons tr ate Visible Leader ship .  **Recommenda tion**  **5:** EP A Should Dev elop Quantitative Metrics T o Analyz e Net Impacts And Benefits Of Decisions In T erms Of Contributions T

o A Mor e Sus tainable Society And Incorpor ate These In Goal - Setting Pr ocesses. 5

# II. Eng aging St akeholder s Summary of R ecommendations 

###  **Re commendation**  **6** . EP A Should Clearly Connect Its Sus ta inability Str ate gy To Its Exis ting Authorities And Eng ag e St akeholder s In Implementation.  **Re commendation**  **7:** EP A Should Link Sus ta inability , Community Eng ag emen t And En vir onmen ta l Jus tice Appr oaches Acr oss EP

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# III. Demons tr at ing Sus ta inability Leader ship Summary of R ecommendations 

###  **Re commenda**  **tion 8:**  EP A Str engthen Sus ta inability Capabilities In Its Orga niz at ion And Cultur e: Leader ship, Innov at ion, and Collabor at ion .  **Re commenda**  **tion 9:** EP A Should Enhance Its Pr esence In Sus ta inability Both Inside The Ag ency And Acr oss The Fe der al Government .  **Re commenda**  **tion 10:** EP A Should Enhance Its Ro le As A Con ve ner To Include Disc our se On Sus ta inability And Collabor at ion In volving Government And Society At Large .
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# DISCUSSION TO PICS REMAINING

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# Discussion 1: EP

A Vision St ate men t **1) EP**  **A’ s Vision is t** **o propel America t owards**  **sus ta** **inability**

**, protecting the en**  **vironment and health in a way that meets the en**  **vironment al,**  **social and ec onomic needs of the present**  **without c ompromising the ability of future**  **generations t o meet their needs.**  **2) EP**  **A Vision is a more sus ta** **inable American society and en**  **vironment, now and f or future**  **generations.**
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## NA**CEPT :**  **Re commend 1 or 2 or both or diff** **er ent?** 

# Discussion 2: EP

A Mission St ate men t **1) EP**  **A’ s Mission is t** **o improve human health and the en**  **vironment while maint** **aining or enhancing quality**  **of lif e.**  **2) EP**  **A’ s Mission is t** **o improve human health and the en**  **vironment and t** **o encourage actions and solutions that advance the health, well** **- being**  **and benefit of all.**  **3) EP**  **A’ s Mission is t** **o improve human health and the en**  **vironment while advancing**  **long t erm economic**  **viability and the quality of lif e f**  **or all Americans.**
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## NA**CEPT :**  **Re commend 1, 2 or 3,**  **all or diff er**  **ent?**

# Br eakthr ough Objectiv es Re commended Crit eria



###  Br eakthr ough Objectives mus t :

– Support the Sus ta inability Vision

– Encompass new and/or mor e effectiv e dir ections for the Ag ency t o take.

– Impr ove performance thr oughout the Agency , not just in one ar ea

– Adv ance en vir onmen ta l, social and economic goals.

– Be implemen ta ble and measur able at national, state and community scales

– Be able to be completed in 3 - 5 year s

– Be simple and intuitiv ely under sta ndable
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# Discussion 3: Br eakthr ough Objectiv es NACEPT R ecommended Options 1. By 2020 EP

A will fa cilit ate a number of green infr astructure pr ojects that deliver regulatory performance c ompar able or superior t o co nve ntional pollution c on tr ol s ystems, but at lower c os ts, with higher c onser vation values and outcomes, and measur able net job creation . 2. By 2020, work with a few high c arbon - emitting industries (steel, cement, aluminum, paper and plastic) t o develop incen tive appr oaches to help those industries achieve a 25 % increase in energy and c arbon e fficiency while demonstr ating beneficial ec onomic r esults. 3. EP A will work with priority businesses and or c ommunities to r educe water , c arbon and wast e emissions by 2020 and demonstr ate co ntinued or impr oved quality of life.
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## Br eakthr ough Objectiv es

Options, co nt ’d 4. By 2020 , work c ollabor atively with highly impact ed c ommunities to r educe soot without ra ising the price of electricity , nor c ausing dispr oportionat e impacts on affect ed low - inc ome c ommunities or resulting in signific an t reduction in loc al employmen t. 5. By 2020, fos te r a ‘one EP A ’ culture using sust ainability as a foc al poin t and by dr amatic ally increasing c ollabor ation acr oss departmen ts and creating join t pr ogr ams with measur able out co mes. 6. By 2020, EP

A will demonstr ate measur able pr ogress t o bec ome ca rbon positive and outline a plan t o achieve that acr oss the Ag ency.

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## Br eakthr ough Objectiv es

Options, co nt ’d 7. EP A will help the feder al government achieve 95% sus ta inable pur chasing for all goods and services (with the e xc eption of weapons sy ste ms) used by the U .S. government. 8. By2020, EP

A will help Americ a's indus tries achieve a 20% r eduction in pr oduct lifecy cle en vir onmen ta l and human health impacts, while impr oving their long te rm economic competitiveness and job - cr eation pot en tial. 9. EP A should pr ovide a fr amework for educ ating the ne xt generation of decision - makers about sus ta inability. 1415 Mission Option 1 Vi sion Option 2 EP

A’ s **Mission** is to improve human health and the environment , while

maintaining or enhancing quality of life EP A **Vision** is a more sustainable American society and environment,

now and for future generations

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## Gr aphic Depicting EP

A In te rnal Alignmen t

# Ne xt St ep s

• EP A feedback on final r evised dr aft • NA CEPT discussion & finaliz ation of re co mmendations:

– 10 re commendations

– Vision options

– Mission Options

– Br eakthr ough Objectiv es 

## • Other Input • Adopt
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# APPENDIX

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# EP

A Charge Ques tion 1 1. What strengths can EP A leverage to successfully deploy , across the Agency , sus ta inability strategies drawing upon both the National Academies report recommendations and, also , approaches to sus ta inability and recommendations from other sources and sta ke holders? How can EP A's deployment also achieve positive influence with other agencies and sta ke holders? • Are there internal or e xternal challenges – barriers and gaps – that EP A will need to address, manage and overcome to successfully deploy sus ta inability strategies drawing upon both the National Academies report recommendations and, also , approaches to sus ta inability and recommendations from other sources and stak eholders? • (1) Identify the significant internal challenges and then recommend strategies to address, manage and overcome them; and • ( 2) Identify the significant e xternal challenges and the stak eholders in volved, and then recommend strategies to address, manage and overcome them and contribute to the EP A’ssuccessful roll- out of its defined sus ta inability strategy while engaging with k ey stak eholders. • 18

# EP

A Charge Ques tion 2 2. Using EP

A Sus ta inability Vision as a starting point, and back- casting from that vision, what breakthrough objectives does NA CEPT recommend fo r EP A over the ne

xt 3 - 5 years drawing upon both the National Academies report recommendations and, also , approaches to sustainability and recommendations from other sources and stak eholders?

-- What measurement sy

ste ms does NA CEPT recommend for assessing progress towards these breakthrough objectives and EP A’ssustainability vision?

-- What to ols are available to help EP A consider the qualitative and quantitative en vironmental, public health, social and economic benefits?

-- What approaches should EP A use to share progress with the public?

-- What other new approaches might be necessary to implement the breakthrough goals that NA CEPT has identified?

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