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Benchmarking Lessons: How Can Sustainability
Measurement Tools from Other Industries be Applied to Health Care?
Julie Becker, Ph.D., MPH
Haley Singer, MPH
Joan Duckenfield, MPH(c)
Evaluation Consultants
Newark, NJ
DefinitionsMerriam Webster: methods of using resources so that the resources are not depleted or permanently damaged.
Brundtland Commission: “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
EPA: creating and maintaining “the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.”
View of Sustainability
Economic Growth
Social Justice
Healthy Environment
Sustainable Sustainable SocietySociety
Similarities between Sectors
Operational Areas Academia Hospitality Health Care
Corporate Environmental Management X X X
Housekeeping including laundry X X X
Food & Beverage Operations X X X
Conference & Meeting Facilities X X X
Engineering X X X
Operate 24/7 X* X X
Cost‐saving opportunities X X X
Marketing opportunities X X X
Facilities X X X
Similarities between Sectors
Sustainable Practices Academia Hospitality Health Care
Energy conservation X X X
Water conservation X X X
Solid waste management X X X
Hazardous waste management
X X
Indoor air quality X X X
Community outreach X X
Building infrastructure X X X
Constituency education and training of land use X X
Environmental management X X X
Academia
The National Wildlife Federation’s Survey
• Completed in 2001 and 2008
• 46 Item survey; two tiers‐Chancellors/Presidents (Q1‐17) and VPs of Administration/Facilities (Q18‐44)
• 1,068 campuses, surveyed from 50 states; 27% of all
• 334 responding schools demonstratedexemplary programs or want to “do more”
• Environmental/Sustainability Goal‐Setting
• Environmental/Sustainability Personnel, Orientations
• Majors, Minors & Requiring Courses
• Interdisciplinary Degrees
• Students Taking a Course on Ecology or Sustainability
• Supporting & Evaluating Faculty
• Energy Efficiency, Conservation & Renewable Energy
• On‐Campus Clean Energy Sources & Cogeneration
• Transportation Programs
• Recycling, Solid Waste & Materials Flow
• Green Landscaping & Grounds
The National Wildlife Federation’s Survey
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Principles for Ensuring Report Quality
Balance, Comparability, Accuracy, Timeliness, Clarity, Reliability
Performance Indicators
Environment 30
Human Rights 11
Labor Practices and Decent Work 14
Society 8
Product Responsibility 9
Economic 9
Hospitality Industry
Green Seal’s Environmental Standard for Lodging Properties
Bronze Silver Gold
Categories for measurement:Waste MinimizationEnergy Efficiency, Conservation & ManagementManagement of Fresh Water ResourcesWaste Water ManagementHazardous SubstancesEnvironmentally and Socially Sensitive Purchasing PoliciesLabeling Requirements
Innovation: limited time to stay at one level
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