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Sustainability Report
SustainCommWorld
REPORT PARAMETERS
This sustainability report covers 100% of SustainCommWorlds second year of operations, from January to December 31, 2008. Our second year was the rst full year in which we operated. Year one we produced a preliminary Sustainability Report and agreed upon and published our Sustainability Statement. In 2008 we began using the Global Reporting Initiatives G3 Guidelines as our reporting standard and as a guide for calculating our economic, environmental, and social impacts. Accordingly, the 2008 SCW Sustainability Report meets GRIs Application Level A, GRI CONTENT INDEX
Report Parameters this page CEO Message page 3 Organizational Prole page 4 Governance, Commitments, and Engagement pages 5 and 6 Environmental EN1 - EN30 page 7 and 8 Social: Labor Practices and Decent Work LA1 - LA15 SOcial Responsibility Report pages 10 and 11 Social: Human Rights HR1 - HR9 page 12 Social: Society Performance SO1 - SO8 page 13 Social: Product Responsibility PR1 - PR8 pages 14 and 15 page 9
which indicates that we have reported on all core sustainability indicators (or explained why they were omitted), but have not gone through an external assurance process. We have not restated any information from previous Sustainability Reports. We have used the GRI Boundary Protocol and the associated GRI Reporting Principle in deciding what to include in this report. We determined that all work-related activities carried out by SCW personnel are material and are thus included in our calculations. In accounting for work done through our strategic partner, the non-prot Institute for Sustainable Communications, we have included only our direct impacts (such as energy used to host weekly online conference calls and other collaborative work sessions). We have not included all our indirect impacts such as the energy used by each attendee at conferences in their hotel rooms etc. The energy used by conference attendees for travel has been calculated and offset by us as well as by many of them. When individuals who are part of our extended network of sustainability specialists are contracted by SCW for a specic project, their activities for that period are considered material and are reported accordingly. This report is published on the SustainCommWorld website and is freely available to the public. We hope that our stakeholders will take the opportunity to read it and give us
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feedback. If you have any questions or comments about this report, please contact Lisa Wellman at 206.236.0354 or email lisa@sustaincommworld.com
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Conferences Overview
Our conferences touch on the areas that business cares about today. How Carbon Labeling & Environmental Product Disclosure Trends Will Impact Buyers and Sellers of Print & Digital Media
How Sustainability Reporting & Full Cost Accounting Trends Will Impact Buyers and Sellers of Print & Digital Media.What new provisions and information requests are media supply chains companies likely to see in RFIs, RFPs and Purchase Orders?
Tools for Change: Measuring, Managing & Reporting Carbon Footprints and Environmental Performance
As recently as last year most companies and government agencies felt they had done enough to address the "greenness" of their media by specifying recycled paper, requiring suppliers to be FSC certied, using a solar powered ISP or buying carbon credits.However, the growing inuence of voluntary initiatives such as the Carbon Disclosure Project, new regulatory pressures and the emergence of specications and standards pertaining to sustainability performance have resulted in a new crop of software tools for the measurement, management and reporting of carbon footprints, water footprints, and other aspects of environmental performance.This session will present case studies highlighting media supply chain applications of the new widgets, dashboard and systems for environmental performance management and sustainability reporting. We'll present case studies - how did the tools work and what problems are still to be solved.
Review of a typical trade show and how it can evolve into a green event Establishing a timeline for going green Involving vendors and supply chain How to market green its not all email Site selection hotels and convention centers Creating a scorecard 6
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Since its inception, SustainCommWorld has operated almost exclusively in a digital space. Our minimal purchases of ofce products have come under our green purchasing program. Our ofce paper comes through suppliers like Grays Harbor Paper. The vast majority of energy used in the manufacturing process for Harbor 100 comes from wood wastes, which would otherwise be burned, left in the woods or deposited in landlls. They are FSC certied. They employ the most environmentally-friendly paper manufacturing processes using no chlorine compounds and is their product is "chlorine-free." 100% of marketing materials are made of 100% post consumer waste. All exposition booths were made of recycled materials and provided locally. All signage etc. was made in environmentally favorable materials by certied suppliers. Business cards and handout materials were all produced by The Greener Printer using recycled materials. The are a certied Green Business.
EN3 EN4 EN5 EN6 EN7 EN8 EN9 EN10 EN11 EN12 EN13 EN14
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Energy saved due to conservation and efciency improvements. Initiatives to provide energy-efcient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Total water withdrawal by source. Water sources signicantly affected by withdrawal of water. Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Description of signicant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Habitats protected or restored. Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.
None None - Our team works virtually from home ofces. We have power-saving settings on our computers, but have not formally tracked the resulting energy savings. Were utilizing CFL bulbs. Unplugged devices not in services. Supported alternative energy initiative of Puget Sound Energy paying monthly surcharge. PSE is the largest utility producers of renewably energy and, among investor owned utilities, is Americas second largest generator of wind power. Members and supporters of Climate Savers Computing. Not signicant to be tracked. Not signicant to be tracked. Not signicant to be tracked. We work in separate ofces but, at our main headquarters, we have planted a bamboo glen and numerous evergreen trees. We maintain almost an acre of mature trees. We do not have a lawn. Not tracked
Not relevant to our business activities directly. Indirectly we support the World Wildlife Fund and the Environmental Defense Fund.
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Estimated carbon footprint of business travel: 31 tons. Business travel associated with our conferences was estimated at 260 tons. SustainCommWorld has purchased 291 metric tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions certied under the Green-e Climate program. The purchase corresponds to the avoidance of approximately 291 metric tons of atmospheric emissions of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e). The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions are generated by the Roscoe Wind Farm located in Texas, and are supplied by leading renewable energy certicates and carbon offset marketer Community Energy.
EN17 EN18 EN19 EN20 EN21 EN22 EN23 EN24 EN25 EN26 EN27 EN28 EN29 EN30
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.
See E16 Our websites are hosted utilizing solar energy. The footprint of visitors to our sites is offset by our relationship with CO2Stats. None None None All appropriate materials recycled. Not tracked by weight. None None
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. NOx, SOx, and other signicant air emissions by type and weight. Total water discharge by quality and destination. Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Total number and volume of signicant spills. Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally. Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats signicantly affected by the reporting organizations discharges of water and runoff.
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Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. Monetary value of signicant nes and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. Signicant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organizations operations, and transporting members of the workforce. Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
We continue to explore and implement ways to reduce the footprint of our conferences, workshops and consulting activities for ourselves and our clients and attendees. As a business services and education company we do not produce physical products. The digital resources we provide are offset as described elsewhere. We incurred no environmental compliance penalties, nor do we anticipate any nes or sanctions in the future. Business travel is discussed elsewhere. We spent approximate $700 in offsets for travel, $240 for energy, $60 for digital visitors to our sites.
Description: Labor
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. Benets provided to full-me employees that are not provided to temporary or part-me employees, by major operations Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Minimum notice period(s) regarding signicant operational changes, including whether it is specied in collective agreements. Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. See information (left)
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Not Applicable Not Applicable There are no formal programs. We are constantly learning; attending other seminars, workshops and trade shows as well as learning from each client engagement. Our community work involves mentoring of numbers of diverse populations. Not Applicable Not Applicable
We are equal partners in this enterprise and all distribution of funds is accomplished through a sales compensation plan or partner distribution..
The Foster School of Business at the University of Washington provides a mentoring program for MBA candidates. The number one issue of these future business leaders is sustainability and were going into our third year of mentorship. The Humane Society of Ventura County is a non-prot, NO-KILL organization dedicated to the protection and adoption of homeless animals throughout Ventura County. It is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, welfare, compassionate care and protection of all animals through education and community outreach programs. We have served for several years as their Public Relations arm, extending their message to the greater community and helping to raise funds for its support. The Ojai Studio Artists Program is a non prot organization with a mission to encourage interest and excellence in the arts through organizing an annual Ojai Studio Tour and Made in Ojai exhibit; to raise funds for scholarships; to facilitate the exchange of information and promote art education through community outreach. We have worked to extend their market reach throughout southern California, build the audience for the tour and raise funds for scholarships. In general support for the broadening education of business on the topic of sustainability we speak at no charge at various organizational meetings and on webinars. For example, this year we provided the program for Net Impacts webinar on sustainability and addressed more than 5,000 through our webinar for New Page.
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None. We do not have any signicant investment agreements.
We have undertaken only the most cursory screening of suppliers. Contractors are all known to us personally and for extended periods of time. Our personal observation of their Not Applicable - no employees
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2008
We maintain a comprehensive database of each and every individual and organization we work with, do business with, provide services for or send our newsletter to.
None
Not Applicable Our CEO was appointed by Washington States Governor to the Economic Revitalization Board which supports infrastructure development to grow or retain jobs in the state. In this capacity she comes in contact with many lawmakers and lobbyists. Additionally, she lobbied state lawmakers on behalf of micro-nance support for the state. We support a number of organizations and non-prots that lobby on behalf of clean energy, wildlife and other environmental concerns. We have a strategic partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communication. ISC is a 501(c)3 nonprot organization committed to developing the next generation of communication and media leaders required to create green jobs, foster environmental restoration and improve quality of life in the communities they touch.
Total value of nancial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.
SustainCommWorld does not make contributions to political parties or politicians. As individuals, however, we are each active and contribute directly and through various organizations to parties, candidates and organizations. None
Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, an-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. Monetary value of signicant nes and total number of nonmonetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.
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PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY
As an education and consulting company, our product responsibility record is determined by the quality of the services we provide attendees to our events and clients who have used our services in a consulting capacity. Additionally, we like to track the value others nd in our newsletter and social networking site. We solicit feedback from all events and engagements. When we provide information through our channels and accessibility to world class, knowledgeable speakers to hundreds of business leaders, we feel were moving the needle in enabling our clients and attendees to move forward with their sustainability programs. Our educational offering are designed to help business create their sustainability plans, create internal teams to initiate and manage programs, build sustainable supply chains, avoid risk and improve their bottom line. We believe that managing to a triple bottom line is just good business. Managing by the metrics makes sense: good for business and the planet. One of our most important objectives in all we do is to build internal capacity for our clients and attendees. We believe in the transfer of knowledge and know-how. We like to think were teaching companies to sh while helping to keep sh in the sea. As an early stage privately held business, SustainCommWorld is not making our nancial records public at present. Our books are audited by an independent CPA yearly, however. We hope to publish our nancials within the next several years.
Content Evaluation of Green Media Conference, Boston Day One Day Two
Note: In addition to the roll-up of survey data you see here, we make every effort to evaluate each session for speaker value, material and relevance.
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2008
We maintain a comprehensive database of each and every individual and organization we work with, do business with, provide services for or send our newsletter to.
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We extensively survey our audiences and provide clear information to the public to enable feedback for our performance. Every communication is reviewed and, where appropriate, discussed with the principals. Information is communicated to our network and associates relating to their performance as well.
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Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including adversing, promotion, and sponsorship.
With lengthy careers in marketing, advertising, promotion and sponsorship we are extremely sensitive to issues relating to appropriate representation of our materials and adhere to the highest standards of the industry. Additionally, we have sought to make our media environmentally responsible. We track and offset the footprint of our websites and email communications and purchase offsets to neutralize their impact.
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Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including adversing, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes. Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
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PR8 PR8
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Monetary value of signicant nes for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.
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Sustainability Report
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