Alberta Agriculture
Introduction to Lean and Green Webinar
Delivered By
Brett Wills
Green Enterprise Movement Inc.
Business Case for Green
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Business Case for Green
• Direct Cost Savings
• Customer Loyalty & Attraction
• Employee Loyalty & Attraction
• Long Term Viability
• Increased Profit
Retain & Grow Market Share
“Consumers are more conscious of their impact on the
environment and resources when they buy and use a
product regularly.”
* Deloitte GMA Final Report Summary *
From Lean to Green…
Shift in Thinking…
Shift Thinking
Supply Chain
Green State
7 Green Wastes
GVS
Future State
Current State
7 GREEN Wastes
ENERGY Waste
Paying a third party to consume more energy than
required, supplied from a source that has negative
environmental impact
Intention
Identify
Renewable
Offset
Energy
Minimize
Measure
COOPER Farms
• Apple Farm in Maine
• Completed Energy Audit
• $8,000 Annual Energy Savings
• 2 Yr Payback or Less
ENERGY - Minimize
• Lighting Retrofit
• Energy Mgmt/Peak Shaving
• Lighting Sensors
• Power Factor
• Remove Excess Lighting
• Utility Bill Review
• Phantom Power
• Shut Downs/Start Ups
• Air Compressor Leaks
• Heating Control
• Air Compressor Optimization • Seal Building Envelope
• VFD for Motors
• Timers for Equipment
• Motor Efficiency
WATER Waste
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Paying to consume more water than required, then paying
again to clean contaminated water
Intention
Identify
Re-use
Rainwater
Clean
Water
Measure
Minimize
Water – Quick Wins
• Irrigation Scheduling Optimization
• Low Flow Nozzles for Hoses
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Fix Leaks
• Insulating Jackets for Tanks/Pipes
• Reduce Water Temperature
• Hot Water on Demand
• Utility Bill Review
GARBAGE Waste
Paying for something you will only throw away, something
that caused negative environmental impact to create and
then paying again to have it taken away to a landfill
Intention
Eliminate
Re-Use
Identify
Garbage
Minimize
&
Recycle
Measure
• Poultry Operation in Baldwin, GA
• Recycling plastic sheets, supply packaging, cardboard
• Saving $7,500 per quarter vs sending to landfill
Garbage - Minimize
• Minimize Packaging on Supplies
• Reusable Totes for Supplies
• Compactors
• Recycle Plastic/Cardboard
• Zero Waste Program
• Materials Exchange Programs
• Reduce/Re-Schedule Pick Ups
MATERIALS Waste
Result of a global design flaw - designing virgin raw materials
for obsolescence and to end up in the landfill
Re-use
Minimize
Identify
Measure
Materials
Classify
Phase Out Bad
Assess
Materials - Minimize
• Packaging Minimization
• Recycled vs Virgin Materials
• Re-Use Hydraulic Fluids/Oils
• Paperless Office
• Paperless Invoicing/Accounting
• Green Cleaning Supplies
TRANSPORTATION Waste
Using excessive amounts of transportation from modes
powered by non renewable and environmentally harmful fuels
Intention
Identify
Eco - Travel
Transportation
Offset
Measure
Minimize
Transportation - Minimize
• Optimizing HP for Job
• Tire Optimization
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Consolidation of Deliveries/Shipments
• Local Sourcing
• Side Skirts for Trucks
• Optimize Loading
• Change Mode of Transport
• Reduce Packaging
• Reduce Idle Times
EMISSIONS Waste
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$
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Paying to create and discharge excessive amounts of toxic
pollutants into the atmosphere.
Intention
Eliminate
Identify
Emissions
Offset
Measure
Minimize
Emissions - Minimize
• Minimizing Fuel Usage
• Natural Gas Reduction
BIODIVERSITY Waste
Incurring costs to destroy biodiversity that result in large,
negative impacts on the environment.
Intention
Regenerate
Identify
Biodiversity
Eliminate
Measure
Minimize
Learning to See Green
Admin &
Support
Supplier
ABC Co.
35000 kWh
Travel
500/30
1200 km
15000 km
CO2
650 L
750 km
125 lbs
Travel
Travel/Pollution
CO2
Harvest
150 kWh
100 L
100/25
24
25lbs
Feeding
100 kWh
50 L
10/0
23
5 lbs
VOC’s
Washing
10 kWh
Process
12 kWh
23
50/5
350 L
19
100 km
Travel
15 lbs
Package
500 kWh
14
Pollution
VOC’s
Labeling
Shipping
5 kWh
3 kWh
75/30
5/25
15
14
2 lbs
8 lbs
Brett Wills
Green Enterprise Movement
416-481-2014
brett@greenenterprise.ca
www.greenenterprise.ca
For more information:
Gordon Hutton 403 948 8502
Quick Wins for Going Green
www.agriculture.alberta.ca/productivity