Footprinting the Supply Chain:
Shifting Priorities at Portland
Community College
Presented by
Briar Schoon, Sustainability Analyst
Erin Stanforth, Sustainability Manager
Portland Community College
About PCC
• Largest higher educational institution in the state of Oregon
• PCC has 10 campuses and centers throughout the Portlandmetro area
• Approximately 90,000 students
• 3205 staff and faculty members
• Collectively, our square footage combined is slightly larger
than the state of Rhode Island.
Sustainability Timeline
• 2006: Board passes Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707
• 2006: President signs ACUPCC
• 2006: College completes first GHG inventory to establish baseline
• 2009: President signs Climate Action Plan
• 2010: President convenes Sustainable Practices, Academics and Resources
Council (SPARC)
• 2010: College hires Sustainability Manager
• 2010: College hires Energy Manager
Sustainability Background Cont.
•
2012: College completes third GHG inventory, comprehensive and
retrospective including supply chain emissions.
•
2012: College completes first STARS report
•
2013: President signs updated Climate Action Plan
•
2013: College approves Sustainability Focus Award, a student completion
award
•
2013: College completes fourth GHG inventory and second STARS report
•
2013: College appointed to national Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
PCC’s GHG Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Commute Emissions
What is Commuting
• Commuter emissions include all indirect
emissions associated with staff and students
getting to PCC
– Single occupancy vehicles
– Public transit (bus, light rail)
– Carpool/rideshare
• PCC Shuttles not included
Commute Calculation
The calculation looks something like this:
average miles
trips 
trip
CO 2e

 CO 2e
mile
An average employee-owned fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon is assumed.
Commute Survey
Some of the data you are looking to capture and extract from a
commute survey include:
 Commute distance
 Transportation mode (single occupancy vehicle, carpool, bus,
bike/walk)
 Number of commute days (also possibly available from HR)
 Number of carpool occupants
PCC Commute Survey
Portland Community College Student Survey
2011
For the Campuses:
-Sylvania
-Rock Creek
-Cascade
-Southeast
Student Population
22,000
Surveys Returned
2,814
Response Rate
The data listed in the following report are based on the answers of the 2,814
respondents. While the report provides valuable insight into the transportation patterns
of PCC students, it is not a statistically valid representation of all students.
13%
PCC Commute Survey
Portland Community College
Student Commute Survey
Summary of Mode Use by Campus
COMBINED CAMPUS REPORT
Weekly Average
Mode
Sylvania
Rock Creek
Cascade
Southeast
Rode Bus/Max
17%
25%
27%
34%
Car/Vanpool
12%
14%
4%
14%
Walked
2%
1%
6%
7%
Biked
2%
1%
10%
6%
Distance Learning
7%
7%
8%
5%
PCC Shuttle
11%
2%
4%
5%
Drive Alone
47%
48%
41%
28%
Motorcycle/Scooter
1%
1%
1%
1%
Commute Data Entry
Depending on the calculator you are using, the data is now ready to be entered in:
Commuters
Days
Distance
Full-Time
Employees
Average
Annual
Workdays
# of FTEs
work days / year
miles
2006
26,122
180
2007
26,382
180
2008
27,227
2009
2010
Efficiency
Transportation Mode
Average
Carpool
Occupants
Single
Occupant
Vehicle (SOV)
Carpool
Bus
Light Rail
miles / gallon
#
% of
employees
% of
employees
% of
employees
% of
employees
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
29,945
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
35,118
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
2011
36,775
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
2012
38,457
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
2013
38,088
180
7
20
2
47.0%
9.0%
11.0%
11.0%
Inventory Year / Facilities Description
Cumulative Totals:
258,114
Estimated Average
Average
Employee Daily
Employee Owned
Commute (One Way) Fuel Efficiency
Carpool
55
Solid Waste Emissions
What is Solid Waste?
• All waste destined for the landfill is included
(including Bond activities)
• Does not include recycled or composted
materials
• PCC partners with Oregon Oils to recycle
cooking oil
Solid Waste
• 5 haulers for 10 campuses and centers
• 2 landfills, both use CH4 capture with flaring
• Understanding the impact of solid waste
Solid Waste
Solid Waste
Business Travel Emissions
Business Travel
• All emissions associated with employee
business travel
– Air travel
– Employee-owned vehicles
• Need to know destination cities for air travel
emissions
• Need data on mileage reimbursement
Air Travel
• No system in place at PCC for tracking
although there is just one point of contact
• Data can be overwhelming due to
disorganization
• We created a cheat sheet to help track.
Air Travel Cheat Sheet
Employee-owned Vehicles
• Past years…
• This year the Payroll Manager provided total
miles reimbursed for employee travel
Em
Selecting a Calculator
Here are some calculators to consider:
Clean Air-Cool Planet
Good Company's G3C calculator
GHG Protocol
Carbon Footprint Business Calculator
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Neutral Company
Supply Chain Emissions
Like Commuting, Supply Chain emissions are indirect emissions and are therefore shared.
Supply Chain Emissions
The scale of greenhouse gas emissions from supply chain can be quite large.
Supply Chain Methodology
1.
Collect the necessary purchasing data
1. Collect the Data
Supply Chain Methodology
1.
Collect the necessary purchasing data
2.
Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).
2. Understanding the Data
You may need
assistance to decipher
the accounting numbers
you received such as
account labels or
descriptions as shown
in the adjacent image.
Supply Chain Methodology
1.
Collect the necessary purchasing data
2.
Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).
3.
Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting
(such as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and
services such as simple transfers of money.
3. Remove certain categories
Supply Chain Methodology
1.
Collect the necessary purchasing data
2.
Ensure you can decipher that data (and ask for assistance if you can’t).
3.
Remove the account categories that either represent double-counting (such
as electricity and solid waste) or that are not for goods and services such as
simple transfers of money.
4.
Group and sort purchases into 10-15 major categories.
4. Group into major categories
Supply Chain Methodology
5.
Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA)
method to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.
Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment
“The EIO-LCA method estimates the materials
and energy resources required for, and the
environmental emissions resulting from,
activities in our economy. It is one technique
for performing a life cycle assessment, an
evaluation of the environmental impacts of a
product or process over its entire life cycle.”
www.eiolca.net/Method/
5. Use the EIO-LCA tool
The EIO-LCA online tool is available for
free and assists in converting economic
activity through dollars spent into GHG
emissions.
The tool and more information about it can be found at the
following website: http://www.eiolca.net
The EIO-LCA tool
Supply Chain Methodology
5.
Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method to
find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.
6.
Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor –
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI).
6. Adjust for inflation
When using the EIO-LCA tool, you must adjust for inflation because it is based on 2002 prices
Supply Chain Methodology
5.
Utilize the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) method
to find the CO2e-intensity for each of those categories.
6.
Adjust the results for inflation using the U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Price Index (CPI).
7.
Enter your results into the calculator you are using for your inventory.
7. Enter into your calculator
Lessons Learned
• Start early!
• Set a baseline year and move forward
• Define boundaries (district-wide vs. campus)
• Effectively communicate shared goals
Lessons Learned
• Importance of transparency
• Beware of diminishing returns
• Importance of outreach
• Realign goals and strategies accordingly
Sustainability Organization - Before
Sustainability
Leadership Team
Buildings and
Energy
Transportation
Consumption and
Solid Waste
Food and
Agriculture
Sustainability in
Education
Community
Outreach
Tracking
Progress and
Financing
Sustainability Organization - After
Sustainability
Leadership Team
Scope I
Scope II
Scope IIIa
Scope IIIb
SPARC
Community
Outreach
Next Steps
• Two questions:
– How to promote sustainable purchases in a
complex and diverse organization like PCC?
– How to account for sustainable purchases in GHG
inventory?
Next Steps
• More specific supply chain GHG inventory
Next Steps
• Product-specific
Green Office
Supplies Purchasing
Guide
• Work with Office
Max to highlight
green products and
track purchases
Next Steps
• Sustainability language and criteria in RFPs
and college-wide contracts
• Sustainable purchasing with the District
Student Council
• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
Questions?
• Thank you!
• Briar Schoon, Sustainability Analyst
Briar.schoon@pcc.edu
971-722-8322
• Erin Stanforth, Sustainability Manager
erin.stanforth@pcc.edu
971-722-8581