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18 April 2019 A Review of Sustainability Frameworks: Expanding Material Stewardship Potential West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum The West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum is a collaboration of state, local, and

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A Review of Sustainability Frameworks: Expanding Material Stewardship Potential

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West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum

The West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum is a collaboration of state, local, and tribal government

 Develop ways to institutionalize sustainable materials

management practices.

 Develop tools to help jurisdictions reduce the GHGs

associated with materials

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Check out the Forum’s Resources

  • Original Report Connecting Materials/Climate
  • Research Summaries
  • Turn-key Materials Management Presentation
  • Climate Action Toolkit
  • Food: Too Good to Waste Toolkit
  • Climate Friendly Purchasing Toolkit
  • Reducing GHGs Through Composting and Recycling

www.westcoastclimateforum.com

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West Coast Climate Forum Webinar Series Disclaimer

This webinar is being provided as part of the West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum Webinar Series. The Forum is a collaboration

  • f state, local, and tribal governments. We invite guest speakers to share

their views on climate change topics to get participants thinking and talking about new strategies for achieving our environmental goals. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. Please note the opinions, ideas, or data presented by speakers in this series do not represent West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum members policy or constitute endorsement by the forum.

www.westcoastclimateforum.com

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Thursday 18 April 2019

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a unifying lens for progress towards ecological, human, and material wellbeing. Implementing these ambitions across critical domains such as poverty, hunger, health, education, governance, biodiversity, and just economic development is a complex undertaking. The sustainability frameworks typically used businesses, communities, governments, and academia, however, are more narrowly focused and may not serve the broader

  • bjectives of the SDGs.

This webinar will provide an overview of the SDGs as a backdrop for reviewing several sustainability frameworks including Pollution Prevention, Zero Waste, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Materials Management. This will help to illustrate the gaps between the theoretical potential of each approach and the current state of engagement and shed light on new integrated approaches that can better support progress on the SDGs.

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Today’s Speakers

Maurie Cohen is Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the New Jersey Institute of

  • Technology. He is also Editor of Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy (SSPP), Associate Editor of Environmental

Innovation and Sustainability Transitions, and co-founder and co-coordinator of the Future Earth Knowledge-Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production. His books include The Future of Consumer Society: Prospects for Sustainability in the New Economy, Social Change and the Coming of Post-consumer Society, Putting Sustainability into Practice: Applications and Advances in Research on Sustainable Consumption, Innovations in Sustainable Consumption: New Economics, Socio-technical Transitions and Social Practices, and Exploring Sustainable Consumption: Environmental Policy and the Social Sciences. He received his PhD. in regional science from the University

  • f Pennsylvania.

Minal Mistry is the business initiatives lead with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. He works with a wide range of entities to implement strategies for Oregon’s 2050 Vision for Materials Management. His primary focus is on helping businesses produce and consume materials in more sustainable ways. Minal supports concept development, research, and capacity building in support of the Vision. His professional experiences include life cycle assessment, environmental testing, information services, technical training, and consulting for implementing Design for Environment (DfE) strategies for consumer-packaged goods. Minal is a biologist with experience in business, environmental NGOs and government.

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Today’s Speakers

Moderator: Babe O’Sullivan is a Sustainable Consumption Specialist with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Materials Management Program. She’s worked as a consultant for the Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network (USDN), leading the Sustainable Consumption in Cities project, a multi- year initiative exploring the role of cities in advancing sustainable consumption. She helped to design and launch the USDN Sustainable Consumption Toolkit providing guidance and resources to cities. Previously, Babe was the Sustainability Liaison for the City of Eugene, Oregon and a solid waste and recycling program coordinator for the City of Portland, Oregon. She holds an MBA from the University

  • f California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Policy from the University of

California, Davis.

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Sustainability frameworks

lights on consumption as a root driver of emissions New opportunities to reduce life cycle emissions Lots Complement to sector based analyses Sheds lights on consumption as a root driver of emissions New opportunities to reduce life cycle emissions Lots of cool data!

  • f cool data!

Complement to sector based analyses Sheds lights on consumption as a root driver of emissions New opportunities to reduce life cycle emissions Lots of cool data!

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Sustainability frameworks

 Array of frameworks  Multiple “truths”  Limitations

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Sustainability frameworks

What are we aiming for? How do these frameworks help us get there? What from these multiple frameworks can inform a holistic, integrated approach?

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Q&A

Maurie Cohen New Jersey Institute of Technology Babe O’Sullivan Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Minal Mistry Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

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Q&A

Links for more information:

 https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/mm-matsust.pdf

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Future Webinars

Fall 2019: More to come in the Webinar series

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THANK YOU!

Please fill out the survey you receive after the webinar.

For more information, visit www.westcoastclimateforum.com

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A Brief Overview of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Maurie Cohen, Director Program in Science, Technology and Society New Jersey Institute of Technology E-mail: mcohen@njit.edu Webinar Convened by the West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum, April 18, 2019

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Millennial Development Goals

The SDGs grew out of a prior framework implemented in 2000 called the Millennial Development Goals (MDGs) which were largely focused on addressing extreme poverty in developing countries.

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How Did We Do Meeting the MDGs?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

Recognition of the tremendous chasm between climate science (what needs to be done) and contemporary politics (what can be done).

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

Recognition of the significance of “universal development” and the narrowing of distinctions between the global North and the global South.

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What Has Changed Since 2000?

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Road to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Road to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Road to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Based on Six Principles

Partnership

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The Notion of Universality is Central to the SDGs

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SDGs are Predicated on an “Indivisible Whole” that Combines Economic, Social, and Environmental Targets

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SDGs are Meant to Break Down the Silos of Customary Problem Definition and Policy Making

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Minal Mistry | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

sustaining the sustainable

a systems look at material sustainability approaches

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Minal Mistry | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

: harsh criticism or censure

  • pprobrium
  • p·pro·bri·um

/əˈprōbrēəm/

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Minal Mistry | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

synopsis

using a wide angle lens

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Minal Mistry | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

material life cycle

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material extraction and processing manufacturing international transportation end of life management use in home and business retail distribution domestic transportation

production consumption

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weak lever for change

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biodiversity…

buttress environmental damage

energy demand freshwater consumption global warming potential topsoil erosion human health aquatic toxicity eutrophication habitat destruction wellbeing (all beings)

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life cycle material responsibility

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production consumption COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITY

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sustaining wellbeing

sustainable human development

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prelude to sustainable development

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Source: UNDP

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disclaimer

illuminating a path

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‘Let us take the decision to confront the questions we have and explore our mutual curiosity, in order to throw light on our similarities without hiding our differences.’

  • Jean-Francois Revel

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sustainability constructs

frameworks of organization

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  • utlooks of different frameworks

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  • Closing material loops
  • Upstream focus – redesign, repair,

reuse, remanufacturing

  • New business models to decouple

growth from materials

  • Design out externalities

circular economy

  • Traditional waste hierarchy
  • Elimination of production waste
  • Redesign for reuse
  • Waste diversion from landfill

zero waste

  • Life cycle thinking
  • Impact quantification
  • Upstream focus – redesign for repair, reuse,

remanufacturing, recycling

  • Material stewardship
  • Toxics reduction/elimination

sustainable materials management

  • Efficiency
  • Elimination of waste
  • Value creation
  • Output velocity
  • Process simplification

lean thinking

  • Source reduction
  • Hazard reduction
  • Exposure control

pollution prevention

  • Human wellbeing
  • Ecological stewardship
  • Economic equity

sustainable development goals

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who is using these frameworks

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  • Brands
  • Manufacturing
  • Service businesses
  • Governments
  • Environmental non-profits

circular economy

  • Manufacturing
  • Service businesses
  • Governments
  • Environmental non-profits
  • Solid waste management
  • Individuals

zero waste

  • Manufacturing
  • Service businesses
  • Governments
  • Environmental non-profits
  • Solid waste management

sustainable materials management

  • Manufacturing
  • Business operations
  • Academia

lean thinking

  • Manufacturing
  • Service businesses
  • Governments
  • Environmental non-profits

pollution prevention

  • United Nations
  • Development and Aide community
  • Non-profits with social and

environmental focus

sustainable development goals

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sustainability focus by frameworks

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Framework Principle Sustainability Focus Area Biosphere (Environment) Society Economy Lean Thinking (lean) Business operations and production Pollution Prevention (P2) Avoidance of pollution via proactive preventive beyond compliance approaches Zero Waste (ZW) Solid waste reduction/avoidance primarily via recycling and composting Secondary (recycled) materials market Circular Economy (CE) Business growth via material circularity (recovery, closed loops, and redesign) Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Reduction of environmental burdens associated with making and using materials Secondary (recycled) materials market

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lean thinking

  • ptimize production via systematically eliminating waste to meet customer need

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links between lean thinking and ‘green’

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Source: adapted from Verrier 2016

  • verproduction

defects unnecessary motion unnecessary inventory inappropriate processing transportation waiting/delay seven sources of waste in Lean trash/waste direct emissions poor health and safety diminished people potential excessive resource use excessive power use excessive water use indirect human and environmental health Environmental burdens of waste in Lean

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Lean in theory Lean in practice

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pollution prevention

reduce, eliminate, prevent pollution at the source

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pollution prevention (P2)

P2 hierarchy core principles

  • 1. Conserving and protecting

natural resources

  • 2. Reducing both financial costs

(waste management and cleanup) and environmental costs (health problems and environmental damage)

  • 3. More efficient use of financial

resources through more efficient production in industry

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P2 in theory P2 in practice

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zero waste

aspires to totally eliminate the construct of garbage

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zero waste (ZW)

ZW hierarchy core principles

1. Commitment to the triple bottom line 2. Use Precautionary Principle 3. No waste to landfill or incineration 4. Responsibility: takeback products and packaging 5. Buy reused, recycled and compostable 6. Prevent pollution and reduce waste 7. Highest and best use 8. Use economic incentives for customers, workers and suppliers 9. Non-toxic production, reuse and recycling processes

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ZW in theory ZW in practice

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circular economy

regenerative system where resource inputs, waste, emissions, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing material and energy loops

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circular economy (CE)

CE hierarchy core principles

  • 1. Preserve and enhance natural

capital

  • 2. Circulating products,

components, and materials at the highest utility

  • 3. Reveal and design out negative

externalities

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CE in theory CE in practice

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sustainable materials management

apply life cycle thinking to prioritize materials use for best and highest options

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sustainable materials management (SMM or MM)

SMM flow core principles

  • 1. Preserve natural capital
  • 2. Design and manage materials,

products and processes using a lifecycle perspective

  • 3. Use the full diversity of policy

instruments to stimulate and reinforce sustainable economic, environmental, and social

  • utcomes
  • 4. Engage all parts of society to

take active, ethically-based responsibility for achieving sustainable outcomes

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SMM in theory SMM in practice

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Oregon’s organizing approach

unlearn learn cooperate expand nudge scale question research

conserving resources ↔ protecting the environment ↔ living well policy

Leverage science and collective energy to nudge towards lasting changes.

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foundation

Improve base knowledge to illuminate pathways for positive change.

01

education

Share knowledge, learn new ways, and unlearn unhelpful habits.

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collaboration

Engage productively to increase capacity and grow the community of practice.

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PPT template from PresentationGO.com

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synthesis

action  reaction

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the potential of sustainability frameworks

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the opportunities of sustainability frameworks

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scope in theory gaps in practice

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connecting the dots

cooperation and collaboration

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the overlap between frameworks

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an example – common ground

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Human wellbeing Resource conservation Responsible production Responsible consumption Environmental stewardship Economic viability Material stewardship Responsible production Responsible consumption Design out waste and hazards

human-centric environment-centric economy-centric

SMM SDG CE

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  • Human wellbeing
  • Ecological stewardship
  • Economic equity

connecting the concepts

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  • Source reduction
  • Hazard reduction
  • Exposure control
  • Efficiency
  • Elimination of waste
  • Value creation
  • Output velocity
  • Process simplification
  • Elimination of production waste
  • Redesign for reuse
  • Waste diversion from landfill
  • Traditional waste hierarchy
  • Life cycle thinking
  • Production and consumption focus
  • Impact quantification
  • Material stewardship
  • Toxics reduction/elimination
  • Closing material loops
  • Production and EoL focus
  • Encouraging new business models
  • Decoupling growth from materials
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industrial ecology: existing supporting tools and knowledge

  • Material characterizations
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • Hazard assessment
  • Alternate assessment
  • Green Chemistry
  • Industrial symbiosis
  • Process evaluation
  • Living design
  • Biomimicry…

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the big development tent

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Lean Thinking Pollution Prevention Zero Waste Sustainable Materials Management Circular Economy

economic lens environmental lens social lens

Aide and NGO community

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‘The pine tree, the leopard, the Platte River, and

  • urselves – we are at risk together, or we are on our

way to a sustainable world together. We are each

  • ther’s destiny.’
  • Mary Oliver from Upstream

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‘In every age there is a turning point, a new way of seeing and asserting the coherence of the world.’

  • J. Boronoski from The Ascent of Man

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materials management

conserving resources protecting the environment living well

minal mistry | minal.mistry@state.or.us

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