Michigan State University: Being Bolder by DesignGreening the Supply ChainApril 21, 2014

Jennifer Battle, DirectorOffice of Campus Sustainability

It began with a little ‘Boldness’• In 2005, MSU engaged in

a strategic and transformative journey to become the model land-grant university for the 21st century.

• “World-grant”

World-grant ideal

Success Stories

By 2020, MSU will be the national model of a high performing public research university, providing high-impact, high-value results, experiences, and services in every area of our mission.

• Enhance the student experience by expanding opportunities for where, when, and how students learn and increasing the value of an MSU degree.

• Enrich community, economic, and family life through research, outreach, engagement, entrepreneurship, innovation, diversity, and inclusiveness.

Bolder by Design Imperatives

• Expand international reach through academic, research and economic development initiatives, and strategic alliances.

• Increase research opportunities by expanding funding to support high-impact scholarship and research.

Bolder by Design Imperatives

• Strengthen stewardship by nurturing the university’s financial assets, campus environment, infrastructure, and people.

• Advance our culture of high performance by elevating the quality and effectiveness of every product and process.

Bolder by Design Imperatives

sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty at MSU

Stewardship of our environmental, financial and community resources so that MSU can fulfill its mission for future generations

Energy Transition Plan

Improve the Physical

Environment

Invest in Sustainability Research and Development

Be an Educational

Leader in Sustainable

Energy

Transition to renewable

energy

Goal 1: Improve the Physical Environment

% Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

% Campus Renewable Energy

FY2015 30 15

FY2020 45 20

FY2025 55 25

FY2030 65 40

Priority for Strategies

Avoid

Reduce

Replace

Offset

Avoid wasteful energy and carbon- intensive activities

Improve efficiency

Replace high carbon energy sources with lower carbon energy sources

Offset emissions that cannot be avoided, reduced or replaced.

• Reduce waste to landfill by 70% by 2017o Avoid o Reuse/Repurposeo Recycle

• Opportunitieso Organic waste (food)o Construction waste

Road to Zero Waste

Surplus Store & Recycling Center

Anaerobic Digester

High Performance

Building a culture of service and exceptional performance

Elevate. Accelerate. Integrate.

• Becoming better, faster, bolder.

• Responding more quickly to change

• Raising accountability and demonstrating outcomes

GE Treasure Hunt Team, October 2013

• Goal: create and foster a unified philosophy of service at MSU

• Studied top service organizations

The Spartan Experience

The Spartan Experience

• Over 800 staff trained as of Fall 2013

• Metrics for service created by departments

What do suppliers impact?