Presentation to the Cleveland Sustainability SummitSeptember 17, 2014

John Cleveland, Executive Directorwww.greenribboncommission.org

Engaging Civic and Business Leadership

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DISCUSSION POINTS

• The Opportunity for City Leadership

• The Green Ribbon Commission Experience

• Factors For Success

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CITIES ARE WHERE THE ACTION IS• Cities already account

for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions

• By 2050 up to 70% of the population will live in cities

• If it is going to work, it has to work in cities

• Cities are our “laboratories of innovation” for sustainability

• What happens in cities and regions will drive national policy

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CLEVELAND AND BOSTON FACTS

Factor Cleveland Boston

Land Area 78 SM 44 SM

Municipal Population

396,000 645,000

Density 5,107/SM 13,340/SM

Regional Population

2.1 million 4.6 million

White 37% 54%

Black 53% 24%

Hispanic 10% 18%

Asian 2% 9%

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BOSTON’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

• Goal: 25 percent greenhouse gas reduction by 2020 from 2008 baseline; 80% by 2050

• Savings in the Commercial and Industrial sector are 51 percent of goal

• Recommends 23 policies to meet target goal

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COMMISSION ORIGINS

• The City controls <2% of city emissions

• So 98% of the impact will come from actions taken by other players

• Where do we have this community leadership dialogue?

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BOSTON GREEN RIBBON COMMISSIONMission: Convene leaders from Boston’s key sectors to support the City’s Climate Action Plan.

• Advise Boston on the implementation of its Climate Action Plan

• Advocate within key sectors to align sector strategies with Climate Plan goals

• Highlight best practices within and across sectors

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LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS & CIVIC SECTORS

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FULL LIST OF COMMISSION MEMBERSJoseph Aoun, President, Northeastern UniversityRobert Brown, President, Boston UniversityDavid Colella, Chairman, Greater Boston Conventions & Visitors BureauPenni Conner, Senior Vice President, Customer Group, Northeast UtilitiesJohn Donahue, CEO, Arbella Mutual Insurance CompanyAnne Finucane, Global Strategy and Marketing Officer, Bank of AmericaJohn Fish, President, Suffolk ConstructionDavid Fubini, Director/Boston, McKinsey and Co.Paul Gaynor, CEO, First WindGary Gottlieb, MD, President and CEO, Partners HealthCareJeremy Grantham, Founder and Chief Investment Strategist, GMO, LLCJoe Grimaldi, President & CEO, Mullen AdvertisingRev. Ray Hammond, Pastor, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchAmos Hostetter, Trustee, Barr Foundation (Co-Chair)Deborah Jackson, President, Cambridge CollegeMichael Keating, Partner, Foley Hoag; Chair, The Boston FoundationAndrew Kendall, Executive Director, Henry P. Kendall Foundation Scott Kinter, Vice President, Avalon Bay Communities, Inc.Wendell Knox, director and Former CEO, Abt Associates Inc.

Bryan Koop, Sr. Vice President, Boston PropertiesTed Landsmark, President, Boston Architectural CollegeKatherine Lapp, Executive Vice President, Harvard UniversityAlan Leventhal, Chairman & CEO, Beacon Capital PartnersVivien Li, Executive Director, the Boston Harbor AssociationMindy Lubber, President, CeresMichael Mooney, Chairman, Nutter McClennen & FishJ. Keith Motley, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts – Boston Peter Nicholas, Founder & Chairman, Boston ScientificNam Pham, Executive Director, VietAIDMarcy Reed, Massachusetts President, National GridBud Ris, CEO, New England Aquarium (retired)Israel Ruiz, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, MITMaeve Bartlett, Secretary, MA Exec. Office of Energy & Environmental AffairsBrian Swett, Chief, Office of Energy and Environment Services, City of BostonKate Walsh, President and CEO, Boston Medical CenterMarty Walsh, Mayor, City of Boston (Co-Chair)

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FUNDING PARTNERS

• The Barr Foundation

• The Boston Foundation• The Grantham Foundation for the Protection

of the Environment

• The Kendall Foundation

• The Bollard Group

• The Bank of America Foundation

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A FOCUS ON THE LARGE BUILDING SECTORSTotal Boston Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (100%)

Top 50 C/I Organizations

(30%)

Commercial/Industrial Sources (50%)

Health Care

Higher Education

Commercial Real Estate

Government

Hospitality, etc.

GOAL:All top 50 accounts are on target to exceed the City

goal of 25% GHG emissions reductions by 2020.

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GREEN RIBBON COMMISSION STRUCTURE

Green Ribbon Commission

Sector Working Groups

Health Care Higher Education

Commercial Real Estate

and Hospitality

Issue Working Groups

Transportation

Climate Preparednes

s

Greenovate Boston

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PART OF THE GREENOVATE BOSTON BRAND

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SOME SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTS• Communications – Development of the Greenovate

Boston brand

• Politics – Smooth sustainability transition during the first Mayoral change in 20 years

• Policy – Passage of the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO)

• Funding – Utility partnership, and substantial impact on the three-year utility energy efficiency plans.

• Health Care – voluntary roll up of 20 million+ SF in Portfolio Manager

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SOME SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTS (2)• Higher Education – design of a City/University Climate

Preparedness Partnership

• Commercial Real Estate – partnership with the Challenge for Sustainability, engaging 30 million+ SF of owners in energy and water reduction

• Strategic Energy Management – development with EDF and MIT of an organizational change model for energy management

• Transportation – design and launch of an Urban Mobility Visioning process with will incorporate climate targets into the regional transportation plan

• Preparedness – support for a comprehensive climate preparedness planning process

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THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGES

• Governor transition in 2015

• Make sure we hit the 2020 targets

• Redesigning our urban form for long-term resiliency

• Planning for carbon neutrality (80X50)

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2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

3,000,000

3,200,000

3,400,000

3,600,000

3,800,000

4,000,000

4,200,000Commercial/Industrial GHG Emissions

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2020 Goal, 23%

SO FAR ON TARGET

CARBON REDUCTION TARGET FOR 2020

Total cost = $838

million

Utility program

s contribut

e $373 million

Non-utility

costs = $465

million

÷ by 300

million sq. ft. of real estate

$1.55 per sq. ft. over 9 years

HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO GET THERE

$0.17 investment per SF per year

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MODEL

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FLOODING OF 7% OF BOSTON…• Is the current 100-year flood level• Becomes the annual flood by 2050• Becomes the daily high tide by 2100

Today’s high tide, plus 5.0

feet of SLR and storm surge

Source: Preparing for the Rising Tide, Boston Harbor Association, 2013

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FLOODING OF 30% OF BOSTON…• Becomes the 100-year flood by 2050• Becomes the annual flood by 2100

Today’s high tide, plus 7.5

feet of SLR and storm surge

Source: Preparing for the Rising Tide, Boston Harbor Association, 2013

EXACTLY HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS???

25% by 2020 80% by 2050

6,200 feet 29,000 feet

Factors of Success

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SUCCESS FACTORS

• The right committed leadership, including the Mayor

• A shared sense of urgency and opportunity

• Making it relevant to the CEOs “day jobs”

• Disciplined strategies, plans and metrics

• Committed, long-term funders

• A trusted network broker

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WHAT IS IN IT FOR THE CEOS?

• Personal passion

• Engagement with the Mayor and other leaders

• Alignment with their enterprise mission and strategy

• Peer networking and learning

GOOD LUCK!

“If we pull this off, we’ll eat like kings.”

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

www.greenribboncommission.org

John Cleveland, Executive Directorjohn@in4c.net616-240-9751