Sustainability at BPA 2013

Program Document · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2013

OSTI ID:1132828

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR BPA has reported on sustainability program accomplishments. The report provides an opportunity to review progress made on sustainability initiatives, evaluate how far we have come and how much we can improve. The program has demonstrated maturation as the concepts of sustainability and resource conservation are communicated and understood. The sustainability program started as an employee-driven “grass roots” effort in 2010. Sustainability is becoming a consideration in how work is performed. The establishment of several policies supporting sustainability efforts proves the positive progress being made. In 2009, BPA became a founder and member of The Climate Registry, a nonprofit collaboration that sets standards to calculate, verify and report greenhouse gas emissions. This year, BPA completed and published our Greenhouse Gas inventory for the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. The 2012 inventory is currently in the process of third-party verification and scheduled for public release in January 2014. These inventories provide a concrete measure of the progress we are making.

• Research Organization: BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
• OSTI ID: 1132828
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-4573
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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sustainability
resource conservation
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greenhouse gas
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