^ Be, 'i- m United States Environmental Protection Agency \/ d National Environmental PerformanceTrack U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Performance Track Sixth Annual Progress Report Program Highlights What is Performance Track? EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program (Per- formance Track) is a public-private partnership that encourages continuous environmental im- provement through environmental management systems, community outreach, and measurable results. Performance Track recognizes and drives environmental excellence by encouraging facilities with strong environmental records to go above and beyond their legal requirements. In partnership with EPA, members voluntarily commit to typically four public, measur- able goals to improve the quality of our nation's air, water, and land. Members include major corpora- tions, small businesses, and public facilities that are steering a course toward environmental excellence— and setting an example for others to follow. For more information on Performance Track and its members, please visit www.epa.gov/performancetrack. erformance Track continues to grow as an important volun- tary approach that recognizes and drives environmental excellence among private and public facilities. The program welcomed 110 new members in 2007, increasing the membership base to nearly 500 and expanding into three new states—Alaska, Hawaii, and North Dakota. There are now Perfor- mance Track members in 49 states and Puerto Rico, representing every major industrial sector. In addition, a record 92 percent of the 177 Perfor- mance Track facilities whose member- ships expired in 2007 submitted renewal applications. Many of the program's new members are in the public sector, including a U.S. Veteran's Administration facility, several U.S. Air Force bases, a number of U.S. Postal Service facilities, and a municipal wastewater treatment facility. New private-sector facilities include those from large companies such as Coca-Cola, Baxter Healthcare, 3M, and Covanta. In addition to attracting new members, Performance Track added new goals in 2007 to encourage greater environmen- tal progress. Working with the Wildlife Habitat Council, Performance Track implemented a new challenge goal for members that encourages more habitat restoration in local communities. For renewing members, the program added the option of alternate goals to promote "outside the box" innovation and achievement. More than two dozen renewing members in 2007 chose to set alternate goals. Performance Track also continued to foster public-private collaboration to meet environmental needs. In 2007, the state of Colorado approved an effort initiated by Performance Track member Kodak Colorado Division to work in partnership with state and local entities to improve water quality moni- toring of the Cache la Poudre River near Greeley Colorado. To date, the combined environmental effort of all Performance Track member facilities has resulted in cumulative reported reductions in water use by 3.66 billion gallons, greenhouse gas reductions of 309,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, and conser- vation of 16,809 acres of habitat. Many of the members' achievements ad- dress issues that are vital to the health of our planet but are not covered by current regulations. National Environmental Performance Track—Recognizing and Driving Environmental Excellence ------- Performance Tr Performance Track takes a holistic 3ppr03Cn to environmental improvement. Rather than focusing on just one spe- cific pollutant or environmental issue, Performance Track works with mem- bers to improve performance among a variety of environmental indicators, throughout the product lifecycle. The figure at right displays the indicators around which members set ambitious "stretch" goals, challenging them to innovate and develop new practices. Members' cumulative results are dis- played next to each indicator. The results highlighted here cover the period 2000-2006 for members that have completed at least one three-year term in the program. Detailed results for all indicators, calculation methodol- ogy, and results caveats are available at www.epa.gov/performancetrack/results. CUMULATIVE IMPROVEMENTS in perspective UPSTREAM Material Procurement Hazardous/Toxic Components N/A Recycled Content +493 tons Suppliers' Environmental Performance N/A INPUTS Material Use Materials Used Hazardous Materials Used Ozone-Depleting Substances Packaging Materials Used Use of Reused-Recycled Materials +20,940 tons +60,728 tons N/A -2,256 tons +559,991 tons Water Use Total Water Used Energy Use Non-Transportation Energy Use Transportation Energy Use Land and Habitat Land and Habitat Conservation -3,661,797,686 gallons -4,257,059 MMBtu N/A +16,809 acres Energy savings to power 46,OOO homes for one year Greenhouse gas reductions to offset the emissions of 57,OOO cai"S for one year Solid waste reductions equivalent to the amount produced by 553,OOO households for one year ------- NONPRODUCT OUTPUTS Air Emissions Greenhouse Gases -309,780 metric tons of CO2 equivalent VOCs Air Toxics Carbon Monoxide NOx Ozone-Depleting Gases PM-10 SOx Radiation Waste Non-Hazardous Waste Generation Hazardous Waste Generation Discharges to Water Discharges of BOD, COD, TSS, Nutrients, Sediments Discharges of Toxics Noise DOWNSTREAM Products Expected Lifetime Waste from Product Use Key + Cumulative increase from baseline Cumulative decrease from baseline \r Improvement in performance N/A Either no data or very limited data were reported on this indicator by Performance Track members. Waste to Air, Water, Land from Disposal or Recovery -3,004 tons -722 tons -12,826 tons +63 tons -43,083 tons : -1,211,766 tons • -52,266 tons • -33,286 tons • -2,995 tons • N/A N/A N/A Hazardous Waste Together, 137 Performance Track members reduced their hazardous waste by 52,266 tons. Actual hazardous waste Business as usual, given production changes Results cover the years 2000-2006 and include only members that set a goal for this indicator and completed at least one three-year membership term. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Together, 61 Performance Track members reduced their use of VOCs by 3,004 tons. Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 I Actual emissions —•— Business as usual, given production changes Results cover the years 2000-2006 and include only members that set a goal for this indicator and completed at least one three-year membership term. ------- Performance Track and Climate Change Climate change has become one of the nation's leading environmental priori- ties. To help address this challenge, Performance Track and its members are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the facility and com- munity levels. EPA headquarters and regional offices have created Perfor- mance Track challenge goals for energy conservation and greenhouse gas emis- sion reductions. The program encour- ages renewing members to set alternate goals—such as energy-efficient building design and community emission reduc- tion projects—on this important issue. Members are taking the lead and em- ploying new technologies such as solar energy installations, energy-efficient lighting, and variable speed motors. Reducing greenhouse gases is one of the most common air emissions goals Greenhouse Gas Emissions Together, 61 Performance Track members reduced their emissions of greenhouse gases by 309,780 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. .2 0.2 1 „ Baseline YeaM Year 2 Year 3 • Actual emissions —•— Business as usual, given production changes Results cover the years 2000-2006 and include only members that set a goal for this indicator and completed at least one three-year membership term. The business as usual line shows what emissions would have been if these members had not worked toward their Performance Track goals. set by Performance Track members. To date, 61 facilities have completed greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, leading to 309,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent savings (the annual emissions of 57,000 cars). Many energy- and waste-related goals also aid in members' push to reduce emissions. All told, more than 500 member goals address climate change either directly or indirectly. Selected Reductions Achieved and Planned by Performance Track Members • Achieved carbon neutrality through purchasing carbon offsets and installed a natural gas cogenera- tion unit to decrease greenhouse gas emissions per unit of power. Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, San Diego, California. Encouraged behavioral changes and converted to more efficient tech- nologies that led to a 28 percent reduction in energy use and a 21 percent reduction in energy- related greenhouse gas emissions generation. Rohm and Haas, Kankakee, Illinois. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent by participating in EPA's Green Power Partnership, using a system to control lighting and heating, installing compact fluorescent lights, and other energy efficiency improvements. PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Salem, Massachusetts. • Employed energy conservation practices and technologies to achieve a 26 percent reduction in non-transportation energy use. U.S. Department of Energy, West Valley Demonstration Project, West Valley, New York. Performance Track Challenge Goals • EPA Regions 1 and 10 offer a greenhouse gas reduction challenge goal. In order to receive credit, a facility must set a goal to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 5 percent (Region 1) or 10 percent (Region 10). Twenty-five members have accepted this challenge. • EPA's Office of Air and Radiation offers an energy use reduction chal- lenge goal for non-transportation energy use. In order to receive credit, a Performance Track facility must set a goal to reduce its energy use by at least 10 percent. All 10 regions are participating, and many are making transportation energy reduction goals as well. Thirty members have accepted this challenge. EPA 100R08006 U.S. EPA, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (MC 1807-T) www.epa.gov/performancetrack 1-888-339-PTRK (1-888-339-7875) PerformanceTrack Power from the Sun The Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group, in Vacaville, California, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, constructed one of the state's largest privately owned commercial solar energy systems of its kind. The 1-Megawatt solar array will provide approximately one-third of the facility's peak power demand, saving the facility roughly $300,000 in energy costs per year, creating enough electricity to run 250 homes, and reducing CO2 emis- sions from the facility by 1.4 million pounds annually. The Vacaville array is Johnson & Johnson's ninth solar installation in the United States, bringing the company's total installed capacity to 3.5 Megawatts. ------- |