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GREEN INDUSTRIES BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMPs) is an educational program for people working in
lawn-care and landscape maintenance. The GI-BMP program teaches environmentally safe landscaping
practices that help conserve and protect Florida's ground and surface waters.

References:
Green Industries Best Management Practices. Retrieved from:
http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/charlotte/green-industries-best-management-practices-/

10 Best Practices for Building Green Teams

GreenBiz.com and Green Impact have partnered to release a new report, "Green Teams: Engaging
Employees in Sustainability." Based on interviews with green team leaders
from Intel, Yahoo!, eBay and Genentech, as well as a review of the latest literature on employee
engagement and green teams, the report provides an overview of the best practices companies are using to
support and guide green teams.

It is divided into four key sections: making the business case for green teams; getting started; four
emerging trends; and green team best practices.

It is a great resource for companies and organizations just beginning to think about creating a green
team and for those ready to take their existing program to the next level

Best Practices

The report concludes with a detailed summary of 10 best practices for green teams, with specific
examples from leading companies. The best practices detailed include:

1. Start with the visible and tangible: focus on internal operations

2. Get senior management involved, but don't lose the grassroots energy
3. Engage employees to capture ideas
4. Communicate and share best practices
5. Engage employees with their bellies: the low carbon diet campaign
6. Engage employees in their personal lives
7. Engage customers to be part of the solution
8. Use art to raise awareness
 9. Create a toolkit to support and guide green teams
10. Align green teams with corporate sustainability goals

Reference:
10 Best Practices for Building Green Teams. Retrieved from:
https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/12/07/10-best-practices-building-green-teams

GOING GREEN BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

GOING GREEN: BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

The OECD has launched a new agenda on public procurement reform to support countries in
creating an overarching approach to procurement that enables efficiency, fosters growth and
accomplishes their strategic goals. As part of this agenda, the OECD replaced the 2008 Recommendation
of the Council on Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement1 by the Recommendation of the Council on
Public Procurement [C(2015)2 and C/M(2015)4, Item 28] , aiming to encourage a balanced approach to
the use of procurement as a smart governance tool to achieve economy, efficiency and secondary policy
objectives. Green public procurement (GPP), i.e. public purchasing of products and services which are less
environmentally damaging2 when taking into account their whole life cycle,3 is increasingly used by
countries to achieve such policy objectives in the area of environmental protection. The compendium is a
contribution of the Public Governance Committee to the OECD Green Growth Strategy. It is aligned with
G20 priorities and the Compendium of Good Practices for Integrity in Public Procurement prepared by the
OECD and endorsed by the G20 Anti-corruption Working Group in Rome on 9-10 June 2014. The
compendium is part of the 2013-14 Programme of Work and Budget of the Public Governance
Committee4 , contributing in particular to the analysis of lessons learnt by countries in using public
procurement as a strategic lever to support government objectives, in this case environmental policy
objectives.

Countries have reported to the OECD that they face obstacles to successfully implementing GPP,
including in particular:

 the perception that green products and services may be more expensive than conventional
ones;

 public officials’ lack of technical knowledge on integrating environmental standards in the

procurement process and
  the absence of monitoring mechanisms to evaluate if GPP achieves its goals

Reference:

GOING GREEN BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT. Retrieved from:

https://www.oecd.org/governance/ethics/Going_Green_Best_Practices_for_Sustainable_Procurement.pdf

Green Hotelier

Green Hotelier is the leading source of information on the sustainable and responsible agenda
within the hotel industry. As the key communication tool of the International Tourism Partnership, which
works with global hotel chains to drive the responsible agenda, Green Hotelier has a serious commitment
to delivering accessible, expert and honest content.
Launched in 1996, the original publication was in magazine format and sought to spread the word on leading
initiatives within the industry whilst also providing practical advice to hoteliers looking to imitate them.
The world has changed a lot since then, and so has Green Hotelier. The website form of the publication was
refreshed in July 2012, providing anyone interested in sustainability within the hotel industry with easy-to-
navigate, comprehensive and fresh information, practical advice and tools.

Whether a hotelier looking to ‘green’ your property, a responsible tourism student, a sustainability
commentator or someone simply looking to keep on top of the latest industry news, we hope you find heaps
of helpful information and resources.

We Are Water Foundation and Diamond Resorts partner to launch sustainable water usage initiative at European
resorts
Diamond Resorts, a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, has
announced it has partnered with the We Are Water Foundation to launch an initiative that encourages
travellers to make a rational and sustainable use of water. The partnership demonstrates Diamond Resorts’
commitment to changing sustainability practices within the hospitality and tourism industries.

As part of the initiative, Diamond Resorts will be educating members, owners, guests and team
members to make a reasonable and sustainable use of water within all of the company’s European
properties. With help from We Are Water, Diamond Resorts will hold programmes aimed at informing people
of their water usage and encouraging them to make simple changes, such as reusing bath towels and
limiting water usage in their accommodation, which can have big impacts.
 "It is an honour for us to form part of this strategic alliance with such an important partner as
committed to the environment as Diamond Resorts", explained Xavier Torras, the Director of the We Are
Water Foundation, adding, “We are confident that, together, we will achieve a more sustainable use of
water and expand the resources to ensure it reaches the people who have least and who need it most.”

What can hotels do to prevent water risk? As a company, Diamond Resorts has made strides to
reduce the travel industry’s impact on the Earth. All of Diamond’s European properties have Sustainability
Ambassadors, who help carry out various initiatives such as educating guests on recycling at the resort.
Many of Diamond’s properties also have sustainable gardens, where team members grow herbs or
vegetables for members, owners and guests to use while staying at the resort.

“Sustainability is a priority for Diamond Resorts and this collaboration further reaffirms our focus on
changing the way resorts and travellers use water,” said Suzana Gomercic, Senior Vice President of
European Resort Operations for Diamond Resorts. “We are committed to reducing our footprint for a better
future.”

Reference:

Green Hotelier. Retrieved from:

https://www.greenhotelier.org/our-themes/water/we-are-water-foundation-and-diamond-resorts-partner-
to-launch-sustainable-water-usage-initiative-at-european-resorts/

Green Growth Best Practices - Synthesis of Key Findings

Green growth strategies play vital roles in unlocking synergies between economic growth,
environmental protection, and poverty reduction and enabling a transition to an inclusive green
economy. By analyzing around 60 specific government programs from around the world, the GGBP
demonstrates that green growth is actively practiced around the world as a dynamic pathway to achieve a
green economy and sustainable development. The recommendations for effective green growth approaches,
based on the experience of early movers, provides practical guidance for national and sub-national policy
planning towards the sustainable development goals in the post-2015 development agenda.

This Synthesis of Key Findings elaborates on nine key actions that enable effective green growth
policy:

 Use well-designed planning and coordination processes

 Establish clear visions, targets, and baselines
 Undertake robust analysis and balanced communication of the benefits of green growth
 Prioritize options and develop credible pathways toward targets
 Design policies to address multiple goals and respond to specific market failures
 Design public finance instruments to overcome barriers and mobilize private investment
 Tap the power of public-private collaboration
 Pursue mutually reinforcing action across all levels of government
 Build and maintain strong monitoring and evaluation systems

Reference:

Green Growth Best Practices - Synthesis of Key Findings. Retrieved from:

https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/sites/default/files/GGBP%20Synthesis%20of%20Key%20Findi
ngs.pdf