Your board may be more green than you think! Analyze your board's activities and habits in these 3 areas: • Documentation • Devices • Accessibility Gain insight into ideas, benefits, and associated challenges from each area. Then create your plan to kick-start your green sustainability initiative.

1. 3 Areas to Kick-Start
a Green Sustainability Initiative
at the Board Level
Susanne Petersson
Board Secretary, Chicago Art Deco Society

2. What does
being GREEN
mean?
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GREEN is a
guiding influence
for all activities,
the way we work
…

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… resulting in the
reduction of our
environmental
footprint
United States Environmental Protection Agency

5. Why should my
Board of
Directors care?
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each incremental step gains
compound interest
With time

7. What will they find?
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Think
1,000 years
into our future..

8. Too much…
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How does my
Board
begin the
Process?

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Analyze Your current
Practices

11. Focus employing
GREEN in these
Areas:
 Paperless documentation
 BYOD utilization
 Accessible locations
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12. Paperless documents
 Create a secure on-line portal
 Retain reports, strategic- and meeting-
related documents
 Use a reputable software
 Incorporate password protection
 Develop an issues-escalation process
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13. Paperless documents
 Keep records organized
 Searchable document folders
 Standardized file names
 Access based on individual needs
 Retrievable, compatible format
 Publish for mobile access
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14. Benefits of Paperless
 Saves postage
 Discourages theft
 Quickly distributes information
 Unclutters briefcases
 Reduces land fills
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15. Incorporate
new
techniques
for taking
Notes
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Challenge:

16. BYOD utilization
 Commit to e-communications
 Provide links to board-related sites
 Establish video-based on-line meetings
 Extend reach to non-locals, experts
 Prepare guidelines for device usage
during meetings
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17. BYOD utilization
 Ensure BYOD safety
 Require anti-virus on devices
 Offer periodic live or web-based training
 Maintain robust audit schedule of sites
 Limit password auto-save on mobile
devices
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18. Benefits of BYOD
 Data available as needed
 Quick reference during meetings
 Attracts tech-savvy persons
 Increases board engagement
between meetings
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19. Challenge:
The ability
to
maintain
Focus
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20. Accessible locations
 Reduce commute cost and time
 Central to current places of business
 Included in public transportation network
 Wi-Fi access for those present and remote
 ADA compliant entry and parking
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21. Accessible locations
 Save energy-related costs
 Associate with other organizations
 Establish presence at LEED building(s)
 Support reliable recycling programs
 Use building security measures
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22. Benefits of Accessibility
 Shows a progressive attitude
 Signals greater board diversity
 Supports established locations
 Connects with other organizations
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Challenge:
Vicinity of
Energy
Efficient
locations

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Is there a
Measurement
for
GREEN-ness?

25. ISO-14000
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A group of
standards
to manage
environmental
responsibility

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Is this all
we can
do?

28. Certainly
not!
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• Begin with these topics
• Learn more about LEED,
ADA, and ISO standards
• Add ideas based on your
own experiences and
research

30. How will You
affect our
Future?
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31. Employ green sustainability
in these Areas
 Paperless documentation
 BYOD utilization
 Accessible locations
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32. .. to begin the
reduction of our
environmental
footprint
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 Onboarding Non-Profit Board of Directors
 Steps to Manage Effective Board Meetings
 Implement 4 basic Security Measures
 Database Management Methodology
 6 Threats to Change Management
Contact Susanne Petersson for
more Board-related Discussions
SPetersson.usa@gmail.com
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Lean Six Sigma (LSSGB)
MBA, Production Operations

34. 3 Areas to Introduce
Green Sustainability Initiative
at Your Board
Susanne Petersson
Board Secretary, Chicago Art Deco Society Thank you!