INSTALLATION SUSTAINABILITY RDTE Mobilization Deployment Public Affairs Force

INSTALLATION SUSTAINABILITY RDT&E Mobilization & Deployment Public Affairs Force Structure & Readiness Doctrine & Planning Logistics Support Industrial Operations Systems Acquisition Operations & Training Facilities & Infrastructure Base Operations Health & Medical Transportation

What is Sustainability? • Sustainability means proactively planning for the future to ensure the long-term viability of the mission. • It is an environmental management goal shift from preventing pollution and compliance to sustaining our resources. These resources include: n n n Facilities (the “built environment”) Environment (the “natural infrastructure”) Human (our workforce)

The Pieces of the “Sustainability” Puzzle In its simplest form, sustainability is the capacity to continue our mission. The programs that support sustainability include: n n n Environmental Management System – ISO 14001 Pollution Prevention P 2 -- environmental compliance & conservation Green Procurement – environmentally friendly products and services Sustainable Development - of our facilities and infrastructure Partnering with communities – planning, avoiding encroachment Sustainable Range Program - extending practices to natural resources Safety and Occupational Health - supporting human resources n Sustainable Operations - examining how we “train and fight” n

INSTALLATION SUSTAINABILITY RDT&E Mobilization & Deployment Public Affairs Force Structure & Readiness Doctrine & Planning Logistics Support Industrial Operations Systems Acquisition Operations & Training Facilities & Infrastructure Base Operations Health & Medical Transportation

Sustainable Design Includes More. . sustainable communities adaptive reuse productivity social justice water quality preservation quality of life restoration pollution prevention water quantity reduced infrastructure energy supply and production environmental equity sprawl habitat protection …. an Ethos community energy consumption

Sustainability Defined? Requires personal definition. . . …. . is a self supporting, endurable quality. From a historical standpoint it may mean a continued existence through the passage of time. …. . it implies a living system (or community of systems) that exists holistically with nature, minimizing environmental and ecological degradation.