PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY IN ORGANIZATIONS NAGASUSHMA DEVARAPALLISUSHMA SILVIA FIGUEIRA

PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY IN ORGANIZATIONS NAGASUSHMA DEVARAPALLI(SUSHMA) SILVIA FIGUEIRA

AGENDA q. Background q. Motivation q. Problem q. Process q. Impact q. Visual q. Conclusion

background

motivation

problem What happens when we hit the Print Button? Input : 1. Paper 2. Power 3. Ink/Toner Output: 1. Printed Paper

problem

problem 1 laser cartridge – 1 gallon of fossil fuel 1 ink cartridge – 2 ½ ounces of oil Manufacturing Indoor pollution Consumption Disposal 40% plastic 40% metal 20% rubber+ paper+ foam

problem

Why organizations? ØPrinting is a frequent activity ØRegardless of the size and type ØHelps in achieving monetary and non monetary benefits ØTriple Bottom line

process

empathize q Expensive Ink q Harmful Effects on environment

define Problem Statement : “Reduce the ink consumption at Santa Clara University by at least 10% in 2014 to reduce the detrimental effects on the environment and contribute to sustainability”

ideate 1. Apply the study to Frugal Innovation Lab brochure 2. Estimate the savings 3. Extend the study to University wide printing policy

prototype 1. Sample – Frugal Innovation Lab brochure – 6 pages 2. Software – Adobe Acrobat Pro XI APV Soft AP Fill Ink Coverage V 5. 8 GPL Ghostscript 9. 10 3. Test fonts – Garamond Times New Roman Century Gothic

test Types of Printers: Ø Ink Jet – Monochrome and Color Ø Laser – Monochrome and Color Types of Cartridges: Ø Ink Cartridges Ø Laser Cartridges Color Models Ø RGB( Red Green Blue) Ø CMYK(Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) Ink Coverage: Expressed as %, it is the amount of ink added in the printing process

test

test Comparison of different fonts for Cyan cartridge 25 20 15 10 5 0 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Original Garamond Page 4 Times New Roman Page 5 Century Gothic Page 6

test

impact ü Change to Garamond font has brought in 12% savings to the ink consumption ü The savings do not include indirect savings with printing and recycling ü The brochure used as prototype had more pictures than text and hence savings were marginal ü Savings would be high in text intensive documents

future Ø Results shared with University Ø Plan is to apply to Undergraduate and Graduate bulletins at Santa Clara University Ø Make a larger impact through Organizations

visual

conclusion