Carbon Footprint – Page 2 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

Can lean help battle climate change? – Lean Global Connection

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Posted on December 1, 2023November 28, 2024
Posted in Carbon Footprint, External Article, Raw Materials, Solid Waste

In the 2023 Lean Global Connection, a panel discussion was organized to discuss the use of Lean to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. A few themes emerged. While lean does not automatically equate to green practices, its principles and tools can significantly contribute to environmental sustainability. Sustainability is no longer about convincing people

E104: How Process Improvement Can Help Address Climate Change with David Saunders

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Posted on August 24, 2023October 12, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Nonprofit, Podcast, Pollutants, Transportation, Volunteering

In this episode, I speak with David Saunders, who is a retired Quality consultant and has focused his next career on using improvement tools to reduce the impact of climate change. He is a Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P) through the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), and volunteers with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

E103: Applying Lean and Social Responsibility within Interface with Billy Ingram

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Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Water

In this episode, I speak with my good friend Billy Ingram, who is the Director of Lean Product and Process Development at Interface. We discuss his process improvement background prior to Interface, then talk about his current work that is extending the environmental sustainability vision provided by founder Ray Anderson. He has helped developed more

E102: How Massport uses Lean to Achieve Sustainable Airport Operations

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Posted on April 20, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Government, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Water

In this podcast, I share a webinar held with Dr. Luciana Bardi and Darcy DeGeorge from the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). MassPort is a state authority responsible for three airports including Logan International Airport, four maritime facilities as well as real estate in Boston. They give an overview of Massport along with the lean engineering

E090: Guest Interview on Environmentally Conscious Nation Podcast from Aug 2021

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Posted on January 12, 2022September 29, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Nonprofit, Podcast, Pollutants, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

In today’s episode, I share the interview I had with D.J. Vagnetti, host of the Environmentally Conscious Nation podcast. I don’t think his podcast is still active, otherwise I would recommend listening directly to the episode. This interview assumes that the audience doesn’t know much about process improvement or Lean or Six Sigma, so if

E089: 2021 Lean Six Sigma for Good – Year in Review

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Posted on December 29, 2021November 19, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Government, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Nonprofit, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Volunteering, Water

Today I recapped the last year, and give some insights into my plans for 2022. It’s a shorter episode than usual, so hopefully you have time to listen to it during the holidays. I recap the past podcast episodes that I released, along with ones I was interviewed on. I also discuss the LeanSixSigmaForGood.com and

E069: Interview with LSS Master Black Belt Amanda Zimmerman

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Posted on May 20, 2020March 14, 2021
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Pollutants

In this podcast, I interviewed Amanda Zimmerman, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt here in Portland, who has a wide and extensive background. We worked together briefly at a local not-for-profit, and have stayed connected for the past few years. She talks about her journey from history major to learning about Six Sigma, her

E063: Using Pareto Charts to Reduce Water and Energy

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Posted on April 2, 2020March 26, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Water

In this podcast, I read an article I wrote many years ago in response to data reported in the local paper on residential water usage. The topic is very pertinent at any time, so I thought it would be good to share with those that haven’t read it yet. The paper published the names of

What does Pearl Harbor have to do with my electric car rental?

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Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Transportation

With the recent COVID-19 shut down, I’m finally getting around to some action items on my list. One of which was to write this article. On my trip home from Green Banana Paper in Kosrae last year, I decided to spend a few days in Honolulu hitting the beaches and checking out the island. To

E060: Sustainability Consulting Interview with Vanina Howan

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Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I was interviewed by Vanina Howan on her podcast called The Ecopreneur Show. She asked me about my background in sustainability, how I transitioned into consulting on my own, and how I got involved with Recycling Advocates. I’m really proud of how this interview turned out. We delve into a host of