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

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

E059: Lean Six Sigma Workshop – Gresham Employees and Green Businesses

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Posted on March 3, 2020March 10, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave on Jan 14, 2020 with the City of Gresham employees and Gresham Green Businesses. I was asked to teach them about Lean and Six Sigma methods by Gregg Hayward (who kicked off the event) and Shannon Martin. I’ve worked with both of them in the past

E058: Toyota and the Earth Charter

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Posted on December 22, 2019March 10, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Transportation

In this podcast, I re-read a recent post I made about the Earth Charter written by Toyota in 1992, which is their commitment to the environment. This is one of the early examples of corporate sustainability, and it happens to come from the company that brought us Lean, with their focus on “respect for people”

1992 Earth Charter key to driving Toyota’s environmental efforts

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Posted on December 15, 2019April 17, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Transportation

If you’ve studied Lean methods, you know that Toyota is the company that is responsible for developing the infrastructure behind almost all of the methods. But what I found very interesting is that they are also a leader in sustainability and corporate environmental leadership. Coincidence? I don’t think so… Over the last decade, most major

Top 3 Ways Restaurants Can Reduce Customer Wasted Food

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Posted on November 10, 2019March 16, 2021
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Solid Waste

As part of the research I conducted for the Lean Six Sigma and Wasted Food workshop series, I started to pay closer attention to the impact that restaurants can have on wasted food. 40% of all food grown is wasted through inefficiencies in the entire value stream, and a lot of that is wasted at