ECONOMY

WASTE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 20REDUCING WASTEnumber of tools to measure, and thencommunicate, achievement:• Life cycle assessments can compilethe “big picture” on a product’s environmentalimpacts, by evaluating allstages of a product’s life — includingraw material extraction, manufacture,distribution, use, repair and maintenance,and end disposal or recycling— and analyzing which stages havethe greatest potential to avoid greenhousegas emissions or conservenatural resources. See our Life CycleThinking report for more.• Vendor scorecards help our customersassess whether vendors meettheir supply chain sustainability goals,including compliance with sustainablepurchasing policies and packagingrequirements. The scorecards canthen be used to create more sustainablepurchasing programs, improve thedesign of products and packaging andeliminate waste.• ENSPIRE, Waste Management’sonline business intelligence platform,aggregates and repackages raw sustainabilitydata into one interactivedashboard, helping to accuratelytrack financial, environmental and socialperformance; facilitate streamlineddecision making; and simplify reporting.WASTE MANAGEMENT’S ENSPIRE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PLATFORMTRACKS SUSTAINABILITY GOALSMATERIAL STREAMS• Waste stream detail analysis• Diversion• Tonnage trendsPEOPLE, PLANET, PROFIT METRICS• Sustainability project analysis• Cost trendsENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT• Energy and water consumptionand intensity tracking• Normalized comparison across portfolio• Certification tracking• Compactor average tonsand service frequency• Waste reduction programimplementation• Savings trends• Pre-certification gap analysis• Portfolio performance• Zero waste initiatives• GHG calculationENTERPRISE-WIDE SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING• Frameworks for GRI standards• Scorecards• Supply chain management(key performance indicators)