Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JULY 19, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: 2018 ENERGY AND RESOURCE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on 2018 Energy and Resource Report (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
Metro reports its sustainability performance on an annual basis through the Energy and Resource (E&R) Report which updates agency progress on predefined performance metrics and identifies trends. The 2018 E&R Report provides an update to the 2017 E&R Report by presenting sustainability performance data for calendar year 2017. The Report has been reviewed by the Metro Sustainability Council.
Background
BACKGROUND
In 2009, Metro became a founding member of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Sustainability Commitment, which "recognizes members who commit to becoming more sustainable in their operations and practices." Signatories to the APTA Sustainability Commitment are required to quantify and report annually on a series of key performance metrics and to track performance against each metric over time. The commitment establishes the following sustainability metrics:
(1) Unlinked Passenger Trips
(2) Vehicle Miles Traveled
(3) Operating Expenses
(4) Criteria Air Pollutant Emissions
(5) Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(6) Greenhouse Gas Displacement
(7) Energy Use
(8) Water Use
(9) Total Solid Waste
(10) Diversion from Landfill
DISCUSSION
The 2018 E&R Report marks Metro's ninth annual report since 2010 when the agency began reporting its environmental compliance and sustainability performance. The report is intended to communicate two things:
1. The performance metrics serve to quantify Metro's sustainability performance across ten key indicator areas (Table 1). Since 2012, many of the indicator areas are trending positively, largely due to institutional best practices, such as the now agency-wide Environmental Management System first piloted in 2007. Metro continues to operate...
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