The document summarizes the Sustainability Tracking and Reporting Tool (START) project. START is a database developed by SCAA to help members track sustainability metrics and contributions towards the UN Millennium Development Goals. It allows companies to compile data on environmental footprint, development projects, and other sustainability indicators. The database will be rolled out in phases, first enabling basic reporting and later adding collaboration features. It is intended to facilitate industry-wide reporting and coordination on sustainability efforts.
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2. AgendaPresenters:Al Liu, Atlas Coffee ImportersMark Stell, Portland RoastingDennis Macray, Starbucks Coffee CompanyRick Peyser, Green Mountain Coffee RoastersSustainability Tracking And Reporting Tool (START) History of START project
7. Future of collaboration around development projects
8. Call for recruitment for test user group@scaaMDG#mdgdb
9. Project History2005: SCAA signs United Nations Global Compact, principles that businesses and trade associations commit to follow in their operations and strategies. 2006: SCAA Sustainability Committee forms the MDGs Task Force, which uses the MDGs as a framework to guide the Association¡¯s work in the area of sustainability.2007: MDGs Task Force proposes the use of a database in order to better understand the specialty coffee industry's progress towards meeting the MDGs.2008: MDGs Task Force learns of a company called CRedit360,which specializes in database software used to track social responsibility initiatives.January 2009: Credit360 presents to Sustainability Committee & SCAA Board of Directors.April 2010: SCAA launches START project.
10. UN Millennium Development GoalsThe 8 UN MDGs1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger2. Achieve Universal Primary Education3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women4. Reduce Child Mortality5. Improve Maternal Health6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development
12. Generate comprehensive data on the impact SCAA members have toward improving quality of life and advancing the MDGs in reports to the press, industry, and consumers
13. Encourage member participation in local and global programs that help to achieve the MDGs and address sustainability issues in generalPhases of DevelopmentPhase 1 Enable users to create a Member Company Report on their respective sustainability initiatives and their impact on the MDGs
15. Gather first-year user group that will input data and improve functionalityPhase 2 Develop bulletin board ¡°marketplace of development projects¡± for users to post projects that need support and allow participating members to find projects with matching missionsPhase 3 (proposed)Allow individual users to create a detailed on-line portfolio beyond the Member Company Report
16. CRedit360CRedit360: UK-based company specializing in corporate social responsibility reportingClients include Starbucks, major companies & organizationsProvides framework to enable high quality data collection - Capability to review data, analyze & chartInterface presents data in: Member Home Pages
36. SCAA START Benefits1. Facilitate Association-level reporting to the UN through annual industry statistics quantifying efforts to further the MDGs2. Provide resource for SCAA members to collaborate within the industry around MDGs and to initiate projects through the database3. Coordinate the resources of project managers working ¡®on the ground¡¯ in coffee-producing nations with SCAA member resources.4. Serve as an information hub for the sustainability activities of the SCAA, including historic projects, and Annual Sustainability Awards.5. Gather information to provide to press about Memberships contribution to planet6. Improvement of sustainability practices from origin through consumption
37. Link the coffee communities of worldSTART system enables SCAA members to collect high quality data on variables around: environmental footprint
40. development project contributionsVia online reporting START provides web-based tools to help with online and offline report presentation
41. Making use of dataSTART: A member benefit for both large and small companies Track indicators on everything from: Electrical, Gas, garbage usage and totals
44. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions Affordable annual access to sophisticated software system $140,000 system available to members for $100 annual subscription Comprehensive reporting of company¡¯s annual inputs, sustainability metrics, efficiency savings, community support and development projects Indicator tracking customization by member type?Roaster/Wholesaler ? Producer ? Exporter ? Importer/Broker ? Roaster/Retailer?Retailer? Allied ? NGO ? Certifier ?
47. User group specific indicator trackingBicycle delivery bill
48. Types of IndicatorsExamples For RoastersDevelopment Project IndicatorsHave you contributed money towards community development projects in i.e. Costa Rica? Did you make a financial contribution? Y/N How much $? Volunteer time? Is the project completed or ongoing? Do you want to post this project for broader collaboration?Choose which of the eight MDG goals this project had an effect on???? ??? For example: ?MDG #1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger How many pounds/kilos of food were delivered to the community? How many people were reached as a direct result of this project? Or how many coffee-producing families served? How many additional pounds of food were grown due to your project?, ETC.Indicators based on practices at roasterDo you have a composting program? How many pounds do you divert from the waste stream?Do you recycle?? Pounds/kilos of glass/paper/metal/cardboard per month? How much energy do you use per (month/quarter/year) in terms of kwh/mwh?Purchasing dataHow many lbs/kilos of coffee did you purchase during the past (month/quarter/year, etc)How many lbs/kilos of coffee were certified? Select by type of certifying body
52. First of its kind systemSpecialty Coffee can establish industry leadership around sustainability metrics reportingSupport internal marketing efforts
57. Gain access to outside funding - philanthropic organizations can participate in your causeCollaboration
58. Member Benefits.data about your business!1.2.3.4.5.contribute !See howacross the industry!Find global needs on a your marketing! is a ¡CSR reporting tool ¡ª?Track the indicators important in your businessMarketplace for development ¡ª Find projects in need of support and post opportunities for greater cooperation
59. Moving ForwardQuestions & AnswersSign up to join the first-year test user group for START!Learn more details with team members and the software vendor at our boothBooth number: 2489@scaaMDG#mdgdb