rodney wilts matt humphries mike parker

Sustainably Motivated – Business Minded

Rodney WiltsMatt HumphriesMike Parker

The LOOP IRIS:Integrated Rating Indicator for Sustainability

Sustainably Motivated – Business Minded

Introduction

• Reasons for IRIS• Models for IRIS• What is the IRIS?• Scorecards• Toronto Waterfront as an example• IRIS and Indicators• The Future of IRIS

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Why the IRIS?

• Need clear and compelling manner to communicate progress on sustainability

• Want to move forward from fragmented understanding of sustainability

• Needed a tool to communicate to multiple audiences

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Models for the IRIS

• Noisette Rose• The Natural Step• One Planet Living 10

Principles• ARUP SPEAR• Holland Barrs

Sustainability Matrix

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The Loop IRIS

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IRIS Scorecards

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Uses of the IRIS• Planning• Creating company-

wide buy-in• CSR Reporting• Marketing• Tracking progress

over time• Product or project

development

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IRIS at the Waterfront

• Extensive criteria• Broad scope• Limited definition• No metrics

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IRIS at the Waterfront• Define the problem to frame the solution

– IRIS organizes the TWRC’s aspirations and frames the problem

• Not reinventing the wheel:– IRIS combines established metrics (Toronto Regional

Conservation Authority habitat requirements and classifications used as a measure of habitat quality for example)

• Focuses design team on client’s vision and illustrates effects of decisions

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IRIS and Indicators• Indicators have tremendous value – what

is measured matters• Indicators help tell the sustainability story• Needed to find ways to streamline

– Make message quick and easy for all stakeholders with ability to drill down further

– Needed to ensure it resonated with business

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The Future of the IRIS

• Seeking continuous input – iterative process

• In the process of making it interactive• Conversion into an on-line resource

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Sustainability solutions for businesses and organizations

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