PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION AGENDA
Item No.
4a
Date of Meeting
October 11, 2011
DATE: October 3, 2011
TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer
FROM: Elizabeth Leavitt, Director, Aviation Planning and Environmental Programs
Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Senior Manager of Seaport Environmental Programs
SUBJECT: Special Order of Business: Seattle Business Magazine “Green 50” Award
On September 21, 2011, Seattle Business magazine named the Port of Seattle as a winner of the
magazine’s “Green 50” award, which recognizes local businesses and institutions that “deserve
recognition for believing that forthright stewardship of our resources is good business.”
According to Seattle Business, companies and institutions winning the “Green 50” award have
demonstrated extraordinary commitment to sustainable business practices.
In addition to being named as one of the “Green 50”, the Port won the award in the
Government/Academia category based on the results of its many ground-breaking environmental
initiatives at both the Airport and Seaport. These innovative programs include a centralized pre-
conditioned air system for aircraft parked at gates at Sea-Tac International Airport; the
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN) project; the At Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels program
for cargo vessels, and the Scrappage and Retrofits for Air in Puget Sound (ScRAPS) program for
drayage trucks serving the Port’s container terminals.
The panel of judges determining awards included: Joan Crooks, Executive Director, Washington
Environmental Council; Marc Daudon, Principal, Cascadia Consulting Group; Alan Durning,
Executive Director, Sightline Institute; Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Impact, Starbucks;
Ross Macfarlane, senior advisor, Climate Solutions; and Jon Naimon, Managing Director, Light
Green Advisors, LLC.
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SPECIAL ORDER:
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