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April 2009
Standards
Committee Officers Selected To
Guide Sustainable Gaming
Standard
The
Standards Committee that is
leading the development of a
national standard for sustainable
gaming continues to advance with
the election of its
leadership.
Eric
Hansel, President of EGM Green
was elected to serve as Chairman
of the Committee, while Jonny
BearCub Stiffarm, Business
Development Manager at
NativeEnergy will serve as
Vice-Chair. Nancy Mancilla, Chief
Executive Officer of ISOS Group
will serve as
Secretary.
The
Standards Committee Officers were
elected by members of the
Standards Committee and appointed
by Leonardo Academy, the neutral,
third-party ANSI-accredited
organization facilitating the
development process for the
sustainable gaming
standard.
"Leonardo
Academy is extremely happy that
such a diverse and experienced
group of individuals has been
elected to lead the development
of this standard," said Michael
Arny, President of Leonardo
Academy. "This leadership
reflects the range of viewpoints
represented on the Committee and
is very well versed with
sustainability initiatives. We
look forward to working with the
Committee's leadership as it
guides the discussion and
consensus-building on the many
issues that need to be addressed
as the standard development
process moves
forward."
The
Standards Committee has been
working towards developing a
wide-ranging framework and common
set of sustainability metrics
that evaluates environmental,
social, and economic performance
at all levels of the gaming
industry. Key components that are
being explored in the standard
development process include
energy use and emission
reductions, as well as the
procurement and use of more
sustainable materials throughout
the supply chain.
As
Chairman of the Standards
Committee, Hansel will guide the
Committee in identifying which
issues can be agreed upon at the
outset and to help steer a path
of consensus on the more
difficult concerns raised by
Committee members and
stakeholders. Hansel will work
with the Committee to identify
and deliberate the issues that
will be considered for inclusion
in the sustainable gaming
standard, as well as to direct
tasks to Committee members and
subcommittees to foster progress
in areas of
consideration.
The
unique aspects of an open
consensus process for developing
a national standard is that it
provides a forum for discussing
and vetting differences in
opinion over what sustainability
will mean across all sectors of
the gaming industry. While
opinions will vary on a number of
issues and the process may at
times be long and complicated.
Nancy Mancilla, Secretary of the
Standards Committee best
summarizes the process by
stating, "Sustainability is not a
point of destination, rather a
journey."
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