adidas Group – Elizabeth Turnbull – 2010

Goals

The adidas Group, a leading global sports, footwear and apparel company based in Herzogenaurach, Germany hosted 2010 EDF Climate Corps fellow Elizabeth Turnbull, a joint MBA/Masters of Environmental Management student at Yale University.  Her fellowship encompassed the assessment of two buildings: The Reebok World Headquarters in Canton, Mass., and the adidas Group distribution facility in Spartanburg, S.C. 

Solutions

While some of her projects involved capital expenditures, Elizabeth identified many energy savings that could be captured through managing existing systems with no up-front cost. 

Potential Impact

Overall, her project portfolio could save adidas $336,300 annually and represents over $1.5M in net-present value. Combined, the projects pay back in less than 1 year. This represents avoiding 4.8M kWh and 2,360 MT CO2 annually.