Development of a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

Description

TVAs mission is to improve the quality of life in the Tennessee River Valley region through providing reliable, competitive power; managing the Tennessee River system and associated lands to meet multiple needs; and partnering with Valley communities and states for economic development. The recently signed Federal Sustainability Executive Order 13514 further underlines the importance of TVAs mission.



Objective

To develop a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, get advice about external sustainability reporting, and develop supporting processes through a consultant who can work in cooperation with TVA staff to complete this critical work by specified deadlines. The consultant will document a process that TVA staff can replicate to routinely manage, update, and publish Reports and Plans. The consultant will build TVA staffs capability to use this process collaboratively with others in the organization. The consultant must possess the following:



Experience and reputation for formulating and implementing best-in-class corporate and Federal sustainability programs



Demonstrated knowledge of the forces driving the Federal government and utility industry



Expertise with reputation management, scorecard systems, industry benchmarks, governance and process management associated with sustainability programs



Experience with building organizations internal team capacity to implement sustainability programs, and with approaches to cross-organizational consensus building and change management.