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&lt;p&gt;Any member of a sprint relay team knows how important the baton handoffcan be for the success of the team.  A smooth handoff can give the teamthe advantage it needs to win the race, while a fumbled handoff can wasteprecious seconds&amp;mdash;allowing competitors to catch up&amp;mdash;or even result indisqualification if the baton is dropped.  Thankfully for me, my relaypartner just showed up.   &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Leg One:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first leg of the race was ServiceMaster deciding to participate in the EDF ClimateCorps program,hiring me as the fellow for this summer.  Jamey Jones, ServiceMaster&#39;svice president of Environmental Stewardship, had already worked to develop ServiceMaster&#39;s first corporate social responsibility report[PDF], which was issued last year and is currently being expanded with moreinformation for this year&#39;s report. ServiceMaster also commissioned a studyof its greenhouse gas emissions produced by its fleet and the electricitydemands of its facilities to quantify the environmental impact of itsoperations.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://content.screencast.com/users/vault.com/folders/Jing/media/2982f466-c7f8-4d1a-9a26-8c4bd3bab80a/2010-08-11_1053.png&quot; the=&quot;&quot; edf=&quot;&quot; climate=&quot;&quot; corps=&quot;&quot; internship=&quot;&quot; connects=&quot;&quot; mba=&quot;&quot; students=&quot;&quot; with=&quot;&quot; companies=&quot;&quot; want=&quot;&quot; to=&quot;&quot; focus=&quot;&quot; becoming=&quot;&quot; more=&quot;&quot; sustainable=&quot;&quot; in=&quot;&quot; operations=&quot;&quot; by=&quot;&quot; focusing=&quot;&quot; on=&quot;&quot; energy=&quot;&quot; efficiency=&quot;&quot; solutions.=&quot;&quot; dylan=&quot;&quot; hedrick=&quot;&quot; is=&quot;&quot; part=&quot;&quot; of=&quot;&quot; their=&quot;&quot; 2010=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;embeddedObject&quot; width=&quot;173&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;199&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;That&#39;s where I take the baton:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I arrived at ServiceMaster&#39;s headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. in May andhit the ground running.  So far this summer, I have identifiedopportunities for ServiceMaster to save money through installing lightingretrofits, computer power management software and window tint, among others atits:&lt;br&gt;--Franchiseheadquarters&lt;br&gt;--AmericanHome Shield 24-hour call center&lt;br&gt;-- Terminix branch locations&lt;br&gt;--TruGreen branchlocations &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With direction from Jim Steffen, their Directorof Fleet Engineering and Technical Support, I have also analyzed means toreduce fuel consumption within ServiceMaster&#39;s corporate fleet of over 18,000vehicles and researched methods to meet California Air Resource Board&#39;semission requirements for diesel vehicles. Using myanalysis, ServiceMaster executives are planning to purchase hybrid gas-electricvehicles for use in the company&#39;s California fleet. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;While the key component of my work is making recommendations which havea positive net present value and a short payback period, all of my work may gofor naught if no one at ServiceMaster ensures that my ideas get implementedonce I go back to school in the fall.  That&#39;s what I worried about until Imet Robert Johnson, one of ServiceMaster&#39;s newest employees.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This is where I pass the baton:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert&amp;mdash;a fast-talking, silver-haired, bundle of energy&amp;mdash;was recentlyhired as the director of Energy and Sourcing at ServiceMaster.  Hehas his Certified Energy Manager accreditation and previously worked with theUS Army as a resource efficiency manager at the Presidio of Monterey, California.  In otherwords, he&#39;s a good candidate to continue my work after I leave. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the one week I have spent with him so far, I have already given him atour of the company&#39;s facilities and introduced him to projects which I wish topresent.  He has helped me by reviewing my work and has suggested evenmore methods which ServiceMaster may save energy.  Like a good relay team,it is good to collaborate and train together before the big track meet, or inmy case, presentation in front of ServiceMaster executives. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;With two weeks remaining in my internship, I will continue to carry the energy efficiency baton a bit further. However,I can be confident that when I pass the baton to Robert, my work now has ahigher likelihood of being implemented and making a real difference forServiceMaster&#39;s bottom line and for the planet. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hopefully next summer ServiceMaster will participate in the EDF ClimateCorps program again and the succeeding fellow will pick up the baton tocontinue the work Jamey, Robert and I began. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--By Dylan Hedrick, , EDFClimate Corps fellow fellow at ServiceMaster, MBA Candidate at Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University,Member of NetImpact&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dylanjoins Climate Corp fellows Megan Rast, Peter Petropoulos, Jay Stone and StuartDeCew, on &lt;/i&gt;Vault&#39;s CSR blog: In Good Company&lt;i&gt; this week. Theirblogs are part of a series hosted by Vault this summer in collaboration with EDF. With their posts, these MBA candidates give usa rare lens into the behind-the-scenes operations at companies who areproactively discussing corporate sustainability, one conversation at a time.See below for other posts From The Intern Diaries.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Peter Petropoulos: PepsiCo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keeping Score at PepsiCo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LEEDing The Way at PepsiCo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Megan Rast: eBay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hunting for Energy Efficiency at eBay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does the Software Side of Energy Efficiency Signal the Next Wave of Startups?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Jay Stone: News Corp.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EDF Climate Corps Fellow Begins Search for Energy Savings at News Corp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thermostat Wars and Energy Efficiency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Stuart DeCew: RBS/Citizens Bank&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hot, Costly &amp;amp; Crowded&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reporting from RBS/Citizens Financial Group on LEED &amp;amp; Energy Efficiency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Jim Wilson: Yahoo!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reporting from Yahoo! on the World Wide Web of Green&lt;/p&gt;

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