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7-days to Sustainability

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Business Certification 7-days to Sustainability

1. Sustainability – What is it?

2. Why become Sustainable?

3. Best Practice – Case Studies

4. State of the Market

5. Practical Steps

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability – What is it?

Sustainable Development is “development that meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

Bruntland Report 1987

Sustainability – What is it?

‘Sustainability is a Win Win for Business’ Planet Positive 2012

Business Case – The Bottom Line

1. Save Money

2. Win Business

3. Reputation

By 2030 energy demand will increase by 50%

Business Case – The Bottom Line

1. Save Money

2. Win Business

3. Reputation

Business Case - People

1. Engagement

2.Recruitment

3. Community

Business Case - Planet

“Anyone who

believes in

indefinite

growth on a

physically

finite planet is

either mad or

an economist”

David Attenborough

A measure of the impact our activities have on the environment. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and

indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product.

Sustainability Measures

Sustainability Measures

In Europe, 46% of the population is considered to live in water-stressed areas. By 2025, 35% the world population will be affected by freshwater shortages.

Water Footprinting

Why Become Sustainable?

Why Become Sustainable?

Your Business Regulation Reputation

Resources

Why Become Sustainable?

Regulation

• Climate Change Act – 50% by 2027, 80% by 2050 • CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme • EPCs (2018 – D or below) and DECs • Buildings Regulations • 2016 – Zero Carbon Homes • 2019 – Zero Carbon Commercial Buildings • Feed-in Tariffs • Renewable Heat Incentive • Green Deal

Why Become Sustainable?

Reputation

• Skills needed for changing economy • Clients favouring business with sustainable experience • The more sustainable you are, the better your chance

of winning the tender is likely to be • It’s not about the size of your business, it’s about your

ability and flexibility to meet the client’s demands e.g. Some clients are leaving it to the main contractor

to decide how to green their building

Why Become Sustainable?

Resources

• Energy prices expected to rise by more than 50% by 2015

• Rising prices of other resources as energy bills increase their production costs, eg. steel, aluminium, etc.

• Key commodities have risen 210% over last 10 years

• From April 2013, landfill tax will rise from £8 to £72 per tonne

Why Become Sustainable?

Your Business Regulation Reputation

Resources

Why Become Sustainable?

Your Business Regulation Reputation

Resources

78,000 Employees – Retail Sector

Plan A – Sustainability Initiative

180 Commitments

• Become carbon neutral

• Send no waste to landfill

• Extend sustainable sourcing

• Improve lives of people in supply chain

• Help support healthier life-styles

Case Study: Marks & Spencer's

2012 Results

£105m (net benefit)

31% (Plan A products)

28% Energy Savings

332 Employees – Construction Sector

Green travel plan

• Replacing petrol with diesel

• Incentivising staff

Office emissions reduced

• Heat pump system

• BEMS (Building Energy Mgmt Solution)

Zero waste to landfill target

• Document management system

Case Study: Bowmer & Kirkland

SAVINGS over 4 years:

£315k

858 t/CO2e

3 employees - Trainers and Advisors

• Purchased a new bike to get to work

• Water saving kit from Northumbrian Water

• Growing own lettuce for lunches

• Compost any raw food and tea bags, and recycling all items that can be

• Purchased a one cup hot water dispenser instead of boiling kettle for one cup

• Recycle soapy water and use to water plants in garden (this also helps to stop black fly)

• Changed light bulbs to be energy efficient

• Switch off all equipment at end of day

Case Study PWA Unlimited

“When I look back at the changes we've made, I am amazed and

proud of how much we've managed to do so easily”.

Business Benefits

Financial Savings

Carbon Reductions

Win Business

Ongoing Support Staff

Engagement

3rd Party Assurance

Answer Tenders

Brand Positioning

State of the Market

Level of Maturity

Nu

mb

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of

Co

mp

anie

s Sustainability Maturity Model

Innovator

Integrated

strategy,

shaping

societal

expectations

Follower

Compliance focused

Mature

Pro-active risk

based

approach

Leader

Integrating

with business

strategy

Stage 4

Competitive

advantage

through

sustainable

business

practices

Stage 3

Comprehensive

sustainability

management

Stage 2

Beyond

compliance

Stage 1

Understanding

Top 1% of

Companies Top 1-5% of

Companies Middle 5-20% of

Companies Bottom 80% of

Companies

Importance of Supply Chain

“50% of multinationals plan on selecting suppliers based on carbon performance”. Carbon Trust

“Over 50% of an average corporation’s carbon emissions are typically from the supply chain”.

Carbon Disclosure Project

No Position Early Warning Expectation Endorsement Mandatory

• No policy or aspiration. • Very few in this category

• Aspiration for sustainable supply chain. • Timetable used

• Recommendation to adopt sustainable practices

• Specific sustainability policies suppliers should implement

• Requirements stated and enforced

Toxic waste in Africa 2006

Held sustainability forum with suppliers in Jan 2009 Clear ethical stance but no sustainable supply chain policy yet

All future suppliers to sign a sustainability agreement

Suppliers expected to comply with supplier standards of conduct

Ethical Trading Code of Conduct

Key policy: helping clothing suppliers to pay a fair living wage by 2015 Support provided to suppliers to achieve set targets. Moving towards ‘mandatory standards’ level Government buying standards

Stringent requirements for suppliers introduced

“If a supplier cannot be

compliant with

requirements on the

environment and

sustainability, we’ll stop

doing business with them.”

Green Adoption in Supply Chain

Practical Steps

What can you do?

Mission Statement

www.beplanetpositive.com

“Greenest Government Ever”

Measure & Monitor

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Employee Engagement

www.beplanetpositive.com

1. Identify Leaders

2. Green Team

3. Drive Internally

28%

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39%

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Positive Greens

Employee Engagement

www.beplanetpositive.com

1. Identify Leaders

2. Green Team

3. Drive Internally

Programme

MAKE IT SIMPLE

Programme

MAKE IT INCLUSIVE

Programme

MAKE IT REWARDING

Programme

MAKE IT FUN

Communicate

Board

Project manager

Green Team

1. Know your carbon footprint

2. Set targets

3. Understand your employees

4. Use practical engagement tools

5. Measure and Monitor

6. Incentivise and Communicate

Starting your journey

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