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| Project |
Cost
Impact |
Carbon
Impact |
Benefits |
Completed |
| Installation of a water
bore hole on site |
£11,000 |
Imported water will
be reduced from 1million litres to 0 |
Able to pump water directly
from ground into the company system |
03/08 |
| LPG depot installed
on site |
N/A |
N/A |
Fleet cars now able
to ensure maximum level of LPG every day |
11/07 |
| 'Eco- driving' training
for transport staff |
N/A |
N/A |
Vehicles used more efficiently
and creating less environmental impact |
02/08 |
| Switching to Ecotricity |
£2032 per year saved |
104.9 tonnes per year
saved |
Cheaper. 100% of energy
now comes from renewable sources |
03/07 |
| 20 acres of trees planted
at Church Farm |
£20,000 estimate |
2.6 tonnes of CO2 absorbed
per acre |
Approximately 52 tonnes
of atmospheric carbon reduced per year |
1999
& 2003 |
| Exchanging lighting
products |
£1,500 |
Approx 45% reduction
in power consumption |
90% of lighting now
in the form of environmentally friendly products. Reduced
electricity consumption |
04/07 |
95% of desktop computers
exchanged
for laptops |
75 laptops purchased:
£40,500 cost |
1.2Kwh saved per working
day |
Reduced energy consumption
and portability of machines |
04/07 |
| All timber products
purchased from Jewson - who are FSC, PEFC and BMT certified |
No increase in cost |
N/A |
All timber from sustainable
sources |
2006 |
| All photocopying paper
from sustainable forests - certified by the FSC or
PEFC |
No increase in cost |
N/A |
All paper and print
is from recycled or sustainable sources |
2006 |
| A 16 cubic metre recycling
skip |
Cost per empty -£250 |
100% of recyclable waste
now recycled. |
Reduced need for wheelie
bins, massively reduced total waste produced by company |
01/07 |
Transferring vehicle
fleet
to Liquid Petroleum
Gas (LPG) |
Average conversion cost
per vehicle £1300. Up to 60% saving on fuel bill |
LPG produces circa 20%
less CO2 than petrol and circa 15% less than diesel |
Reduced fuel bills,
less CO2 emissions. 20% less carbon emissions - approximately
1 tonne less per 12,000 miles driven |
05/07 |
| 17 new off-road activity
vehicles purchased |
£86,000 |
Some vehicles are now
50% more fuel efficient. Carbon saving measurement
not available at present. |
Increased fuel efficiency & fewer
vehicles required for transport to events |
04/07 |
| Personalised live Event
Manager folders |
Initial one-off printing
costs replace event-by-event printing |
Less pages printed per
annum |
Eliminated need to print
documents for each event by 100% |
03/07 |
| Clients collected from
Stevenage en bloc by MA green vehicles |
£449 per annum |
Based on 1100 visitors
to Church Farm per annum: 26.7
less tonnes of CO2 emitted |
Reduced carbon emissions |
Ongoing |
| Eco friendly cleaning
products used |
Zero |
Less water, lower transport
costs = lower CO2 emissions |
Environmentally friendly
chemicals now used |
03/07 |
| 10 new inflatable games
equipment purchased |
£22,000 |
N/A |
Manufactured from lighter
materials means reduced need for cleaning and fewer
vehicles needed to transport. |
04/07 |
| Inefficient heaters
removed from offices |
Zero |
45kw reduction in power
usage, during cold spells |
Energy usage reduced,
long term cost benefit |
02/07 |
| Installation wall mounted
kettle to replace standard kettles |
A £433 cost |
Energy usage reduced
from 27kw to 2.4kw. 0.03 tonnes of carbon saved |
Only the water needed
for drinking is heated |
02/07 |
Large vacuum flasks
to keep water hotter
for longer |
A £207 cost but saving
of £96 on energy bill |
0.52 tonnes less CO2
emissions |
Keeps the water hotter
for longer |
02/07 |
Carbon Footprint
Calculated for each event and offset options costed.
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Internal time costs
only |
Events potentially become
carbon neutral |
Knowledge and
understanding of the consequences of an event gained.
Carbon amount to offset realised.
|
05/07 |
| Electronic Invoicing
for clients |
Internal time costs
only |
Less paper |
Reduces paper usage |
03/07 |
| 3 new 'green' event
products launched. |
Internal time costs
only |
Benefits will arise
in clients' organisations |
Raised awareness about
green issues. Message spreads to other companies. |
05/07 |
£10,000 made available
for staff to
convert personal vehicles to LPG fuel(loans) |
£1000 per applicant
to assist with LPG conversion costs |
LPG produces circa 20%
less CO2 than petrol and circa 15% less than diesel |
Assist staff to become
carbon neutral |
From 05/07 |
| Company HQ and all company
activities undergoing eco-auditing |
N/A |
N/A |
2 eco-audit reports
praised MotivAction's progress so far and have highlighted
further areas to consider to reduce carbon emissions.
These are now being implemented |
06/07 |
| Preferred
suppliers or sub-contractors identified according
to environmental policies |
Internal time costs
only |
Benefits across the
board with carbon emission reductions |
Raising awareness with
suppliers and creating an approved green supplier database |
Ongoing |
| Recycled rain water
collectors purchased |
£300 |
0 |
Reduction in water bill |
Ongoing |
| Materials exchange through
the National Industrial Symbiosis Project and Eastex |
zero |
reduction in carbon
emissions by exchanging or using unwanted materials
from external companies |
By signing up to this
programme, companies can search for wanted items and
exchange used/surplus materials - preventing the need
to buy in new materials |
Ongoing |
