| Key Environmental Successes |
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Electricity 29% reduction on baseline year. |
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Road transport CO2 emissions down 42% on baseline
year. |
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Road transport CO2 emissions down 13% from last
year. |
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Flight emissions down 19% from last year. |
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63% drop in combined building/road transport fuel
emissions from baseline year. |
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13% drop in combined building/road transport fuel
emissions from last year. |
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18% drop in total energy carbon footprint
from last year. |
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9% drop in total emissions per employee from last
year. |
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Recycling rate gone from zero in baseline year to
77% this year (over twice the national average of 35%) |
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Recycling rate gone up from 66% to 77% from last
year. |
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With new water borehole due to come on line, mains
water consumption should be zero in the next financial
year. |
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Importantly, the electricity supply has
remained with a 100% renewable supply from Ecotricity. This
means that the carbon footprint for electricity has
fallen from 102 tonnes of CO2 to being Carbon Neutral
(Zero). |
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Are now offering eco-friendly alternative for nearly
all incentive travel enquiries. |
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Rather than simply asking for an environmental policy
from suppliers, the purchasing procedure includes a
comprehensive sustainability questionnaire for suppliers,
ensuring that the supplier’s policy is more than
just a token gesture. |
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| In 2008, we: |
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Reduced electricity usage by
a further 16% in 2008 on top of the 45% reduction
for 2007 |
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Completed 3 Eco audits, plus another booked
for early April
2009 |
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| Since 2006, we: |
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Reduced
electricity consumption by 45%, and by switching to electricity
from Ecotricity's renewable energy, our electricty carbon
footprint is 0! |
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Switched our fleet vehicles
to LPG fuel and installed an LPG depot onsite. This alongside
eco-driving for staff has meant transport emissions have
fallen by 33% |
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Provided recycling and compost
bins across the company. Our recycling rate is now 66%
- close to the best rates in Europe (70%)! |
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Drilled an on-site water
borehole, meaning that future imported water consumption
should fall from around 1,000,000 litres to zero! |
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Exchanged 90% of lighting
on-site for environmentally friendly bulbs |
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Developed 3 environmental
awareness events to help other businesses reduce their
carbon impact: Green Berets, Green Light and Global Warning |
