| 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.
|
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 |
