local environmental business support

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Local Environmental Business Support

Claire ScottLancashire Business Environment

Association2 April 2008

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Lancashire BEA• Delivering business

competitiveness by improving environmental performance and engaging companies in local regeneration

• Government funded pilot scheme in 1993

• Assist companies to realise opportunities and reduce threats from environmental action

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Legislation & Best Practice

• Waste• Energy• Water • Flood risk mgt• Pollution prevention • Health & Safety• Food hygiene• Subsidised

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Threats/Opportunities

• Government/legislative pressure• Customer pressure • Public pressure e.g. local residents• Staff pressure• Other stakeholders e.g. investors, insurers• Financial pressure

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Customer Pressure

• Do you have an Environmental Policy?• Any environmental prosecutions?• Env Mgt System? ISO14001?• What is your ‘Carbon Footprint’?

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UK press coverage of climate change issues

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Articles inUKnationalpress (perquarter)

Source: Lexis Nexis, UK English National press mentions of ‘climate change’

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Variations of the Earth's surface temperature: 1000 to 2100

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UK Carbon Footprint Data

• UK’s carbon footprint = 648 million tonnes of C02/year

• (total amount of annual emissions)

• 40% of UK CO2 emissions are created by business

• 5% are from the public sector

• Average carbon footprint of each UK resident ≈ 11 tonnes of C02/year

• The Government’s target is to reduce the UK’s emissionsby 60% by 2050

• Significant challenge but huge opportunities

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Threats/Opportunities?

• Customer pressure• Government/legislative

pressure• Public pressure e.g. local

residents• Staff pressure• Other stakeholders e.g.

investors, insurers• Financial pressure

• Winning new business• Exploring new markets• Improved relationship with

neighbours• Company profile• Improved staff retention• Improved relationship with

other stakeholders• Cost savings

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LancsBEA Programmes & Services

• BEA membership scheme• Resource Efficiency • Water (inc flood risk)• Corporate Responsibility• Training & awareness

seminars • Annual Dinner & Awards

Ceremony• ELUS• Consultancy

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Resource Efficiency ProgrammeUnderstanding and adapting procedures & processes and addressing

staff education to reduce: Raw material consumption Water and energy consumption Waste production & disposal Losses to air Associated costs

Envirowise estimates resource efficiency

can save companies 1-4% of turnover

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Resource Efficiency Review & Action Plan

• Energy• Waste• Water• Process/raw materials• Legislation

(Opportunities for cost savings & legal liabilities)

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Events/Training

• Practical Carbon Footprinting Workshop• Water Minimisation/Effluent Treatment• New legislation• Solvents Management• Energy Efficiency• Packaging

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Waste Exchange Service

• Quarterly publication• Website – www.wasteworks.org.uk• Telephone helpline• Matching waste producers with recyclers

– Diverting waste from landfill– Reduced waste disposal costs

• Free service

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Lancs Cost Saving Achievements

Since Jan06 Total

Businesses 152

Investment £2.1m

Opportunities 484

Cost savings £5.2m

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Lancs Resource Savings

Since Jan06 Total

CO2 8280 tonnes

Raw materials 3850 tonnes

Water 161,000m3

Labour savings 6500 hours

Waste diverted 7200 tonnes

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Advice &/or More Information

Claire ScottResource Efficiency Team Leader

Tel (DD) – 01254 669030Email – cscott@groundwork.org.uk