Ethical Living in Retailing Perspective
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Release 1.1 - October 2010
Ethical Living:
Experiencing A Sustainable Retailing
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Green Warehouse
Eco-FriendlyProducts
EthicalLiving
SustainableDelivery
Recycling
Green RetailBuilding
Zero-mile andFair-miles
Food
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• “For new construction, theemerging consensus is that withcareful planning, the costpremium for green constructioncan be minimal to non-existent.”(Nelson, 2007)
• “In any built-up city, existingbuildings account for most of thestock pile.” (Davis Langdon &Seah, 2009)
Going Green
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• “For new construction, theemerging consensus is that withcareful planning, the costpremium for green constructioncan be minimal to non-existent.”(Nelson, 2007)
• “In any built-up city, existingbuildings account for most of thestock pile.” (Davis Langdon &Seah, 2009)
Refurbishment andretrofitting ofexisting non-greenbuildings is the realchallenge.
Going Green
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Supermarket Energy Consumption
Source: E Source Companies LLC
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• Replace refrigerators made before 1993 with the current Energy-Star qualifiedones that use 50% less energy;
• Choose or install whether it is possible glass doors for display cases that keepcold air instead of cooling the aisles and making customers uncomfortable;
• Adopt CFC-free refrigerators;
• Install new electronic fans;
• Install electronic valves on refrigerator circuits in order to control and optimizethe temperature inside of stalls and cold stores.
Refrigeration: what can be done
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• Keep doors shut;
• Check temperature settings;
• Clean cooling coil;
• Check door seals;
• Maintain equipment.
Refrigeration: what can be done for free
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Sun:
Water:
Wind:
Geothermal Heat:
Vegetable oil and Biogas:
Powering with Alternative Energy
Adopt a photovoltaic off-grid system in order to provideelectricity and water heating
Install a waste water treatment and management systemand a rainwater harvesting system in order to providepotable and non-potable water
Install wind turbines whether it is allowed
Install a geothermal heat pump system in order to provideHVAC and water heating; for existing facilities in urbanareas can be difficult or not allowed installing this system
Adopt CHP plants in order to provide electricity andheating
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Relevant Changes for Retail Facilities
Reduce heating and cooling consumption anduse formaldehyde-free foam insulation
Reduce cooling consumption and extend the lifeof the roof
Remove and recycle flooring that contains toxicingredients like urea formaldehyde glues andVOC finishes
Remove paints that contain toxic agents like VOC
Improve insulation and exploit solar energy
Reduce energy consumption and use daylight
Improve indoor air quality and reduce energyconsumption
Insulation
Roof
Floor
Paint
Windows andexterior doors
Lighting
HVAC
Cellulose or cotton insulation or soy-basedspray foam insulation
Green roofs or individually shaped thin-filmphotovoltaic panels
Bamboo or slate
Lime wash as exterior paint and VOC-free paintfor interior walls
Photovoltaic glasses and sliding doors
Led lights and light tubes whereapplicable,careful lights positioning
Install a green certified HVAC, change air filtersregularly, install air exchangers with heatrecovery, a programmable thermostat and sealheating and cooling ducts
Intent Technologies and strategies
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• BAS: Building Automation System is adistributed control system. The controlsystem is a computerized, intelligentnetwork of electric devices, designed tomonitor and control the mechanical andlighting systems in a building
• Employing the use of meters on majormechanical systems, BAS allow toeffectively monitoring the energyconsumption and optimizing theperformance of each system
• Occupancy and Lighting can be basedon time of day schedules or occupancysensors, photo-sensors or timers
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Source: automatedbuildings.com.
Integrating Green and Smart Building
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Panels made ofrecycled wood
Shopping basketsmade of recycled
bottle tops
Recycled Items
Recycled plastic madecoins for trolleys,
posters, bread boxes,cheese plates and trays
Enamel for tilesderived from worn-out
neon
Shopping trolleysmade of recycled PET
bottles
Stalls dividing wallsmade of recycled
plastic
Recycled Furniture
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• Selling products that don't require packaging or packed with recycled materials;
• Promoting the purchase of products made of recycled materials;
• Choosing products with non-toxic agents packaging and content;
• Choosing goods delivered in light packing;
• Selecting Green-certified suppliers.
How products can be eco-friendly
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Benefits:
• Fresh and healthy food;
• Low CO2 emissions for deliveries;
• Business development of local small farms;
• Preservation of traditional food.
Zero-mile Food
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Benefits:
• Fresh and healthy food;
• Low CO2 emissions for deliveries;
• Business development of local small farms;
• Preservation of traditional food.
From recent carbon footprint analysis on USA and UK transport made byIIED,it turns out that air freight accounts for only 10% of the overall
emissions and, in UK, fresh goods air freighted from Africa account forless than 0.1 percent of the overall emissions!
Zero-mile Food
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Benefits:
• Producing less emissions;
• Helping “Poor economies”;
• Redistributing carbon footprint emissions in order to stick to the Kyoto Protocol;
• Widening the offer including fresh exotic food.
In medio stat virtus : integrating the retail of “Zero-mile” and“Fair-miles” food will help reducing emissions while
preserving local tradition !
Here is the solution: fair-miles food
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The Sustainable Supply Chain
Farms
Production Warehouse
Net ZeroEnergy
Buildings
Retailing
Net ZeroEnegy
buildingsRecycling
Electriccommercial
vehicles
FertilizersProduction Biogas
Delivery and Sales
Electricitystation
CUSTOMERS
BiogasProduction
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• Diversification of farmers business;
• Broad adoption of electric commercial vehicles by logistics companies;
• Warehouses, stores and supermarkets built as energy self-sufficient buildings;
• Electricity stations using co-generation plants built outside of supermarkets andmegastores;
• Partnerships among retailers for sharing warehouses in the same distributionarea;
• Partnerships between retailers and recycling companies for collection, delivery,recycling and sale of worn-out items;
• New services for customers like Shopping online and delivery within few hoursfrom the nearest supermarket;
• Electric commercial vehicles in supermarkets and megastores for onlineshopping delivery.
The Sustainable Supply Chain
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Massimo Visconti
Mobile +39 3488522210
E-mail: [email protected]: www.viscontilab.com