The business benefits of a Green Team

The business benefits of a Green Team

Over the next 20 minutes we will cover …

1. Resource scarcity is a real business risk

2. There are significant business benefits in being resource efficient

3. Changing staff behaviours is vital to realising these benefits

4. A Green Team can help engage and encourage staff, exemplify good practice and change behaviours

Water Raw Materials

The business risks of resource scarcity

Increasing resource demand

oil copper cotton soya 23% 68% 18% 16%

Critical resources are running short

Silver <30 yearsIndium <10 years Zinc <40 years

Global growth rates

The impact of meeting our resource needs

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Cost increases as demand outstrips supply

• Introducing straightforward resource efficiency measures, could save Scottish businesses £2.9 billion per year

• Longer-term measures could save over £5.8 billion per year by 2050

• Can help reducing exposure to resource risks

• Can give organisations a competitive advantage

Opportunities for resource efficiency

Preparing Scotland for the era of resource scarcity• The Scottish Government’s Zero Waste

Plan - essential to the security of Scotland’s economic future and delivering environmental benefits

- Ensure valuable resources are not lost to the economy

- Landfill only small amounts of problem materials

- Recycle at least 70% of all materials by 2025

Regulatory drivers• Landfill Tax - £72 per tonne (2013-14)

• Duty of Care Regulations:• key recyclables to be segregated;• food waste segregation; and• follow the waste hierarchy.

• As of 1st January 2014 all organisations must comply with the Waste (Scotland) Regulations, which make it illegal ot to separate dry recyclables from general waste

• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme – larger and public-sector

Our company targets

[Use this slide to remind the audience of your company’s current costs for energy, water, raw materials and waste, and the targets that you have set for reducing consumption and cost]

Changing behaviours to benefit the bottom line

• Turning off lights and equipment when not required• Segregate waste streams• Smart printing• Don’t leave taps running unnecessarily• Close windows and doors• Minimise amount of food that is wasted

How a Green Team can help change behaviours

The 4 E’s• ENABLE people to take action • ENGAGE people with change• ENCOURAGE people to take part• EXEMPLIFY change

Support for an effective Green Team

• Defined roles and responsibilities• Time• Access to resources• Targets• Progress monitoring and feedback

Next steps

• Develop job description• Recruit Green Team members• Initial Green Team training session• Development of Green Team action plan• Delivery of the action plan• Regular Green Team progress meetings

Summary of what we have covered …

1. Resource scarcity is a real business risk

2. There are significant business benefits in being resource efficient

3. Changing staff behaviours is vital to realising these benefits

4. A Green Team can help engage and encourage staff, exemplify good practice and change behaviours