Maurice J Bergin FIHI MSc - Energy Ireland · Partners in Sustainability: Sponsored By: What do we provide ? • Resource Efficiency – Key Focus - Waste, Water, Energy Reducing

PartnersinSustainability:SponsoredBy:

MauriceJBerginFIHIMScManagingDirector

Partners inSustainability:SponsoredBy:

EnvironmentalSustainabilityasadriverforBusinessGrowth


GreenHospitality.ie

• TheNationalResourceEfficiencySupportProgrammefortheHospitalitySector

• TheNationalEnvironmentalCertificationProgrammefortheHospitalitySector

• TheNationalResponsibleTourismConsumerWebsite– www.greentravel.ie

ApprovedBy:

RecognisedBy:

PartnersinSustainability

Supporters/Partners


Whatdoweprovide?

• ResourceEfficiency– KeyFocus- Waste,Water,EnergyReducingCosts

• GREENStart– Benchmarking,Opportunityidentification

• GREENSave– Ongoingsupport,Consulting,Energymanagement,Lighting,Procurement,Water&Wastemanagement,Grantaidetc.

• GREENCertify


EnvironmentalSustainability


EnterpriseIreland• Aspartofhelpingclientsachieveimprovedexportgrowth,theEnterpriseIrelandGreenteamhelpscompaniestoincorporatesustainablepracticesintotheday-to-dayrunningofthebusiness.Betterenvironmentalperformanceleadstoimprovedresourceefficiency anddirectcostsavingsandcanalsoincreaseaccesstocustomerswhoareincreasinglydemandingmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyproductsandservices.


BusinessintheCommunity

“SustainabilityshouldbeintheDNAofacompany”BernadettePhelan– BITC










BusinessintheCommunityWhyareallthesecompaniesworkingwithBITC?

Areyou?

OrwithotherCSR&EnvironmentalOrganisationssuchasGreenHospitality.ie


ESinHospitalityinIreland

• Notseenasimportantbytheindustry• Nopoliciesorleadershipinplacebyanygovernmentorindustryorganisation

• LedbyInternationalBrandsandtoofewowners/managerswithvision


ESinHospitalityinIreland• TypicalHospitalityapproach…….

• “Thedecisionregardingwhichprogramstoimplementshouldrestoncost-benefitanalysisandotheroperatingconsiderations”

CornellUniversity2015

FewhotelspromotetheirGreenEthostoBITCmembers?


Sustainability– WhoCares?

• PlentyofCompanies• Plentyofpeople

• Yourcustomers• Yourstaff• Yourstakeholders• Yourgovernment


SustainabilityDrivers

• ReducingCosts• Image• EthicsandMorality• Compliance


ThePast– AchievingSustainability

• WasteManagement

• Increasedlegislation• IncreasedCompliance/Enforcement

• IncreasedCosts


ParisAgreement– Thefutureforenergy

• InforcebyNovember2016

• Along-termgoalofkeepingtheincreaseinglobalaveragetemperaturetowellbelow2°Cabovepre-industriallevels

• Howisthisgoingtohappen?


ParisAgreement– Thefutureforenergy

• InforcebyNovember2016

• Along-termgoalofkeepingtheincreaseinglobalaveragetemperaturetowellbelow2°Cabovepre-industriallevels

• Howisthisgoingtohappen?

• PricemechanismsandRegulation&Enforcement


Thefutureforwater

• Nodomesticcharges– consequences?

• Increasedcommercialcharges• Increasedregulatoryenforcement• Increasedbusinesscosts


YourBusinessApproach?


TripleBottomLine

• Thenew3P’s– People,Planet,Profit

• Profit– Amust• People– employeesandsociety/community

• Planet– environmentalresponsibility


GreatPractice

• BITC• OriginGreen

ProvidingproofofIreland’scommitmenttosustainable food&drinkproduction


GreatStories

• Unilever• 2015– SustainableLivingBrandsgrewtwiceasfastasits

otherbrands

• SandymountHotel,Dublin– Securedinexcessof€100,000worthofbusinessbecauseitisgreen– andpromotesit!

• FordMotorCompany– Hasreduceditsconsumptionofwaterby30%in2015


CHP’sforHospitality


Opportunities

• HotelswithLeisureCentres– 220hotelswithLC’s

• LeisureCentres– 76Commercial/Private– 104Public


Challenges• RunningHours• Size• Contracts/maintenance• HeatDumps• Marginalcostsofelectricity• Currentplantefficiencies

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Maurice J Bergin FIHI MSc - Energy Ireland · Partners in Sustainability: Sponsored By: What do we provide ? • Resource Efficiency – Key Focus - Waste, Water, Energy Reducing