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the commercial group. Independently & privately owned Providing comprehensive, integrated procurement service The group employs over 130 hugely impassioned and professional staff Turnover increased to £20 million+ year ending 2006 Average growth 30% per year on year - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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the commercial group Independently & privately owned
Providing comprehensive, integrated procurement service
The group employs over 130 hugely impassioned and professional staff
Turnover increased to £20 million+ year ending 2006
Average growth 30% per year on year
All profits are reinvested in the business
£1/2 million investment in premises, software, phone systems,
training and personnel 2006
ISO9001 Accredited, Microsoft Gold Partner
Ecommerce specialists since 2000 (70% of business)
Stationery &
office suppliesNetworks Office interiors Recruitment
Print procurement &
management
London 2012
our introduction to CSR
Carbon Emissions
Waste Management
Commercial Charity Charter
CSR Programme
Brand enhancement and corporate differentiation
Staff motivation
Human Resource opportunities
Identification of long term cost saving opportunities
Prepared for possible regulation
the benefits of CSR
CarbonNeutral – our journey
1… measuring
2 … reducing
3 … offsetting
4 … communication (internally & externally)
Four key stages
1. measuring
calculated carbon footprint over a 12 month period
figures sourced by our finance and administration team
verified by Edinburgh Centre of Carbon Management (ECCM)
carbon emissions = 1078 tonnes per annum
84% company owned vehicles (over half from company fleet)
10% premises
5% commuting
1% business travel
2. reducing
created the CarbonNeutral steering group
seconded Simon Graham to plan our reduction programmeEmissions
(tonnes CO2e)
ActionReduction
(tonnes CO2e)
Emissions after action
(tonnes CO2e)
Timescale
1078 More efficiently use the van fleet 46 1026 Q1 2007
1026 Use biodiesel for van fleet 227 799 Q2 2007
799Introduce recycling of paper, cardboard and other materials
2 797 Q2 2007
797 Introduce fuel efficient vehicles and driving 70 727 Q3 2007
727 Introduce energy efficient devices where possible 15 712 Q3 2007
712 Reduce commuting by 5% through car sharing 10 702 Q3 2007
702 Encourage an additional 25% of commuting by bicycle 12 690 Q3 2007
690 Use biodiesel for diesel car and van fleet 122 568 Q4 2007
568 Reduce commuting by 5% through telecommuting 10 558 Q4 2007
558 Buy all electricity from renewable resources 85 473 Q3 2008
473 Install solar panel driven hot water system 10 463 Q1 2009
463 Use biodiesel for entire fleet 251 212 Q2 2009
860
48%Reduction
26%Reduction
80%Reduction
3. offsetting
rural solar electricification project, India
energy efficient lighting, Jamaica
wind power Generation, New Zealand
CarbonNeutral steering group selected 3 renewable energy projects
4. communicating – (internally & externally)
engagement of staff, suppliers and customers
maximum benefits gained from our status as a CarbonNeutral company
influencing of our supplier network
continuous staff training
reduction and tracking of costs
raising of our profile through a PR & marketing programme
steering group worked with CarbonNeutral to produce our KPI matrix developed to ensure continuous
waste management
reduce the amount of waste Commercial produces at source
reuse as much as possible
recycle as much as possible of the remaining
WASTE
= REDUNDANT ASSETS THAT POTENTIALLY
HAVE VALUE
waste management group formed to
waste management
policy to implement rules based printing to reduce, paper & toner
consumption and cost
policy to purchase cleaning materials from a refill option
removal of disposable cups (7-12% of entire waste)
continued focus on electronic trading
reduce the amount of waste Commercial produces at source
reuse of packaging that enters the building
refurbishment of used machines for resale or redistribution
Waste to Wonder programme: Green Standards
waste management - recyclingreuse as much as possible
We have a preferred partner to handle our waste : Lansdown Park
Recycling facility
We are recycling: paper, cardboard, metal, plastics: even T-Bags!!
recycle as much as possible of the remaining
contribution to charity
commercial has given continuous support over the past 16 years to charities including:
We will continue with these one off donations while forming a closer partnership with Acorns and NSPCC
contribution to charityAcorns
helped over 1200 families in the last 18 years
acorns provide respite, emergency and end of care life in 3 hospices
located in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester
providing high quality, unique care and support in a loving environment
acorns is dedicated to making the most of a life that is limited, not just for
the child, but for the whole family
every day, it costs £450 per bed to provide the specialist care and support
that every Acorns child require
contribution to charitycharity charter to Acorns
money - engage staff in small fundraising activities, company wide initiative
time - encourage staff to donate their time to the trust
goods – collection and redistribution of goods to charity shop & donation
of goods for resale / raffle
contact – understanding Acorns and communicating their message and
needs to our customers / suppliers are our community
in conclusionour commitment to CSR
underpinning our commitment, doubling in size over the next 5 years is
the promise that it will be achieved responsibly
we have already gained formal recognition from a number of governing
bodies, that our business ethics and standards meet, if not exceed, the
highest levels.
this is a most exciting time of development for our company and as we
continue to grow we are determined to share those achievements with
our customers and suppliers
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