WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Implementation of ISO 14001

Environmental Management System

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Christopher Lang

Deputy Principal

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

1. Why ………do

organisations need an EMS?

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Helps to prevent enforcement or civil actions • Reduces hidden costs associated with legal action (including

substantial draw on management time) • Avoids fines and damages awarded from legal action through criminal

or civil courts and prevents the loss of the college’s credibility

• Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Develops relationships with stakeholders by satisfying investors',

lenders', and insurers' environmental performance requirements • Helps to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost • Enhances the internal and external image of the college, making it

more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students • Reduces pollution and improves the environment

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

Why …

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Helps to prevent enforcement or civil actions • Reduces hidden costs associated with legal action (including

substantial draw on management time) • Avoids fines and damages awarded from legal action through criminal

or civil courts and the prevents the loss of the college’s credibility • Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Develops relationships with stakeholders by satisfying investors',

lenders', and insurers' environmental performance requirements • Helps to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost • Enhances the internal and external image of the college, making it

more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students • Reduces pollution and improves the environment

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

Why …

Green Wash!

WHY

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Helps to prevent enforcement or civil actions • Reduces hidden costs associated with legal action (including

substantial draw on management time) • Avoids fines and damages awarded from legal action through criminal

or civil courts and prevents the loss of the college’s credibility • Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Develops relationships with stakeholders by satisfying investors',

lenders', and insurers' environmental performance requirements • Helps to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost • Enhances the internal and external image of the college, making it

more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students • Reduces pollution and improves the environment

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

Why …

Negligible impact on

college’s business practices

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Helps to prevent enforcement or civil actions • Reduces hidden costs associated with legal action (including

substantial draw on management time) • Avoids fines and damages awarded from legal action through criminal

or civil courts and prevents the loss of the college’s credibility

• Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Develops relationships with stakeholders by satisfying investors',

lenders', and insurers' environmental performance requirements • Helps to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost • Enhances the internal and external image of the college, making it

more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students • Reduces pollution and improves the environment

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

Why …

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Prevents the loss of the college’s credibility • Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Enhances the internal and external image of the college,

making it more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

Why …

“REAL” Environmental

Benefits

LEAD FROM THE FRONT:Cambridge Regional College to be the first FE

College to embrace ISO 14001

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• Prevents the loss of the college’s credibility • Improves operational and process efficiency • Reduces operating costs and resource use thereby increasing

profitability • Reduces outlay on waste disposal • Gives the college a long-term sustainable future • Enhances the internal and external image of the college,

making it more marketable • Helps attract and retain quality staff and students

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHY

Why …

“REAL” Environmental

Benefits

GOAL: To make the EMS pay for itself by saving College implementation costs, and provide a

measurable financial return

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

2. What …is ISO14001,

anyway?AND emergencies

AND emergencies AND suppliers

AND suppliers

incl. past activities …

incl. past activities …

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

WHAT

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Register of Environmental Aspects Register of Environmental Aspects a catalogue of all elements of your activity that could cause environmental change

How to do it

• “continual improvement”• targets & evaluators• environmental manual• the five ‘P’s

• processes• products• premises

• purchasing• people

Main principles: Review

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

Plan

Do

Check

Environmental Policy

objectives

targets+evaluators

hit?

next?

prioritise!! “significant aspects”“significant aspects”

Environmental Review

On a single Slide

WHAT

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

3. How …to get / work

an EMS?

Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Activities

Products

Services

Environmental Aspect:Something that can interact

with the environment

Environmental ImpactAny resulting change

in the environment

Aspects and ImpactsAspects and Impacts

Cause Cause

Effect Effect

+ ve or

- ve

+ ve or

- ve

Register

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Aspects and Impacts at CRCAspects and Impacts at CRC

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental AspectsSignificant Environmental Aspects

1 ENERGY

1.1 Electricity Usage Electricity consumption Depletion of non-renewable energy resources

NO 80 2 160 HIGH

1.2 Emergency Diesel Generator Operation

Emission from generator stack

Local and global air pollution NO 80 2 160 HIGH

  Global warming      

  Air quality      

1.3 Air Handling Units Consumption of Fuel Depletion of non-renewable energy resources

NO 80 2 160 HIGH

    Combustion from Boilers

Local and global air pollution      

1.4 Site Gas Usage Heating Depletion of non-renewable energy resource

NO 80 2 160 HIGH

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

• carbon footprint already broken down, derived it from its components

• Produced a Carbon Trust CMP in parallel

2007 (Scope 3) Carbon footprint / tonnes CO2ePurchasing Waste Scope 3

Gas Electricity Fuel Oil LPG Mains Water Effluent Materials / Services Waste matls Logistics Commutingcarbon

footprintJan 1.101 1.755 0.036 10.232 1.272 0.594 14.99 14.99Feb 1.030 9.102 0.036 5.699 0.000 0.712 16.58 16.58Mar 1.000 4.915 1.134 0.706 11.486 0.083 0.712 20.04 20.04Apr 0.597 5.297 0.036 12.056 0.017 18.00 18.00May 0.474 4.553 0.513 0.119 12.867 0.000 18.53 18.53Jun 0.268 6.310 0.216 0.008 0.007 0.036 9.624 0.000 16.47 16.47Jul 0.165 8.499 0.540 0.036 15.398 0.000 24.64 24.64Aug 0.155 4.017 0.027 0.036 15.624 19.86 19.86Sep 0.021 6.213 0.700 12.958 19.89 19.89Oct 0.515 3.275 0.351 0.036 8.484 12.66 12.66Nov 0.742 4.956 1.323 0.295 7.115 14.43 14.43Dec 0.927 2.411 1.107 0.008 0.007 0.036 25.735 30.23 30.23

6.993 59.547 6.966 0.000 0.015 0.014 2.110 147.276 1.373 2.019 226.31 226.31

carbon Profile

WaterEnergy Transport

carbon profile carbon footprint

quantified quantified

HOW

Carbon as significance

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Objectives are the overall goals for environmental performance

Objectives

Should:- reflect the Environmental Policy- take into account:

– significant aspects– findings of the preliminary review – legislation ( current / future )– other regulatory requirements– stakeholders’ views– broad organisational objectives

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Typical Evaluators:

§ Electricity use: where, when, why? Cost ?

§ Temporary sub-metering by department

§ Monitoring identified use by time of day

§ Questionnaire used to identify use-reasons

§ Measure of activity based on hours of attendance by staff

§ Number of non-conformances

Measuring how well we have doneDeveloping EPEs

Environmental Performance Evaluatorsagainst targetsagainst targets

& objectives& objectives

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Objective Target

To prevent unnecessary wastage of water on site

To reduce consumption of water on site by 5% by September 2011

To prevent unnecessary wastage of electricity on site

To reduce consumption of electricity on site by 10% by September 2011

To prevent unnecessary wastage of paper use on site

To reduce consumption of paper on site by 10% by September 2011

To prevent nuisance pollution arising from transport

Implement a company transport management policy by September 2010

To ensure pollution risks from the use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials are minimized

To have zero non-conformances relating to “housekeeping” or inappropriate storage of hazardous substances/wastes in 2010-11

Typical Environmental TargetsTypical Environmental Targets

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Objective Target ACTIONS

To prevent unnecessary wastage of water on site

To reduce consumption of water on site by 5% by September 2011 UNDERTAKE A WATER AUDIT FOR

WHOLE SITE

To prevent unnecessary wastage of electricity on site

To reduce consumption of electricity on site by 10% by September 2011

MAKE SURE ALL MACHINES WHERE POSSIBLE ARE TURNED OFF WHEN NOT IN USE

To prevent unnecessary wastage of paper use on site

To reduce consumption of paper on site by 5% by Jan 2012

IN OFFICE USE DUPLEX PRINTERS

To prevent nuisance pollution arising from transport

Implement a company transport management policy by June 2011

INTEGRATE TRANSPORT POLICIES OF TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS

To ensure pollution risks from the use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials are minimised

To have zero non-conformances relating to “housekeeping” or inappropriate storage of hazardous substances/wastes in 2010-11 KEEP WORK AREAS TIDY

Typical Environmental Action PlanTypical Environmental Action Plan

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Significant Environmental

Aspects

Environmental

AspectsEnvironmental

Impacts

Legal requirements

Environmental Performance Evaluators

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Policy

Environmental Objectives

Environmental Targets

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Environmental Management System Process OverviewEnvironmental Management System Process Overview

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

PolicyPolicyCRC’s Environmental Policy was updated to conform to ISO 14001:Additional requirements….

• be available to the public• be appropriate• commit to preventing pollution and to continuous improvement• commit to compliance with relevant legal and other

requirements• provide a framework for setting objectives and targets• be documented, implemented, maintained and communicated to

all employees

HOW

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

4. Who … was

involved?

WHO

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

Who …

Senior Management buy-in- Essential and mandatory in ISO14001

All Staff- Important to demonstrate to third-party external auditors

To be driven by Abricon’s training programme using college’s excellent VLE

Impact on busy staff?- Conflict between “ownership” and workload- Have an Environmental Action Group- Audit done via Health & Safety Manager- Professional review and advice via consultants

WHO

WHAT WHOHOWWHY

SummarySummary

1. Why… bother with Environmental Mgmt?

2. What … is IS014001, anyway?

3. How … to get / work an EMS?

4. Who … will be involved?

ANY QUESTIONS?

asset …asset …

SketchSketch

OverviewOverview

or burden?or burden?

including

carbon mgmt…including

carbon mgmt…