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Climate Change Actions:
Improved Environmental Management
Challenges & Benefits
Peter DavidVice President, SalesEC3 Global Pty Ltd
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
IS A BALANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IS A BALANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IS A BALANCE
SHELL OIL in 2000 DEFINED “EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AS MEANINGLESS IF”:
• no wealth is created – CORPORATE • no matter how wealthy, a society
fundamentally lacking in social equity cannot be sustainable - SOCIAL
• wealth in an destroyed environment is equally senseless - RESPONSIBILITY
“IMPROVED”ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CREATES BOTH
CHALLENGES & BENEFITS
CHALLENGES - TO GET IT RIGHT
CHALLENGES - TO GET IT RIGHT
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REQUIRES:
1.EXECUTIVE COMMITMENT2.AN OPERATIONAL PHILOSOPHY3.STANDARDS TO WORK TO4.TOOLS TO MEASURE5.PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGIES6.RECOGNITION OF PROGRESS
BENEFITS – FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT
Economic
Goldman Sachs research released in early 2007 revealed that companies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies in place have outperformed the general stock market by 25% since August ‘05.
BENEFITS – FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT
Commitment
68% of executives believe that environmental reporting will be mandatory in the next three to five years(Grant Thornton Business Optimism Report)
Whilst government intervention is a very real threat, it should not be the motivation to become sustainable - a sustainability policy that isn’t motivated from within the organisation and that isn’t owned by the staff will not sustain itself.
BENEFITS – FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT
Workforce
92% of new graduates would give preference to working for a company with strong environmental credentials – CSR ensures organisations recruit and retain talented staffMonsterTrak Career Website
BENEFITS – FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT
Good Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices Deliver Positive Outcomes:
1.Results in FINANCIAL SAVINGS
2.Provides OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS (ie, departmental KPI’s)
3.Addresses CONSUMER DEMANDS
4.Supports STAFF VALUES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Consulting Unit
Systems and Technology Unit
Application Tools and Portals
Decipher, Quality Tourism and IPAT
Benchmarking and Certification Systems
Earthcheck and Green Globe
“If you can’t measure it, you
can’t manage it!“
“If you don’t benchmark it, how can you improve it?“
EC3 TOOLS - 3 DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
CO2 CALCULATORS vs SYSTEMS:
1. MEASUREMENT – of impact2. BENCHMARK – for best practice &
baseline performance3. TIMEPHASE – for ‘next’ practice as
green technology evolves
EC3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT METRICS
Core Earthcheck Indicator MetricsSupporting Green Globe Certification:
1. Energy Consumption (Quantitative Measure + Checklist)
2. Water Consumption (Quantitative Measure + Checklist)
3. Waste Production (Quantitative Measure + Checklist)
4. Community Commitment (Quantitative Measure + Checklist)
5. Paper Products (Checklist)
6. Cleaning Products (Checklist)
7. Pesticide Products (Checklist)
EC3 PROVEN PROGRAMS
SUPPORTING CLIENT SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS, as:
City of MelbourneCBD Hotels “Savings in the City Program” 2005, funded through to 2008
Gold Coast City CouncilSchools Based “Sustainability Challenge”2006 and ongoing in 2007
NSW/NPWS’s Perisher Range Resort“EMS Data collection” for 120+ lodges2006 and ongoing
Each year, Gold Coast City would:
reduce ENERGY consumption by 1,800,000,000 megajoules
reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) production by 490,000 tonnes
This is equivalent to Gold Coast City with: 62,000 fewer houses
reduce WATER consumption by 16,000,000 kilolitres
reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) production by 13,000 tonnes
This is equivalent to Gold Coast City with: 2,000 fewer houses
reduce WASTE generation by 810,000 cubic metres
reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) production by 220,000 tonnes
This is equivalent to Gold Coast City with: 28,000 fewer houses
OVERALL, reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) production by 960,000 tonnes
This is equivalent to Gold Coast City with: 92,000 fewer houses
Quantitative Outcomes
ENERGYAnnual savings of 42,379,023.67 MJor equivalent to 11,200 tonnes of greenhouse gas, (GHGe of 933 average Victorian houses)
WASTEAnnual savings: 3949.5 m3 or 1184.8 tons. Annual savings: 658 large skips of rubbish.
WATERSavings of 20.3 megalitres (equivalent to annual savings of 20 Olympic swimming pools)
Melbourne Savings in the City
ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT IS KEY TO GOOD C.S.R.
• Corporate Social Responsibility is the framework leading organisations conduct business
• CSR helps organisations meet their obligations to consumers and legislators
• CSR works with a consistent approach across all regions, countries and destinations
ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT IS KEY TO GOOD C.S.R.
• Cost and Risk Implications: Financial markets are starting to recognise that inattention to environmental factors impact performance.
• Investment Capital: Ethical investments are now key factor in driving environmental performance and reporting.
• Competitive Disadvantage: Failing to monitor, report and mitigate their environmental impact will be noted in the markets (financial, consumer and competitive).
