AfMA’s 2010Fleet Environment Award

UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide

Carbon 101

World Population

Sustainability

• World-wide average 4 Co2t per person per year

• Industrialised nations average 11 Co2 tons

• World-wide average of 2 Co2t per person per year must be targeted for a sustainable living on earth

World

• Kyoto Protocol

-> GHG Emission Targets Set

• Copenhagen Accord

-> Agreed no more than 2 degrees celsius

• Cancun, Mexico

- > What’s next ?

World GHG Emissions

• Electricity & Heat 24.6%

• Land Use Change 18.2%

• Transportation 13.5% - Air 1.6%

- Rail, Ship 2.0%

- Road 9.9%

• Industry and Other 23.3%

• Agriculture & Waste 20.4%

The Automobile

• 1900 there were only 4,192 passenger cars

• 1985 there were 109 million cars

• 1997 this had increased to 600 million

• We have past 800 million vehicles

• Fast approaching 1 billion

• China’s production last year alone increased by 48% to 13.8m units

China’s Traffic Jam 100kms 10 days

Australia vs World Co2

• Aust ranked 12th in world Total Co2 Emissions

• Aust ranked 3rd in world for Co2 per capita

• Aust ranked 4th in world 619 cars per 1000

Transport vs Everything Co2

Road Transport 12% of all Australia’s emissions

UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide

• Transport fuels 2nd largest source of our direct GHG emissions representing 22%.

• Large Community Service provider in S.A.

• 700 staff + 800 volunteers

• 100 company owned fleet vehicles

• Fleet travels 1.8 million kms every year

Emissions Assessment

Emission Categories

AfMA’s 2010Fleet Environment Award

Award Criteria

To be considered for the Fleet Environment Award, submissions must demonstrate:

• Innovative and creative Fleet Management strategy for improving environmental performance and reducing carbon footprint

• Reductions in emissions and environmental impact and/or financial performance

• Measurable outcomes from implementation with supporting data

• Future planning strategies

Car Pooling

• Even the Chief Executive

Progressive Downsizing

Environmental Tender Criteria

• Australian Government Green Vehicle Ratings

www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au

• Co2 Emissions as well as Air Pollution Ratings

• 4 & 5 star rated green vehicles

• Fuel Consumption Labelling

Green Vehicle Guide

Greener Cars ?

Tesla Roadster

Introduction of Hybrids

Real Time Web Reporting

• Co2 Emissions – g/km Kg/pa

• Fuel performance reporting

• Maintenance reporting

• Overdue service reports

30,000 kg Co2 Reduction

300000

310000

320000

330000

340000

350000

360000

2007 2008 2009 2010

Kg CO2 Emissions per annum

Extended Life

More reliable products means:

• Less down time

• Less maintenance and repair costs

• Deferred capital expenditure

Reduced Costs as well as Emissions

• Capital Expenditure of $350,000 deferred

• $42,000 less fuel costs over 3 yr cycle

• Annual Maintenance Costs reduced by 50%

• Whole of Life costs reduced by 20% - 36%

Maintenance Costs Reduced 50%

$-

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

2007 2008 2009 2010

Annual Maintenance Costs

Whole of Life Costs Reduced 20%

$-

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

2007 2010

Whole of Life Costs - Former 6 cyl to New 6 cyl

Whole of Life Costs Reduced 36%

$-

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

2007 2010

Whole of Life Costs - Former 6 cyl to New 4 cyl

UnitingCare goes Green

Carbon Offsets with Tree Planting Programs

Other Unexpected Benefits

• Winning the AfMA Fleet Environment Award

• Positive Media coverage, including:

– 5AA Radio Interview

– Delivery Magazine: AfMA Awards

– CFO Magazine: “Lean, Mean and Green”

– Australian Financial Review

– BRW “Driving Change”

– even Reader’s Digest ! “Most Trusted Brands”

Challenges

• Is climate change real ?

• Australia’s emissions are less than 2% of World

• Carbon minimisation vs offsets

• Creatures of habit ie 6 cylinders & Stn Wagons

• People’s reluctance to change

Future Plans

• Board: “To be Carbon Neutral by 2015”

• Organisation wide Carbon Reduction Program

• Measure, Manage, Minimise

• Carbon Footprint 6.3t Co2 pa – Scopes 1,2 & 3

• Change Management

• Staff Awareness and Education Sessions

• Staff Behaviour including Driver Behaviour

• Offset any remaining Carbon - Certified Credits

Australia’s Current Setting

• Minority Federal Government have formed a Multi-Party Climate Change Committee

• Reporting to Cabinet

• Two round tables – Business and Community

• Industry “uncertain” due to delays

• Australia lagging other developing countries

Carbon Abatement Cost Curve

So what can you do ?

• 50% of all new regns belong to Fleets

• Purchase green / greener vehicles

• www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au

• www.afma.net.au – Greener Motoring Guide

• Lee Sauerwald - 0427 609 857 or lee.sauerwald@ucwesleyadelaide.org.au