carbon proofing your business
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Carbon proofing your business
Howard Nielsen
Taking Care of Business:
Sustainable Transformation
Adapted from Cole (EPA -December 2007) from Lasch & Wellington (HBR – March 2007)
Business questions on carbon and costs
• How will carbon pricing and regulatory policy affect our
costs?
• What will be the raw materials cost impacts?
• How will our suppliers’ costs increase?
• What carbon price related costs will we pass on to
customers?
• How much will we have to pay for energy and water?
• How will our risk profile affect our insurance?
• Will our funders/customers be happy with our carbon
exposure?
Adapted from Cole (EPA December 2007) from Lasch & Wellington (HBR March 2007)
Business questions on carbon and revenue
• How will carbon pricing affect our customers and their perceptions and demand patterns?
• How will we work with customers and suppliers to minimise the impact on our value chain?
• Can our business differentiate itself in the market by adopting sustainable practices?
• How can we generate revenue from our low-carbon status?
© NACC 2012
The answer?
• Run an eco-efficient business
• Procure sustainably
• Be organised and plan for sustainability
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
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Eco-efficiency?
Question yes no NA Will
do
What
action
Lighting
1.Are lights always switched off when not in use?
2.Is natural lighting used whenever possible during the day?
3.Do trees or other obstructions prevent light from entering buildings during the day?
4.Are there separate lighting controls for sections of large areas? (e.g. using half a
room)
5.Are dimmer controls used where appropriate?
6.Are low energy lights used in all cases?
7.Is there too much lighting used for any area?
8.Are light fittings free of dust?
9.Are skylights clean?
Do a workplace scan – find out what to do – pick the easy bits first.
Example checklist - 9 questions out of 106 for energy and 300 for all eco-efficiency
Energy site survey checklist - Sustainable Business Cluster Project: NACC For each item, tick the relevant column (yes/no/not applicable) then decide if you may consider doing something about it.
If so, tick the “Will do” column and note any action that needs to be taken in the workplace.
(Edited from the ecoBiz Toolbox checklist by NACC)
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Sustainable procurement?
Stages and Key Questions Not
applic
Rate
1
Rate
2
Rate
3
Rate
4
Rate
5
Stage 1: Establishing the need
Q1: Do we really need this product? na yes probably unsure unlikely no
Q2: Can we use the existing product more efficiently to
avoid replacement right now?
na yes probably unsure unlikely no
Stage 2: Collecting information on the product
Q5: Can we access information about product options? na yes probably unsure unlikely no
Q6: Is the information reliable, using third party opinion? na yes probably unsure unlikely no
Stage 3: Rating the product
Q9: Is the product made from sustainable resources? na yes fair bit some not much no
Q14:Is the product reusable or recyclable at end of life? na yes fair bit some not much no
Q15:Where is the product made? na local regional state int’state o’seas
Q16:Is packaging used to transport / store the product? na none not much some fair bit a lot
Q17: Is the product produced in fair trade conditions? na yes unsure no
NACC Checklist for making sustainable decisions about the procurement of goods and services
(Examples extracted from NACC’s full policy and checklist)
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The three keys
People
Systems
The rest of the world
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People
People
connecting and collaborating for capability
Skills
Knowledge
Attitudes
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Systems
Systems
connecting and collaborating for capability
Strategising
Operating
Procuring
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The rest of the world
The rest of the world
Respond to ‘requirements’, do good and be known to do good
Marketing
Perceptions
Reality
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The three keys
Status
Certainty
Autonomy
Relatedness
Fairness
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GRI - Global Reporting Initiative
Internationally recognised indicators for
sustainability
•Product responsibility
•Economic
•Environmental
•Human rights
•Labor practices and
decent work
•Society
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• Social network style website
• Trend indicator for the
sustainability of organisations.
• Provides green tips
• Enables a Green Street Score
to be calculated and tracked
• Connects Sustainable
Business Precincts
www.greenstreet.net.au
Sustainable local
economy more likely to
be built
Samford Green Streets process
Green Street Café the
focus for businesses
and the community to
connect
People talk
themselves into
doing things Business Cluster
makes itself
known as a
Green St Precinct
© NACC 2012
SPART Sustainability Perception and Reporting Tool
• Use own indicators - GRI as a basis
• Check in with all stakeholders
• Survey current performance and future aspirations
• View graphs
• Have the conversations and set priorities
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SPART - Stakeholder perception on one item
Comparing the perceptions of all stakeholders regarding
one question
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SPART - Comparing combined perceptions
Comparing the perceptions of all stakeholders regarding
all questions
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