climate change wealth of opportunities

CLIMATE CHANGE

Wealth ofopportunities

In an age of information overload,it is often difficult to find preciselythe sort of practical advice youneed. That is why United Utilities is supporting this publication. By offering examples of what weand other companies have done,we hope this guide inspires you to do more. The companies in thisbooklet, both large and small, areshowcasing ways in which theyhave reduced carbon emissions in a way that adds value to theirbusiness.

UU’s support underlines ourcommitment to the May DayNetwork. In leading the nationalpreparations for this year’s

summit, I see real value in bringingtogether businesses to exchangeinformation and share ideas inpursuit of our shared objective toreduce carbon emissions. Climate change is a leadershipchallenge. For me, leadership isabout winning the hearts andminds of our people to achieve acommon objective and a numberof the case studies illustrate this.

We would be delighted to hearyour feedback on the examples we have used and of any actionyou might be taking in your ownorganisations.

To find out more about the May Day Network visitwww.maydaynetwork.comand to give your feedback email:[email protected]

At United Utilities, I have placed carbon at the heart of our businessstrategy because I believe it is the right thing to do, both from anenvironmental and commercial perspective. Whether it is reducing our carbon emissions, or taking steps to adapt to changing weather patterns, I believe we all have a role to play in making a difference.

OUR REGION, OUR JOURNEY, OUR FUTURE.As a region, England’s Northwest has a vision to lead the way on climatechange. Many of our businesses are already taking significant action, othersare just setting out on the journey, but the destination is clear and there ismuch that we can learn from each other along the way.

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Why it matters to businessPhilip Green, CEO, United Utilities

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further opportunities to drivedown CO2 emissions. Through the support of the NorthwestClimate Change Partnership, theERDF programme now contains aspecific CO2 target to reduce theadditional emissions generated by 25%. The Agency has alsopositioned itself as a leader in the sustainable procurement ofbuildings and infrastructurethrough the adoption of itsSustainable Standards forBuildings policy, which maximisesthe carbon reduction benefitsaccrued through NWDA investmentin built infrastructure. Internally,the Agency’s EnvironmentalManagement System, whichestablishes the procedures whichmeasure, assess and improve the Agency’s environmentalperformance, has now achievedthe rigorous ISO14001accreditation.

The preceding year has seenunprecedented regional action onclimate change, but there remainsmuch to be done. The NWDA willcontinue to provide strategic

leadership, but with such diverseissues facing business andgovernment, the importance of a partnership-based approachcannot be understated. TheAgency is pleased to support theMay Day Network and recognisesthat public and privateorganisations must forgepartnerships and share the lessonslearned. The May Day Networkpresents an unrivalled means bywhich businesses can take suchaction alongside their suppliers,customers and employees. I amconvinced that our partnershipapproach is essential if we are todemonstrate real progress andmaintain our reputation as aworld-class, low-carbon businesslocation.

With this growing understandingcomes a clear commitment fromthe Northwest RegionalDevelopment Agency (NWDA) tosupport and develop a low-carboneconomy in England’s Northwest.The Agency promotes therealisation of low-carbon businessopportunities as a fundamentalgoal and continues to lead on theimplementation of the NorthwestClimate Change Action Plan(2006-09). Following the creationof the strategically-focusedNorthwest Climate ChangePartnership last year, the Agencyand partners have now establisheda representative and authoritativeClimate Change Unit to act as theregional coordination andimplementation body for theNorthwest Climate Change ActionPlan. The first dedicated group ofits kind, the Climate Change Unit,now provides a single point offocus for regional climate changeactivity.

With the Agency’s new EuropeanRegional Development Fund(ERDF) administration role comes

£30bn 69%60%REDUCTION

THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING A LEGALLYBINDING TARGET FOR REDUCTION IN CARBONEMISSIONS OF 60% BY 2050.

OPPORTUNITY

RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE A £30BN OPPORTUNITY FOR BRITISHBUSINESS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

OF BUSINESSES

60% OF BUSINESSES IN THE NORTHWEST BELIEVE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL IMPACT ON THEM.

“Since the May Day 2007 Summit, the contribution of Northwestbusinesses towards addressing the impacts of climate change on theiroperations continues to gather pace. Northwest businesses are increasinglyaware of the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents totheir operations and are making changes accordingly. The agenda has nowevolved to such an extent that no business can regard itself removed fromclimate change considerations.

“Rising to the challengeBryan Gray, Chairman, NWDA

I don’t want my children and my grandchildren saying tome, ‘Why didn’t you do something when it was possible tomake a difference and when you knew what was happening?’And that is why we are all here. We are doing it for those thatcome after us. That’s why it really matters and why I haveminded for so long. We can do it – just think what they did inthe last war… Things that seemed impossible were achievedalmost overnight. Business has that power and can make areal difference.

HRH The Prince of Wales President of Business in the Community

Speech at the May Day Summit 2007

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Market-based regulations, such as the European Union EmissionsTrading Scheme and the UKClimate Change Levy, were thepreferred option to cut carbonemissions from business butrecently this has changed.

In October 2006, Sir NicholasStern published his Review on the Economics of Climate Change,highlighting the risks to, andopportunities for, business in a low carbon economy. Changes onthe scale needed, and ataffordable cost, can only happenwhen government, business andconsumers work together.

If it is to be successful, theclimate change agenda mustbecome everybody’s business.

Everyone’s contributions add upand, although the environmentalimpact of each small or medium-sized business is relatively low,there are a lot of them andcollectively they contributesignificantly to environmentalproblems. One estimate among EU countries suggests that they are responsible for 50% ofpollution and waste.

Business has already madesignificant progress in respondingto the climate change agenda. It iswell placed to make an early anddecisive contribution to findingand implementing solutions to thechallenge of climate change.

The priorities are now to: • Make climate change policies

mainstream. Consumer demandwill inspire competition toproduce greener alternatives to current products andservices and reward businesses that take a lead. In the low carbon future, companies will have to be green to grow.

• Redouble efforts to improveenergy efficiency by focusing on areas such as transport and buildings.

• Work with employees and the supply chain to reduceemissions and adapt the currentworkplace to cope with climaticand other changes that arealready likely as a result of past CO2 emissions.

• Measure carbon footprint anddevelop reporting systems tobenchmark performance.

MOVING TOWARDS A LOW CARBON ECONOMYAs concern grows over climate change, so does the imperative to act and thebusiness case for doing so. Climate change was traditionally seen as a problemto be dealt with by government. It is now an opportunity for business.

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9m $2.545%EMISSIONSBUSINESS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCINGAROUND 45% OF ALL THE UK’S CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS.

TRILLIONAS THE 2006 STERN REVIEW POINTS OUT,BUSINESSES SHOULD START MAKING CHANGES NOW – FAILING TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE COULD RESULT IN ECONOMIC COSTS OF$2.5 TRILLION EVERY YEAR, DWARFING THE COSTS OF TAKING ACTION NOW.

The combinedleadership of UK businesseswill be an essentialcomponent of any efforts to tackle the global crisis ofclimate change. This is notonly because of the needfor businesses to cut theirown emissions but alsobecause they haveenormous influence on thebehaviour of the UK public,and potentially anunmatched reach acrossthe world.

Stephen HowardChief Executive, Business in the Community

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TONNESFOR THE NORTHWEST TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE NATIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSREDUCTION TARGETS, IT NEEDS TO REDUCEEMISSIONS BY C.9 MILLION TONNES BY 2020.

England’s Northwest is a fastgrowing, vibrant region, combining a dynamic business base,cosmopolitan urban centres,breathtaking landscapes and an internationally recognised creative and cultural scene.

It boasts Manchester, the largestmedia hub outside of London;Liverpool, one of the world’s mostfamous waterfronts; Cheshire andWarrington; Lancashire, a worldclass centre of excellence inadvanced manufacturing andengineering; and one of Europe’sleading national parks, the LakeDistrict in Cumbria.

With an area of 14,165 squarekilometres, the Northwest of England:

has 6.9 million inhabitants

has the second largest populationof the United Kingdom’s regions

is three times more denselypopulated than the Europeanaverage

is larger than 11 out of the 27 EU Member States including theRepublic of Ireland, Finland,Portugal and Greece.

With almost seven millioninhabitants and 230,000companies, the Northwest is athriving economy. It is worth £106 billion – a tenth of the overall UK GDP. It is the UK’slargest regional economy, largerthan several European countries,including Denmark and Finland,and it is one of only three regionsto contribute positively to the UK’s balance of trade.

Almost one third of the region isdesignated as National Park orarea of outstanding beauty. TheNorthwest has the most lakes and mountains in England, as well as the longest stretch ofundeveloped coastline.

The Northwest of England

corporate responsibility in generaland in matters of sustainabledevelopment in particular.

The Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)calculates the Northwest’s carbondioxide emissions to be 61 milliontonnes (Defra’s 2005 ExperimentalStatistics on Carbon DioxideEmissions at Local Authority andRegional Level). Worryingly, thisfigure will increase by 4 milliontonnes every year if nothing isdone.

More than half the people andbusinesses in the Northwest arepersonally concerned about climate change. Recent researchcommissioned by the NorthwestRegional Development Agencyfound that 86% of people in theregion believe that the climate ofthe Northwest is changing. 70%are doing something to help slowdown climate change, but areaware they can do more. TheClimate Change Bill will introducea long-term legal framework forthe UK to reduce carbon dioxide.

In five years’ time, anymajor company not addressingclimate change will face majorrisks to their brand. The Co-operative Group

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Understanding the source andamount of the region’s emissionsand setting targets for reducingthose emissions are importantsteps in meeting the objectives set out in ‘Rising to the Challenge: A Climate Change Action Plan forEngland’s Northwest’, developed inpartnership with the NorthwestRegional Development Agency, the Environment Agency andGovernment Office for the Northwest in 2006. This looks atthe opportunities as well as thethreats which climate changepresents.

The North West Climate Change Partnership is the organisationcharged with delivering theNorthwest Climate Change ActionPlan. The successful developmentand implementation of the ClimateChange Action Plan will enable theNorthwest to become the leadingregion on climate change by 2020.

The region wishes to take a leadon climate change and energy.England’s Northwest led theindustrial revolution and throughinnovation, resourcefulness andsignificant quantities of fossil fuel, it defined the very shape of modern society. Northwestbusinesses produce around 40% of the total carbon dioxide emittedin the region and therefore have a vital role to play in addressingclimate change.

Energy is crucial to the region, as it is elsewhere in the UK, withthe Northwest’s energy clusterboasting 50,000+ jobs, over £5billion in output and £1.2 billion in exports.

The vast majority of the region’s6.9 million people are consumersexercising choice at the point ofpurchasing goods and services,and over 40% of them areemployees, working in the publicor private sectors. In either role or both, they are able to exercisestakeholder pressure on theregion’s businesses to showincreasing commitment to

NORTHWEST CARBON FOOTPRINTBIGGER THAN LONDON

KEY FINDING

THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES IN THE NORTHWEST BELIEVE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OR AFFECT THEIR BUSINESS, WITH A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTIONCONSIDERING THIS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN A RISK.

SINCE 2004 ENWORKS HAS HELPED SAVECOMPANIES:– £16M+ THROUGH IMPROVED RESOURCE

EFFICIENCY– £17M+ PER ANNUM OF RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

SAVINGS IN THE PROJECT PIPELINE– 109,000 TONNES+ OF CO2

– 1,146,000+M3 OF WATER– 2.8M+ TONNES OF RAW MATERIALS PER ANNUM

If companies don’t grip this now, they will bemarginalised. Customers arestarting to require it. Speedy Hire

“ ““ “When it comes to theenvironment, we are – quite literally – all in it together.PricewaterhouseCoopers


The Northwest already has a toughtarget to increase the proportionof electricity supplied in the region to 20% by 2020 from low carbonemitting renewable sources, suchas wind and solar power.

The Northwest Climate ChangePartnership (NWCCP) haspublished its Climate ChangePerceptions Study to show publicattitudes to tackling climatechange. 400 individuals and 150businesses in the Northwest weresurveyed to inform and raiseawareness at regional and locallevel of the urgent need to tackleclimate change. The findings of the study reflect very positively on what people in the region think

about climate change and there is clear evidence that peopleand businesses throughout theNorthwest region are taking action to tackle climate change.

• 86.3% believe that the climateof the Northwest is changing

• 58.5% believe it to be acombination of natural andhuman factors

• 56.3% are personally concernedabout climate change

• 68.8% believe that they aredoing something to help slowdown climate change but areaware that there is more thatthey could do

• Fewer than one quarter believedthat they were doing all thatthey could to address climatechange.

Many of the businesses surveyedwere optimistic about climatechange, recognising the potentialfor economic gain through tacklingthe issue.

Northwest businesses can takeadvantage of a range of supportservices to help them cut theirresource use. ENWORKS is aunique business supportprogramme co-ordinatingenvironmental advice, training andsupport to businesses throughoutthe region. Environment Connectis a single point of contact toaccess a host of environmentalbusiness services. Accessedthrough Business Link,Environment Connect makes itsimple to find the right support for any business. (For furthersupport see signposting sectionp18 and 19).

Ultimately, businessesshould have a vision of zeroemissions and zero waste.ABB

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<1/4FEWER THAN ONE QUARTER OF THE INDIVIDUALSAND BUSINESSES SURVEYED BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE DOING ALL THEY COULD TO ADDRESSCLIMATE CHANGE.

56.3%56.3% OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSESSURVEYED WERE PERSONALLY CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

Data source: The North West Climate Change PerceptionsStudy, EKOS Consulting, on behalf of the North West ClimateChange Partnership, 2007.

How important does your company think climate change is an issue for the Northwest Region?

Which of the following statements best describes your business’s approach to climate change?

Do you think that climate change will impact or affect your business or will not impact or affect your business?


CREATING A CARBON STRATEGYUnited Utilities is tackling climate change head on by going beyondits regulatory contract to reduce carbon emissions.

United Utilities (UU) manages andoperates the regulated electricitydistribution, water and wastewaternetworks in Northwest England. It keeps the taps flowing, toiletsflushing and lights shining for morethan 7 million people in the region.

The utility sector as a whole facestough challenges from climatechange. In addition to the issue of water scarcity, UU’s utilityinfrastructure is exposed to otherpredicted physical impacts ofclimate change such as severestorms and flooding which impacton business operations andreputation worldwide.

UU’s corporate responsibilitystrategy has been amended toreflect this significant businessimpact. Climate change is a maintheme within the strategy. UUrecognises its obligation to tackleclimate change because of a moraland leadership responsibility, as itmakes business sense and since it is a differentiator in attracting andretaining employees.

Under its regulatory contract, the water sector is not currentlyincentivised to maximise thereduction of its carbon emissions.However, in recognising thesignificant challenges to be faced,UU has taken the lead in positioningcarbon at the heart of its strategy.It is lobbying the regulator tosupport this position and hasalready committed £37m to delivera 26% reduction in emissions by2012.

UU has calculated greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions for the past sevenyears, with an extensive revision in2006 with the help of the CarbonTrust. It has made considerableprogress in delivering a carbonstrategy to reduce emissions by26% by 2012. Activity has beendriven by the industry’s first fullydedicated carbon managerappointed in April 2007.

It has also created a network of 20 carbon champions across the business to deliver the plan in individual business units. Thechampions understand the people

and the priorities in their ownbusiness so can tailor specificclimate change messages to their teams.

Systemising carbon is crucial, butrather than have a separate carboninitiative, UU is seeking to integratecarbon into ‘traditional’ businessactivities. For example it is workingwith its suppliers to measure andmanage their carbon emissions. It has also secured a Carbon Trustgrant to develop a new wastewatertreatment process which has thepotential to save tens of thousandsof tonnes of CO2.

UU is working externally across theindustry to promote best practiceand develop agreed accountingmechanisms. It is finding and takingopportunities to promote the waterrelated climate change agenda andimplementing an internally focusedstrategy that aims to make itsemployees proud to work for a low carbon company.

For more information visitwww.unitedutilities.com

Unlike other commercialenterprises that use carboncommitments as partof theirmarketing, we operate in amonopoly environment. Ourcommitment is because it is theright thing to do.

Philip GreenChief Executive, United Utilities

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AN EMPLOYEE POSTER CAMPAIGN HAS GENERATED 84 CARBON REDUCING SUGGESTIONS, WITH ONE EMPLOYEE GIVING UP HIS CAR AND WALKING TO WORK.

842,500 CHILDREN HAVE TAKEN PART IN A CLIMATECHANGE EDUCATION CLASSROOM SINCE 2003.

2,500CARBON REDUCING SUGGESTIONS

CHILDREN

United UtilitiesMobilise company


IMPACTS

UU will generate nearly 90 GWh of renewable energy in 2007/8, the bulk of which is from combined heat and power engines supplied by sewage gas.

For the next two years, UU has secured a contract for the provision of 200 GWh of certifiedgreen energy, with 80% of that sourced from hydropower.

Efforts to raise awareness of carbon have prompted employees to come forward with ideas. In 2007 a site controller recycled stone from redundant treatment beds to provide an access track for construction traffic. Avoiding the purchase of quarried stone saved theproject £250k. It also avoided 166,000 miles of vehicle movements to transport the stone,saving 46 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

An employee poster campaign has generated 84 carbon reducing suggestions with oneemployee giving up his car and walking to work.

Since 2003, 2,500 children have taken part in a climate change programme run in UU’seducation classroom.

Below: Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Worksshowcasing Enzymic Hydrolysis, a revolutionary newtechnique making wastewater sludge safer for use as a fertilizer and enables the extraction of more renewable energy through production of biogas.

Big Tick winner, Man Group International Climate Change Award 2008.

For more information visit: www.mrcflava.co.uk

IMPACTS

The company has reduced energy costs by 60%.

Manchester Rusk has lowered carbonemissions by 12 tonnes per year.

The amount the company sends to landfill has been reduced by 95%.

The steps Manchester Rusk has taken toreduce vehicle usage have lowered fuelcosts by 50%.


Manchester Rusk Companymanufactures sauces, seasoningsand glazes for use in the foodindustry, supplying to bothindustrial and retail markets. The firm employs 35 people and is based in South Manchester.

Manchester Rusk has implementeda range of environmentalimprovements which has vastlyreduced their environmentalfootprint, increased productivityand lowered operating costs.Customer satisfaction and staffinvolvement were at the heart of the changes.

The programme began when theywere in the process of relocating to a new purpose built factory.Their specification incorporatedinsulated ceilings to control gas. They were able to do this throughgovernment grants accessed withassistance from ENWORKS.

Following the move they investedfurther in environmental

technologies – including highlyefficient packaging machinery, ahigh efficiency Rollair compressedair system and also energy efficientlighting improvements to the mainwarehouse and factory.

The move vastly reduced the firm’scarbon footprint while increasingproductivity and lowering operatingcosts. Electronic timers have beeninstalled on all water heating andcooling units and even coffeemachines so they only operateduring office hours. All IT monitorshave been replaced with lowenergy flat screens.

The company has also radicallyrevised its waste management,reducing waste previouslyconsigned to landfill. This has beendone by segregating recyclablewastes at source and installing a twin chamber baler. Revisedpackaging options to clients have reduced vehicle movementsto and from the site and loweredfuel costs.

Manchester RuskMobilise company

SME winner of the Best EnvironmentalPractice Award, North West BusinessEnvironment Awards 2007

RELOCATION, RELOCATION, RELOCATIONWhen Manchester Rusk relocated to a new site, it used the opportunity tointroduce a number of environmental improvements, resulting in lower carbon emissions and energy costs.

Good environmental practicesshould be at the heart of everythinga business does – both in terms ofenvironmental impact and costreduction.

David WheelerProduction Manager, Manchester Rusk Company

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THE AMOUNT THE COMPANY SENDS TO LANDFILL HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 95%.

95%THE STEPS MANCHESTER RUSK HAS TAKEN TOREDUCE VEHICLE USAGE HAVE LOWERED FUELCOSTS BY 50%.

50%REDUCTION REDUCTION

Below: David Wheeler, MRC, receiving anenvironmental award from Todd Holden, ENWORKS


Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a whollyowned subsidiary of the NuclearDecommissioning Authority (NDA),established in 1995 to provide thenuclear industry with a strategic railtransport service. The companyoperates from depots at Carlisle,York, Crewe, Sellafield, Scotland andthe South East. The company headoffice is in Cumbria and employsover 300 people.

DRS has been involved in a uniquecollaboration to transport goodswith Eddie Stobart on behalf ofTesco between Grangemouth andDaventry. The service operates fivedays per week by rail using DRS’new low emission, environmentallyfriendly Class 66 locomotivecarrying Eddie Stobart’s livery. The containers are 8’6” in heightmeaning that they can travel on any rail gauge in the UK, providingultimate flexibility.

This is one of the first collaborationsto transport significant volumes ofproduct from road to rail and it ishoped that this partnership will pavethe way for other retailers. Thispartnership forms an integratedtransport solution which supportsUK government targets of reducinglorry movements on the road,lowering harmful emissions anddramatically reducing fuelconsumption.

Network Rail helped in setting upthe new service by assisting in trainplanning to help identify the trainpaths between the two distributioncentres and in making sure they arerobust. It can be very difficult to getpaths on the West Coast main lineand Network Rail supported DRS inthis. The company also receivedfinancial support from the ScottishExecutive and the Department forTransport through their freightgrant schemes.

Climate change has risen inimportance in DRS’s environmentalagenda. The company seeks toensure that its operations arecarried out with the least possibleenvironmental impact. Customerexpectation and a high interest inenvironmental matters areconsidered carefully by the DRSBoard. In the last 18 months thecompany has invested in new class 66 locomotives to meet EUemission limits for Tier 3 engines.

DRS continues to seek new intermodal traffic and promote the useof freight on rail through campaigngroups and organisations such asFreight on Rail and the Rail FreightGroup.

For more information visit:www.directrailservices.com

FROM ROAD TO RAILDirect Rail Services is working on a unique collaboration with suppliers and customers to get freight off the road and onto the rails – reducing lorry journeys and carbon emissions.

DIRECT RAIL SERVICES SAVES AROUND 6,000 TONNES OF CO2 PER YEAR.

6,OOOTONNES CO2 SAVED

We want to foster good, strong working relationship with ourindustry partners and are keen to engage and promote the benefits of moving freight on rail as a way forward for the future. Working withour industry partners will allow us to have a stronger voice in thecampaign to tackle climate change and alleviate road congestion. Neil McNicholas, DRS Managing Director

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Impacts

This collaboration saves around 6,000tonnes of CO2 per year.

The collaboration eliminates 14,560 lorryjourneys from congested UK roads.

The collaboration equates to £4.7milliongreen benefits.

DRS, Eddie Stobart and Tesco won theFreight Achievement of the Year Award at the National Rail Awards 2007 – inrecognition of their collaborative efforts to reduce harmful emissions and inpromoting the switch from road to rail.

Above: DRS’ new low emission, environmentally friendly Class 66 locomotive carrying Eddie Stobart’s livery.


WASTE NOT, WANT NOTThrough the innovative use of recycled materials, Birse Civils’ North West region is leading the way on sustainable procurement and meetingdemands from customers for value for money.

Birse Civils provides a range ofcivil engineering constructionservices throughout the UK. It isan operating division of BalfourBeatty Regional Civil EngineeringLimited. The company’s Northwestregional office is based at CheadleHulme where it employs 80people.

The company is not only changingits practices to ensure it buysrecycled goods where possible, but also processing materials onconstruction sites so that they canbe re-used e.g. using excavated soil for landscaping. Birse Civilshas worked with EnvirolinkNorthwest to develop their ownkey performance indicators tomeasure the use of recyclablematerials and make sure they hittough self-imposed targets.

The initial drive for sustainableprocurement has come from theneed to offer public sectorcustomers value for money in theircivil engineering projects, withoutcompromising the quality and finalfinish. Using their technical skillsand working with supply chainpartners, Birse Civils has been able to ‘value engineer’ projects to identify cost savings forcustomers, which frequentlyinvolves the recycling and reuse of materials on site.

In addition to cost savings, suchinnovations also contribute to the Local Agenda 21 targets forlocal authorities set by centralgovernment. Not only does thisdivert material from landfill, it alsoremoves the considerable tax costsof such disposal, as well as theaggregate tax for virgin materials.

OVERALL, THE COMPANY HAS SAVED £925,000THROUGH THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

£925kSAVED

Winning the ConstructionNews Green Civil EngineeringProject of the Year award is areal achievement for us and forour customer, St Helens Council.From day one, St Helens wantedsustainability and environmentalbest practice to be embeddedinto this scheme. With EnvirolinkNorthwest’s help the finishedproduct exceeded both St Helens Council’s expectationsand our own. Winning thenational award for St HelensCouncil, Envirolink Northwestand Birse Civils reflects thebusiness and sustainabilitybenefits that can be reapedfrom our approach topartnership working.

Tony DixonBirse Civils, Regional Managing Director

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Above: Crushing and processing materials on-site for reuse is common practice for Birse Civils.

Private Sector winner of the SustainableProcurement Award, North West BusinessEnvironment Awards 2007


Award winning recognitionSustainability and environmentalconsiderations were at the heartof operations for St Helens Council and Birse Civils on the£8.5mn, 1.5km Blackbrook Bypassproject. Birse Civils worked closelywith Envirolink Northwest, theCentre for Construction InnovationNorth West and ConstructingExcellence to develop itsenvironmental and greenprocurement policies, ensuringthat recycled products andmaterials were prioritised.

The success of this environmentalexemplar project led to awardwinning recognition:

• Winner of Construction News’Green Civil Engineering Projectof the Year

• Winner of Builder and Engineer’sPublic Sector Project of the Year

• Winner of ConsiderateConstructors Scheme GoldAward

For more information visit: www.birsecl.co.uk

Overall, the company has saved £925,000 through the use of recycled materials.

Three quarters of the materials used on the A58 diversion in St Helens was recycledcontent and 112,400 tonnes of waste was diverted from landfill.

12,000 vehicle movements were eliminated by treating and reusing 55,000m3 of material on site at Eaves Green Link Road, Lancashire.

When 15,000 cubic metres of paving was laid at King’s Waterfront Liverpool, 80% ofmaterials were from recycled sources.

78% permanent materials used at Ellesmere Port Regeneration had a recycled content.

The company was ranked in the top 20 for Environmental Issues in the ‘Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For’ survey.

IMPACTS

THE COMPANY WAS RANKED IN THE TOP 20 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE ‘SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 COMPANIES TO WORK FOR’ SURVEY.

Top20RANKED

Below: The Blackbrook Bypass, St Helens, showing a sustainable urban drainage system.

Above: Sustainable earthworks strategy, the Blackbrook Bypass, St Helens.


The Co-operative Group is anIndustrial and Provident Society –owned and democraticallycontrolled by its members,headquartered in Manchester. The Group operates retail (food and non-food), pharmacy, funeralservices, travel, legal services,property and farming businesses. It is the parent organisation of Co-operative Financial Services, theholding company for Co-operativeInsurance, The Co-operative Bankand its internet bank, ‘smile’.

The Group’s EnvironmentalStrategy – agreed via a sub-committee of the Board hasidentified climate change as theGroup’s top environmental priority.A Committee made up of a Groupboard member, management andregional board representativesmonitors progress, makesrecommendations and considersthe education of staff, membersand customers on environmentalissues.

The Customers Who Carecampaigns puts The Co-operative’sethics into action and raisesawareness of topical issues withcustomers. Since 1994, campaigntopics have included landmines,human rights and safer justice.

In 2006 and 2007 the Bankcampaigned with Friends of theEarth to combat Climate Change.‘The Big Ask’ called on theGovernment to introduce a ClimateChange Bill that would establishlegally binding targets forgreenhouse gas reductions. The Co-operative Group also runsthe most widely available customermobile phone recycling scheme inthe UK.

Since 1992, a customer-led Ethical Policy has directed The Co-operative Bank’sinvestment decisions and, in 2005,Co-operative Insurance developeda customer-led Ethical EngagementPolicy. Similarly, in 2007, a projectwas initiated to develop ananalogous member-mandated

HELPING CUSTOMERS TO CAREAt The Co-operative Group, sustainability isn’t simply a business aim – it ispart of its strategy. Consequently, The Co-operative Group directly challengesand supports its customers to take action on climate change.

The Co-operative GroupMobilise customers

OVER 22,000 CUSTOMERS LOBBIED THEIR MP ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILLTHROUGH ‘THE BIG ASK’.

22,000 NINE CLIMATE CHANGE CHARITIES WERESUPPORTED WITH DONATIONS TOTALLING£290,000.

£290kCUSTOMERS DONATED

CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY RAISED MORE THAN £200,000 FOR OXFAM BY RECYCLINGTHEIR UNWANTED MOBILE PHONES AND INKJETCARTRIDGES.

£200kRAISED

Above: The Customers Who Care campaign helps the Co-operative’s customers put ethics into action.

We are recognised as one of the leading organisations inthe UK when it comes to tacklingclimate change which is thebiggest environmental issuefacing our society.

As businesses we must all doeverything we can to reduce ourcarbon footprint. Our childrenand future generations may havegreater life expectancy than usbut unless we take tough anddecisive action now their qualityof life will be considerablydiminished.

Peter MarksChief Executive, The Co-operative Group


Ethical Policy for The Co-operativeFood. This was approved by morethan 100,000 members and wasthe largest ethical poll everundertaken in the UK.

The Co-operative Food became the first major food retailer to only stock white goods (fridges,freezers, etc) with either an energyrating of at least ‘A’ or the EnergySaving Trust recommended logo. It is also piloting the phase-out oftungsten incandescent light bulbsat 50 stores with a view for phase-out by the end of 2010. If allretailers followed these examples,CO2 emissions would be reduced by three million tonnes per annum – equivalent of taking750,000 cars off UK roads.

In November 2007, the Banklaunched the world’s first creditcard aimed at rewarding ethicalconsumerism. The Think Card(made from PETg plastic, a materialthat doesn’t involve vinyl-chloride,used in the manufacture of PVCcards) offers consumers a lowerrate of interest for designatedethical purchases. The first timethe card is used, the Bank will

arrange for half an acre ofBrazilian rainforest to be purchased and protected in thecustomer’s name. Additionally, forevery £100 spent on the card, 25p will be donated to protectingthe Brazilian rainforest.Considerable effort has been madewithin this project to ensure thatthe protected rainforest is openlyaccessible to local people to use in a sustainable manner, and it isintended that it will be vested to acommunity controlled trust overthe longer term.

In 2006/2007, The Co-operativeGroup membership teams askedCo-operative members to take ‘The Co-operative MembershipClimate Challenge’. The challengeasked members to complete sevensmall steps to make a change totheir impact on the environmentsuch as not overfilling their kettle,replacing a traditional light bulbwith an energy efficient type andturning down their thermostat byone degree.

For more information visit: www.co-operative.co.uk

Over 22,000 customers lobbied their MP on the Climate Change Bill through ‘The Big Ask’. Every MP was lobbied as a result of The Co-operative Bank’s campaigning.

Nine climate change charities were supported with donations totalling £290,000.

Customers have already raised more than £200,000 for Oxfam by recycling their unwanted mobile phones and inkjet cartridges.

The Group has offset over 300,000 tonnes of CO2 since 2000 through renewable energy, energy efficiency and rainforest reforestation projects in the developing world.

In 2007, Co-operative Financial Services went beyond carbon neutral by offsetting all of its remaining operational and business travel emissions, together with an extra 10% to begin to address legacy emissions.

In 2006, 98% of the electricity supplied to the Group (some 743GWh) was obtained from good quality renewable sources.

IMPACTS

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Above: The Co-operative works with its members to makechanges that are good for everyone.

Big Tick winner, Man Group International Climate Change Award 2008.


Manchester City Football Club is a Premier League football clubbased at the City of ManchesterStadium in east Manchester.Manchester City was the firstfootball club to produce a fullenvironmental impact audit.

Whilst the Club has a robustprogramme of activity in recycling,waste management, localpurchasing, transport andrenewable energy, one of the main challenges and uniqueopportunities is the Club’s profileand the ability to use the power of

football to share messages andengage with people in positiveenvironments in a way which maynot always be available elsewhere.

To this end, the Club has used itsCity in the Community (CITC) brandand community soccer coachingteam to work with primary schoolsacross Manchester and Tameside.City in the Community hasappointed an Environment Co-ordinator to help raiseawareness of the importance ofpromoting positive environments.

PITCHING THE RIGHT IDEAManchester City Football Club is using its brand to get local youngpeople interested in environmental issues.

Manchester City recognises the importance of positiveenvironmental management for the quality of life of people who live,work and play in our city and as part of our responsibility to helpsecure a sustainable, successful and credible low-carbon economy. In turn, this is good for our business as fans, customers, sponsors,partners and stakeholders, recognise positive outcomes andresponsible business practice. We reap the benefits of often reducedoperational costs, improved environments and a staff that is aware,supportive and positive about Manchester, our city.Alistair Mackintosh, Chief Executive, Manchester City Football Club

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“Manchester City Football ClubMobilise customers

85%REDUCTIONMANCHESTER CITY HAS REDUCED ITS LANDFILL BY 85%.

THE CLUB HASREDUCED THE USE OF PACKAGING ANDREDUCED WASTETRUCK MOVEMENT.

Manchester City has reduced its waste to landfill by 85%.

The Club has moved to the use of electric vehicles on site.

The Club has reduced the use ofpackaging and reduced waste truckmovement.

Manchester City uses eco-friendly paperproducts and recycles a range of itemsincluding paper, card, glass, grasscuttings and some waste foods.

IMPACTS


Environmental projects includeclassroom based activities to teachchildren about the ozone layer,recycling, energy, transport, natureand the wildlife. Following suchactivities, young people arerewarded with a football session.Other schemes include treeplanting to create school copses,

creating blue bell meadows toattract butterflies and bees in thecorners of school fields or in localcommunity settings, and clearinglocal green space and woodland to make them accessible and safe.The CITC staff have also created a sustainable walking busprogramme.

For more information [email protected] or visit www.mcfc.co.uk

All photos: Promoting positive environments - MCFC are involving primary school children in environmental projects across the city.


Brother is a worldwide electronicsand manufacturing company, withsales in over 100 countries. BrotherUK sells, markets and distributes arange of electrical goods in the UK – primarily office products butalso sewing machines. The UKsubsidiary is based nearManchester and employs over 200 people.

It has long been a priority toincorporate ‘green’ considerationsinto every part of the business.Brother invests significantly in thedevelopment of environmentallyfriendly products that use lessenergy, last longer, and are easy to recycle. They were the firstmanufacturer to achieve the globalTCO ’99 standard environmental

accreditation on a printer, andremain the only manufacturer ofprinters, faxes and all-in-ones tohold this.

For Brother it is key that allemployees understand and playtheir own part in deliveringenvironmental commitments.Informing and educating itsworkforce to improveenvironmental awareness andresponsibility is central to itssuccess. To ensure that greenvalues and commitments areembedded at all levels of theorganisation, the company strategyis cascaded down from seniormanagement through a variety ofchannels. From individual employeeappraisals and action plans to staff

ALL IN THIS TOGETHERBy successfully engaging its employees in tackling climate change, Brother hasmaintained its reputation for good environmental management and continued toreduce the negative environmental impact of both the business and its employees.

notice boards and companynewsletters, Brother provides itsemployees with information onreducing their own environmentalimpact inside and outside theworkplace.

The information communicated tostaff includes an energy-usereduction plan, product-relatedenvironmental issues and recyclinginformation, as well as widerenvironmental initiatives (WorldEnvironment Day, National LiftShare Day, etc). Employees are alsoencouraged to reduce their carbonfootprint with a cap on the CO2 limitof company cars. Drivers are furtherincentivised if they choose to gobelow this cap, as the company willbuy back the CO2 emissions at therate of £20 per gram.

This multi-channel approach,ensures that the whole team ispulling in the same direction totackle climate change.

For more information [email protected] visit www.brother.co.uk/green

I was very impressed with the incentive Brother gave to ourcompany car drivers to help reduce to reduce the amount of CO2

that we are creating. A cash incentive was offered to be paid to anyonechoosing to drive a vehicle with a CO2 level below the benchmark CO2

for their grade. I took advantage of this incentive and received a verynice cashback at the end of my vehicle lease as well as a feel-goodfactor knowing I did my bit for the environment.Terry Caulfield, Brother employee & company car driver

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Impacts

The company has reduced energy (gas and electricity combined) – from 32 to 20 Kwh per £1,000 turnover between 2003and 2007 so that now 88% of electricity is purchased from renewable sources.

Brother reduced paper use – from 16.5 to11.2 pages per £1,000 turnover between2003 and 2007.

Between 2003 and 2007, Brother reducedits waste to landfill from 39 to 33 tonnes.

BETWEEN 2003 AND 2007, BROTHER REDUCED ITS WASTE TO LANDFILL FROM 39 TO 33 TONNES.

33 TONNES


Fort Vale Engineering is a world leader in the precisionmanufacture of the valves andfittings for transportation in theroad tanker and tank containerindustries. The headquarters andmanufacturing plant are based inLancashire where it employs 240 people and the company has subsidiaries in the USA,Netherlands, Russian Federation,P.R. China and Singapore.

With an annual energy bill of morethan £240,000 and an energycontract up for renewal whichpredicted price increases of 20%,the company was prompted toconsider a change in direction inhow energy was managed. Initialadvice from the Carbon Trusthighlighted potential savings ofnearly £45,000 and 392 tonnes ofcarbon dioxide across their threeLancashire sites.

The recommendations by theCarbon Trust included establishingan energy policy, introducing anenergy monitoring and targetingsystem and upgrading heatingsystem controls, but Fort Vale knewthey needed to engage their staff

in order to maximise the impact of these changes.

To actively engage staff and getthe whole company thinking aboutthe best ways to save energy, thecompany ran a series of ‘BaconButty’ competitions in the staffnewsletter. Staff were encouragedto put forward their own energysaving ideas alongsideimplementing the Carbon Trust’srecommendations with theincentive of a bacon butty forevery idea put forward. Nearly 200suggestions were made which ledto a range of measures whichgreatly reduced both energy useand carbon emissions. Theimprovements largely concentratedon lighting, compressed air andfoundry processes – such ascovering the furnace to reduceheat loss.

Fort Vale found that engaging staff resulted in exceedingpredicted energy savings acrosstheir Lancashire sites, as well asinspiring their workforce to embed energy saving at the heart of their day to day work.

Impacts

Through the implementation of a range of energy saving improvements suggestedby both employees and the Carbon Trust,Fort Vale reduced electrical energy use by 18%.

Fort Vale has saved 308 tonnes of C02

across its Lancashire sites.

The total cost saving of implementingthese new processes was £54,628.

Efforts to save energy have been thecatalyst in raising everyone’senvironmental awareness in the companyand have demonstrated that each andevery small effort can make a difference to the business and to a sustainableenvironment for the future.

For more information visitwww.fortvale.com

BRINGING HOME THE BACONFort Vale Engineering rewarded staff with tasty treats in return for their ideas on saving energy, resulting in lower energy bills and reducedcarbon emissions.

The Carbon Trust survey was invaluable in helping us toidentify energy wastage hotspotsand prioritise actions. We’vemade significant savings and had fun getting the wholecompany involved.

Carl ThornleyGroup Health and Safety Manager, Fort Vale Engineering

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FORT VALE HAS SAVED 308 TONNES OF CO2 ACROSS ITS LANCASHIRE SITES.

308TONNES

Below: Carl Thornley, Fort Vale Engineering, receiving an award from Groundwork for energy efficency.

SME runner-up of the Best EnvironmentalPractice Awards, North West BusinessEnvironment Awards 2007


Environment Connect Environment Connect, run inassociation with Business Link isfree to Northwest companies. Nohassle, no fee, just a swift servicedesigned to connect your businesswith the environmental supportyou need.

Whether you are looking to makesavings through energy efficiency,need to reduce your waste orwater bills or are looking for newbusiness opportunities in theenvironmental technologies sector,Environment Connect can get youto the support you need throughdelivering bottom-line businessbenefits to improve theenvironmental performance ofNorthwest companies. Visit thewebsite or call 0800 032 0222www.environmentconnect.co.uk

ENWORKSThe environment is a businessissue and ENWORKS highlights the benefits and opportunitiesavailable to your business.Increased profits, reduced running costs, greater efficiency,compliance with legislation…it’s surprising how much yourbusiness could be benefiting from the environment.ENWORKS offers a range of both subsidised and free servicesto help Northwest companies. ENWORKS delivers an OnlineToolkit. This is web-based softwarethat allows businesses to record,prioritise, track, report andimplement their opportunities for

improved resource efficiency.ENWORKS is a unique businesssupport programme charged with improving businesscompetitiveness andenvironmental performancethroughout the Northwest.www.enworks.com

Envirolink Northwest Envirolink Northwest is the energyand environmental technologiesand services sector developmentorganisation in England’sNorthwest. Envirolink Northwestworks to help organisationscommercialise new technologiesand services and to successfullymarket these solutions in themarketplace.

Envirolink Northwest’s BuyRecycled Code offers businessspecific offers to help them makethe switch including free reams ofrecyled paper and print discounts.

Envirolink Northwest helps the energy and environmentaltechnologies and services sectorto develop by promoting specificsupply chains in the marketplace,identifying finance for businessgrowth and new productdevelopment, and by stimulatingpartnership formation to addressmarket opportunities.www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk

Carbon Connection Carbon Connection is a freeNorthwest-focused databaseconnecting sustainable energy

people and showcasing climatechange solutions in the region. The searchable database providesan extensive and comprehensiveresource for anyone interested inknowing about the wide range of sustainable energy activities,climate change programmes andorganisations that exist in theNorthwest of England.www.carbonconnection-nw.info

Climate Change Charter The Northwest Climate ChangeCharter is a unique regionalinitiative designed to drive cuts incarbon emissions and challengepublic and private sectororganisations to tackle climatechange.www.snw.org.uk/charter/home.htm

North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT)The North West BusinessLeadership Team was launched by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1989 following a joint initiative ofBusiness in the Community and theConfederation of British Industry topromote private sector engagementin regional development. It bringstogether the region’s private sectorleaders to exert their collectiveinfluence to address economic,social and environmentalchallenges.www.nwblt.com

Northwest Regional Development Agencywww.climatechangenorthwest.com

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High quality, relevant and affordable support services are now available to assist Northwest businesses to tackle the challenges and realise the opportunities that climate change presents.

Regional support


Business in the Community’sEnvironment teamwww.bitc.org.uk/environment

British Chambers of Commercewww.britishchambers.org.uk

Business Council for SustainableDevelopment UK www.bcsd-uk.co.uk

Cambridge Programme forIndustry: Climate LeadershipProgrammewww.cpi.cam.ac.uk

Carbon Disclosure Project www.cdproject.net

The Carbon Trust www.carbontrust.co.uk

CBI Climate Change Task Force www.cbi.org.uk/climate

Carbon Me www.carbonme.org

The Climate Groupwww.theclimategroup.org

Corporate Leaders Group onClimate Change www.cpi.cam.ac.uk

Department for EnvironmentFood and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)www.defra.gov.uk/environment

Energy Saving Trust www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

Environment Agencywww.environment-agency.gov.uk

Envirowise www.envirowise.gov.uk

Forum for the Futurewww.forumforthefuture.org.uk

Global Action Planwww.globalactionplan.org.uk

Groundworkwww.groundwork.org.uk

The May Day Networkwww.maydaynetwork.com

HRH The Prince of Wales’s Accounting forSustainability Projectwww.princeofwales.gov.uk/content/documents/Accounting%20for%20Sustainability%20INTRO.pdf

The National Centre for Business and Sustainability www.thencbs.co.uk

The National IndustrialSymbiosis Programme (NISP)www.nisp.org.uk

NetRegswww.netregs.gov.uk

WRAPwww.wrap.org.uk

National support


The May Day Network was formedat HRH The Prince of Wales’s MayDay Business Summit on ClimateChange on 1 May 2007, when over1,000 business leaders made over5,500 pledges to take action onclimate change. The Summit was adefining moment in the corporateresponse to climate change, withcompanies committing to workwith Business in the Community,the Carbon Trust and otherpartner organisations to reducetheir carbon emissions.

A year later, The May Day Networkhas grown to over 800 companies,with 200 of these answering a callfrom HRH The Prince of Wales toreport back on progress againsttheir pledges by submitting a MayDay case study. Some of the mostinspirational of these were sharedat the second May Day Summit,held on 1 May 2008 and on theMay Day Network website atwww.maydaynetwork.com

The 2008 Summit was the largestgathering of companies committedto taking positive action on climate

change. As well as attendingthirteen Summit events across the UK, businesses watchedproceedings online, and mobilisedtheir employees and suppliers onthe day through in-house climatechange events.

The May Day Network continues to grow following the May DaySummit 2008. By sharing bestpractice, member businesses andorganisations promise to play apowerful role in reducing the UK’s carbon emissions.

Commitments and pledgesWhether your business is justbeginning to take action onclimate change, or whether it isfurther along in its climate changejourney, it can start to reduce itscarbon emissions. Through lookingnot only at the carbon footprint of your own company, but alsoworking with your employees,customers and suppliers, yourbusiness can quickly start to make a difference and prepare for a low-carbon economy.

Business in the Community hasdeveloped a website to supportcompanies in taking action onclimate change atwww.maydaynetwork.com

The site includes:– A list of those businesses and

organisations that have joinedthe May Day Network pledged totake action on climate change

– Inspirational case studies oncompanies that are mobilisingtheir company, employees,suppliers and customers onclimate change

– A range of climate changeresources including tools toengage stakeholders, newslettersand workshops

– A framework of commitmentsand pledges to move companiesthrough their climate changejourney.

www.maydaynetwork.com

MAY DAY NETWORK

The May Day Network is the UK’s largest group of companies committed to collaboratively tackling climate change by mobilising their companies,employees, suppliers and customers.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WE BUY THREE BILLIONBOTTLES OF WATER EACH YEAR IN THE UK – MOSTOF IT IN NON-RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS WHICHCAN TAKE UP TO 1,000 YEARS TO BIODEGRADE.

3bnBOTTLES OF WATER

A LITRE OF TAP WATER COSTS LESS THAN 1P.ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FORWATER, AN ADULT DRINKING THE RECOMMENDEDEIGHT GLASSES A DAY WOULD PAY £1 A YEARFROM THE TAP COMPARED TO £500 FOR A MID-RANGE MINERAL WATER.

£1PER YEAR

WATER IS HEAVY AND TRANSPORTING BOTTLESOF IT AROUND THE COUNTRY IS ESTIMATED TOCREATE MORE THAN 33,000 TONNES OF C02

EMISSIONS – EQUIVALENT TO THE ANNUALENERGY CONSUMPTION OF 6,000 HOMES.

33,000TONNES

Tap into the Northwest’s excellent drinking water.United Utilities provides high quality drinking water for its seven millioncustomers and recognises the environmental and cost advantages ofdrinking tap water. Next time you get offered water, choose tap.

Business in the Community – mobilising business for good.We inspire, engage, support and challenge companies on responsible business, working through four areas: Marketplace, Workplace,Environment and Community. With more than 850 companies in membership, we represent 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce and convene anetwork of global partners.

www.bitc.org.ukwww.maydaynetwork.com

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