sustainability at sears. november 17th, 2009 climate change will define the 21 st century

Sustainability at Sears

Sustainability at Sears November 17th, 2009

Climate Change will define the 21st century


Priority 1: Make it easy for our customers to be green

Priority 2: Become carbon neutral

Priority 3: Nurture a culture of sustainability

Sears Sustainability Roadmap – Priorities


Making Better Choices

Renewable resources products are made

from materials that are better choices for the

environment, e.g.,•Organic cotton

•Bamboo

•Soy

•Recycled PET

•Fair Trade certified



Healthy Home is all about improving

and maintaining healthy indoor air

quality and clean drinking water. This

includes:

• Low VOC materials such as paint,

carpets, and finishes on furniture,

floors, blinds, etc.

•Air + water filters



Uses Less Power takes energy efficiency to

the next level. These products and services

contribute to:

•help customers reduce their energy bills.

• less power usage,

•increased energy efficiency


Eco products with positive payback


Products that promote energy efficiency


Becoming Carbon Neutral

Sears is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its operations through strategies related to:

Reducing the quantity of paper sourced

Increasing the efficiency of lighting and HVAC systems

Improving the effectiveness of waste diversion procedures


Sears Canada Carbon Footprint

Total Emissions: 256, 255 Tones


Sustainable Transportation

Key actions to promote sustainable transportation in 2009:

HQ relocation: Loss of 200+ free parking spots

Gain direct access to subway

Retain indoor bicycle parking + change room

RideShare service launched

SLH begins trailer side-skirts roll-out, complements anti-idling, speed delimiters, aerodynamic fairings, etc.


Nurture a Culture of Sustainability

“Internal locus of control” is key to sustainability culture change, with feedback and incentives in place for associates and customers

Key actions in 2009:

Green Champions active in large HQ business units

Green teams established in majority of stores/ facilities

Monthly waste + energy data

Monthly activities and feedback

Green Bag lunch series at HQ

Collecting success stories, empower the grassroots


What contributes most to the magazine’s carbon footprint:

Travel to research story

Head office operations

Paper manufacturing

Printing

Distribution

National Geographic Magazine

1.27 lbs CO2 /magazine

70%

Paper typeFuel source at mill

Carbon footprint: 1.82 lbs CO2 /magazine


Carbon in Atmosphere

Raw Material

Extraction

Design & Production

Packaging & Distribution

Use & Maintenance

Disposal

2-4% 2-5% 0.5% 90-95% 0.5%

240kg (est.)

Data courtesy of : BSH

Example: Refrigerator

Our carbon footprint is more than our internal operations


Marks & Spencer’s carbon footprint (2008)

Total M&S Direct

514,000 t CO2/ year

10%

M & S Internal

Total M&S

Upstream

4,933,000 t CO2/ year

90%

Upstream: (Suppliers)

- building energy use (~250t)- travel (~50t)

- food (~2,700t)- clothing (~2,000t)


Total M&S Direct

514,000 t CO2/ year

Marks & Spencer’s carbon footprint

Direct: M&S

Downstream: (Customers)Total M&S

Downstream

2,142,000 t CO2/ year

- building energy use (~250t)- travel (~50t)

- clothing care (~1,000t)- customer travel (~1,000t)- food (~100t)


Sustainability at Sears

Please directs questions, comments and inquiries to James Gray-Donald, AVP, Sustainability Leader, [email protected]

sustainability at sears. november 17th, 2009 climate change will define the 21 st century

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