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Ethical Living in Retailing Perspective

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Release 1.1 - October 2010

Ethical Living:

Experiencing A Sustainable Retailing


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Green Warehouse

Eco-FriendlyProducts

EthicalLiving

SustainableDelivery

Recycling

Green RetailBuilding

Zero-mile andFair-miles

Food


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• “For new construction, theemerging consensus is that withcareful planning, the costpremium for green constructioncan be minimal to non-existent.”(Nelson, 2007)

• “In any built-up city, existingbuildings account for most of thestock pile.” (Davis Langdon &Seah, 2009)

Going Green


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• “For new construction, theemerging consensus is that withcareful planning, the costpremium for green constructioncan be minimal to non-existent.”(Nelson, 2007)

• “In any built-up city, existingbuildings account for most of thestock pile.” (Davis Langdon &Seah, 2009)

Refurbishment andretrofitting ofexisting non-greenbuildings is the realchallenge.

Going Green


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Supermarket Energy Consumption

Source: E Source Companies LLC


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• Replace refrigerators made before 1993 with the current Energy-Star qualifiedones that use 50% less energy;

• Choose or install whether it is possible glass doors for display cases that keepcold air instead of cooling the aisles and making customers uncomfortable;

• Adopt CFC-free refrigerators;

• Install new electronic fans;

• Install electronic valves on refrigerator circuits in order to control and optimizethe temperature inside of stalls and cold stores.

Refrigeration: what can be done


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• Keep doors shut;

• Check temperature settings;

• Clean cooling coil;

• Check door seals;

• Maintain equipment.

Refrigeration: what can be done for free


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Sun:

Water:

Wind:

Geothermal Heat:

Vegetable oil and Biogas:

Powering with Alternative Energy

Adopt a photovoltaic off-grid system in order to provideelectricity and water heating

Install a waste water treatment and management systemand a rainwater harvesting system in order to providepotable and non-potable water

Install wind turbines whether it is allowed

Install a geothermal heat pump system in order to provideHVAC and water heating; for existing facilities in urbanareas can be difficult or not allowed installing this system

Adopt CHP plants in order to provide electricity andheating


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Relevant Changes for Retail Facilities

Reduce heating and cooling consumption anduse formaldehyde-free foam insulation

Reduce cooling consumption and extend the lifeof the roof

Remove and recycle flooring that contains toxicingredients like urea formaldehyde glues andVOC finishes

Remove paints that contain toxic agents like VOC

Improve insulation and exploit solar energy

Reduce energy consumption and use daylight

Improve indoor air quality and reduce energyconsumption

Insulation

Roof

Floor

Paint

Windows andexterior doors

Lighting

HVAC

Cellulose or cotton insulation or soy-basedspray foam insulation

Green roofs or individually shaped thin-filmphotovoltaic panels

Bamboo or slate

Lime wash as exterior paint and VOC-free paintfor interior walls

Photovoltaic glasses and sliding doors

Led lights and light tubes whereapplicable,careful lights positioning

Install a green certified HVAC, change air filtersregularly, install air exchangers with heatrecovery, a programmable thermostat and sealheating and cooling ducts

Intent Technologies and strategies


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• BAS: Building Automation System is adistributed control system. The controlsystem is a computerized, intelligentnetwork of electric devices, designed tomonitor and control the mechanical andlighting systems in a building

• Employing the use of meters on majormechanical systems, BAS allow toeffectively monitoring the energyconsumption and optimizing theperformance of each system

• Occupancy and Lighting can be basedon time of day schedules or occupancysensors, photo-sensors or timers

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Source: automatedbuildings.com.

Integrating Green and Smart Building


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Panels made ofrecycled wood

Shopping basketsmade of recycled

bottle tops

Recycled Items

Recycled plastic madecoins for trolleys,

posters, bread boxes,cheese plates and trays

Enamel for tilesderived from worn-out

neon

Shopping trolleysmade of recycled PET

bottles

Stalls dividing wallsmade of recycled

plastic

Recycled Furniture


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• Selling products that don't require packaging or packed with recycled materials;

• Promoting the purchase of products made of recycled materials;

• Choosing products with non-toxic agents packaging and content;

• Choosing goods delivered in light packing;

• Selecting Green-certified suppliers.

How products can be eco-friendly


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Benefits:

• Fresh and healthy food;

• Low CO2 emissions for deliveries;

• Business development of local small farms;

• Preservation of traditional food.

Zero-mile Food


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Benefits:

• Fresh and healthy food;

• Low CO2 emissions for deliveries;

• Business development of local small farms;

• Preservation of traditional food.

From recent carbon footprint analysis on USA and UK transport made byIIED,it turns out that air freight accounts for only 10% of the overall

emissions and, in UK, fresh goods air freighted from Africa account forless than 0.1 percent of the overall emissions!

Zero-mile Food


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Benefits:

• Producing less emissions;

• Helping “Poor economies”;

• Redistributing carbon footprint emissions in order to stick to the Kyoto Protocol;

• Widening the offer including fresh exotic food.

In medio stat virtus : integrating the retail of “Zero-mile” and“Fair-miles” food will help reducing emissions while

preserving local tradition !

Here is the solution: fair-miles food


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The Sustainable Supply Chain

Farms

Production Warehouse

Net ZeroEnergy

Buildings

Retailing

Net ZeroEnegy

buildingsRecycling

Electriccommercial

vehicles

FertilizersProduction Biogas

Delivery and Sales

Electricitystation

CUSTOMERS

BiogasProduction


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• Diversification of farmers business;

• Broad adoption of electric commercial vehicles by logistics companies;

• Warehouses, stores and supermarkets built as energy self-sufficient buildings;

• Electricity stations using co-generation plants built outside of supermarkets andmegastores;

• Partnerships among retailers for sharing warehouses in the same distributionarea;

• Partnerships between retailers and recycling companies for collection, delivery,recycling and sale of worn-out items;

• New services for customers like Shopping online and delivery within few hoursfrom the nearest supermarket;

• Electric commercial vehicles in supermarkets and megastores for onlineshopping delivery.

The Sustainable Supply Chain


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Massimo Visconti

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