better boards conference, july 2012 sherryn west – howard nielsen
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Carbon proofing your business
Better Boards Conference, July 2012
Sherryn West – Howard Nielsen
Business questions on carbon and costs
How will carbon pricing affect our costs?
How will our suppliers’ costs increase?
How much will we have to pay for energy and water?
What carbon price related costs will we pass on to customers?
How will our risk profile affect our insurance?
Will our funders/customers be happy with our carbon exposure?
Business questions on carbon and revenue
How will carbon pricing affect our customers’ perceptions and demand patterns?
Can our business differentiate itself in the market by adopting sustainable practices?
How can we generate revenue from our low-carbon status?
How will we work with customers and suppliers to minimise the impact?
Run an eco-efficient businessProcure sustainablyBe organised and plan for sustainability
The answer?
How do we do this?
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)
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?
Make sustainable decisions about the procurement of goods and services(Examples extracted from NACC’s full policy and checklist)
Sustainable procurement?
Stages and Key Questions NotApplic
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 noQ2: 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 noQ6: 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’seasQ16: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
The three keys
People
Systems
The rest of the world
People
People
connecting and collaborating for capability
Skills
KnowledgeAttitudes
Systems
Systems
connecting and collaborating for capability
Strategising
Procuring
Operating
The rest of the world
The rest of the world
Respond to ‘requirements’, do good
and be known to do good
Marketing
Reality
Perceptions
Strategy
Attending to SCARF to get behaviour change
Self statusCertaintyAutonomy Relatedness Fairness
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
Green Street
www.micahprojects.org.au
More from:
www.naccsustainability.com.au