Environmental Policy

Initially not formalised For many years, just informal initiatives Staff concern at lack of visible activity WWF order required supplier questionnaire to be completed, approved Scrambled through that Set up environment team 2005, volunteers from all departments

For many years, just informal initiatives

Staff concern at lack of visible activity

WWF order required supplier questionnaire to be completed, approved

Scrambled through that

Set up environment team 2005, volunteers from all departments

Starting Points Environment policy Standards Quantify impacts Paper Offsetting Office energy use (existing, new) Other initiatives

Environment policy

Standards

Quantify impacts

Paper

Offsetting

Office energy use (existing, new)

Other initiatives

Formulating Environment Policy Who was this for? Staff Customers Other stakeholders, authors etc Several iterations Important to ensure policy is meaningful, testable On web site

Who was this for?

Staff

Customers

Other stakeholders, authors etc

Several iterations

Important to ensure policy is meaningful, testable

On web site

Standards Looked carefully at existing standards - ISO 14001 - EMAS - Accountability - Others Didn’t fine one that seemed appropriate, affordable Decided not to go down the formal route

Looked carefully at existing standards

- ISO 14001

- EMAS

- Accountability

- Others

Didn’t fine one that seemed appropriate, affordable

Decided not to go down the formal route

Assessing impacts Used Climate Care spreadsheet Paper accounted for 84% Travel accounted for 9% Freight accounted for 4% Office use accounted for 3% Paper figure is generic; does not take account of FSC, end use Reasonable, ball-park estimates only

Used Climate Care spreadsheet

Paper accounted for 84%

Travel accounted for 9%

Freight accounted for 4%

Office use accounted for 3%

Paper figure is generic; does not take account of FSC, end use

Reasonable, ball-park estimates only

Paper Far and away our biggest impact Move to FSC for all print that we source; production, marketing, other Pressure on partners, co-editions to use FSC paper as well Little impact on prices Keep accurate records year to year

Far and away our biggest impact

Move to FSC for all print that we source; production, marketing, other

Pressure on partners, co-editions to use FSC paper as well

Little impact on prices

Keep accurate records year to year

Offsetting Keen to offset all our emissions Offset from publications and operations Total cost about 0.25% Used Climate Care, based on client list Rethinking this following takeover of CC by JP Morgan; led to lively debate internally Planning to do direct offsetting on RE and EE project in Wales

Keen to offset all our emissions

Offset from publications and operations

Total cost about 0.25%

Used Climate Care, based on client list

Rethinking this following takeover of CC by JP Morgan; led to lively debate internally

Planning to do direct offsetting on RE and EE project in Wales

Office impacts Used RE Tariff in former office Most other things landlord dependent Move to new premises had pluses, minuses New landlord very sympathetic, but cautious about extra costs Key was decisions on heating, a/c, lighting Hope other things will follow

Used RE Tariff in former office

Most other things landlord dependent

Move to new premises had pluses, minuses

New landlord very sympathetic, but cautious about extra costs

Key was decisions on heating, a/c, lighting

Hope other things will follow

Other initiatives Office recycling and material use Fair Trade, local suppliers where possible Supplier questionnaires Promoting our efforts Looking at wider CSR issues, staff engagement Wormery!

Office recycling and material use

Fair Trade, local suppliers where possible

Supplier questionnaires

Promoting our efforts

Looking at wider CSR issues, staff engagement

Wormery!

Future questions ‘ … it depends’ eg local vs development What does a world look like with 80% CO 2 reduction? What about carbon positive? Is paper a carbon sink when used in books? How green is the electronic route of information delivery? How can you grow a business without consuming more/having more impact?

‘ … it depends’ eg local vs development

What does a world look like with 80% CO 2 reduction? What about carbon positive?

Is paper a carbon sink when used in books?

How green is the electronic route of information delivery?

How can you grow a business without consuming more/having more impact?

Thank You We have over 1000 books on environmental issues. These are just four of them. www.earthscan.co.uk

We have over 1000 books on environmental issues. These are just four of them.

www.earthscan.co.uk