Conference 2013 ABnote Sustainability 2012

Driving Improvements in Resource Efficiency
Taking advantage of government assistance programs
to deliver real savings
National Environment and Energy Forum
Thursday, 17 May 2012
 Sustainability Covenant
 Sustainability Advantage
 ACERT – free compliance programs
SPEAKER
Colleen Gilmour
Health, Safety and Environment
Manager
ABnote Australasia Pty Ltd

National Environment and Energy Forum 2012
ABnote | Who we are
ABnote is one of the world’s most trusted secure transaction
solutions partner.
We provide environmentally
sustainable products and
services

 Established in 1795, ABnote is the longest running global authority in secure
transactions
 Products include plastic cards, cheques, barcodes, general print & mail house
services
 Accredited by Visa, MasterCard, EuroPay, Diners & Amex
 Quality Certified ISO9001:2008 (Aus & NZ) & ISO:14001:2004 (Aus)
 Employ 800+ people in Australia & New Zealand
 Provide services to 1,000+ customers including banks, Governments & private
enterprise
 Focus on sustainability through innovation in products & technologies & a
partnering approach to client relationships
 Award-winning & recognized over many years by Australian & New Zealand
industry associations for originality & quality
 Our customers look to us to stay ahead of their competition through the delivery
of cost effective solutions, exceptional service, and continuous innovation
ABnote | What we do

ABnote | Worldwide locations

Sydney
Brisbane
Auckland
Brisbane, Qld.
Card Bureau
Sales Office
Highett, VIC
Corporate Head Office
Sales Office
Client Services
Cheques
Variable Printing & Mailing
Mail Aggregation
ID systems
Bar Codes
Digital & Offset Printing
Warehousing
Fulfilment
Perth, WA
Sales Office
Card Bureau
Warehousing
Variable Printing &
Mailing
Adelaide, SA
Sales Office
Card Bureau
Card Manufacture
Data-driven fulfilment
Ingleburn, NSW
Sales Office
Client Services
Variable Printing
Card Bureau EMV
Mail Aggregation
Warehousing
Fulfilment
Adelaide
Auckland , New Zealand
Sales Office
Card Bureau EMV
Warehousing
Fulfilment
Christchurch, New Zealand
Sales Office
Cheques
Card Manufacture
Card Bureau EMV
Offset Printing
ID Systems
Christchurch
Perth
Wellington
Wellington,
New Zealand
Sales Office
Canberra, ACT
Sales Office
Canberra
ABnote | Australasia
Melbourne

 1.6 billion secure personalised documents
including cards
 280 million mail packs
 1.5 million personalised faxes
 3.8 million personalised emails
 6 million kilograms of print
 55 million vouchers
 100 million high quality barcode labels
 Envi stock now standard
 40 million cheques
ABnote | Capability and Clients

 In 2009, ABnote received a Government
grant of $30,000 from AIG and EPA to
participate in a Cleaner Production Study
 This resulted in a return profit of $600,000
for FY2011
Study conducted by: URS Australia PTY Ltd
Mike Lyons & Associates Pty Ltd Alden Anderson
Consulting Environmental Chemists Senior Chemical Engineer
21-23 Aristoc Road (PO Box 47) B.SC.
Glen Waverley Victoria 3150
Telephone: (03) 9574 9631 Fax: (03) 9561 5952
National Environment and Energy Forum 2012 - ABnote Group Australasia
Sustainability Covenant 2008

cleaner production
Reel Fed Web Press – circa 1985 RYOBI Sheet Fed Press – circa 2010
 The introduction of the state of the art RYOBI
Sheet Fed Press in 2010 resulted in…
Sustainability Covenant

 Reel Fed Web Press “old” technology
Reel Fed Web Press – circa 1985

IN FEED
 Reel Fed Web Press “old” technology
Reel Fed Web Press – circa 1985

 Ryobi Sheet Fed Press – new technology
RYOBI Sheet Fed Press – circa 2010

Digital programming less error reduced waste
 Ryobi Sheet Fed Press – new technology

Ryobi Sheet Fed Press – Sustainability benefits
 Reduced amount of cheque paper required to produce a
cheque book by 20% (250 tonnes)
 Reduced need for Press machines
 Reduced direct labour by 50%
 Reduced electricity consumption
 Reduced the use of chemical
solvents
 Improved work flow utilisation/productivity
 A second Sheet Fed Press was purchased in 2012

Sustainability Strategic Action Plan
(Road Map)
ABnote NSW (Ingleburn)
2009 – to present
Sustainability Advantage

a) Operational Resource Efficiency
b) Management Systems
c) Supply Chain
d) Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting
e) Value to Your Community
c) Supply Chain
d) Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting

Investigate
ideas that are
at no cost:
 Turning off
office lights
after hours,
 Separate
waste and
recyclables
 Behavioural
change
Investigate
the cost
effectiveness
of the top 10
ideas:
 Recycle/
reuse old
pallets once
a cost now
cost neutral
 Solar power
Implement an
action plan:
 What is the
priority?
 Who is
responsible?
 Cost versus
saving
 Completion
date
Much like
production,
Sustainability is
about continued
questioning
“Can this be
done a better
way?”
 Lean
Manufacturing
 5S

 Energy Savings - air conditioning upgrade, power
factor correction (CapTech installed and funded)
 Waste reduction – lean manufacturing and 5S
 Employee engagement in the workplace
 Improved reporting
 Standardised reporting across sites
 Recycling programs

 NSW Electricity: 15% electricity saved
37.66
53.11
59.57
42.90
46.74
32.96
49.59
23.25
41.32
36.57
33.01
37.76
38.14
25.863
24.124
30.434
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
GHG kgs per 000 Items
2011 GHG kgs Per 000 cards 2012 GHG per 000 items kgs

 Emerging life cycle assessment
Power required to personalise your card
MONTH
$
Sample: $5.28 per thousand cards = $0.00528 per individual card

 Reduce Waste
$
MONTH

Financial and weight data for each waste item
 Recycling – what waste leaves here?
 Recycling – how do we measure it?
 Secure and non secure
waste paper
 Cardboard
 Secure PVC
 Prescribed waste, solvents,
cans, rags, inks
 Wood
 Metal – secure
 E Waste
 Negative Film
 Organic waste
 Precious metals – gold,
palladium, silver
Sustainability Advantage | Results

Smartcard - Gold Waste
Total
Waste KG's
Yield per kg
(grams)
Gold 140.8 5.74
Smartcard - Palladium Waste
Total
Waste KG's
Yield per kg
(grams)
Gold 184.9 3.29
Palladium 184.9 4.06
Total Credit $97,257.48
Sustainability Advantage | Results
“ Hi Colleen, we received our
first cheque in the amount of
$97,257.48!
Very surprising, as our
traditional recycler had only
offered us $14,000”
Morris and Watson Ltd
Precious metal refiners, dealers,
fabricators, casters, chain manufacturers
and distributors

ACERT – free compliance audits
 “Balanced Scorecard” of risk management
 Buy-in and understanding of critical risk controls
 Management support – based on fact not perceptions
 Employee engagement – recommendations clear and
useful, can see issues raised
 Positive Performance Indicators
 Management by walking around
 Doing your best (not just “good”)
ABnote | ACERT

Environmental Compliance
ABnote | ACERT
The table below shows the level of compliance against each category on a ‘5-star’
scale.
Systems for Environmental
Management
(incl. Licensing)
Resource Management
(incl. Greenhouse Gas
Emissions)
Air Quality
(incl. National Pollutant
Inventory)
Noise
Materials Storage
Waste Management
(incl. Trade Waste and Australian
Packaging Covenant)
Stormwater Management
Contaminated Land and
Groundwaters
0
1
2
3
4
5

ABnote | ACERT
Overall Results
Compliance
Achieved
Improvement
Available
11%
89%
Environmental Compliance
The chart below shows the overall performance as a percentage against the
compliance criteria.

ABnote | ACERT
 Employee engagement leads to ideas…
1. Product in 2. PVC Heat Seal
PROPOSED CHANGE
elastic band rather than PVC
3. Outward goods

 Environmentally sustainable organisation
 Investment in new technology
 Measurement of resource use
 Employer of Choice
 A good social and environmental citizen
 Supplier of choice
ABnote | Summary

Near Field Communication (NFC)
Smart Phones
Smart Phones will soon
incorporate NFC technologies.
With NFC a Phone acts like a
contactless card. Not really
different to contactless cards
standard.
ABnote | The future is NFC

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