The environmental conservation is a sensitive area, and of great significance hence requires a lot of effort and undivided attention to achieve.

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3. INTRODUCTION
• The real estate industry is currently growing at a high rate
considering the constantly increasing global population,
most of whom reside in urban centers.
• The environmental conservation is a sensitive area, and of
great significance hence requires a lot of effort and
undivided attention to achieve.
• The real estate industry has over the years been associated
with emissions and wastes, which have negatively
impacted the environment.
• This presentation is about the real estate industry and how
it impacts the environment, existing environmental policies
and their effects on performance of the industry, a project
in the industry and its critical analysis.

4. The Real Estate Industry and the
Environment
• The greatest energy
consumer in the
global market.
• CO2 emissions - quick
depletion of the
ozone layer.
• The building raw
materials .

5. • Fresh water use,
generate waste.
• Negative impact -
pollution
• The UN,
governments-
conserve the
environment.

6. Environmental Policy and the Real
Estate Industry
Energy Efficiency
• Energy Act of 2011,
• The European
Commission
directives and
regulations.
• Mandatory energy-
efficiency certificates.

7. Air Pollution
• Zero Carbon Homes policy.
• Harmful gases into the atmosphere.
• Real estate companies

8. Environmental Impact Assessments
• Town and Country EIA regulations.
• Major environmental impacts e.g commercial
buildings, large residential apartment and
industrial premises.

9. Waste and the Circular Economy
• Environmental Permitting Regime (EPR).
• Treatment & disposal of waste
• Investors comply.
• Penalties/& imprisonment.

10. The Vodafone Net Zero Carbon
Emission by 2040
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Project sub-division into smaller and more
manageable parts, with short-term objectives
for each.
• Better ways of working at Vodafone UK-
improve productivity by 20%.

11. The Vodafone Net Zero Project
Reporting and Measurement

12. Critical Analysis of the Project
• The Vodafone Net Zero Carbon Emission by
2040 - get rid of all carbon emissions.
• Project viability - project appraisal through
feasibility study.
• Understand the project, its merits and
demerits.
• The merits outweighed the demerits hence
the project considered viable.

13. Recommendations
• To make a greater impact in addressing the climate
change issue, Vodafone may consider:
a) Implementing the Net Zero Carbon project in all its
branches across the world rather than in Europe
alone.
b) Recycling waste from its customers and other smaller
companies other than only waste generated from its
facilities.
c) Partnering with the Governments and other willing
agencies to train other industrialists on how to reduce
emissions and its significance to the environment.

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