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2. WHAT
IS
THE
STEM
PROJECT?
Sustainable
together
Through
Environmental
Management
£1.12m/€1.34m
Part-‐financed
by
the
European
Union’s
European
Regional
Development
Fund
through
the
INTERREG
IVA
Cross
border
Programme
managed
by
the
Special
EU
Programmes
Body
3. WHAT
IS
THE
STEM
PROJECT?
OperaRonal
from
2004
Worked
with
over
300
SMEs
Saving
them
over
£554,000
collecRvely
Sustainable
Business
Networking
Programme
6. The
STEM
Team
Anne
Mason
Project
management
Officer
Barbara
Buick
Business
Support
Officer
Gerard
Enright
Project
Officer
Jennifer
Hargan
EMS
Officer
Carrie
Gordan
EMS
Officer
Helen
Cranney
Project
Officer
Therese
Hamill
EMS
Officer
Anna
McNally
EMS
Officer
Adele
Robinson
Project
Support
Officer
7. HOW
CAN
WE
HELP
YOUR
BUSINESS?
We
want
to
work
with
your
business
to
help
you
idenRfy
cost
savings
in
your
Energy
Waste
Water
We
aim
to
save
each
businesses
£2,850/€3,420
8. EMS
–
What
is
it?
• PracRcal
tool
-‐
To
help
organisaRons
understand
and
manage
their
impacts
on
the
Environment
• Framework
-‐
To
conRnually
improve
environmental
performance
(managing
negaRve
impacts
and
helping
to
increase
resource
efficiency)
• Process
–
Through
which
organisaRons
can
engage
with
employees,
customers,
clients
and
other
stakeholders
9. When
would
you
need
a
cerRfied
system?
• Being
asked
for
it
by
customers
• Demonstrate
compliance
to
expand
your
business
opportuniRes
• Meet
legal
obligaRons
to
win
greater
stakeholder
and
customer
trust
• Enhancing
reputaRon
…helping
demonstrate
conformity
with
supply
chain
requirements
10. BS 8555 Implementation Process
ISO
14001
Cer+fica+on
Phase
6
• Formal
Documented
EMS
Phase
5
• Checking
Audi+ng
&
Review
Phase 4
• Implementation
and Operation
of the EMS
Phase 3
• Developing
Objectives,
Targets and
Programmes
Phase 2
• Identifying and
Ensuring
Compliance
with legal and
other req’s
Phase
1
• Commitment
&
establishing
the
baseline
11.
Two
OpRons:
Savings
OpRon
We
help
idenRfy
cost
savings
in
energy,
waste
&
water,
you
are
not
required
to
have
your
system
cerRfied
Systems
OpRon
As
pers
savings
plus
we
help
implement
an
a
cerRfied
EMS
i.e.
BS8555
12. Our
Savings
Approach
How
do
we
do
it……
We
assign
an
Environmental
Officer
Up
to
5
days
site
specific
support
They
will
conduct
a
baseline
assessment
They
will
iden@fy
relevant
environmental
legisla@on
Focus
on
Energy,
Waste
and
Water
Iden@fy
cost
savings
and
provide
you
with
the
guidance
to
implement
changes
Aim
to
save
an
average
business
£2,850/€3,420
13. We
will
assign
you
an
Environmental
Officer
Up
to
5
days
site
specific
support
They
will
conduct
a
baseline
assessment
report
Focus
on
Energy,
Waste
and
Water
Aim
to
save
an
average
business
£2,850/€3,420
Assistance
with
identifying and ensuring Compliance with legal and other
requirements
Develop objectives targets and programmes
Assistance with developing an Environmental Management System for
your business
Our
Systems
Approach
14. How
long
would
it
take
to
get
a
cerRfied
system?
Typically
6
months
+
Largely
depends
on
the
organisaRon
Level
of
commitment
Size
and
nature
of
the
business
Legal
compliance
15. How
much
would
an
audit
cost?
Examples
of
costs:-‐
based
on
a
business
requiring
a
1
day
audit
BS8555
phase
3
-‐
£650
per
day
RegistraRon
fee
£100
WE
WILL
SUPPORT
AUDIT
COSTS
BY
50%
UP
TO
A
MAXIMUM
OF
£500/€600
per
annum
16. Networking
&
Clusters
Sustainable
business
networks
Provide
and
facilitate
networking
opportuniRes
17. Networking
&
cluster
s
• Energy
• Renewables
• Water
• Waste
• Systems
• CollaboraRve
Tendering
• CollaboraRve
purchasing
18. How
Much
does
it
Cost?
Two
year
programme
£200
per
annum
19. Who
can
apply?
Your
business
needs
to
be
an
SME
Less
than
250
employees
Less
than
€50m/£42m
annual
turnover
Less
than
€43m/£36m
balance
sheet
Located
in
one
of
the
11
parRcipaRng
council
areas
Have
a
combined
annual
resource
spend
of
£20k/
€24k
on
Energy,
Waste,
Water
(excluding
road
fuel)
23. The
Cuan
The
Cuan
Licensed
Guest
Inn
is
a
family
owned
and
run
hotel
located
in
the
conservaRon
village
of
Strangford
(near
Downpatrick)
Co
Down,
N
Ireland.
Involved
in
first
STEM
project
24. Why
did
they
sign
up?
• Reduce
costs
• Reduce
their
environmental
impact
• Achieve
an
accredited
Environmental
Management
Systems
25. Steps
taken
• Staff
training
for
all
staff
members.
• The
use
of
Rmer
plugs
• The
introducRon
of
energy
management
procedures.
• IntroducRon
of
simple
waste
management
steps,
– These
included
the
provision
of
an
extra
bin
beside
the
wash
up
area
into
which
all
paper
napkins
were
put
reduced
the
amount
of
waste
going
to
landfill
by
35%.
– A
glass
recycle
bank
was
also
purchased
for
all
non-‐
returnable
bolles
and
a
recycling
outlet
for
cardboard
was
sourced
26. Outcome
First
guest
house
in
the
BriRsh
Isles
to
be
cerRfied
to
BS
8555
phase
3
as
a
result
of
their
work
with
the
STEM
team.
Owner
Peter
McErlean
and
his
staff
have
made
significant
improvements
in
energy
and
waste
management
which
have
resulted
in
annual
cost
savings
of:-‐
• £723
in
electricity,
• £425
in
heaRng
oil
• and
£550
in
gas
28. Case
Study:
-‐
Croziers
Quarry
based
in
Armagh,
parRcipated
in
the
first
phase
of
the
STEM
Project
2004-‐2007.
They
supply
aggregate
to
ConstrucRon
&
road
building
industries:-‐
-‐ Surface
dressing
-‐ Asphalt
&
Bitmac
Surfacing
-‐ Road
construcRon
-‐ Drainage
29. Why
did
they
sign
up?
• Acknowledged
their
acRviRes
may
have
significant
impact
on
the
environment.
• Croziers
were
commiled
to
minimising
their
impact
through
adopRng
policies
on
restoraRon
and
apercare
pracRces.
• They
needed
to
demonstrate
their
environmental
pracRces
30. Steps
taken
• Water
– Metered
&
monitored
on
a
monthly
basis
– Collect
rainwater
to
be
used
in
dust
suppression,
washing
aggregates
and
wheel
washing
onsite
• Electricity
– InstallaRon
of
variable
speed
drives
on
all
machinery-‐
EducaRng
staff
on
energy
reducRon
through
training
– Avoiding
using
machinery
during
peak
Rmes
• Waste
– Recycling
were
possible
– Paper/cardboard
– Oil
– PlasRc
Bolles
– Metal
Baleries
&
– PlasRc
Wrapping
31. Outcome
• Implemented
BS8555
Phase
3,
including
the
use
of
environmental
performance
evaluaRons
through:
• IdenRficaRon
of
environmental
aspects
• EvaluaRon
• IdenRfy
objecRves
&
targets
and
on-‐going
adherence
• Achieved
30%
reducRon
in
energy
usage,
and
significant
reducRons
in
water
and
waste
33. Kitchen
Bakes
-‐ Came
on
board
STEM
Project
to
invesRgate
alternaRve
sources
of
energy
to
assist
with
reducing
their
energy
bills
34. Kitchen
Bakes
How
STEM
are
helping:
InvesRgaRng
Solar
Panels
as
alternaRve
-‐ Return
on
investment
-‐ SoluRons
with
the
shortest
payback
-‐ SoluRons
that
will
last
-‐ Funding
available
-‐ Grants
-‐ Interest
free
Loans
available
35. Furniture
Link
Rainwater
HarvesRng
Systems
• Rainwater
harvesRng
(RWH)
is
the
collecRon
and
use
of
rainwater
falling
onto
buildings
which
would
otherwise
have
gone
down
the
drains,
been
lost
through
evaporaRon,
or
soaked
into
the
ground
36. Opportunity
Large
roof
area
for
rain
water
harvesRng
Economic
&
environmental
benefits:
• Typical
charges
for
mains
water
are
currently
between
£1
and
£2
per
cubic
metre
and
are
expected
to
rise
in
the
future
–
reducRon
in
water
drawn
from
the
mains
water
supply.
• Where
water
is
discharged
to
a
sewer,
&
associated
costs,
reducing
mains
water
use
will
ensure
addiRonal
savings
can
be
made
for
them.
• RWH
can
reduce
dependence
on
a
supply
from
rivers
and
groundwater
sources
• Reduce
localised
flooding
37. Food
for
thought..
Waste
=
a
resource
you
have
paid
for
and
are
now
throwing
away
AND
paying
to
do
so!
38. ApplicaRon
forms
available
today
Come
see
us
at
Stand
11
Thank
you
For
further
info
contact
us
on
info@stemproject.com
Or
call
us
on
028
3751
5810