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Roger Carthew, May 2007

Managing a business in the face of Climate Change and Demands for

Greening the Supply Chain

Experiences, metrics and the Ecomapping Tool


The world will not evolve past its current state of crisis by using the

same thinking that created the situation

Albert Einstein

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• A substantial body of scientific peer reviewed research• The IPCC reports of Climate Change• The report of Sir Nicolas Stern• And finally leading business luminaries

– Rupert Murdoch– Ray Anderson of Interface– Anita Roddick of the Body Shop– Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia– and the list grows

Humankind’s Impacts and the Balance of Opinion

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Some Evidence of Global Warming?


The Free Market as a Governor

• Business can only create and provide products that have relevance to their customers

• They are also constrained by competitors and the extent by which customers focus on price more so than value


• How we spend our money supports the system

• To support a different system we need to spend our money differently

The resurgence of…

“the consumer as king”

That means thinking differently


The problems at hand….1. Climate change2. Loss of ecosystems and biodiversity3. Water 4. Energy - from fossil to renewable energy5. Population Trends6. Food security, food safety and sustainable

agriculture7. Poverty Alleviation8. Global Security

Sustainability?


Carthew Corporation Pty Ltd

As a business person what could I do?



Products


My actions…1. Engaged in

research


My actions…

2. We began to re-invent the wheel

1. Engaged in research


My actions…

3. We had an aversion

to ISO




My actions…

3. We had an aversion

to ISO

4. We discovered




Eco-mapping and ISO EasyEco-mapping and ISO Easy

>Cost >Knowledge >Time >Organisation

capacities

Addressed the barriers of:


Ecomapping is visual and about mapsEcomapping is visual and about maps


MBWAManagementByWalkingAround

We can all do it…...it is simple


• A4 paper & pen

• Less than one hour per map

• Is done is correspondence

Facilitates beginning toDo + Document your activities

The Ecomapping Toolrequires few resourcesTheThe EcomappingEcomapping ToolToolrequires few resourcesrequires few resources

20% office 80 % doing, observing20% office 80 % doing, observing

with your accounting routines


Ecomapping helps to focusEcomapping helps to focus

7 EcomapsSitemapWater Soil and storage Energy mapAir noise smellWaste Risk


Priority of actions and action plan

First deal with the problemswith a thick circle

Go deeper in the problemswith a thin circle

Keep an eye on the problemswith brackets

Most significant

very significant

significantimpact


The ‘Weather Map’…a Mini environmental audit - 120 seconds

• First rapid assessment based on workers perception

• Fast opinion poll• Workers implication• Basis for an EMS action plan


Material flows: The business black box

Heating Fuel Gas ElectricityDistribution waterRaw materials

ProductsWastewater VOC & emissions to airWaste and toxic waste

4.3.1.4.3.3

IN

OUT

Product Characteristics


Recording the

material flows


Ecomapping in briefEcomapping in briefA visual and participatory tool to:

• Analyse and manage environmental performance

• Get an immediate environmental action program

• Collect and communicate environmental data

Do-it-yourself

Learning by doing

Visual inspection

Needs no degree but only observation, communication, patience and paper


Low cost Model

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Our Journey at Carthew Corporation

• Pre 2007… no formal structure and method

• Commencement of 2007 using ecomapping and the add-on module of ISOEasy

The results so far….

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Baseline Assessment -Ecomapping

Urban situationWater Soil Air, odours, noise and dustEnergy Waste Risks

Initial review Annual review

4.3.1. Problems, practices and impacts

4.3.2. Environmental legislation

4.5.1. Indicators, data and measures 4.3.3. Objectives and targets for the year 2007

*Install fans in screen printing shed *Collect storm water from guttering in rainwater tank by 2008*Installation of rainwater tank/drip watering system *Use rainwater tank for toilets garden & screen washing?*Implement cleaning roster within woodyard & carpark *Clean out sump*Ask council to install litter rack on storm water drain

N° 4.3.3. Environmental action programme 4.4.1. Resp End dateForecasted

budget1 *Investigate & implement alternative to screen printing Roger

2 *Post up roster for cleaning 18/01/2007

3 *Ask waste disposal company to pump out sump Kylie,Deidree

4 *Get waste disposal co to pump out sump Deidree

5 *Investigate funding from council for rainwater tank Deidree

6 Ask SA Wat er to identify where drain empties Deidree 6/02/2007

4.4.2. Trainings # of participants Date Duration

Date : 30/11/2006 Name & signature : Update Nbr :

ecomapping

*Waste water sump-water from screen washing,Shed rusted,possible pollution

*No collection of rainwater from guttering possible for rainwater tank

*Pollution of stormwater-outdoor work area

*code of practice vacuum everyday,Rack on drain,gutter gaurds

*Watering programme

*water works Act 1929 to establish the laws of solvent laced water disposal into the sump and down the drains

ecoplanning

*Sewage Act 1929

*Decrease the amount of screen printing by 2010OR Improve procedurers

*minimise screenprinting by 2010*Prevent debre from entering storm water

water




The Reporting System• Photographic

– Before– After

• The Metrics– Comparative

In SMEs 50% of poor environmental performance is from bad house-keeping


• Before • After







Investment: $30,000

Capacity 4,500KwH p.a.

CO2 Emission reduction: 4.5 Tonnes p.a.

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The first in Australia and the

Southern HemispherePrinting large format digital

powered by our

own solar panels


Some Performance Indicators

• Electricity Use 6% • Chemical Use in Screen Making 30%• Water Usage 50%• VOC Emissions 75%

• CO2 Emissions for Staff travel to work: 10.75 T• CO2 Emissions from all goods outwards 42 T

which is 50.3%

For First Quarter 2007


Closed loop & resource efficient economy ….

Closed loop & resource efficient economy ….

Factor 10and the dematerialised economy

Utilises continual improvement


As you think, so you shall

becomeBruce Lee, 1940 -1976

As you think, so you shall becomeBruce Lee, 1940 -1976


Green Purchasing strategies in the public sector

EU Directive in the pipeline

Europe• Integration in the German legislation in the mid 80’s• Scandinavian and germanic countries through the

development of national ecolables in the 90’s• In the frame of the Local Agenda21 (Göteborg, Kolding,

Pori, Ferrara,…)


Switzerland UK

Italy Spain


Netherlands France

Austria Germany

Green procurement promotion initiatives


The South Australian Strategic Plan

• a world leader in climate change policy

• a national leader in the development and support of

renewable energy.

• a leader in storm water reuse and has the highest per

capita level of recycled water use in Australia


Procurement influenced targets:• 3 – Soil protection: by 2014, achieve a 20% increase in South Australia’s

agricultural cropping land that is adequately protected from erosion• 5 – Greenhouse gas emissions reduction: achieve the Kyoto target by limiting the

state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 108% of 1990 levels during 2008-2012, as a first

step towards reducing emissions by 60% (to 40% of 1990 levels) by 2050.• 7 – Ecological footprint: reduce South Australia’s ecological footprint by 30% by

2050.• 8 – Zero waste: reduce waste to landfill by 25% by 2014.• 9 – Sustainable water supply: South Australia’s water resources are managed within

sustainable limits by 2018.• 12 – Renewable energy: support the development of renewable energy so that it

comprises 20% of the state's electricity production and consumption by 2014.• 13 – Energy efficiency – government buildings: improve the energy

efficiency of government buildings by 25% from 2000-01 levels by 2014.• 14 – Energy efficiency – dwellings: increase the energy efficiency of

dwellings by 10% by 2014.


Your money has power!


Of the 100 million or so products available on this planet at this time there is not one that is sustainable

Edwin Datschevski

www.biothinking.com


I’m passionate about building

resilient, sustainable businesses

www.carthew.com.auwww.espacedp.com

www.roadsign.com.au

[email protected]


• Inspired to assist all organisations and the community to function in a sustainable way

• Non-profit association

• Its role is educational and awareness raising

• Has a team of independent trained consultants to assist businesses

• Will work with households usingecomapping

• Will use volunteers to become trained eco-counsellors to support householders and business in this process


www referencesGreen Procurement• Green purchasing network Australia : www.greenprocurement.org.au/gpcommunity.htm• Green Procurement in EU : europa.eu.int/comm/environment/gpp/index.htm• UNEP : www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/design/green-proc.htm• International working group : www.sustainableprocurement.net/

IPP - Integrated Product Policyhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/home.htm

IPCC - European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau : •List of Best Adapted Techniques References : eipccb.jrc.es/pages/Factivities.htm

REMAS•The Chelsea Dozen : remas.ewindows.eu.org/content/chelseadozen.htm• Incentives : remas.ewindows.eu.org/content/incentives.htm

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