Nilam Patel
29
Nilam Patel Business Support Officer Going green with...
description
Going green with... . Nilam Patel. Business Support Officer . Contents. What is Investors in the Environment ( iiE )? iiE criteria / accreditation Membership benefits Successes & savings Survey results. What is iiE? . Environmental Accreditation Standard - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Nilam Patel
Nilam PatelBusiness Support Officer
Going green with...
Contents
• What is Investors in the Environment (iiE)?• iiE criteria / accreditation • Membership benefits• Successes & savings• Survey results
What is iiE?
• Environmental Accreditation Standard• Green help, support, resources & promotion for ALL
businesses (large and small) in the form of a membership
• Credible Environmental Management System (EMS)• Help make actual cost savings & impact reductions• Consultancy support (to IS014001 and much more)
iiE Information to date• Over 990+ businesses pledging to be greener• Over 160+ members working towards, or achieved
iiE accreditation• Renewal rate of iiE membership is over 90%!
• Membership coverage across the UK: East of England / Lincolnshire / London / Bristol / Northamptonshire / Nottinghamshire / Yorkshire & Humberside
iiE Members Include...Amey Cespa, Ashbury Chocolates, Ashdown Phillips, Axiom Housing, Bakkavor Freshcook, Balfour Beatty, Budget Pack, Bulley Davey, Cambridgeshire Police, Coca Cola, Cross Keys Homes, Environment Agency, Evening Telegraph, Groundworks, IKEA, Kerry Foods, Kinnerton Confectionary, Kitchen Range Foods, Lindum, London & Southbank University, Mars Petcare, Northamptonshire university, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Specsavers, Thomas Cook, Veolia, Viridor, Vivacity...
Membership Costs Bronze Silver Green
1 to 5 / Charities £150 £200 £3006 to 10 staff £150 £250 £35011 to 30 staff £200 £300 £40031 to 80 staff £300 £400 £50081 to 200 staff £400 £500 £600201 to 500 staff £500 £600 £700500+ staff £600 £700 £800
(Prices will vary for businesses with multiple franchises).
Accreditation (EMS) Levels
• iiE is achievable to all businesses (large and small)• Over 80% of businesses go straight for top Level Green
The iiE Criteria
• Each accreditation if broken down into 5 SIMPLE steps• Once complete, businesses have a credible EMS!• We help businesses with every step of the way...
FREE Tools / Templates & Support• Environment policy templates and links• Measuring resource spreadsheet• Action plan template• Travel plan templates, surveys & information• Links to CO2 calculators • Sharing of success stories• Other members completed iiE pack/EMS which
include all the above and more... For FREE.• Telephone support, onsite audit & research
• Other environmental ‘actions’ to achieve iiE accreditation• Helping businesses achieve more, including ‘Corporate
Social Responsibility’
iiE membership
Resource library...
FREE: Workshops/ Training/ Open days
iiE Annual Awards – Every April
Monthly promotion, sharing successes, best practice and events to the 990+ Pledgers...
Networking / Promotion
We help businesses advocate GREEN...
Members successes & Savings...
• Queensgate saved over 35% on their energy usage. • Business Watch Security saved over £500 in 2011.• Budget Paper Supplies saved over £1500 in lighting
costs over the year.• Bakkavor saved over £22,000 on water efficiency
measures• IPM saved £852 in electricity reduction in 7 months. • Athene have savings of 40% / £1386 by switching
energy providers.
Our savings so far...
In 2011 iiE members...
• Collectively saved over 1,558,418 litres of water!*• Saved collectively over 1,597,545 kWh of
electricity!* • Saved collectively over 10,301,164 kWh of gas!*• saved collectively over 239,493 tonnes of carbon
dioxide!*
*members that met their accreditation targets.
What this looks like…
4 Swimming
pools (average 25m swimming
pool)
Enough for nearly 500 family homes for 1 year!
Enough gas for 777 Peterborough city
households for 1 year!
Forest of 647 hectares
Our financial savings...
2011 financial savings
*Saved over £63,745 (74,697€) through increased environmental awareness!
*(This represents 8 members who have submitted their financial data)
Main motivation for joining iiE
CSR 24%
Marketing22%
Integrity 10%
Fi-nancial benefits8%
Local support 7%
Networking7%
Other22%
‘Others’ include:
• A great alternative to other standards
• A recognised standard• Help and Support to green
the business• Keeping up with other
businesses (competition) • Need help to green the
business
How do we recruit?
• Monthly newsletter (950+ database)• Incoming enquiries (calls and emails) through:
Referrals, Website, Media, Supply chain pressure to work with the local council.
• Networking and events (internal and external) • Cold Calling (direct sales, Pledge recruitment
and the iiE free Green Directory)
‘Strengths’ of the service provided
Team33%
Communication19%
Custome
r service 15%
Credibility11%
Events6%
Other17% ‘Others’ include:
• very accessible/ approachable
• motivation • alternative to ISO • local • recognition • commitment • all • results
Does being greener help create better business / more sales?
Yes92%
No8%
“Yes, and it helps to spread green thinking!”
To summarise success:• Excellent relationship building• ‘Informal’ and friendly (yet professional)• Great customer service overall• Effective accreditation standard• Our “Let it be Easy” motto (helping businesses
through the iiE criteria)• Empowering the iiE members with knowledge,
help, support and promotion for their hard work.
Summary
• What is iiE?• iiE criteria / accreditation • Membership benefits• Successes & savings• Survey results
Thank youAny questions?
Nilam Patel+44 1733 882547
