Transcript Presentation-2 - Institute of Hospitality

Sustainable Procurement
Myths & Legends
www.actionsustainability.com
Shaun McCarthy
Director
www.actionsustainability.com
Chair
www.cslondon.org
What – Sustainability…?
• “Development that
meets the needs of the
present without
compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet
their own needs”
-
Brundtland Definition
Economic
Social
Environmental
What – Sustainability?
• Living within environmental
limits
- 1.8 Global hectares per
capita
- 2 Tonnes CO2 per capita per
year
• Living in an equal world
- Gini coefficient 0.25 to
0.35
- Ratio of most
advantaged to least
advantaged
Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change
• CO2 levels highest for
650,000 years
• Climate change
“unequivocally” happening
• Global temperature will rise
between 1.8oC and 4oC in
the next century, worst case
6.4oC
• In the worst case, Trafalgar
Square would be under
water
Stern Report
Stern Report
Stern Report
Stern Report
The challenge
Ecological Footprint
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It’s not just about carbon…!
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Resources
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Inequality
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25% of London’s Black Caribbean community is unemployed compared to 2.5% of the
Indian community
25% of the UK population has a physical or mental disability
3.8M children were living in poverty in the UK in 2005/6
Health
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If the whole world lived like Western Europe we would need 3 planets resources to
sustain life
UK childhood obesity is increasing at the same rate as the USA, we are breeding a
generation that will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents
Average male life expectancy in Tower Hamlets is 7 years shorter than Kensington
Waste
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Landfill capacity is likely to be non-existent within 7 years
The challenge – to purchasers
“Using procurement to
support wider social,
economic and
environmental objectives,
in ways that offer real
long-term benefits”.
Sir Neville Simms
Chairman
Sustainable Procurement Task Force
Good Practice
• Flexible Framework
Lead
Enhance
www.actionsustainability.com/evaluation/
Practice
Embed
Foundation
Time
How good are we…?
• We have a long way to
go:
- 83% buying professionals
“ill equipped” to deliver
sustainability in 2006/7
- 55% in 2007/8
- 550+ benchmarks,
average Level 1 against
FFW
- BITC Index still recording
low scores in this area
Myths…
Myths…
Which has the
bigger carbon
footprint…?
Myths…
Which has the
bigger carbon
footprint…?
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From Kenya
From Holland
Myths…
• How big is theirs…?
Myths…
• How big is his…?
Myths…
• How big is his…?
- What proportion of
global emissions is the
UK responsible for?
- 2%
- 17%
- Both
- None of these
- It depends
Myths…
How big is yours…?
Myths…
It’s all about risk. We
don’t want to end up
here!
How…?
Initial
training
FF
evaluation
Workshop to
define impacts
Training needs
analysis
Tailor training
material
Deliver
training
Define process
requirements
Develop
processes &
tools
Implement
processes &
tools
Consult on
impacts
Finalise impact
definition
Identify
competitive
advantage
The really important bit
Supplier
communication
event
Implement
supplier
group
Develop
products
Implement
products
Workshop to
define measures
Develop
measures
Implement
measures &
review
Legends…
Legends…
• Swedish vehicle
contract
- Created a market for
bio-ethanol vehicles
Legends
• Zero waste prison
mattress
- Market leading initiative
Legends
• M&S Plan A
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Vision
Leadership
Research
Marketing led
Delivery?
Legends…
• Environment Agency
- Want to know everything
- And check it
- Concerned about plastic
membranes in Jiffy Bags
(among other things)
Legends…
• Manchester City FC
- Wind power
- Biomass CHP
- Local procurement
- Except the players
- …and owners
Legends…
• Premier Farnell
- 3 clear priorities with plans
and measures
- Responded to jiffy bag
challenge
- No more tungsten bulbs
- Presentation to a major
global manufacturer
resulted in objective to
double turnover through
this distributor
- Top 10 product hit list
Olympic Delivery Agency
• ODA procurement
• Forward commitment
• Did what they said they
would
• Changing the industry:
-
Concrete
Timber
Recycled materials
Embodied energy
On the horizon
• Water
- The new carbon…?
• Social issues
- Local
- Fair partner/employee
- Equalities/diversity
• Secondary impacts
- Embodied carbon
• Food
- Healthy
- Organic
- Sustainable
Thank you for your attention
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