GRI-305 Archives - SustainCase - Sustainability Magazine https://sustaincase.com/category/gri-standards/gri-305/ Insights on how you can protect the environment, maintain and increase the value of your company, through a structured CSR/Sustainability process with the use of the GRI Standards. Learn how Today's Best-Run Companies are achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success - and How You Can Too... Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:22:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Case study: How Oriflame reduces its GHG emissions https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-oriflame-reduces-its-ghg-emissions/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:11:38 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=12916 Oriflame is a global beauty company, with a presence in over 60 markets and six production facilities in four countries (Poland, China, Russia and India). , when it started its annual calculation of operational greenhouse gas emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Since then, several initiatives have been implemented to reduce Oriflame’s baseline emissions. This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame  that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts […]

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]]> Oriflame is a global beauty company, with a presence in over 60 markets and six production facilities in four countries (Poland, China, Russia and India). Oriflame has been working to reduce its climate impact since 2010  Tweet This!, when it started its annual calculation of operational greenhouse gas emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Since then, several initiatives have been implemented to reduce Oriflame’s baseline emissions.

This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame  that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

By implementing a company-wide emissions reduction programme in 2010, Oriflame has reduced its absolute emissions by 48% since then. In order to reduce its GHG emissions Oriflame took action to:

  • implement an energy audit programme
  • reduce logistics emissions
  • achieve green building certifications

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame identified a range of material issues, such as economic and value creation, sustainable sourcing, human rights, sustainable packaging. Among these, reducing its GHG emissions stands out as a key material issue for Oriflame.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Oriflame engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Oriflame engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 

 ·      Employee NPS – quarterly survey collecting information and feedback on important elements of employee satisfaction and experiences

·      CEO Connect – annual live broadcast where employees ask the CEO questions both during and in advance of the event

·      Continuous trainings and feedback, e.g. the Oriflame way

·      Dialogue and sharing through Oriflame’s intranet and internal social media
Consultants

 

 

 

 

 ·      Consultant NPS – permanent feedback from Consultants about experiences and possible improvements

·      Business meetings, trainings, conferences and events

·      Sustainability study – through a web panel collecting information on what Oriflame’s Consultants prioritise most regarding sustainability
Investors

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/calls with investors

·      Conference calls for the financial community in connection to quarterly reports

·      Attending seminars for the financial community

·      Corporate affairs meetings incl. Direct Selling Association (DSA) meetings

·      Yearly roadshows

·      Responding to ongoing investor questions and data reporting requests
Consumers

 

 

 

 ·      Consumer research, primarily product focused

·      Consumer surveys, sometimes including Oriflame Consultants in their role as consumers

·      Oriflame Brand Image Index, OBII (Annual)
Suppliers

 

 

 

 ·      Regular meetings/site visits with Oriflame teams regarding purchasing, packaging etc.

·      Regular sustainability site audits

·      Supplier self-assessment survey
NGOs

 

 ·      One-on-one meetings discussing both general strategy and more specific topics

·      Discussions at industry events
Society

 

 

 ·      Participation in industry initiatives and standardisation bodies

·      Community involvement, including Oriflame Foundation initiatives

·      Participation in conferences and events

What actions were taken by Oriflame to reduce its GHG emissions?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame reports that it took the following actions for reducing its GHG emissions:

  • Implementing an energy audit programme
  • Oriflame implemented an energy audit programme at its factories and offices in 2011 and has, since then, annually conducted energy audits with a focus on environmental sustainability, including energy efficiency, water consumption and waste. The results have helped Oriflame identify areas of improvements and establish energy saving programmes.
  • Reducing logistics emissions
  • Oriflame has developed a logistics programme to gradually consolidate local warehouses and move its product sourcing, catalogue printing and Global Distribution Centres closer to its major markets. Since 2010, Oriflame has reduced its emissions from global logistics transportation by 20% per pallet shipped. Oriflame is continuously reviewing packaging and loading routines to fit more into each truck and container. When selecting road carriers, a minimum 85% of the substituted equipment should meet the environmental standard Euro 4, Euro 5 or Euro 6.
  • Achieving green building certifications
  • Oriflame seeks to certify all its new construction and major renovations. In 2015, Oriflame built two new manufacturing sites in Noginsk, Russia and Roorkee, India with LEED® certifications. LEED® is a green building certification recognising best-in-class sustainable building practices. The following year, Oriflame’s main office in Moscow was BREEAM certified – another green building certification that helps drive sustainable improvements through operational efficiency. Oriflame’s factories in Russia and Poland are annually assessed by EcoVadis – a scorecard to assess environmental, social and ethical risks. In the last two years, Oriflame received gold certification, the highest score, for both sites and its factory in Poland was placed among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

2) Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

3) Disclosure 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

4) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

5) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Oriflame, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original at the link:

https://investors.oriflame.com/sites/default/files/media/Oriflame_2019_Sustainability_Report.pdf

Note to Oriflame: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How Canada Post reduces the carbon intensity of its fleet https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-canada-post-reduces-the-carbon-intensity-of-its-fleet/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:07:32 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=11524 With 65,000 full-time and part-time employees, more than 22,000 delivery routes and over 16.5 million addresses served in urban, rural and remote locations across Canada, Canada Post is the primary postal operator in Canada. that will help both Canada Post and Canadians transition to a low-carbon future. This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Canada Post published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts […]

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]]> With 65,000 full-time and part-time employees, more than 22,000 delivery routes and over 16.5 million addresses served in urban, rural and remote locations across Canada, Canada Post is the primary postal operator in Canada. In 2019, Canada Post’s corporate fleet accounted for 13% of its total carbon footprint. Reducing the carbon intensity of Canada Post’s owned fleet over the coming years is, thus, a key strategic priority  Tweet This! that will help both Canada Post and Canadians transition to a low-carbon future.

This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Canada Post published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

As Canada Post renews and grows its fleet to meet Canadians’ changing needs it is exploring all forms of alternative propulsion on the market, including zero-emission vehicles where clean electricity allows Canada Post to maximise carbon reductions across its direct and indirect electricity emissions. In order to reduce the carbon intensity of its fleet Canada Post took action to:

  • introduce hybrid vehicles
  • use zero-emission vehicles

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Canada Post identified a range of material issues, such as responsible investment and procurement, sustainable products and services, operational safety, employee engagement, climate action. Among these, reducing the carbon intensity of its fleet stands out as a key material issue for Canada Post.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Canada Post engages with:

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Unions
Customers
Shareholder
Suppliers
Government
Nongovernmental organisations

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Canada Post engaged and consulted various stakeholders on a comprehensive list of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) topics. Senior management also received advice and feedback from ongoing stakeholder consultation with joint union committees as well as external subject matter experts, which included non-profit organisations and an advisory panel of Canadian accessibility leaders.

What actions were taken by Canada Post to reduce the carbon intensity of its fleet?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Canada Post reports that it took the following actions for reducing the carbon intensity of its fleet:

  • Introducing hybrid vehicles
  • Canada Post began introducing hybrid-electric (HEV) step vans in 2003 and progressively rolled out more over the past two decades. In 2019, Canada Post was the first Canadian company to employ at a large scale hybrid electric upfits to Ford Transit light delivery vehicles. In 2019, Canada Post deployed 374 hybrid-electric vehicles nationally, its largest purchase of alternative propulsion vehicles to date. Most of these replaced less efficient end-of-life cargo vans. Canada Post also began to purchase plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) for administrative uses. As Canada Post is continually evaluating ways to green its fleet at scale, hybrid-electric technology offers several benefits, including easy deployment across Canada in urban and remote communities alike. In 2020, Canada Post will be purchasing another 500 hybrid delivery vehicles, which are 20% more fuel and carbon-efficient than their traditional gasoline counterparts.
  • Using zero-emission vehicles
  • In 2011, in Vancouver and Ottawa, Canada Post piloted 10 fully battery electric vehicles (BEV) Transit Connects, and four battery electric eStar vans. However, these BEVs have since reached the end of their useful life and have been retired from Canada Post’s fleet. In 2020, Canada Post will invest $2.5 million in new models of zero emission delivery vehicles and charging infrastructure, as part of a pilot to inform future fleet renewal strategies. The vehicles purchased will be a mix of electric straight trucks, shunt trucks, full size vans and step vans. They will be deployed in provinces with the greenest electricity grids to test equipment reliability in a range of Canadian postal applications.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Canada Post, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to Canada Post: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How FCOT minimises energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-fcot-minimises-energy-consumption-and-ghg-emissions-at-its-properties/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:19:59 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=11305 Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) is a real estate investment trust with a diversified portfolio of six high quality and well-located properties in Singapore, Australia and the UK, comprising four office developments, one business space property and a business park. This case study is based on the 2019 Annual Report by FCOT published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) […]

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Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) is a real estate investment trust with a diversified portfolio of six high quality and well-located properties in Singapore, Australia and the UK, comprising four office developments, one business space property and a business park. FCOT seeks to minimise energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties, in contribution to global efforts towards mitigating climate change.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2019 Annual Report by FCOT published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

As properties rely heavily on electricity to operate, enhancing energy efficiency helps FCOT to reduce resources consumption and operating costs. Renewable energy is also used, where possible. In order to minimise energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties FCOT took action to:

  • recommission and upgrade lightings at Central Park
  • implement sustainable management at China Square Central
  • reduce energy consumption at 357 Collins Street through improvements in the mechanical plant
  • use renewable energy
  • attain ISO 50001:2011 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications to boost energy performance

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Annual Report FCOT identified a range of material issues, such as economic performance, anti-corruption, marketing and labelling, employment, training and education, labour/management relations. Among these, minimising energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties stands out as a key material issue for FCOT.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups FCOT engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Tenants

 

 ·      Tenant engagement programmes

·      Joint community programmes with tenants

·      Tenant surveys

·      Tenant meetings
Employees

 

 

 

 ·      Performance appraisals

·      Team bonding activities

·      Orientation programme for new staff

·      Communication via the Frasers Property intranet and Workplace

·      Training

·      Company and employee activities such as Annual Dinner & Dance, Family Day, sports events and fitness programmes
Property managers ·      Regular meetings and discussions

·      Emails and phone calls
Unitholders and investor community

 

 

 

 

 ·      Local and overseas investor meetings, conferences, roadshows and property tours

·      Post-results briefings for analysts and investors

·      Annual General Meetings

·      Website, announcements, management presentations, press releases, webcasts of half-year and full-year results briefings
Local community

 

 ·      Social and community events and activities

·      Sustainability report
Regulators and industry bodies

 

 

 ·      Meetings, briefings and consultations

·      Industry conferences and seminars and memberships in industry bodies such as REITAS (FCOT is one of the pioneer members)

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics FCOT carried out a survey with internal and external stakeholders.

What actions were taken by FCOT to minimise energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties?

In its 2019 Annual Report FCOT reports that it took the following actions for minimising energy consumption and GHG emissions at its properties:

  • Recommissioning and upgrading lightings at Central Park
  • Approximately 70% of the building’s mechanical controls have been recommissioned in the past four years, which has resulted in energy savings and a more comfortable environment for tenants. Recommissioning is one of the most efficient ways to improve the building’s energy performance, as it optimises energy efficiency, building operations and peak building energy demand management. Over the past four years, the lighting system on the tower floors has been upgraded to T5 fluorescent lights or light-emitting diode (LED) lights, which has reduced lighting energy use from 13.2 watts/ sq m to 5 watts/ sq m (a savings of 62.1%). An automatic lighting control system utilising motion sensor has also been installed.
  • Implementing sustainable management at China Square Central
  • At China Square Central, the usage of a water-cooled chiller plant system designed with energy efficient chillers, variable speed drives (VSD) driven chilled water pumps and tower fans has resulted in energy savings of around 503,000 kWh per annum. The savings are a significant 23% over and above the baseline stated in BCA Green Mark requirements. Additionally, LED and T5 lights and motion sensors installed at common areas resulted in substantial energy savings of approximately 165,000 kWh per annum and achieved a 62.9% improvement over the benchmarked lighting power budget of the BCA Green Mark requirements. China Square Central also uses sustainable materials and products certified under the Singapore Green Labelled Scheme (SGLS) or Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) extensively to provide a healthier environment for occupants. Sustainable materials and products used include ceiling boards, drywall partitions, wooden door panels, concrete walls, floor screeds, eco-friendly cleaning products, sustainable toilet rolls and paper hand towels.
  • Reducing energy consumption at 357 Collins Street through improvements in the mechanical plant
  • Close monitoring and proactive improvements to the property’s mechanical chiller plant resulted in a year-on-year reduction in consumption of around 111 mWh or 10.2% in FY2019. The water chiller temperature was also fine-tuned to approximately 1°C. The plant is one of the biggest consumers of electricity in the building. Adjusting the control valves ensures correct staging of the chiller system to maintain high efficiencies.
  • Using renewable energy
  • FCOT uses renewable energy across its properties, as follows:
    • Central Park: The installation of a solar photovoltaic system generated around 10,000 kWh from solar power in FY2019, providing sufficient renewable energy to power the management office of Central Park.
    • 357 Collins Street: About 20% of the power used in FY2019 was from green power sources which were predominantly generated by wind farms.
    • Farnborough Business Park:
      • Renewable energy: The multi-let buildings in the business park purchased 100% of their energy requirements from renewable sources in FY2019.
      • Promoting green travels: The business park provides comprehensive end-of-trip facilities, bicycle paths throughout the business park and electric vehicle charging stations for both tenants and visitors. In FY2019, two more electric vehicle charging stations were added. The business park’s shuttle busses have low-emission Euro 5 engines which are more environmentally friendly.
  • Attaining ISO 50001:2011 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications to boost energy performance
  • In FY2019, the environment management systems (EMS) of both properties in Singapore attained ISO 50001:2011 certifications (Energy Management System), in addition to their existing ISO 14001:2015 certifications (Environmental Management System). These certifications are internationally recognised standards for strategic and systematic EMS implementation with proven energy and cost savings. These standards enable and empower the property managers to identify and harness energy-saving opportunities as they materialise. By continuously monitoring and improving energy efficiency, the properties are able to achieve continuous energy savings.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

2) Disclosure 302-3 Energy intensity

3) Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

4) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

 

Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization corresponds to:

Disclosure 302-3 Energy intensity corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
References:

1) This case study is based on published information by FCOT, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to FCOT: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How Vale reduces its particulate matter and SOx emissions https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-vale-reduces-its-particulate-matter-and-sox-emissions/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 06:23:51 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=10997 Vale S.A. is a global leader in iron ore and iron ore and nickel pellets operating in 27 countries on five continents, producing manganese, iron-alloys, copper, platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, silver, cobalt, and metallurgical and thermal coal. Vale seeks to continuously improve operational processes and adopt new technologies, so as to reduce emissions from stationary sources and improve air quality indicators. This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Vale published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ […]

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]]> Vale S.A. is a global leader in iron ore and iron ore and nickel pellets operating in 27 countries on five continents, producing manganese, iron-alloys, copper, platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, silver, cobalt, and metallurgical and thermal coal. Vale seeks to continuously improve operational processes and adopt new technologies, so as to reduce emissions from stationary sources and improve air quality indicators.

This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Vale published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

Vale works to reduce diffuse emissions in its operating units  Tweet This! by adopting measures such as improving sprinkler systems and using dust suppressor products, also maintaining air quality monitoring stations in the vicinity of operating units. In order to reduce its particulate matter and SOx emissions Vale took action to:

  • develop and patent a biodegradable dust suppressor product
  • sign a new Environmental Commitment Term
  • complete the Clean AER Project

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Vale identified a range of material issues, such as labour health and safety, impacts on and investments in the local community, water resources and effluents, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Among these, reducing its particulate matter and SOx emissions stands out as a key material issue for Vale.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Vale engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Shareholders, debenture holders and investors

 

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·       www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      E-mail

·      Telephone

·      Ombudsman

·      Investor relations department at www.vale.com

·      App for Ipad – Vale Investors & Media – App Store

·      Conference call

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Pressroom
Clients

 

 

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      Ombudsman

·      Satisfaction surveys

·      Contact us

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Conference call

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates
Employees

 

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Ombudsman

·      Contact us

·      Electronics newsletters of communication with employees

·      Intranet

·      Global Employee Survey

·      Communication Committee

·      Social Networks

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Conference call

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Press Interview

·      Conversation circles
Suppliers

 

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      Ombudsman

·      Satisfaction surveys

·      Contact us

·      Social Networks

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Vale Supplier Portal (Nimbi platform)

·      Vale Procurement Global Services

·      Conference call

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Supplier area on www.vale.com

·      Public hearings

·      Contact with Community Relations team

·      Contact with other areas

·      Participation in associations and entities

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Press Interview

·      Webcast

·      Conversation circles
Communities

 

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      Ombudsman

·      Contact us

·      Social Networks

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Committees for communication inter-change

·      Socio-economic diagnoses

·      Public hearings

·      Social dialogue process

·      Leadership Meeting Programme

·      External disclosures – News

·      Alô Ferrovias (railway hotline)

·      Contact with Community Relations team

·      Participation in associations and entities

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Webcast

·      Conversation circles
Government & civil society ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      Ombudsman

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Vale Supplier Portal (Nimbi platform)

·      Conference call

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Socio-economic diagnoses

·      Public hearings

·      Leadership Meeting Programme

·      External disclosures – News

·      Contact with Community Relations team

·      Participation in associations and entities

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Press Interview
Press

 

 ·      20-F Report, press releases, call notices and AGM/EGM meeting minutes, quarterly reports, reference forms

·      www.vale.com Portal

·      Visits to operations

·      Ombudsman

·      App for Ipad – Vale Investors & Media – App Store

·      Structured meetings and collaboration workshops

·      Vale Supplier Portal (Nimbi platform)

·      Conference call

·      Telephones and e-mails

·      Participation at conferences, forums and debates

·      Press Interview

·      Pressroom

·      Webcast

·      Visits to the newsroom

·      Conversation circles

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Vale carried out a series of consultations with internal and external stakeholders – clients, suppliers, representatives from government and national and international entities, academics, class and community associations, NGOs, journalists, shareholders, and employees – through online surveys and face-to-face and telephone interviews.

What actions were taken by Vale to reduce its particulate matter and SOx emissions?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Vale reports that it took the following actions for reducing its particulate matter and SOx emissions:

  • Developing and patenting a biodegradable dust suppressor product
  • In 2018, in partnership with the Espírito Santo Federal University (UFES in Portuguese), Vale developed and patented a biodegradable dust suppressor product. This resin is produced by chemically recycling PET-based waste and has a characteristic sealant that maintains moisture in stockpiled material, railroad wagons and unpaved roads. The product has already been laboratory-tested under adverse conditions and field-tested to validate its efficiency and quality assurance. This initiative and technology will help Vale reduce its particulate matter emissions, improving air quality in surrounding communities and, in addition to the environmental benefits, there is the social gain of involving associations of local collectors to foment plastic waste recycling, making businesses more sustainable.
  • Signing a new Environmental Commitment Term
  • In 2018 Vale signed a new Environmental Commitment Term (TCA in Portuguese) to reduce particulate matter emissions at the Tubarão operational unit in Vitória, Espírito Santo. The Term signature involved the Federal Public Ministry, State Public Ministry, State Secretariat for the Environment and State Environmental Institute and aimed to ensure transparency in implementing all initiatives presented by the Environmental Master Plan. The Environmental Master Plan consists of implementing actions and projects to reduce particulate matter emissions and improve the unit’s water management. Highlights of the controls include applying cellulose-based products in ore piles, implementing new wind fences, adjusting approximately 40 km of conveyor belts, and installing fog cannons in pellet yards. The expectation is that, by the year 2023 when Vale completes the implementation of all these measures, diffuse emissions will be reduced by up to 93%. Vale’s investments total US$ 348 million, currently the largest contribution Vale has made toward environmental stewardship.
  • Completing the Clean AER Project
  • At its Sudbury unit in Canada Vale completed the Clean AER Project, in which a total of US$ 1 billion has been invested since 2012. The project reduced 85% of SOx (Sulfur oxides) emissions from the foundry at Copper Cliff and greenhouse gas emissions from Vale’s smelter by 40%. These emission reductions reflect Vale’s position to provide resources to improve controls and environmental management to help recover the local landscape. The Clean AER Project has reduced emissions so significantly, that there is no need to continue using the existing large iconic chimney known as the Superstack, which has been replaced by two smaller, more efficient chimneys. With this adjustment, natural gas consumption is expected to decrease by approximately 50%. The Clean AER Project also involves installing new converters at the smelter, a new wet gas treatment plant and a new ventilation and bag filter system, which will cut particulate emissions from metals by approximately 40%. Vale also maintains a policy of improving its operational processes and control systems and increasing productivity, aiming to adopt fuels with lower sulfur contents, reducing SOx emissions by 60% compared to 2016.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions

Disclosure 305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

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References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Vale, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Merck & Co. improves energy use at its facilities https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-merck-co-improves-energy-use-at-its-facilities/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:54:37 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8529 As a global healthcare company with a 125-year history, seeking to discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the globe, This case study is based on the 2017/2018 Corporate Responsibility Report by Merck & Co. published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. Abstract Abstract Merck & Co.’s Energy […]

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As a global healthcare company with a 125-year history, seeking to discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the globe, Merck & Co. is launching initiatives to improve energy use, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations and understand its supply chain-related impacts.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2017/2018 Corporate Responsibility Report by Merck & Co. published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Merck & Co.’s Energy Center of Excellence (CoE) identifies, shares and standardises best practices, prioritising the funding of energy projects to reduce energy usage across the company. In order to improve energy use at its facilities Merck & Co. took action to:

  • establish an Energy Capital Fund
  • create an energy road map
  • carry out Energy Treasure Hunts
  • organise Energy Kaizens

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2017/2018 Corporate Responsibility Report Merck & Co. identified a range of material issues, such as pricing & commercialisation, research & development, privacy of patient data, ethics in sales & marketing. Among these, improving energy use at its facilities stands out as a key material issue for Merck & Co.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Merck & Co. engages with:

Stakeholder Group
Patients and caregivers
Health care professionals
Payers
Governments, multilateral organisations and regulators
Shareholders
International and local organisations
Local communities
Environmental stakeholders
Employees
Suppliers and business partners
Trade and industry associations

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Merck & Co. carried out consultative interviews with both internal and external stakeholders.

What actions were taken by Merck & Co. to improve energy use at its facilities?

In its 2017/2018 Corporate Responsibility Report Merck & Co. reports that it took the following actions for improving energy use at its facilities:

  • Establishing an Energy Capital Fund
  • Merck & Co. has established an Energy Capital Fund of up to US$12 million per year, to switch to more energy-efficient technology and respond to energy demands in the future. The Energy Capital Fund supports the realisation of projects with a simple four-year payback, averaged over the entire portfolio. In 2017, Merck & Co. spent US$3.8 million on projects that resulted in US$1.4 million in annual savings and a reduction of over 9,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the company’s facilities. In 2018, Merck & Co. had more than 100 projects in progress, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its facilities by more than 35,000 metric tons.
  • Creating an energy road map
  • Merck & Co.’s Energy Center of Excellence (CoE) has created an “energy road map” to help facilities reduce energy demand and related GHG emissions – through large-scale metering and monitoring to assess and identify opportunities for constant improvement. Energy savings are sought by improving the reliability of the equipment, by the efficient operation of utility systems and by building efficiencies into systems design. 
  • Carrying out Energy Treasure Hunts 
  • Since 2010 Merck & Co. has conducted Energy Treasure Hunts at 13 facilities worldwide, identifying more than 1,000 energy-efficient project opportunities, many of which have been successfully implemented. In addition, Merck & Co. carries out online Energy Treasure Hunts to engage employees, using their unique expertise and local understanding of their facilities –obtaining high-level recommendations such as renewable energy assessments and lighting systems optimisation.
  • Organising Energy Kaizens
  • In 2017, thirteen Merck & Co. facilities participated in Energy Kaizens, which helped them reduce heat energy losses from missing or damaged insulation. These kaizen events identified more than US$500,000 in energy savings. In addition, through these events, employees received training and acquired assessment skills and knowledge that they can apply to the rest of their facilities.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption

2) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.



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  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Merck & Co., located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Vodafone is reducing energy use in its general business and administrative activities https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-vodafone-is-reducing-energy-use-in-its-general-business-and-administrative-activities/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:04:52 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8245 As one of the world’s largest mobile operators, whose products and services play a central role in the daily lives of over half a billion people across more than 26 markets, Vodafone has a number of programmes and initiatives in place to reduce the energy requirements for its office buildings and administrative systems and to help employees reduce their own carbon impact. This case study is based on the 2017 Sustainable Business Report by Vodafone published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ […]

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As one of the world’s largest mobile operators, whose products and services play a central role in the daily lives of over half a billion people across more than 26 markets, Vodafone has a number of programmes and initiatives in place to reduce the energy requirements for its office buildings and administrative systems and to help employees reduce their own carbon impact.

This case study is based on the 2017 Sustainable Business Report by Vodafone published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its network and activities is a top priority for Vodafone.  Tweet This! In order to reduce energy use in its general business and administrative activities Vodafone took action to:

  • achieve a green building certification
  • implement innovative sustainable building techniques
  • modernise stores

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2017 Sustainable Business Report Vodafone identified a range of material issues, such as digital rights including privacy, data protection and security, socio-economic benefits arising from Vodafone’s products and services, business conduct and ethics, employee equality and diversity. Among these, reducing energy use in its general business and administrative activities stands out as a key material issue for Vodafone.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Vodafone engages with:

Stakeholder Group
Consumer and enterprise customers
Shareholders
Employees
Suppliers and partners
Governments and regulators
Local communities
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and

civil society activists
Industry peers

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Vodafone engaged with peers, NGOs, civil society activists and sustainable business specialists to obtain their views on the most important social, economic, environmental and ethical issues for the company and society as a whole.

What actions were taken by Vodafone to reduce energy use in its general business and administrative activities?

In its 2017 Sustainable Business Report Vodafone reports that it took the following actions for reducing energy use in its general business and administrative activities:

  • Achieving a green building certification
  • Many Vodafone offices are certified to the green building certification LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), which provides a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings. Accordingly, the following Vodafone buildings have been awarded a certification under the category for Commercial Interiors:
    • Vodafone Spain headquarters – platinum standard
    • Vodafone Germany headquarters – platinum standard
    • Vodafone Turkey office and call centre – platinum standard
    • Vodafone Czech Republic headquarters – gold standard
    • Vodafone Italy – silver standard for headquarters building in Milan and gold standard for offices in Padua
    • Vodafone India – seven Vodafone buildings have LEED certification
  • Implementing innovative sustainable building techniques
  • Vodafone’s carbon-neutral SSIC (Site Solution Innovation Centre) in South Africa generates enough renewable energy to meet comfortably its own power consumption. It was the first ever building to be awarded the maximum six stars from the Green Building Council of South Africa. The building incorporates a wide range of innovative sustainable building techniques, such as thermal rock stores to capture and store thermal energy, mechanical solar panels that move with the sun and technologies which reuse greywater to limit freshwater consumption.
  • Modernising stores
  • Vodafone owns and operates almost 8,000 retail stores worldwide. To modernise all stores (including those that are operated under franchise) and improve their energy efficiency, Vodafone is implementing an extensive programme, with 5,500 stores already refurbished.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

2) Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption

3) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

4) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization corresponds to:

Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.



7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Vodafone, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How FedEx increases aircraft efficiency https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-fedex-increases-aircraft-efficiency/ Thu, 27 Dec 2018 07:00:18 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8509 Operating in over 220 countries and territories, FedEx helps support local, regional and national economies, addressing, at the same time, some of the world’s most pressing challenges through its unique portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business solutions. This case study is based on the 2018 Global Citizenship Report by FedEx published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, […]

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Operating in over 220 countries and territories, FedEx helps support local, regional and national economies, addressing, at the same time, some of the world’s most pressing challenges through its unique portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business solutions. Making sure the 660-plus aircraft in its fleet operate as efficiently and environmentally responsibly as possible, is a top priority for FedEx.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2018 Global Citizenship Report by FedEx published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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FedEx has set a goal to reduce aircraft emissions intensity 30 per cent from a 2005 baseline by 2020 and, also, obtain 30 per cent of jet fuel from alternative fuels by 2030. In order to increase aircraft efficiency FedEx took action to:

  • implement the FedEx Fuel Sense programme
  • upgrade and modernise aircraft
  • explore the use of alternative fuels and technologies

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2018 Global Citizenship Report FedEx identified a range of material issues, such as ethics, bribery and corruption, driver and workplace safety, business preparedness, resiliency and disaster response, data security and privacy. Among these, increasing aircraft efficiency stands out as a key material issue for FedEx.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups FedEx engages with:  

Stakeholder Group
Customers
Industry groups
Investors
Sustainability experts
Nonprofits
Government agencies
Team members

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics FedEx obtained feedback from stakeholders through a survey and roundtable engagement session.

What actions were taken by FedEx to increase aircraft efficiency?

In its 2018 Global Citizenship Report FedEx reports that it took the following actions for increasing aircraft efficiency:

  • Implementing the FedEx Fuel Sense programme
  • The FedEx Fuel Sense programme enables FedEx to identify efficiencies across aviation operations by using the insights and ideas of front-line team members and experts, who contribute to a culture of fuel efficiency. Since the programme began in 2006, a total of 54 projects have been identified and 561 million gallons of jet fuel have been saved. In FY17 FedEx saved, through the Fuel Sense programmes, almost 88 million gallons of jet fuel and avoided almost 850,000 metric tons of CO2e emissions.
  • Upgrading and modernising aircraft
  • Through its aircraft modernisation programme, FedEx achieves significant reductions in energy use and emissions. By replacing older aircraft with newer models, such as the Boeing 767-300 Freighters, which are about 30% more fuel efficient than the MD10s they replaced, FedEx not only saved fuel and reduced emissions, but also improved operational flexibility and operating margins. In FY17, through the aircraft fleet modernisation programme, FedEx saved 89.3 million gallons of jet fuel and avoided over 860,000 metric tons of CO2e emissions – almost 26% more emissions compared to the previous fiscal year.
  • Exploring the use of alternative fuels and technologies
  • In FY15, FedEx entered into an agreement with Colorado-based Red Rock Biofuels, which will produce a minimum of 48 million gallons of alternative jet fuel over an eight-year period. Construction of the fuel refinery was planned to begin in July 2018, and the first delivery of commercially viable and available alternative fuels is expected in 2020. In addition, FedEx collaborated with Boeing to test over 35 technologies aboard a specially equipped FedEx-owned 777 Freighter, including technologies designed to reduce emissions and noise. In April 2018 this aircraft, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator, became the first aircraft to fly 100% on biofuel.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

2) Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption

3) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

4) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization corresponds to:

Disclosure 302-4 Reduction of energy consumption corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by FedEx, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group decarbonises its operations https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-mandarin-oriental-hotel-group-decarbonises-its-operations/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:21:32 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8355 As an international hotel investment and management group with deluxe and first class hotels, resorts and residences in sought-after destinations around the globe, operating 29 hotels and eight residences in 19 countries and territories, This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing […]

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As an international hotel investment and management group with deluxe and first class hotels, resorts and residences in sought-after destinations around the globe, operating 29 hotels and eight residences in 19 countries and territories, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is committed to decarbonising its operations, through a number of strategies and initiatives.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group seeks to integrate sound sustainability practices and principles into the lifecycle of its properties, including operations. In order to decarbonise its operations, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group took action to:

  • carry out energy audits
  • apply retro-commissioning
  • use LED lighting
  • implement energy management systems
  • promote behavioural changes

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group identified a range of material issues, such as guest engagement on sustainability, supply chain management, human rights and diversity, biodiversity, local community impacts. Among these, decarbonising its operations stands out as a key material issue for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group engages with:  

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement (in 2016)
Guests

 

 ·      Guest Satisfaction Survey

·      Solicitation of Direct and Target Feedback to Inform Quality Programmes
Colleagues

 

 ·      Colleague Engagement Survey

·      Career Development Plans and Performance Reviews

·      Hotel Corporate Responsibility Committees

·      Safe, Sound and Sustainable Programme
Owners and developers

 

 ·      Close Partnerships and Regular Communications Throughout Design, Development, Construction and Management of Properties
Local communities ·      Participation in Local Stakeholder Groups Including:

– Hotel Associations

– Chambers of Commerce

– Business Development Councils

– Convention and Visitors’ Bureaus and Promotion   Organisations

– Travel and Tourism Associations

– Community Benefit Organisations

– Local Heritage Preservation Initiatives

– Training and Local Talent Retention Organisations

– Local Collectives for Recycling

– Employer Organisations and Professional Associations
Shareholders ·      Ongoing and Routine Discussions With the Controlling Shareholder Jardine Matheson Group on Financial Performance, Risk Management and other current issues

·      Financial and Sustainability Reporting

·      Shareholder Feedback Mechanisms
Vendors, suppliers and contractors ·      Supplier Meetings to Discuss Sustainable Sourcing Opportunities

·      Food and Beverage Conference

·      Partnerships with Local Farmers, Ranchers and Fisheries
Industry peers and trade associations ·      Participation in World Travel and Tourism Council’s Task Force on Industry Strategies for Climate Change

·      Participation in Industry Hotel Carbon and Water Measurement Initiatives

·      Monitoring and Evaluating Industry Corporate Responsibility Initiatives
NGOs and outside advisors ·      Interviews and Panel Discussion to Discuss Opportunities to Improve Corporate Responsibility Programmes and Reports

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group organised a stakeholder panel that integrated perspectives from several organisations, which included Conservation International, the International Tourism Partnership, National Geographic Traveler, the United States Green Building Council and the World Wildlife Fund.

What actions were taken by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to decarbonise its operations?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group reports that it took the following actions for decarbonising its operations:

  • Carrying out energy audits
  • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group conducts, as part of its Safe Sound and Sustainable programme, energy audits, according to ASHRAE’s (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Procedures for Commercial Energy Audits. These audits consider each hotel’s particular requirements and target specific mechanical functions, such as chilled water or hot water production.
  • Applying retro-commissioning
  • When a testing and commissioning process implemented as part of a project handover has been ineffective or a specific area of concern is identified during an energy audit, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group applies a retro-commissioning process. The retro-commissioning process is also implemented, more comprehensively, when there are significant operational changes, because of renovations or extensions of a property.
  • Using LED lighting
  • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has set a goal of switching to LED lighting in all its hotels by 2020. Accordingly, it has installed LED lighting in guestrooms, banquet areas, restaurants, corridors, parking garages and back-of-house areas across its hotels and residences.
  • Implementing energy management systems
  • Today, 88 per cent of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s hotel rooms are equipped with automatic systems that reduce energy consumption when guestrooms are unoccupied. In addition, as part of its guestroom renovation, Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC upgraded its smart, in-room energy management systems.
  • Promoting behavioural changes
  • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group seeks, through regular measurement and monitoring, using sub-metering when possible, to encourage behavioural changes. Hence, management at One Hyde Park (the Group’s residences in London) started monitoring utility consumption of all residents’ apartments and investigate abnormal usage. As a consequence, some simple behavioural change opportunities were identified for landlord-controlled areas, along with opportunities to reduce costs for residents.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

2) Disclosure 302-3 Energy intensity

3) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

 

Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization corresponds to:

Disclosure 302-3 Energy intensity corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

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  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Swisscom supports customers in reducing their CO2 emissions https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-swisscom-supports-customers-in-reducing-their-co2-emissions/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:49:32 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8242 Realising that the ICT (information and communications technology) sector has a key role to play in reducing CO2 emissions, , providing products and services that help customers reduce their CO2 emissions and save energy. This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Swisscom published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. Abstract […]

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Realising that the ICT (information and communications technology) sector has a key role to play in reducing CO2 emissions, Swisscom, as Switzerland’s leading telecoms company, makes every effort to structure its offerings in a more energy-efficient and resource-friendly way  Tweet This!, providing products and services that help customers reduce their CO2 emissions and save energy.

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Swisscom published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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According to a study conducted by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, the ICT sector has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions worldwide by some 16 per cent (approximately seven times the amount of CO2 emissions produced by the sector itself). Helping customers in their efforts to reduce their energy consumption and CO2 emissions is, thus, a top priority for Swisscom. In order to support customers in reducing their CO2 emissions Swisscom took action to:

  • provide sustainable ICT services for business customers
  • provide sustainable ICT services for residential customers

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Swisscom identified a range of material issues, such as business development, corporate governance, customer satisfaction, data protection. Among these, supporting customers in reducing their CO2 emissions stands out as a key material issue for Swisscom.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Swisscom engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Customers

 

 ·         Consulting residential customers on their needs and their level of satisfaction

·         Surveys on customer satisfaction

·         Quarterly surveys among business customers

·         Regular contact with consumer organisations

·         Blogs and online discussion platforms
Shareholders and external investors

 

 ·         Annual General Meeting

·         Dialogue with shareholders at analysts’ presentations, road shows and in regular teleconferences

·         Contacts with external investors and rating agencies
Authorities

 

 

 ·         Dialogue with municipal authorities and residents on network planning

·         Liaising regularly with public authorities on various occasions (for example, Swisscom invites ICT heads of the cantonal education authorities to an annual two-day seminar on the subject of “Internet for Schools”)
Legislators ·         Regular dialogue with authorities, parties and associations
Suppliers

 

 ·         Swisscom’s procurement organisations

·         Key Supplier Day

·         international cooperation within the relevant sectors
Media ·         Media Office

·         Representatives of management maintain a regular dialogue with journalists and make themselves available for interviews and more in-depth background discussions
Employees and employee representation

 

 ·         Employee survey

·         Round-table meeting with employee representatives twice a year

·         Dialogue with teams from all organisational units on sustainability issues under the motto “Hello Future”
Partners and NGOs ·         Sharing insights and information with partners within the framework of projects (for example, with WWF Climate Savers, myclimate, the Swiss Child Protection Foundation and organisations that address the specific needs of affected groups)
Public ·         Trade fairs and events

·         Swisscom website

·         Surveys of the public

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Swisscom carried out a survey among stakeholders that included government authorities, partners and NGOs.

What actions were taken by Swisscom to support customers in reducing their CO2 emissions?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Swisscom reports that it took the following actions for supporting customers in reducing their CO2 emissions:

  • Providing sustainable ICT services for business customers
  • Swisscom’s sustainable ICT services support business customers in their efforts to reduce their energy consumption and CO2 emissions. In its sustainable portfolio, Swisscom is focusing on the following areas of activity:
    • ICT solutions for buildings: Optimising energy consumption and reducing CO2
    • ICT solutions for mobility: Optimising and managing mobility and the corresponding impact on the environment
    • Data centre services: Outsourcing and virtualising servers in efficient data centres to optimise energy consumption
    • Dematerialisation: Reducing the use of paper through solutions for paper-saving printing and working without paper
    • Home office: Home office and mobile working solutions to reduce business travel
    • Virtual conferences: Solutions for efficient workplaces, to reduce business travel
  • In 2016, Swisscom distinguished 42 sustainable ICT services with the “Together we can increase sustainability” label, which designates sustainable products and services that help companies save energy and resources.
  • Providing sustainable ICT services for residential customers
  • In 2016,Swisscom Switzerland’s residential customer segment launched a programme to further develop its range of Green ICT services for residential customers. This programme included:
    • Smart energy: Swisscom launched the tiko service, which enables residential customers to control their heat pumps, electric heating systems and boilers remotely and immediately alerts them in the event of any problems. This service also comparesthe energy efficiency of heating systems in homes and businesses, and is free of charge for Swisscom’s residential
    • Data centre services: The Docsafe data centre service allows residential customers to securelystore all their documents in their own personal cloud on Swiss servers. The documents can thenbe managed, accessed from anywhere in the world and shared in encrypted format through a computer,tablet or mobile phone.
    • Dematerialisation as a result of online billing: Online bills are an attractive and environmentally friendly alternative to paper bills. In 2016, the share of customers who chose to receive their bill online increased from 25 per cent in 2015, to 31.5 per cent. In its communications with customers, Swisscom highlights the fact that online billing not only benefits the environment, but also saves the customer time and money.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization

2) Disclosure 302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services

3) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization corresponds to:

Disclosure 302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Swisscom, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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As an independent energy company engaged in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development, production, gathering and marketing, Southwestern Energy (SWN) is proactively addressing methane emissions through several voluntary efforts  Tweet This!, as excessive methane leakage can partly offset the benefits of natural gas as a lower-carbon fossil fuel.

This case study is based on the 2015–16 Corporate Responsibility Report by Southwestern Energy published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a short-lived, high-global-warming potential greenhouse gas (GHG) when emitted. Addressing methane emissions is, thus, a top priority for SWN. In order to reduce methane emissions SWN took action to:

  • implement a leak detection and repair programme
  • evaluate new and emerging methane emission-detection technologies
  • collaborate to reduce methane emissions across the natural gas value chain

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2015–16 Corporate Responsibility Report SWN identified a range of material issues, such as risk management, safe working conditions and training, proactive community engagement, company financial health, water quality, sourcing and wastewater management. Among these, reducing methane emissions stands out as a key material issue for SWN.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups SWN engages with:   

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Investors

 

 

 

 ·         Financial reports and teleconferences (annually and quarterly)

·         Meetings with institutional investors (more than 850 in 2015)

·         Direct contact with Board members

·         Investor conferences and bus tours (54 in 2015)

·         Additional regular contact through SWN’s Investor Relations function
Employees

 

 ·         SWNet (internal internet)

·         Town-hall style meetings (quarterly by division, and quarterly with SWN’s CEO)

·         Support and networking groups

·         Safety training

·         Performance management

·         Connection (triennial employee newsletter)

·         Surveys

·         Leadership and professional development programs

·         Ethics hotline

·         Day-to-day interactions
Contractors

 

 

 

 ·         Safety Stand Down days and safety training

·         Project meetings at SWN sites to address specific HSE issues and corrective actions

·         Operational reviews by division management

·         Vendor forums and audits

·         SWNlink communications, including operational announcements and quarterly newsletters
Customers

 

 ·         Regular contact through SWN’s Marketing group
Landowners and Holders of Mineral Rights

 

 ·         Direct, individual conversations and negotiations

·         Monthly payment statements to royalty owners

·         Biannual newsletters

·         Landowner hotline
Local Communities (including residents, elected officials, community groups, chambers of commerce, emergency responders) ·         Regular contact via SWN community liaisons

·         Everyday Heroes events (annually in Southwestern Energy’s operating areas)

·         Employee volunteerism (typically monthly)

·         Safety Stand Down days and safety training

·         Hotlines to field concerns and questions

·         Fundraisers and charitable giving

·         Crisis drills (annually)
State- and Federal-Level Government Officials ·         Open and direct communications

·         Educational sessions

·         Legislative and regulatory engagement
Environmental Organisations and Universities

 

 ·         Participation in and funding of specific partnership projects

·         Joint research projects

·         Resources for technical assistance

·         Direct communication with relevant SWN employees

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics SWN interviewed stakeholders and reviewed documents representing stakeholders’ views, including employees, suppliers, investors, regulators, local communities and nongovernmental organisations.

What actions were taken by SWN to reduce methane emissions?

In its 2015–16 Corporate Responsibility Report SWN reports that it took the following actions for reducing methane emissions:

  • Implementing a leak detection and repair programme
  • SWN applies a company-wide leak detection and repair (LDAR) programme, which includes annual instrument surveys, leak detection surveys, leak repairs, re-surveys and recordkeeping sufficient to track and trend leaks. In 2015, SWN acquired Bacharach Hi-Flow measurement devices and was able to quantify the emissions detected. In addition, SWN staff carried out instrument leak detection surveys on approximately 88 per cent of SWN’s total well count and 85 per cent of its Midstream-operated compressor stations. Leaks were identified and repaired, and midstream operations achieved a 60 per cent decrease in total leak observations from 2014 to 2015.
  • Evaluating new and emerging methane emission-detection technologies
  • SWN engages in field trials to evaluate new and emerging methane emission-detection technologies (for example, the Picarro Surveyor and Rebellion Photonics Gas Cloud Imaging). Additionally, SWN participates in the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)’s Methane Detector Challenge and the ARPA-E programme by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop low-cost methane sensors, as well as in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Natural Gas STAR Program, which encourages companies to voluntarily recover or reduce methane emissions. SWN’s cumulative reported reductions since beginning the programme in 2006, are more than 41.2 billion cubic feet.
  • Collaborating to reduce methane emissions across the natural gas value chain
  • SWN co-founded the Our Nation’s Energy (ONE) Future coalition, a group of eight companies dedicated to reducing methane emissions across the natural gas value chain. ONE Future’s aim is to reduce, by 2025, emissions to an average annual leak/loss rate of no more than 1 per cent of gross U.S. natural gas production. SWN also joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (CCACOGMP), an international programme that aims to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Programme participants share best practices for controlling and reducing emissions from certain sources.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is:

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Business theme: GHG emissions
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  • Business theme: Ocean acidification
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Business theme: Forest degradation

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by SWN, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to SWN: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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