Dave Forsey Chief Executive 19 July 2012 - Sports Direct International

Environment
The Group is aware that its operations have an impact on the
environment and tries to reduce any negative impact while working
towards compliance with the Government’s Carbon Reduction
Commitment. Building upon investigations in previous years we
have identified property (in particular energy usage in our stores),
transport and waste management at both Shirebrook and in-store
as areas where we can make a difference.
Carbon Footprint Analysis
The single most significant element of the carbon footprint of the
Group is the usage of electricity. Electricity usage contributes
approximately 98% of the footprint.
During the year the Group has made further investments and
continued to trial even more energy efficient solutions, using internal
benchmarks to identify opportunities to improve, and rolling out
proven technologies.
Smart meters now actively monitor and report 98% of the energy
used in our UK store portfolio.
This has contributed to a pro rata saving across the largest 336
like-for-like stores of 4.2%. This saved the equivalent of 1,890
tonnes of CO 2 . (Last year’s saving was 3,635 tonnes.)
kWh per ‘000 sq. ft
82.9
FY08
76.59
70.23
63.63
60.96
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12
The Group set its energy efficiency benchmarks against the FY08
year: when compared with the base year of FY08 the total reduction
in energy usage across similar stores is 26.5%.
This year we were placed in 56th position in the CRC Energy
Efficiency scheme league table, ahead of retailers such as M&S,
Tesco, Morrison’s, JJB, Debenhams, Sainsbury’s and John Lewis.
Annual savings since the FY08 base year
FY09
+7.6%
FY10
+8.3%
FY11
+9.4%
FY12
+4.2%
The emphasis continues to be on good housekeeping, supported
with targeted investment to ensure that high standards are
maintained. Energy consumption reduction continues to be a key
performance measurement.
During the Year, the Group has worked with its largest waste
contractor covering the majority of the UK stores. This work led to
the diversion of the residual waste to a materials recovery facility.
As a result there is a much higher level of waste stream segregation
thereby minimising the amount of waste going to landfill.
Where possible we recycle electrical waste, ink toners, redundant
IT equipment and light bulbs. This Year we recycled 5,546
(2011:5,546) units of electrical equipment.
During the Year 55 tonnes of waste paper (2011: 26 tonnes), 6,622
tonnes of cardboard (2011: 6,237 tonnes), 127 tonnes of metal
(2011: 116 tonnes) and 453 tonnes of plastic (2011: 488 tonnes)
were recycled.
The Group has always kept its transit packaging to a minimum by
the use of metal roll cages. Where it is necessary to send transit
packaging to shops (e.g. to ensure cleanliness of clothing), it is
returned to the centre for re-use or recycling as appropriate.
Our fleet of trucks haul recyclable cardboard and polythene from
the stores back to the Head Office where it is separated into
recycling streams.
As reported last year, all stores now use biodegradable carrier bags
and provide the option of a Bag for Life. During the Year, the Group
has raised the profile of the Bag for Life, actively promoting the use
of the bag with high levels of employee engagement.
Our aims for the coming years are to further improve energy
efficiency across the stores and to continue to minimise waste.
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