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Chapter 4 Fortnum & Mason - The Environment 1. Environmental Statement Fortnum & Mason is committed to our environmental and social responsibilities. We recognise that operating as a specialist retailer creates carbon emissions and that this can have a detrimental effect on the environment. It is the Company’s aim to make all employees aware of the environmental and social responsibilities required to implement our CSR policy. An in-house committee has been elected through a volunteer system, which reviews and ensures that all our policies are upheld and developed in line with legislation and demand. The Managing Director, Beverley Aspinall, is responsible for the corporate social responsibilities within the Company and heads this team. Bi-annual meetings allow the in-house committee to discuss any issues and review CSR procedures and policies. This section of our CSR report summarises our current position and our aspirations for the future. We are aware that this process is still in the early stages of development and we, as a company, have progress to make. We are fully aware of the need to engage all our employees in helping us achieve our environmental aims and we also engage the support and assistance from various external bodies to help ensure that we meet our targets. The company is committed to complying with relevant environmental legislation and regulations and we are working hard on the aspects that affect our current environmental policy. This policy has been posted onto the internal notice boards and on our intranet site. Beverley Aspinall Managing Director March 2011 22
2. Environmental Policy The Company is conscious of its position and role within the community and is committed to continual improvement of our environmental performance. In meeting this objective, the Company’s environmental policy is: • To satisfy all appropriate legislation and conform to good industry practice. • Requires full consideration to be given to: o Responsible use of raw materials and conservation of resources o Efficient use of energy in all operations o Use of packaging materials and processes which minimise demands on non-renewable resources o Minimising emissions into the air, water courses or as waste o The environmental impact of new capital investments • Encourages active participation of employees in addressing environmental issues. • Seeks assurances from suppliers on environmental issues. • Subject to review, incorporating new objectives as appropriate. We do all we can to reduce the indirect effects of our operations upon our surrounding environment. It is well known that greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane released into the atmosphere by human activity cause climate changes and the effects of this changing climate can be seen already, temperatures and sea levels are rising as ice and snow cover decline, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the natural world and society. The largest and fastest growing pressures on the environment come from areas such as household energy and water consumption, food consumption, transport and tourism. We are now focussing on the whole life cycle of goods, services and materials, including impacts outside the UK. 3. Carbon Management Policy Fortnum & Mason acknowledges that its activities impact upon the environment and contribute to climate change. Therefore, it is committed to reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and thus its impact on climate change. Fortnum & Mason wants to be a leader in efforts to address climate change, and sees this as an excellent opportunity to promote its environmental credentials. In managing carbon, Fortnum & Mason will:- • Annually assess its organisational carbon footprint • Identify opportunities to reduce CO and other 2 greenhouse gas emissions by: o Reducing the need for activities o Making activities more efficient o Making activities greener and cleaner 23 • Consider offsetting our unavoidable emissions using high quality offsetting projects. • Set targets to reduce emissions and monitor against benchmarks. • Allocate responsibility for achieving these policy aims. • Review targets and this policy regularly. • Involve and engage staff in environmental activities. • Promote these achievements to customers. By committing to this policy, Fortnum & Mason aims to position itself as a leader in addressing climate change. The Company sees competitive advantage and new business opportunities to be gained from continually improving environmental performance. The action plan aims to reduce wastage, improve efficiency and save money, so embedding good environmental management into core business activities. a. Energy Efficiency Activities currently undertaken to reduce energy include: • Building Management System (BMS) to control heating and cooling. • Lighting Management System (LMS) to control store lighting times. • Passive Inferred (PIR) sensors in washroom and • storeroom facilities. External optimisers. • Introduction of low voltage and LED lighting. To further develop our environmental work, we have recently appointed consultants Carbon Clear to assist us in further formalising our carbon management processes. We have calculated our carbon footprint for examining Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission under Greenhouse Gas Protocol, gas electricity, other fuels, also water. For the year to June 2010 our footprint amounted to 3,347 tonnes of CO 2 e, with 81% arising from electricity consumption at the Piccadilly store. A summary of the footprint is shown below: Units Tonnes of CO 2e Electricity - Piccadilly kWh 4,961,467 2,700 Gas – Piccadilly kWh 2,769,656 565 Water – Piccadilly M3 23,847 23 Electricity – Ely kWh 88,345.95 48 Calor Gas - Ely Litres 6,686 10 Total Footprint – Tonnes of CO 2e 3,347
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