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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
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greenhouse gas emissions by:
o Reducing the need for activities
o Making activities more efficient
o Making activities greener and cleaner
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• 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
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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