Green Vision 2016 - Going Circular - a PwC case study in sustainability, Bridget Jackson

The ‘circular economy’ is a simple concept with multiple components

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Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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www.pwc.co.uk/corporatesustainability

Going Circular - Part of a Sustainable Office at PwC A case study February 2016

Why manage resource consumption?

Raw materials scarcity and regulation

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EU

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Stakeholders and reputation “I am proud to work for a firm which... cares about the environment.”

"I want to do my bit for the environment, so it's important I can recycle at work.“ Employee, PwC

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Question What is the biggest contributor to UK waste ?

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Household waste?

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Construction waste?

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying waste?

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Commercial and industrial waste?

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Why is office waste so important ?

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What should ‘Going Circular’ comprise for business ?

Products or services

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Supply chain Operations

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New standards in sustainable offices BREEAM outstanding

2017 environmental targets Growth

Business travel –flat Carbon emissions –25% Resource impacts –50%

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Sharing lessons www.pwc.co.uk/corporate sustainability (Download section)

Basic management (other suppliers) PwC

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We’ve been ‘Going Circular’ in a 3 step journey

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Our bins have got more elegant

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We’ve already adopted ‘circular’ solutions for some of the items we dispose of, mostly through reuse

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Office furniture

Laptops/Smart phones

Carpets

Archive files

Cooking oil

Printers

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We’re piloting a uniform take-back scheme Corporate uniform takeback pilot

Material recovery (19.69%)

Item reuse (28.84%)

Material reuse (51.47%)

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We’re exploring solutions for other, outstanding items

Composite food packaging

Corporate merchandise

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Stationery

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How much waste does a typical office generate ?

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What benchmarks are available?

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How to build a business case ?

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Four (out of nine) things we learned

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Note: All nine tips are set out in our Lessons Learned document - ww.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/pwc-going-circular-2015.pdf

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More information is available

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Source: www.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/pwc-going-circular-2015.pdf

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