Green Business Awards Winners 2012

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12 November 2012

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Platinum sponsorsforeword

Achievements

by this years short-

listed entrants

suggest top-down

targeting by

politicians is far less

effective than

businesses buildingfrom the bottom up

2

ADDRESSRPS Group

20 Milton Park

Abingdon

OX14 4SH

www.rpsgroup.com

Politicians and pundits getvery excited by marginalmovements in economic

indicators. Those of us running

businesses know that, whether

those indicators have recently

moved up or down a little, the UK

economy is not in good shape

and slow growth is with us for

years to come.

Most of us probably believe

in the governments Plan A, orsome variant of it, and struggle

to imagine what Plan B might

look like, when we have to access

the bond market, and play by

its rules, to fund additional

investment.

Against this background

politicians of all colours talk in

a facile way about greening

the economy and creating

green jobs and using green

investment to kick-start

the economy. The reality

is, of course, that all recent

governments have failed in their

core green task to develop

a coherent energy strategy

capable of reducing CO2

emissions in any significant way,

let alone by the 80% they tell

us is desirable and achievable

by 2050.This combination of economic

and policy uncertainty has

significantly reduced the

willingness of companies to

innovate and invest. Those that

can find the ideas likely to work

and the courage to go forward

then run into the banks!

It is difficult for most sectors

of society to have much

sympathy for these self-serving

organisations. However,

they are now being asked,

simultaneously, to rebuild their

own balance sheets whilst

lending more to business to

stimulate growth.

One part of the solution is

that they pay themselves less,

something most would applaud,

but those savings alone will

never supply enough credit toget the economy moving. At the

moment this intractable problem

is resulting, inevitably, in more

capital rebuilding than lending, to

the detriment of business.

It is hard to imagine a more

unfavourable combination of

circumstances confronting

businesses wanting to help build

the new green economy. It is,

therefore, quite remarkable that

we have such a worthy group of

shortlisted entrants in this years

Green Business Awards. Theyshow innovation in a broad range

of sectors. Their achievements

suggest top-down targeting by

politicians is far less effective

than businesses building from

the bottom up. Keep up the

good work!

Dr Alan HearneChief executive, RPS Group

Green Business Awards 2012


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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

2 Sponsors foreword

3 Introduction and judges

WINNERS

4 Built environmentBritish Land

5 MobilityGreater London Hire

8 Waste and resources

EnvironCom

9 Energy

British Land

10 Climate

The Co-operative Group

10 Green business of the year


11 Green product or service

Packsize

12 Green technology

Wessex Water Services

13 Partnership Eco Plastics and

Coca-Cola Enterprises

14 Public sectorAlliance Homes

15 Green professional of

the yearSean Hill, GENeco

ENDS is proud to introducethe winners of the GreenBusiness Awards 2012,

sponsored by consultants RPS.

This year saw another

bumper crop of environmental

management solutions which

have reduced pollution, increased

efficiency and saved money.

Carbon reduction and waste and

resource management featured

strongly among entries.The winners were chosen by an

independent panel of 13 judges

with a range of expertise chaired

by sustainability consultant

Martin Blake (see below).

After shortlisting entries for

the ten categories, the judges

debated candidates merits and

the winners were chosen through

a secret ballot. A further six

entries were highly commended.

ENDS would like thank the judges

for their vital contributions.

This year saw more entries a welcome sign companies

and public sector bodies

continue to recognise that good

environmental performance and

running an efficient organisation

go hand in hand, despite austere

economic times. It is also a

sign they understand that

environmental performance

matters to customers, investors

and opinion formers, so they

want to show their achievements.

But a note of caution. Climate

change, resource scarcity andpopulation growth demand far

bolder solutions. No matter how

efficient businesses become,

endless consumer-led growth is

unsustainable in the long term.

In next years awards, ENDS

would like to see examples of

companies setting visionary

goals that match the scale of

the challenges we face. Climate

change, resource scarcity and

population growth demand

bold and ambitious solutions. In

this years Sustainability Visioncategory, supported by the

Forum for the Future, the judges

felt no entry really reflected the

requirements. The judges were

looking for firms with bold targets

that would drive a fundamental

shift in strategy, so the company

would be more successful by

creating a sustainable future.

They also wanted some evidence

of substantial plans to deliver on

those targets.

Stephanie Draper, director of

change and system innovationat Forum for the Future, said:

We need more companies

to articulate how they will be

commercially successful by

delivering social goods within

environmental limits. A good

vision sets out ambitious

goals that take us towards a

sustainable world. It is backed

by a strategy that

clearly shows how

the company will

be competitive, and

how it will shapea new, brighter

mainstream.

Ed MitchellEnvironment andbusiness director,EnvironmentAgency

Debby LloydHead of search(automotive andtechnology),

Hawker Chase

Dr Joanne Wade

Sustainability

energy expert

Dax LovegroveHead of businessand Industry,WWF UK

Diana VerdeNietoFounder and CEO,PositiveLuxury.com

Amanda Long

CEO, Corporate

Culture

Peter Maddox

Head of strategy

and planning,

WRAP

Martin BlakeIndependentconsultant,judging panel

chairman

StephanieDraperSysteminnovation

director, Forumfor the Future

Gwyn JonesCEO, GlobalAssociationfor Corporate

SustainabilityOfficers

Simon HodgsonSenior partner,Acona

James LangleyDeputy chairmanand director,Institute of Car

FleetManagement

Martin BaxterPolicy director,IEMA

JUDGES

Introduction


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British Land won the builtenvironment award for itsefforts to drive sustainability

through the supply chain of its

2.1bn property developmentprogramme.

The Sustainability Brief

for Developments applies to

21 major projects including

5 Broadgate, a 700,000-square-

foot office development in the

City of London costing 223m;

Marble Arch House, a 86,000sqft

office development in Londons

west end costing 29m; and a

28m, 302,000sqft retail project

at Whiteley Village, Fareham.

By applying the brief to all

major projects rather than

a single exemplar scheme,

British Land hopes to improve

the performance of companiesin its supply chain. It has also

shared its experiences through

a series of seminars attended by

more than 200 people including

architects, engineers and

surveyors.

The brief sets nine core targets

that all major projects costing

more than 5m must meet. On

waste, 98% of demolition waste

and 96% of construction waste

must be diverted from landfill.

A quarter of materials used

must have recycled content and

all timber used must be from

sources certified by the Forest

Stewardship Council or theindustry-led equivalent PEFC.

Developments must also achieve

net biodiversity improvement.

Office buildings must meet

the BREEAM excellent standard

for environmental performance,

while retail developments must

achieve the very good standard.

Houses must obtain level 4 of the

Code for Sustainable Homes.

Projects also have to meet

bespoke targets. For instance,

the 5 Broadgate development

must meet higher recycled

materials targets, while an

embodied carbon targets applies

to Marble Arch House.

Over the past three years, the

programme has reduced waste

sent to landfill from 15% to 2%,

saving over 1.1m in landfill tax.

British Land also achieved 42%

recycled content at 5 Broadgate.

In 2013, it will extend the brief

to smaller projects.

KEY POINTS

Introduction of core sustainability

targets for all major property

developments

Targets include diverting 98%

of demolition waste and 96% of

construction waste from landfill

A quarter of materials used must

have recycled content and all timber

must be certified

Programme has reduced waste sent

to landfill to just 2% and saved 1m

in landfill tax

ADDRESS

British Land

York House

45 Seymour Street

London W1H 7LX

wwww.britishland.com

t 020 7486 4466

FINALISTS

Brand-Rex

Lend Lease

Built environment

Winner | British Land

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Co-operative Groups new Manchester

headquarters, 1 Angel Square, uses half the energy

and emits 80% less carbon dioxide than its old HQ.

The building achieved the BREEAM environmental

assessments outstanding award for its performance.

It will save The Co-op 500,000 per year on utility bills.

The companys innovative use of a combined cooling,

heating and power system, fuelled by plant oil grown on

its own farms, caught the judges eye.


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Improving environmentalperformance in the transportsector is not easy. Companies

are limited by the available

technology.Barnet-based Greater

London Hire is one firm that

has done much to improve

its performance within these

bounds. The company has more

than 100 staff and turned over

9.2m in 2011/12.

The minicab and courier

company has replaced its

350-vehicle fleet with low-

carbon vehicles to reduce its

emissions as far as possible.

Overall, GLHs low-carbon

fleet has cut carbon emissions

by 30% and saved 300,000 in

fuel costs.

The fleet includes more than

200 Toyota Prius petrol-electric

hybrid cars. The latest model

emits 89 grams of CO2 per

kilometre 58% less than a

black cab.

Through its Prius fleet alone,

GLH saves 1,250 tonnes of CO2

per year.

It also operates 30 Seat

Alhambra Ecomotive people

carriers, replacing the Ford

Galaxies it used before. These

save 41g/km or 81 tonnes CO2

per year. GLH plans to test

fully electric vehicles such as

the Renault Fluence and the

Vauxhall Ampera.

For its courier businesses, the

company has converted its vans

to hybrids and has increased the

number of zero-emission electric

scooters and bicycles.

Even the best low-carbon

car will not perform as well as it

could if it is driven badly. That is

why GLH provides training for

all its drivers so they drive in a

fuel-efficient way. There is also

an incentive scheme to provide

further encouragement. GLH

says it drivers achieve 60 miles

per gallon saving 30 per week.

GLH says one of the most

important lessons learned is

to ensure all staff from board

members to drivers are actively

involved. This was important

to overcome initial resistance

to low-carbon cars from

some drivers.

GLH is using its experience

to help others in the local

community. For the past

two years, GLH has been

supporting student-led carbon

reduction programmes in

nearby secondary schools

and delivering environmental

management workshops to

smaller firms in Barnet.

KEY POINTS

Full replacement of minicab and

courier fleet with low-carbon

vehicles cut emissions by 30%

Driver training and incentive sch

promotes fuel-efficient driving,

achieving 60 miles per gallon

GLHs 200-strong Toyota Prius

petrol-electric car fleet saves 1,2

tonnes of CO2 per year

ADDRESS

Greater London Hire

GLH House

12-18 High Road

London N2 9PJ

wwww.glh.co.uk

t 020 8444 2026

FINALISTS

Arriva UK Bus

Mobility

Winner | Greater London Hire

One of the most important lessons learned

is to ensure all staff from board members to

drivers are actively involved



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As one of the worlds leading energy and environment consultancies,

RPS can advise clients on their environmental performance, carbonmanagement, sustainability and climate change adaption. We also

consult on the development of land, property and infrastructure;

the exploration and production of oil and gas and other natural

resources; the development of secure and diversified power supplies,

and the health, safety and wellbeing of people.

We have grown into one of the

worlds pre-eminent consultancies

by maintaining operational flexibility

alongside the resources and

knowledge of a global operator.

RPS can assist through all stages of

the asset lifecycle.

Delivering focused and cost-

effective advice on both well

understood problems and emerging

challenges enables us to maintain

long-standing relationships with

our clients.

RPS is committed to ensuring that

we conduct our business in

a sustainable way.

We interact responsibly with

our clients, suppliers, employees,

the wider community and the

environment and believe thatoperating to a high standard of

integrity is essential to the success

of our business.

T: +44 (0) 1235 438 151 E: [email protected]


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rpsgroup.com

Practical advice on complex issues


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EnvironCom is a pioneeringrecycler of waste electricaland electronic equipment

(WEEE). Its Grantham site is

said to be one of the largest andmost advanced plants in Europe,

processing 100,000 tonnes

of WEEE per year including

fridges and freezers, televisions

and computers.

In October 2011, it opened a

75,000-tonne capacity plant in

London. In 2011/12 it employed

150 staff and had a turnover

of 13.5m.

EnvironComs mantra is:

Doing the right thing with waste

so it doesnt cost the Earth. This

means rigorously applying the

waste hierarchy by first repairing

broken equipment so it can

be reused. If it cannot be fixed,

as much of the equipment as

possible is recycled.The company sends less

than 2% of processed material

to landfill.

Over the past year

EnvironCom has sought to

innovate. It has established

strong relationships with Dixons,

Travis Perkins, the British Heart

Foundation and others, enabling

it to achieve what it says is an

industry-leading 15% reuse rate.

It has plans to increase the rate to

30%. Overall it gives a second life

to 130,000 items each year.

EnvironCom uses an

innovative way of recycling foam

insulation in fridges. Usually it is

incinerated or landfilled.

At 98%, EnvironComclaims it has the highest

fridge recycling rate in the

UK. The company is sharing

this knowledge with industry

partners to spread its

environmental benefits.

The company has also

won a contract to test ways of

extracting valuable metals such

as cerium, yttrium and scandium

from WEEE.

Julian Temblett, head of

marketing at the BHF, said:

Working with EnvironCom, the

British Heart Foundation has

been able to transform peoples

returned electrical items into

lifesavers.

To date, EnvironCom has

supplied more than 100,000

quality refurbished electrical

items into our specialist

furniture and electrical stores

to sell to raise vital funds to

save lives.

KEY POINTS

Electrical waste recycler rigorously

applies the waste hierarchy by first

repairing broken equipment for

reuse before recycling

Achieved a 15% reuse rate and sends

less than 2% of processed material

to landfill

Company to test ways of extracting

valuable metals from electrical and

electronic equipment

ADDRESS

EnvironCom

Lincolnshire

NG31 7UH

whttp://environcom.co.uk

t 01476 564942

FINALISTS

PepsiCo

Dixons Retail

TJ International

Scott Group

Waste and resources

Winner | EnvironCom

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Desso was highly commended by the judges for

redesigning its carpet tile business using cradle to

cradle thinking. This inspired the company to develop

a take-back scheme, retrieving old carpet tiles from its

customers for recycling. Yarn from the tiles can be used

to make new carpet, while the bitumen backing is used

to resurface roads.


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Retail and office propertycompany British Land savedits tenants 3.3m and cut carbon

emissions by 24,500 tonnes over

the past two years by improvingthe energy efficiency of its

buildings.

By 2011/12, the company cut

energy use per square metre

of building space by 27% from

a 2009 baseline, exceeding its

20% target.

British Land achieved the

reductions through installing an

advanced metering system at

nine offices and two shopping

centres after securing the

occupiers agreement. The

improvements required an

investment of 1.5m.

The company chose to focus

its efforts on these buildings

after investigating the energy

used in different property types.

Although retail parks comprise

25% of its portfolio, they only

constitute 2% of energy use.

British Land has already made

25% savings in this property type

over the past three years.

Shopping centres make up

22% of its portfolio, but use 9%

of energy. Despite considerable

progress in cutting energy use,

there is potential for much more.

Offices comprise a third of its

portfolio and account for more

than half of all energy use.

The metering system provides

granular data for electricity, gas

and water use for each building.

Data can be analysed right down

to specific pieces of equipment,

allowing energy saving

opportunities to be identified.

The company meets regularly

with occupiers to discuss results

and agree improvements.

Each occupier can compare

performance with other

tenants, encouraging friendly

competition to cut energy use.

British Land also overhauled

energy management by

employing an energy executive,

engaging with occupiers at

a senior level and improving

energy management training for

building engineers.

Buoyed by its success, the

company has increased its target

to a 40% reduction in energy

use per square meter by 2015

compared with 2009.

Where it takes over the

management of a building, it

aims to cut energy use by 30%

over five years.

KEY POINTS

Efficiency improvements have c

energy use per square metre of

building space by 27% since 200

Reductions have been aided by

an advanced metering system

providing granular data on

electricity, gas and water use

Success cutting energy use has

led the company to lift its reducti

target to 40%

ADDRESS

British Land

York House

45 Seymour Street

London W1H 7LX

wwww.britishland.com

t 020 7486 4466

FINALISTS

WEMSinternational

Hyder Consulting (UK)

3663

TelecityGroup

Energy

Winner | British Land


Buoyed by its success, British Land has

increased its target to a 40% reduction in

energy use per square meter by 2015compared with 2009


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KEY POINTS

40% reduction in absolute carbon

emissions since 2006

Targets set for 50% cut in carbon

emissions by 2020 and to generate

a quarter of its energy needs from its

own renewable sources by 2017

Tackling indirect carbon emissions

with 1bn committed to financing

renewable energy

ADDRESS


New Century House

Manchester

M60 4ES

wwww.co-operative.coop

t 0161 834 1212

FINALISTS CLIMATE

Reckitt Benckiser

The CarbonNeutral Company

Crown Paints

Climate / Green business of the year

Dual winner | The Co-operativeGroup

The Co-operative Group isthis years winner of theoverall Green business of the

year award as well as winning

the Climate award. It wasrecognised for its ongoing

and ambitious efforts to drive

down carbon emissions and its

ethical plan.

The Co-op has achieved a 40%

cut in absolute emissions since

2006, challenging competitors

to follow suit. Building on this

achievement, it has set a carbon

reduction target of 50% by 2020.

The cut will again be made in

absolute terms, guaranteeing a

reduction in its climate change

impacts. In contrast, many

competitors have set normalised

targets to improve efficiency,

which will not necessarily reduce

total carbon impacts. Others

have set very long-term targets,

potentially putting off action until

well into the future.

The Co-op has also set an

target of generating a quarter of

its electricity needs from its own

renewable sources by 2017.

The company, which operates

a supermarket chain as well as

financial services and funeral and

travel businesses among others,

has many carbon reduction

measures in place to deliver

these targets. These range from

building its new head office in

Manchester, which achieved

the BREEAM environmental

performance assessment

outstanding award, to fitting

doors on refrigeration units in

2,000 stores by 2020 to cut

energy use by 20%. In 2012

alone, The Co-op invested 13m

to improve energy efficiency.

Action on indirect carbon

emissions is also important to

The Co-op. It has committed

to providing 1bn to finance

UK renewable energy projects.

It will also source soya from

sustainable sources to avoid

contributing to deforestation.

The improvements form

part of its ethical plan, a

comprehensive strategy

containing 53 targets from

animal welfare to cutting waste.

Efficiency measures in the plan

save the firm 40m per year.

Also setting it apart from its

competitors is The Co-ops

campaigning activities. It works

with WWF to oppose energy

firms plans to exploit tar sands in

countries such as Canada.

Action on indirect carbon emissions is

also important to The Co-op. It has committed

to providing 1bn to finance UK renewableenergy projects


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Packaging company Packsizehelped Findel EducationResources save more than

200,000 per year and cut

carbon emissions annuallyby over 160 tonnes simply

by delivering products in the

correctly sized cardboard box.

Packsize says standard

practice in most retailers

warehouses is to pack customer

orders into a limited range

of boxes: small, medium or

large. However, the actual size

of products ranges widely. At

Findel, which supplies some

15,000 educational products

to 40,000 customers, this

standardised approach creates a

lot of waste. This issue was also a

source of complaints from some

customers, which led Findel and

Packsize to develop a solution.Packsizes on-demand

packaging machines take a

continuous length of corrugated

cardboard which it folds and

cuts into a bespoke size and

shape. They are widely used by

manufacturing companies that

want to minimise storage space,

but not by retailers.

One challenge was to

incorporate the new machines

into Findels fast-moving

packing line at its Nottingham

warehouse in a labour and

material-efficient way.

Now the solution is in place,

Findel uses boxes that are on

average 59% smaller thanstandard cartons. This means

the company uses 45% less

corrugated cardboard, equating

to 297,000 square metres or

163,000kg of cardboard per year.

The solution reduces CO2

emissions by an average of 46%

per box. One of the gains comes

from cutting the number of

lorry deliveries because more

products can be packed into

a trailer.

Following the projects

success in Nottingham, Findel

intends to implement it at its

warehouse in Enfield, north

London.

There are wider benefits as

well. Packsize says internet

retailers in the UK send

about one billion parcels

per year. If these companies

followed Findels example, the

environmental benefits could

be significant.

KEY POINTS

On-demand packaging machine

installed at Nottingham educatio

product supplier create bespoke

packs to reduce waste

Smaller than average boxes use

45% less cardboard and reduce

emissions by 46%

Solution has wider potential in an

age of internet shopping

ADDRESS

Packsize

1 Chapel Street

Warwick CV34 4HL

United Kingdom

wwww.packsize.com

t 07769 914 144

FINALISTS

Nampak Plastics

Green product or service

Winner | Packsize


HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Great Turf Company makes and supplies a range

of chemical-free natural fertilisers and turf nutrition

products for schools, golf clubs and other sporting

facilities. Its Activated Microbial Turf Management

programme comprises equipment, compost and feed

additives, allowing grounds managers to brew their

own bespoke product. Clients include premiership

football clubs and Ryder Cup venues.


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Devising a sustainable wayof removing phosphorusfrom sewage effluent was

the challenge tackled by

Wessex Water.Excess phosphorus in rivers

and lakes causes eutrophication

a build-up of algae which

reduces water quality and

damages aquatic life.

New EU rules will require

phosphorus removal at

hundreds of small sewage

treatment works in the UK.

Traditional phosphorus removal

involves chemical precipitation

using iron chloride or sulphate

to meet a two-milligram per litre

limit. This is costly to install and

operate and has environmental

impacts from frequent chemical

deliveries and sludge removal.

As an alternative, Wessex

tested a method using six reedbeds at a site in Somerton,

Somerset. Each was filled with

different phosphorus removal

media such as gravel, limestone

or Bauxsol, and planted with

a type of reed called Typha

Latifolia. The site was monitored

for two years to see how each

performed.

Although reed beds have

long been used for organic

sewage treatment, they have

never before been tested at this

scale for removing chemicals

such as phosphorus, according

to Wessex.

The trial showed that a

reed bed containing steel slag

performed very well, removingsome 70% of the phosphorus

and achieving the 2mg/l limit

during the growing season. With

some modifications, Wessex

says a 90% removal rate could

be achieved, reducing levels

to less than 1mg/l. Untreated

discharges release phosphorus

at levels of 6mg/l.

The tests showed that reed

beds are much cheaper to build

and operate than chemical

methods.

Wessex is carrying out further

research to optimise the design

and to identify beneficial uses for

the phosphorus removal media

once it is exhausted. Options

include road resurfacing or as an

agricultural soil conditioner.

Wessex says its research could

benefit other water companies

that want to find low-cost,

low-impact ways to remove

phosphorus.

KEY POINTS

Trials showed phosphorus could be

successfully removed from sewage

effluent using reed beds instead of

traditional chemical methods

Reed bed containing steel slag

removed 70% of phosphorus

Study showed the technology was

cheaper to build and operate than

chemical methods

ADDRESS

Wessex Water Services

Claverton Down

Bath BA2 7WW

wwww.wessexwater.co.uk

t 01225 526 000

FINALISTS

iVeridis

Green technology

Winner | Wessex Water Services

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Aggregate Industries and East Midland Renewable

Energy was applauded for its Thermastore zero-carbon

home heating technology. It uses an underground store,

filled with aggregate, which is heated during summer

using roof-mounted solar panels, ready for use in colder

weather. The aggregate could be sourced from recycled

demolition waste.


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Ajoint venture betweenrecycling firm ECO Plasticsand Coca-Cola Enterprises

won the partnership award for

their unique bottle to bottlerecycling plant. The 125m

deal shows how companies can

work together to form more

sustainable business models,

inspiring others to follow suit.

Continuum Recycling was

formed in February 2011

to recycle plastic drinks

bottles made of polyethylene

terephthalate (PET). Under

the deal, ECO Plastics built a

new PET recycling facility at

its Lincolnshire site to process

25,000 tonnes of PET per year,

the equivalent of 500 million

bottles. CEE invested 5m in

the plant and agreed a ten-year

contract worth 125m to take the

recycled PET to make new drinks

bottles. The long-term contractenabled ECO Plastics to raise

10m to invest in the facility.

The new site has single-

handedly doubled the amount of

recycled PET produced in the UK,

reducing imports. It also enables

CCE to meet its commitment for

drinks bottles to contain 25%

recycled PET.

The energy used to produce a

tonne of recycled PET releases

0.83 tonnes of CO2, compared

with 2.15 tonnes of CO2 for virgin

PET. This means the 25,000-

tonne capacity plant will save

some 33,000 tonnes of CO2 per

year, the equivalent of removing

15,700 cars from the road. The

new plant has also created 30

skilled jobs in a rural area wherework can be scarce.

Continuum is said to be

the first time the UK drinks

and recycling industries have

collaborated on such a large,

long-term project.

The partnership says it

provides a vision of how a more

sustainable business model

could work and help modernise

the recycling industry.

In May 2012, the then

environment minister Lord Taylor

of Holbeach said: With the

opening of this facility, the UK is

now home to the worlds largest

plastics recycling plant, bringing

jobs and growth to the rural

economy of Lincolnshire.

Coca-Cola Enterprises and

ECO Plastics innovation and

investment has made this project

a reality exactly what we want

to see more of right across the

country.

KEY POINTS

Partnership between ECO Plasti

and Coca-Cola Enterprises has

allowed the drinks company to m

its target to use recycled PET pla

in bottles

New bottle to bottle recycling p

processes 25,000 tonnes of PET

each year, doubling the UKs bot

recycling capacity

Recycling facility estimated to sa

33,000 tonnes of CO2 per year

ADDRESS

ECO Plastics

Hemswell Business Park

Hemswell

Lincolnshire

DN21 5TU

wwww.ecoplasticsltd.com

t 084 5678 4500

FINALISTS

Nottingham Energy

Partnership

Business Stream

Partnership

Winner | Eco Plastics andCoca-Cola Enterprises


HIGHLY COMMENDED

PepsiCo and Cambridge University developed i-crop,

a tool for farmers to measure soil moisture levels

and allow them to accurately calculate the volume of

water needed for crops. The food and beverage brand

company tested the device with some of its potato

farmers, reducing water use by 13%.


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Social housing enterpriseAlliance Homes has led aninnovative 600m project to

install solar photovoltaic (PV)

panels on 75,000 homes innorth Somerset.

The contract has been

specifically designed to support

public bodies by offering easy

access to a high-quality PV

package at a large scale to make

it affordable. Fourteen public

bodies have joined the scheme.

Alliance Homes says this is

the first time that a registered

provider of social housing

has organised such a large

consortium deal, spreading the

environmental and financial

benefits far and wide.

Alliance Homes owns 6,100

properties. It employed 212 full-

time equivalent staff and turned

over almost 28m in 2011/12.

The project is providing ahost of benefits. So far, Alliance

Homes has installed 1,250 PV

systems totalling 3.17 megawatts

of peak capacity.

Average households are

expected to save 1.4 tonnes of

CO2 and up to 250 in energy

costs per year. Alliance Homes

says these savings are free to

tenants, helping tackle fuel

poverty. It has also created

30 jobs.

Feed-in tariff payments

generated by the scheme over

six months has raised 710,000,

which is being invested in energy

efficiency projects for homes not

suitable for PV.

When the project is complete,

the 18MW of PV should save65,000 tonnes of CO2 and

13.5m in energy savings

per year. It should also create

hundreds of jobs.

Alliance Homes used PV

systems from Low Carbon

Exchange, Bosch and Tigo

Energy.

Trowers and Hamlins,

Ashfords Solicitors, Deloitte

and Bevan Britton provided due

diligence and other legal and

financial services.

The enterprise is to carry out

further improvements at its

properties including installing

air-to-water heat pumps, water

metering, LED lighting, voltage

optimisation.

It hopes to secure support

through the governments

Renewable Heat Incentive,

the Community Energy

Saving Programme and the

Green Deal.

KEY POINTS

Social housing enterprise has

installed 1,250 solar photovoltaic

systems totalling 3.17 megawatts of

peak capacity

Scheme estimated to save average

households up to 250 per year

When completed, the 18MW

scheme should save 65,000 tonnes

of CO2 a year

ADDRESS

Alliance Homes

40 Martingale Way

Portishead

BS20 7AW

wwww.alliancehomes.org.uk

t 03000 120 120

Public sector

Winner | Alliance Homes

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Nottingham Energy Partnership is a charity and social

enterprise formed by the two city and county NHS

trusts to tackle fuel poverty and carbon emissions by

delivering home energy efficiency improvements. Over a

decade it has helped 29,000 households save an annual

20,000 tonnes of CO2 and save 30-50m.


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GENeco is part of WessexWater, established tomake the company zero waste

and carbon neutral by 2020.

GENecos recycling manager,Sean Hill, has played a central

role in the success of the

company towards achieving

these goals.

GENeco treats sewage from

over one million people, recycling

250,000 tonnes of biosolids

to land as fertiliser. Sludge is

digested to produce 40 gigawatt-

hours of renewable energy.

In October 2012, a further

10GWh of renewable energy will

be generated from its food waste

anaerobic digestion plant, in

addition to 20GWh from four new

wind turbines. In 2011, its main

site became carbon neutral and

GENeco became a zero waste

company.

Sean delivered the zero waste

status by finding a solution

that turned 10,000 tonnes of

grit and screenings such as

nappy waste and plastics into

compost and fuel for renewable

energy generation. Other water

companies landfill the waste. The

solution saved Wessex 700,000

per year.

Wessex receives some

500,000 tonnes of liquid organic

waste per year, imported

by external companies for

treatment and disposal. Sean

delivered a zero waste solution

for the waste, which is now

recycled as fertil iser, used to

make biogas, soil conditioner or

incinerated to generate energy.

Sean was instrumental in

developing Wessexs biogas-

powered car, the Biobug. The

challenge was to source the

technology needed to use the

gas as vehicle fuel. Publicity

about the Biobug reached more

than 70 million people.

Another success was Seans

biosolids marketing which

showed farmers its value as a

fertiliser, displacing chemical

products and helping raise

additional revenue.

Working with the Princes

Trust, Sean has employed six

long-term unemployed people

at GENeco. After 18 months, five

are still employed in the water

industry while one has moved on

to a dream job elsewhere.

To cap it all , Sean also found

a green and ethical provider of

work clothing for GENeco staff.

KEY POINTS

Central role in helping Wessex W

work towards zero waste and ca

neutral goals through its GENeco

division

Found way to turn 10,000 tonnes

grit and screenings into compos

and fuel for renewable energy

Instrumental in developing Wess

biogas-powered car, the Biobug

Communicated value of biosolid

as a fertiliser to farmers, replacin

chemicals

ADDRESS

GENeco

Bristol STW

Kings Weston Lane

Avonmouth

Bristol BS11 0YS

wwww.geneco.uk.com

t 0122 552 4560

FINALIST

Assaad Razzouk, Sindicatum

Green professional of the yea

Winner | Sean Hil


Sean was instrumental in developing

Wessexs biogas-powered car, the Biobug. The

challenge was to source the technology neededto use the gas as vehicle fuel


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