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Creating a Climate for Change
Trewin Restorick, CEO of Global Action Plan &
Lucy Carver, Director of The Bigger Picture, Sky
29th June 2010
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Age (yr BP)
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After 45 More Years of current energy use patterns
Today’s CO2 Concentration
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Gulf of Mexico, 11 July 2005
Summer Temperatures in context
Source Met Office Hadley Centre
Observed temperatures
Simulated temperatures
2040s
2060s
2003
We are already
committed to this from
past emissions alone
www.defra.gov.uk/adaptation
35 000 people died across Northern Europe in the August heat-wave of 2003 –
effective planning is essential
UK Floods June – July 07
= £3 Billion
How Sky and Global Action Plan
came to work together
Sky’s The Bigger Picture
Responsible Business
Environ
ment
Sport
Art
Joining In
Sky and Climate Change
• We believe its happening - and want to tackle it
• Sustainability = good business sense
• 9.8M+ homes and 17,000 employees = big
opportunity to make a difference
INSPIRING ACTION TO COMBAT
CLIMATE CHANGE
(customers and staff)
MINIMISING SKY’S ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT (direct footprint and indirect footprint)
Help Sky
homes be
greener homes
Schools
Sky
Rainforest
Rescue
Products OperationsSupply
Chain
Sky’s Environment Strategy -
Areas of Focus
GAP works
with us
across all
areas
Environment: Minimising our
impact at Sky
CO2 Emissions
25% reduction in gross CO2 emissions (tonnes / £m) by
2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Energy Efficiency
20% increase in energy efficiency in Sky owned buildings
by 2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline
On-site Renewable EnergyUK Sky-owned sites to obtain 20% of gross carbon emissions from the use of on-site renewable energy by 2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Fleet25% reduction in CO2 emissions per van in our fleet by 2012 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Employee Business Travel20% reduction in CO2 emissions per FTE from employee business travel by 2012 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Waste to LandfillDivert 90% of waste from landfill by 2012
Waste RecycledReuse or recycle 70% of waste by 2012
WaterEnsure that water consumption remains +/- 1m3 from 10m3/FTE
Product Energy UseCut the total energy consumption of newly installed Sky+HD boxes by 30% by 2012 versus our current Sky+HD box
SuppliersEngage with 50 of our most carbon intensive suppliers to help them measure their carbon footprint and reduce emissions further
Creating a Joint Vision for the Sky /
Global Action Plan partnership• Achieve significant practical and measurable improvements in
environmental impacts by engaging the Sky community delivering innovation and long term behaviour change
• Help grow and enhance the reputation of Sky and Global Action Plan (position Sky as a thought-leader in addressing environmental issues and Global Action Plan as one of the UK’s leading environmental charities)
• Generate buzz and excitement around Sky’s involvement in the climate change agenda, providing hooks and angles for exciting news stories
• Demonstrate an acclaimed ground-breaking, successful, action-led corporate/charity partnership
• Through cash, leveraged and in-kind investment, raise a minimum £1m over three years for Global Action Plan’s initiatives
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Appetite for Action
• Global Action Plan and Sky
• Free web and teaching
resources for Primary
Schools in the UK and Ireland
• Join the dots between
the environment, the food we eat and the food
we throw away
www.appetiteforaction.org.uk
EverGreen & volunteering
opportunities
Benefits to Global Action Plan
• Different culture and skills
• Creativity
• Creates scale
• Credibility
• Resource
Benefits to Sky
• Our people = key to reducing our CO2 emissions
• Employees who join in are stronger advocates
• Reach consumers through volunteering and Schools project
Working with GAP bring us:
• Different culture and skills
• Creativity
• Depth
• Credibility
• Contributes £2m to WWF for
project over 3 years
• Supported by Sky marketing
and programming
• Raise £2m over 3 years via on-line, red
button and phone donations through
specific awareness and donation
programmes
• Delivered on the ground by WWF Brazil,
with local community and government
• Link to Copenhagen Climate Change
Summit
Project
• WWF and Sky to help save 1
billion trees in Amazon
rainforest in partnership over 3
years
• £10= helps save 500 trees
Sky Sky Customers & employees
Sky Rainforest Rescue - Project
Overview
Schools and Sky Rainforest
Rescue
• Global Action Plan are expert in schools - GAP and WWF are creating programme together
• Taking learnings from Appetite for Action
• We want 3,000 Primary and Secondary Schools to take part
• Will educate on rainforests and how we can take decisions at home to help save them
Contact Details
www.globalactionplan.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7405 5633
www.sky.com/thebiggerpicture