Dale Wallis

Carbon FootprintingPrint London Conference 17 January 2008: 

Carbon Footprinting Print London Conference 17 January 2008 Dale Wallis – Membership Director

Carbon Footprint – What’s it all about?: 

Carbon Footprint – What’s it all about?

Print Industry – Environmental History: 

Print Industry – Environmental History

Definition of a Carbon Footprint: 

Definition of a Carbon Footprint A Carbon Footprint is : A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide

Introduction and background: 

Introduction and background Carbon Trust Supply chain analysis The methodology Long term strategy

Encourage changes in market behaviour to reduce carbon : 

Encourage changes in market behaviour to reduce carbon Enabling companies: To improve their efficiency and influence up the supply chain To compete on green credentials To begin to switch away from carbon intensive products Enabling consumers: To understand which types of product are carbon intensive To differentiate between specific products on the basis of their carbon content

Carbon Footprints: 

Carbon Footprints Will enable businesses to quantify emissions of greenhouse gases across the product supply chain Carbon Footprint Label to be displayed on products

What is the carbon footprint of a product?: 

What is the carbon footprint of a product? Aluminium production Sugar farming Cola production Packaging Transportation Chilled storage Refrigeration Can collection Recycling or disposal Supply chain / value chain of a can of cola

Methodology ..\..\ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP\methodology_full.pdf: 

Methodology ..\..\ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP\methodology_full.pdf Identifying and measuring Strike a balance Developed in conjunction with businesses Long journey

Methodology - a commonly accepted standard: 

Developed through work with companies and their supply chain over 2 years Aspiration to develop it into the accepted standard for measuring & displaying product carbon footprints through wide consultation with stakeholders UK and ultimately international application and acceptance Methodology publicly available through the Carbon Trust website:. ..\..\ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP\CARBON FOOTPRINT INFO\PAS2050FirstDraftV.6-Final(KSHConsultation01_10_07).pdf Methodology - a commonly accepted standard

The standardisation process: 

The standardisation process Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to lead further development of the methodology into a commonly accepted standard Consultation process led by the BSI British Standard to create a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) on method to measure lifecycle GHG of products and services Two consultation periods ..\..\ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP\PAS 2050 RESPONSE INFO\Aggregated-PAS2050CommentsForm(Phase1Consultation).doc Proactive engagement with stakeholders: over 500 national and international Focused multi-stakeholder working groups to address some specific issues

Measuring your carbon footprint: 

Measuring your carbon footprint Product Life Cycle Process map – inputs and outputs Identify and measure emissions Calculate CO2 ..\..\ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP\CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR\Carbon Calculator Data Fields and Notes.xls

What do you measure? : 

What do you measure? Raw material Product manufacturing Distribution & retail Consumer use Disposal & recycling Retailer Purchase Pack Consume Refrigerate Transport Transport Recycling Landfill Vending machine Transport Transport Wholesaler warehousing Transport RDC Transport Label Bottling Blending / processing Bottle blowing Transport Landfill Transport Pre-form production Plastic Paper Printer Transport Transport Card-board Printer / cutter Transport Transport Water CO2 Carbonate Sugar Additives / flavourings Transport Transport Transport Transport Waste packaging Boxes Labels Bottles Carbonated water Packaged product Source: Dummy Data ILLUSTRATIVE

Newspaper (Group) - Carbon footprint58,961 tonnes of CO2: 

Newspaper (Group) - Carbon footprint 58,961 tonnes of CO2

Effect of switch to Green Power carbon footprint before and after: 

Effect of switch to Green Power carbon footprint before and after Tonnes of CO2

Carbon Label: 

Carbon Label What is it? What is involved? What are the benefits?

The Carbon Footprint Label: 

The Carbon Footprint Label Independent measurement “Reduce or lose” commitment

Carbon Offsetting: 

Carbon Offsetting Reduce GHG emissions to minimum Invest in Offset schemes Go Carbon Neutral

There are three main methods of carbon offsetting:: 

There are three main methods of carbon offsetting: Sequestration Renewable energy Energy conservation

Before Offsetting – Hierarchy of control: 

Before Offsetting – Hierarchy of control Eliminate Substitute Minimise lowest practicable means

Carbon Reduction – Areas Carbon reduction suggestions.doc: 

Carbon Reduction – Areas Carbon reduction suggestions.doc Premises People Production Waste/Disposal management

Carbon Reduction – Areas Carbon reduction suggestions.doc: 

Carbon Reduction – Areas Carbon reduction suggestions.doc Premises People Production Waste/Disposal management

Some ideas;: 

Some ideas; 'Presence detection' controlled lighting in places not in constant use. Purchase timers for appliances (such as coffee and vending machines) and office equipment (laser printers and photocopiers) that do not need to be left on outside office hours.   Taxis – all hybrid vehicles, companies such as: ecoigo www.ecoigo.com   Bike scheme. The company pays for the bike and the staff member pays the company back from his salary over a 6-12 month period.

Other simple ways:: 

Other simple ways: Connect PC's directly to the fax server to prevent unnecessary paper use. Multifunctional devices in place of photocopiers, fax machines and printers. Fridges/ freezers – savaplug, replaces fridge’s normal plug and has a sensor that reduces the amount of electricity used to pump the refrigerant around the fridge. www.savawatt.com Water machines in offices could be supplied from the mains, removing the need for plastic water containers, and the lorry travel to deliver/ remove them.

Summary: 

Summary Attitudes are changing Legislation is here to stay Corporate Social Responsibility is moving up the agenda Waste costs are going up Energy costs are going up Customer requirements will become more stringent End users will continue to influence Standards will continue to be prominent

Contact details: 

Contact details Dale Wallis Mobile 07736 828 450 dale.wallis@bpif.org.uk