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$1.3billion turnover, Fortune 1000 company. Worlds largest producer of contract commercial carpets. Sold in over 100 countries with factories in 29 locations globally (inc NI, Thailand, China and Australia)
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$1.3billion turnover, Fortune 1000 company. • Worlds largest producer of contract commercial carpets. • Sold in over 100 countries with factories in 29 locations globally (inc NI, Thailand, China and Australia) • Manufactures and sell more the 40% of the carpet tiles used worldwide in commercial buildings • Employs more then 7,400 people worldwide, • Fortune magazine rated it one of top 100 employers and one of the 10 most admired companies
Vision: To be the first company that, by its deeds, shows the entire industrial world what sustainability is in all its dimensions: People, process, product, place and profits — by 2020 — and in doing so we will become restorative through the power of influence • Strategy: Mission Zero - Our promise to eliminate any negative impact our company may have on the environment by the year 2020
GGBS - Environmental Savings • GGBS / OPC - 970 kg / 60 kg Co2 tonne • 1000 m3 of concrete - (50/50 OPC/GGBS) • 1425 kg’s of cement • 577.1 tonnes of Co2 saved (185.3 cars, 181 years of electricity in average home) • 1781 kg’s of Sox, 2493 kg’s of (NOx) saved • 1781kg’s of CO, 310kg’s fine particulate matter (PM10) saved • 40% reduction in embodied energy (50/50 - GGBS/OPC) • No limestone / shale required (1.6 tonne per tonne of OPC)http://www.ecocem.ie/index.php?p=environmental&q=calculator
BubbleDeck • 1kg of recycled plastic replaces 100kg of concrete • Fewer building elements compared to steel frame and metal decking • Cost saving between 2.5% to 10% of total construction costs • Combination GGBS / Bubbledeck - 70% reduction in CO2
SolarPrint • DSSC is a third generation photovoltaic (PV) technology • Ability to harness diffuse light • Higher power output over the course of an average day • Lower cost (under high volume manufacturing) • Printable on metal or plastic • Different colours and opacities • Collaboration with Fiat (CRF) • Smart sunroof integrating DSSC technology
Accoya • Made from cheap pine • Properties that match tropical hardwood • Treated with acetic anhydride, from acetic acid (vinegar, in dilute form) • Vastly reduces woods ability to absorb water • No toxic preservatives • No maintenance • Designed to last over 60 years in wet environment • Source: http://www.accoya.com/accoya.html
Walmart Save People Money So They can Live Better Vision: • To be supplied 100% by renewable energy; • To create zero waste; • To sell products that sustain people and the environment Strategy: • Wamart Suppliers Sustainability Index • Employee Personal Sustainability Project (PSP) • From “Always Lower Prices” to “Save Money. Live better”
Walmart Save People Money So They can Live Better • 7,873 stores: Biggest US consumer of electricity; Target to reduce GHGs by 20% by 2012 • Invest $500M annually in efficient energy; 30% less energy; then 100% renewable energy. • Waste: Reduce waste by 25% in 3 years, then 0. • 7,200 trucks: Increase fuel efficiency by 25% in 3 years; double it in 10 years; save $300M/yr. • 2.1M “associates:” Largest employer in the world - Personal Sustainability Plan • 200M shoppers/week - influence
Walmart Save People Money So They can Live Better • 100,000 suppliers: • Reduce packaging by 5% by 2013; $3.4M savings in 5 years • Goal to remove non-renewable energy from all its product. • Partnership with the Carbon Discloser Project to measure and improve energy use and emissions of the entire supply chain • Working with suppliers to develop a worldwide sustainability index. • 100,000 global suppliers complete a survey of 15 questions to evaluate their sustainability