An overview of the one planet challenge - looking at using resources sustainably - and how this can apply to and benefit organisations in reducing their environmental impact and creating business opportunities with new eco products and services. Presention for Ecobuild 2011 by Hayley Bell Sustainable Business Manager at BioRegional.

1. BioRegional’s One Planet Living
approach for businesses
Hayley Bell ‐ Sustainable Business Manager

2. Workshop outline
• Introducing BioRegional
• One Planet Home at B&Q
• Developing One Planet Action Plans

3. Outline
• BioRegional and our approach to
sustainability
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• BioRegional’s Projects
• B&Q P
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4. About BioRegional Development Group
• Environmental Charity
• Practical Solutions
• BedZED
• One Planet Programme
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5. Solutions for sustainability
BioRegional
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Production Communities Regions Companies

6. Global One Planet Programme
Olympics
London
Canada
Sutton
Brighton
UAE
San Francisco
Washington DC
Portugal
China
South Africa

7. Where do our impacts arise?
Total footprint = 5.45 gha per person (REAP)

8. Carbon footprint has increased ninefold since 1963
Carbon
Ecological Footprint Atlas 2008, Global Footprint Network

9. One Planet Living Principles
1 Zero carbon
2 Zero waste
3 Sustainable transport
S t i bl t t
4 Sustainable materials
5 Local and sustainable food
6 Sustainable water
7 Land and wildlife
8 Culture and heritage
9 Equity and local economy
10 Health and happiness

10. One Planet Commitments for Companies
Zero Carbon
Zero Carbon Zero waste Sustainable
Energy efficiency Reduce Transport
Renewable energy Reuse educe eed
Reduce need
100% reduction Recycle Alternative and
by 2025 low carbon
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90% reuse and
recycling by 2012 50% reduction by
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2025

11. One Planet Commitments for Companies
Sustainable Local and Sustainable Water
Materials Sustainable Food Efficient products
Low embodied Low impact
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energy Low animal protein Embodied water
Certification Locally sourced 10% reduction by
Waste resources 100% compliance
% li 2015
100% sustainable with policy by 2025
procurement by 2025

12. One Planet Commitments for Companies
Land Use and Culture and Equity and Local Health and
Wildlife Heritage Economy Happiness
Protect and Support Supplier Promote
enhance community assessments wellbeing
Communities and projects Ethical and Flexible training
charities One Planet living environmental and working
100% staff training Good practice by Employee
sustainable Increase support 2025 engagement
timber sourcing up to 2025 score of 4.15/5

13. Why does BioRegional work with businesses?
Mainstream Tackle our
sustainability eco footprint
Challenge Ask business
businesses to to challenge
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14. Why do businesses work with us?
Leaders in
Critical friend
sustainability
Technical Independent
expertise verification

15. Becoming a One Planet Company
• Develop One Planet Action Plan, addressing 10 OP
principles
Endorsement • Commitment to deliver publicly available
Commitment to deliver, publicly available
• Action Plan undergoes a BioRegional technical review
• Recognition as a One Planet Company achieved
Annual
• Process repeated annually
Review

16. © B&Q
B&Q and BioRegional
BioRegional & B&Q partnership ‐ UK’s
o eg o a & &Q pa t e s p U s
largest home improvement and garden
retailer
Approach:
• Sustainability Action Plan using OPL
principles
• One Planet Home product range
accredited by BioRegional
Benefits:
• 16% CO2 reduction compared to 2006
• 48% reduction in waste to landfill,
saving £2.2m since 2006
saving £2 2m since 2006
• Won Observer Ethical Business Award
2010

17. Sustainability Action Plan
• Short and long term commitments
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against 10 principles 1 Zero carbon
2 Zero waste
• Builds on existing policies e.g. timber
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• B&Q champions for all 10 principles 4 Sustainable materials
including: 5 Local and sustainable food
6 Sustainable water
• PProperty and Store Operations
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7 Land and wildlife
• Commercial 8 Culture and heritage
• Human Resources 9 Equity and local economy
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10 Health and happiness
• Logistics
• Communications
• Social Responsibility

18. Our services
Carbon and ecological footprinting
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• Products and materials (LCA)
• Buildings (embodied carbon analysis)
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• Organisations (full scope 3)
Strategies for delivery
• Sustainability Action Plans
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Sustainable energy, waste, construction, transport and water strategies
t t ti t t d t t t i
• Sustainable procurement and supplier assessments
Engagement and communications
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• Sustainability reporting
• Staff inductions, green champions and sustainability training programmes for
employees
• Workshops for businesses, design teams, local authorities and government
departments

19. Other work