Download Green Dragon Presentation Sept 2010

GREEN DRAGON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD
Recognising Environmental Management
& Tackling Climate Change Across Wales
Groundwork in Wales
• Groundwork in Wales is a leading local, regional and national
environmental regeneration network building sustainable
communities across Wales
• Groundwork in Wales projects contribute to a number of ‘One Wales’
commitments, with a particular focus on responding to the
challenges of tackling climate change, employment & training and
empowering people in their communities
• Groundwork is using its expertise and experience to tackle climate
change across Wales, and in doing so developed the Green Dragon
Environmental Standard
• Green Dragon has been and is continuing to support companies and
organisations in achieving improved environmental performance
since 2002
www.greendragonems.com
Green Dragon
What is the Green Dragon Environmental Standard?
• A practical Environmental Management System (EMS) framework
and tool to:
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reduce resource costs & increase efficiency
improve environmental performance
comply with environmental legislation
improve market advantage, image and reputation with staff and
customers
www.greendragonems.com
Business & Environmental Benefits
• Green Dragon is written clearly with the specific needs of the
customer in mind (the Standard document itself is FREE)
• It is unique in that it is clear and achievable by BOTH businesses
just starting an EMS and those already established
• Available whatever the size or type of business and the scale of thier
environmental impact
• Green Dragon demonstrates a real commitment to the environment,
improving environmental performance, ensuring legal compliance
and reducing costs
• Rewards real effort by recognition of achievements through
Certification at five successive levels
• Series of stand-alone EMS levels which are comparable to and can
build towards ISO14001
www.greendragonems.com
Certification
• Publicly recognises effective environmental management
• Customer cofidence in environmental credentials
• A stepped system comprising five Levels of achievement allowing
business to apply at the level that suits size, structure and activities
• Recognition through certification, and:
– addition to the Green Dragon Website Register (all Levels)
– use of the logo on stationery and marketing materials (Level 2
and above)
– eligibile to purchase an display plaque (Levels 3,4 and 5)
• Groundwork Wales is the sole certifying body in Wales and the UK,
maintaining quality control
www.greendragonems.com
Green Dragon Levels
LEVEL 1
Commitment to
Environmental
Responsibility
LEVEL 2
Complying with
Environmental
Legislation
LEVEL 3
Managing
Environmental
Impacts
LEVEL 4
Environmental
Management
Programme
LEVEL 5
Continual
Environmental
Improvement
- Commitment to improve
- Awareness of environmental impacts
- Set simple improvement goals
- Awareness of legal obligations
- Communication staff responsibilities
- Maintain environmental records
- Evaluate and prioritise environmental impacts
- Set measurable improvement targets
- Begin reporting on environmental impacts
- Develop formal management system
- Implement procedures for key activities
- Report on environmental achievements
- Comprehensive environmental management system
- Full environmental reporting
www.greendragonems.com
Monitoring and Reporting
• Continued environmental improvement with an annual
reassessment required to maintain certification
• Green Dragon provides a clear snapshot of business practices and
how they may change on a yearly basis
• Levels 1-2 Improvement Plan and monitoring of key environmental
data
• Levels 3-5 Objective & Target setting, significance testing to rate the
business environmental impact, publishing an Environmental
Statement, in addition:
– Level 3: Record annually direct CO2 emissions
– Level 4: Record annually direct and indirect CO2 emissions
– Level 5: Record annually direct and indirect green house gas
emissions
www.greendragonems.com
Case Study 1
Coleg Gwent
• Largest Further Education College in Wales
• Operating from five campuses, employing over 1,500
staff and providing teaching to some 37,000 students
• Prior to Green Dragon it was sending 100% of all its
waste to landfill
• After 3 years of implementing the Standard it now
recycles 73% of all waste.
www.greendragonems.com
Case Study 2
Corporate Building Services, City & County of Swansea
• Wide range of construction work, predominantly on public
buildings and housing maintenance, with c. 600 staff
• Green Dragon has supported the department in:
– diverting 4,063 tonnes of waste from landfill since 2007
– making £712K savings (inc cost avoidance) from waste
management changes
– 44% reduction of waste
– 32% reduction in energy use compared to 07/08
– 30% reduction of water consumption compared to 07/08
www.greendragonems.com
Case Study 3
Trackyou Ltd
• One of the UK's leading providers of asset tracking and fleet
management systems
• Green Dragon has given a measurable platform to reduce
waste, energy consumption and also fuel use and CO2
emissions
• Since implementing Green Dragon, it has seen c.25% per
head reduction in energy consumption as well as reducing its
use of office paper by 60%
• Reviewed vehicle activities, with all vehicles purchased or
leased by Trackyou now being super efficient diesel models
www.greendragonems.com
Further Information
• Groundwork Wales can support organisations
looking to achieve any level of the Green
Dragon Environmental Standard
• Copies of the Standard are available upon
request, for further information contact
Groundwork Wales on:
– 01443 844866
– [email protected]
– greendragonems.com
www.greendragonems.com