TEMA - 10 NEGOCIOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE. Curva de Aprendizaje de la Industria. Corporate sustainability management system

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1 TEMA - 10 Curva de Aprendizaje de la Industria 1 Era Complacencia 2 Era Más allá de la Complacencia 3a Era Eco-eficiencia 4a Era Desarrollo sustentable Diseño Sustentable NEGOCIOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE 1/ Respuesta Corporativa Metas de la Industria Sistemas de Administración Integrados Contabilidad de Costos Ambientales Product stewardship/dfe/lca* TQEM*/Sistemas de Administración Ambiental Participación de Accionistas Prevención de Contaminación/Minimización de Desperdicios Control de Contaminantes/Complacencia Antes de 1970s 1970s 1980s Sin preparación Reactiva Anticipatoria 1990s 2000s Proactiva Alta Integración Evitar costos: Enfoque de centro Dirección excplícita de de ganancias: metas ambientales: Reducción de impacto Eco-efficiency Administración de Ninguna Estándares Liderazgo costo ambiental Desmaterialización regulatorios Protección Legitimada Productividad de Administración recursos Ventaja competitiva ambiental estratégica Productos de servicio Partnerships Marco del natural step 2/ Environmental Management Systems (EMS): Corporate sustainability management system Progress 1. Sustainable Development Policy Identification of stakeholders Identification of sustainability issues Policy definition 5. Review Business Strategy 2. Planning 4. Communication Sustainability reporting 3. Implementation Identification of priorities Measuring monitoring Awareness raising motivating Sustainability indicators Establishing the baseline Targets objectives Integration of sustainability into business strategy 3/ 4/

2 Environmental management system (EMS) The ISO series Covers environmental performance only Allows companies to: take a systematic approach to the evaluation of its environmental performance ensure that environmental objective targets are met demonstrate that to the others seek certification of its EMS by external organisation Formal EMS: ISO series EU Eco-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) Company- Auditing ISO ISO ISO Env l perform. evaluation ISO Management Product- system stards Life cycle EMS assessment specification ISO ISO ISO ISO EMS guide Env l labelling ISO ISO ISO ISO / 6/ The structure Continual 7/ Adopts the principles of sustainable development Appropriate to the environmental impacts of the activities Includes commitment to comply with legislation Includes commitment to improvement Documented communicated 8/

3 A B C Departments Aspects Facility- wide Department by Department Review Legal Other Requirements Legal Requirements Evaluate for Significance Regulated Potential Release Business Plan Env.. Load Significant? Significant Aspects Significant Aspects 9/ Categorize Objectives Targets Significant Aspects Control/ Maintain (e.g. regulatory (e.g. energy compliance) reduction) Objectives Targets Study (e.g. feasibility study) Develop Environmental Management Programs Project Plan EMP s l Tasks, Responsible Parties, Time Frames l Operational Controls l Monitoring Measurement Environmental Management Programs Develop Procedures Work Practices Procedures Work Practice 1 Work Practice 2 Work Practice 3 Procedures/Work Practices 10/ Roles authorities Training, awareness competence Communication (internal external) Documentation Operational control emergency response to reduce environmental impacts 11/ Monitoring measurement Non-conformance with legislation preventive EMS audit 12/

4 Ensures continuing effectiveness of EMS Addresses needs for changes to, objectives other elements of EMS 13/ : to be certified against by a third party detailed requirement that must be met to achieve certification ISO guidance on the development maintenance of an EMS practical examples including guidance on identifying environmental impacts not to be certified against 14/ The ISO series ISO : Environmental auditing Company- Auditing ISO ISO ISO Env l perform. evaluation ISO Management Product- system stards Life cycle EMS assessment specification ISO ISO ISO ISO EMS guide Env l labelling ISO ISO ISO ISO An independent verification of whether the EMS conforms to specified criteria Includes: Characterising describing impacts Assessing the significance of impacts Identifying assessing alternatives Reporting 15/ 16/

5 ISO 14031: Environmental performance evaluation Consideration of significant environmental impacts Establishment selection of environmental indicators Collection, analysis evaluation of data Reporting Examples of environmental performance indicators Material energy consumption Emissions to air Emissions to water Solid waste Global warming Ozone layer depletion Acidification etc. Excell table... 17/ 18/ The ISO series ISO : Life cycle assessment (LCA) Evaluation auditing tools Auditing ISO ISO ISO Env l perform. evaluation ISO Management Product- system stards Life cycle EMS assessment specification ISO ISO ISO ISO EMS guide Env l labelling ISO ISO ISO ISO Cradle-to-grave approach to environmental management Quantifies impacts of a product along the supply chain Enables identification of environmentally better products processes ISO 14040: General approach ISO : The methodology 19/ 20/

6 ISO & 14024: Environmental labelling Significance of for stakeholders Designed to enable consumer to choose more environmentally acceptable products Other businesses Stardised to enable comparisons on the same basis Other labels: EU eco-label Scinavian White Swan German Blue angel Government Consumers 21/ Citizens 22/ A case study: Vauxhall motors Criticism of implemented at its Ellesmere Port factory in the UK The company makes engines 120,000 cars/yr One of the areas for improvement identified by was the use of utilities In addition to reducing environmental impacts, the establishment of also resulted in: reduction in electricity costs by 240,000/yr Reduced gas consumption of 22,000/yr Improved water-use efficiency Waste minimisation recycling saved 75,000/yr 23/ Public participation limited Ignores interests of: Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) developing countries certification does not necessarily mean good environmental performance conformance vs performance aspects vs impacts There is no public access to the environmental information prepared by a company 24/

7 Other comments on It is a green passport signifying environmental excellence It is a plot by industry to undermine better international environmental initiatives It is a plot by consultants to make money out of industry It is a plot by governments NGOs to push a green agenda It is a useless tool for improving environmental performance It is too complicated for SMEs Does not represent leading edge in the EMS thinking Is a completely new way of thinking about environmental issues Will be used a trade barrier Will facilitate trade Full ISO documents by companies iso14001/iso14000.htm iso14001/ford_manual/fordmanual.htm 25/ 26/ Corporate sustainability management system 1. Sustainable Development Policy Identification of stakeholders Identification of sustainability issues Policy definition 5. Review Business Strategy 2. Planning 4. Communication Sustainability reporting 3. Implementation Identification of priorities Measuring monitoring Awareness raising motivating Sustainability indicators Establishing the baseline Targets objectives Integration of sustainability into business strategy 27/ 28/

8 Sustainability reporting Annual reports on economic, environmental social performance A A more recent trend State-of-the-art Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Reports following the GRI format should include: description of the corporate sustainability management system targets objectives performance as measured by sustainability indicators Economic Contribution to GDP Employment Investments Profit Sales Shareholder value Turnover Value added Sustainability indicators Environmental Biodiversity Global warming Dust emissions Energy use Noise Resource management Solid waste Visual impact Water effluents Social Customer satisf Education training Equal opportunities Health safety Stakeholder involvement Social partnership Wages benefits 29/ 30/ Sustainability indicators Benefits from reporting Measure the level of sustainability help to monitor progress Can be quantitative or qualitative Examples: Economic: 200 million turnover (or sales)/yr Environmental:10,000 t CO 2 /yr or 100 t CO 2 /t product Social (health safety): 1 fatality 100 hrs accident lost time Financial demonstrating good performance social responsibility helps to increase share prices Strategic improved corporate image Improved relationship with shareholders building up expertise in advance of regulatory requirements for reporting gaining trust from the Government, regulator public by being open Taking a lead or remaining close to the competitors 31/ 32/

9 Resistance to reporting The absence of legal requirements for reporting, but for example, sustainability reporting became matory in France last year The costs outweigh the benefits In many cases, companies will only disclose good information Stages in sustainability reporting Meeting global priorities 1. Short statement in annual report 2. One-off Env l report 3. Annual reporting linked to EMS, but more text than figures 4. Full account of env l impacts; annual reports available online 5. Integrated sustainability reports, linking env l, economic social aspects of performance 33/ Time, effort 34/ Current trends in reporting To find the specific information on the companies their reports, you may find useful the following two web sites: Global Reporting Initiative: (then follow the link GRI Reporters); Tomorrow: Reports still mainly consider environmental performance only Some companies also produce social reports Environmental social reports still mainly separate from financial reports However, an increasing number of companies produces integrated sustainability reports following the GRI format Reports mainly produced by large companies 35/ 36/