Transcript Making an Impact: 2001 to 2011
Making an Impact: 2001 to 2011
Introducing ENWORKS
• Established in 2001; celebrating our
tenth anniversary
in 2011.
• Delivering internationally recognised
environmental business support
.
• Advised over
11,500 businesses
of all sizes and sectors across the North West.
• Combating
market failure
decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation.
• Focused on
resource efficiency
– making more with less – reducing use of energy / water / materials.
• And
risk
– converting
environmental pressures
into real
competitive advantages
.
The challenges we face
• Climate change is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen.
The Stern Report.
• Awareness doesn’t always lead to action - 80% of businesses believe resource efficiency is important - BUT only 20% plan to take action in 12 months - Majority are one-off, low-impact interventions • Common misconceptions – “the environment” is irrelevant / costly / will require new equipment / is time-consuming / is energy only / is a threat not an opportunity
Headline impacts
Over the last decade ENWORKS has demonstrated its environmental, economic and social impacts, by helping businesses to achieve:
£100m Business cost savings 500,000 7,500 £230m 3,333 Tonnes of CO 2 e savings Jobs safeguarded and created Sales safeguarded and won Adults trained
“What impresses me most about projects such as ENWORKS is they truly are becoming the change that’s needed in the world.” Al Gore, former US Vice President
Core services
•
On-site reviews to identify resource efficiency improvements and business risks
- Free reports with fully quantified improvement opportunities.
- Ongoing, hands-on assistance with implementing improvements.
- Help with securing finance if necessary, accessing technical support from specialist consultants, and driving cultural change within businesses.
•
Bespoke software – the ENWORKS Online Resource Efficiency Toolkit
- Free access to award-winning software used by Government and public bodies. - Helps managers to prioritise, track and report on your progress and resulting savings.
•
Training and networking
- Up to 40 free seminars/workshops/events a year, at local venues across the NW.
- Includes courses certified by professional bodies, including CIEH and CIWM.
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Information services – Green Intelligence
- Free, fortnightly e-bulletins, bringing the most relevant environmental business news, information and case studies directly to people’s inboxes, tailored to their business needs.
Business benefits
Our hands-on, one-to-one support helps businesses to: Cut costs Boost productivity Increase profitability Safeguard and create jobs Retain and win contracts Improve corporate reputation •
Key
Businesses supported with resource efficiency by ENWORKS
Financial and environmental savings
We help businesses to reap the financial rewards of improving their environmental performance…
£152m Business cost savings per year
We’re helping businesses to boost their bottom lines.
794,200 CO 2 e savings per year
…reducing company carbon footprints.
6.1m m 3 3.1m tonnes Water savings per year
…protecting precious natural resources.
Material savings per year
…making make more with less.
520,800 tonnes Waste diversion from landfill per year
…treating residual waste as a fresh resource.
ENWORKS Online Resource Efficiency Toolkit
• Unique web-based software, launched in 2004 • Log, prioritise, manage and report on resource efficiency actions • Clear audit trail, traceable to each improvement opportunity and linked to UK Government CO 2 e conversion factors • Adopted by other English RDAs and Welsh Assembly Government Over
9,500 businesses
across the UK Tracking over
35,000 efficiency improvements
Recording total cost savings of over
£374 million
With over
944,000 tonnes CO 2 e savings
Skills for Resource Efficiency - Energy
13% 23% 0%
Cost Savings from Energy Efficiency - by Method
7% 14% 1% 23% Behaviour change Eco design Environmental technology On-site renewables Premises improvement Process improvement Procurement change Switch to biofuel 19%
Investment and return
£23m Invested in businesses
Public funds secured by ENWORKS (primarily NWDA & ERDF) to support business + £23m leveraged
£9m
current programme value £3.5m ERDF & £5.5m SP
£21.4m Invested by businesses
9 month average payback period on achieved savings 15 month average payback period on pipeline savings
£178m Net additional GVA
Independent evaluation showed ~£9m invested in us (2007-2010) delivered net additional GVA of £178m (1:20 ratio) It also showed we outperformed all other regional environmental business support programmes and achieved better value for-money than the aggregate of all national environmental programmes & a range of other traditional business support packages.
Key success factors
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Mix of public funding sources
effective engagement process – no exclusions / all businesses eligible / more cost •
Partnership of organisations
– locally embedded & trusted by beneficiaries and other stakeholders •
Breadth of services
– no barriers, we address energy, water, materials and waste, covering eco-design, process efficiency, sustainable procurement, legal compliance, climate change adaptation…. both risk and reward •
Targeted and tailored support
– linked to the potential to make savings, hands-on on-site advice and off-site services, focus on cost effectiveness and impact •
ENWORKS Online Resource Efficiency Toolkit
– data is turned into information, it both catalyses action in business and the sharing of best practice across the project
Get in touch or find out more
Samantha Nicholson, ENWORKS Director
T: 0161 245 4764
www.enworks.com
@enworks2001 www.linkedin.com/company/enworks Green Intelligence - fortnightly emails of green business news and case studies: www.greenintelligence.org.uk
ENWORKS In a Box – sharing our learning and experiences: www.enworksinabox.com
Website for businesses interested in free ENWORKS support: www.getsupport.enworks.com
GM Local Impact Report: www.enworks.com/local-impact