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Profiting from Cleaner Production: Day 1 Prepared by Tellus Institute Boston, MA USA
T ELLUS I NSTITUTE
For UNEP Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics
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Introduction
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Course Background [15 min]
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Development of the training materials Content has been developed by:
– Tellus Institute – The Illinois EPA – The Philippine Institute of CPAs – The Asian Institute of Management – UNEP CP financing National Project Coordinators in Zimbabwe and Guatemala – UNEP Cleaner Production financing project team 4
UNEP: Financing Cleaner Production — Support
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) Course support is from the project: “Strategies and Mechanisms For Promoting Cleaner Production Investments In Developing Countries” Funding provided by the Government of Norway
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Words of welcome Introduction of Instructors [15 min]
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Participant Introductions [30 min]
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Participant introductions Who is here today?
What type of organization do you work for?
– e.g., industry, government, other – if from industry, which sector and what size
What are your job responsibilities and areas of expertise?
– e.g., management, accounting, finance, engineering, production, environmental
What is your investment perspective?
– e.g., developer of investment proposals, one who funds investment proposals 8
Why are you here?
What work issues or concerns motivated you to come?
What are your learning goals for this course?
What are your expectations of this course?
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Course Overview [15 min]
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Focus of this course
Cleaner Production Cost Identification & Estimation Project Profitability Assessment Also to incorporate your experiences, questions, and goals into the presentation, exercises, and discussions Case studies of Cleaner Production at real facilities will be used
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Cleaner Production
The cost of waste Profiting from Cleaner Production Small group exercise on classifying environmental management options CP implementation steps Where to go for more information CP planning at your organization
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Cost identification and estimation
Small group exercise on cost identification Problematic accounting practices Potential sources of cost data Small group exercise on cost estimation Tools for data estimation Cost identification and estimation at your organization
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Project profitability assessment Capital budgeting (of “environmental” projects) Project cash flows and simple payback The Time Value of Money (TVM) and Net Present Value (NPV) Two small group exercises Capital budgeting with inflation and tax Sensitivity analysis Key profitability indicators
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Conclusion
Where to go for more information Brief review of what we learned Final questions and comments Course evaluation
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Time for a break!
[15 min]
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Cleaner Production
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The Cost of Waste [15 min]
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What is waste?
Some proactive companies view waste as: “any material or energy that leaves a process or facility in any form other than product” A slightly less strict definition might be: “any material or energy that leaves a process or facility without first being used as efficiently as possible” Definitions vary — but all companies generate waste!
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Flow of materials & energy Air Emissions Materials, Energy, Water, Labour, Capital Products, By-Products Solid Waste, Energy , Wastewater Waste
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Different types of waste There are many words for different types of waste: • • • • • • • • • • • •
allowance BOD broke contaminated solids core loss customer returns damage drainings dust effluent evaporation furnace loss
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greenhouse loss hidden losses leakage non-conforming material overfill packaging process loss rework second quality stock loss washings Adapted from: The Kaunas Institute of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania 21
The true cost of waste is often underestimated
For every $1 of waste cost that companies actually measure, another $2-3 of cost are” hidden” in the accounting records, or are not on the books at all Companies typically underestimate how much waste really costs them, sometimes by several orders of magnitude This applies even to big, well-managed companies
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The cost of waste ink at the Southwire Company
The average disposal cost of a drum of hazardous waste ink was estimated as $50 Upon closer inspection, the true cost was discovered to be $1300 per drum:
– $819 lost raw materials (ink, thinner) – $369 corporate waste management activities – $50 disposal – $47 – $16 internal waste handling activities hazardous waste tax 23
The “Cost” Iceberg
The true cost of waste can be like an iceberg, with only a small part visible
THE HIDDEN COST OF WASTE
Adapted from: Bierma, TJ., F.L. Waterstaraat, and J. Ostrosky. 1998. “Chapter 13: Shared Savings and Environmental Management Accounting,” from
The Green Bottom Line.
Greenleaf Publishing:England.
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So how do we melt the cost iceberg?
...through
Cleaner Production!
Stay tuned...
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Profiting from Cleaner Production [30 min]
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Passive environmental strategies
Dilute & disperse
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Reactive environmental strategies
end-of-pipe approaches
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Proactive environmental strategies: Cleaner Production Prevention of waste generation: Good housekeeping - Input substitution - Better process control - Equipment modification - Technology change - On-site recovery/reuse - Production of a useful by product - Product modification
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Cleaner Production definition “The continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment.” (UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME)
Properly implemented CP:
always
reduces long-term liabilities which companies can face many years after pollution has been generated or disposed at a given site
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Properly implemented CP:
usually
increases profitability lowers production costs enhances productivity provides a rapid return on any capital or operating investments required increases product yield leads to the more efficient use of energy and raw materials
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Properly implemented CP:
often
avoids regulatory compliance costs leads to insurance savings provides enhanced access to capital from financial institutions and lenders is fast and easy to implement requires little capital investment
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CP versus End-of-Pipe approach CLEANER PRODUCTION POLLUTION CONTROL and WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Continuous improvement
towards use of closed loop or continuous cycle processes
• Partnerships are essential:
everyone has a role to play in the community
• Elimination of environmental
problems at source
• Involves new practices,
attitudes and management techniques and stimulates technical advances
• One-off solutions to single
problems
• Processes result in waste
materials for disposal Solutions are often developed by experts in isolation
• Reactive responses to
pollution and waste after they are generated (e.g. via waste treatment equipment and methods)
• Relies mainly on technical
improvements to existing technologies
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What is not CP?
Off-site recycling Transferring hazardous wastes Waste treatment Concentrating hazardous or toxic constituents to reduce volume Diluting constituents to reduce hazard or toxicity
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What are the benefits of Cleaner Production?
Improving environmental situation Increasing economical benefits Continuous environmental improvement Increasing productivity Gaining competitive advantage
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CP motivators and drivers
INTERNAL to the COMPANY:
Improvements in productivity and competitiveness Environmental management systems and continuous improvement Environmental leadership Corporate environmental reports and Environmental accounting
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CP motivators and drivers -
EXTERNAL to the COMPANY: Innovative regulation
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Economic incentives
- Education
and training
- Buyer –
supplier relations
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Soft loans from Financial institutions - Community involvement - International trade incentives
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Team for CP success
• Managers, engineers
industry and and commerce finance people in , in particular those responsible for business strategy, product development, plant operations and finance
• Government officials
promoting CP , both central and regional, who play an important role in
• Media representatives
role in disseminating information on good environmental practice who play an important
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Small Group Exercise: Classifying Environmental Management Options [30 min]
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Exercise instructions
Introduction (5 min.) Read and evaluate the two company cases detailed in your handout (10 min.) Discuss your answers with the other small groups and the instructor (10 min.) Lessons learned (5 min.)
Refers to the handout “CP3Exercises” throughout the course 41
Preview: Cleaner Production at a case study facility called “PLS” [5 minutes] A medium-sized company selling printed food packaging materials (such as potato-chip bags) They print product labels directly onto the film material, and then the customers make the final package
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Cleaner Production at the PLS Company
PLS implemented two CP projects to reduce wasted solid scrap during print runs
– A quality control (QC) camera project to reduce waste from errors when printing – An on-site scrap recycling project to reduce waste from start-up runs 43
CP projects’ profitability at the PLS Company
The two CP projects in combination reduced solid scrap by about 45% Total initial investment:
– US $ 105,000
The resulting annual savings:
– US $ 96,900
More details to come later...
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Time for lunch!
[60 min]
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CP Implementation Steps [30 min]
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Planning for Cleaner Production: Six steps to savings Step 1
Get organized
Step 2
Analyze processes
Step 3
Identify and evaluate CP alternatives
Step 4
Secure project financing
Step 5
Implement projects
Step 6
Measure progress Adapted from: A Guide to Pollution Prevention for New Hampshire Businesses. January 1999.
N.H Department of Environmental Services.
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Step 1 — Get organized
Get management support for Cleaner Production Form a planning team Seek input from personnel at all levels
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Step 2 — Analyze processes
Take a close look at each production step Map flows of materials, energy, waste, activities Determine the true cost of waste generation Prioritise losses and target your CP efforts
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Step 3 — Identify & evaluate CP options
Get at the root cause of the problem Be creative Generate lots of ideas Determine which alternatives are feasible Select best alternatives for implementation
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Step 4 — Secure project financing
Proceed to Step 5 for projects that need minimal up-front investment Determine availability of internal investment funds for bigger projects Obtain external financing for remaining projects
– Private sector – Government sector 51
Step 5 — Implement projects
Schedule projects Assign responsibilities Talk to workers who will be affected Get feedback from employees Schedule financing payments
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Step 6 — Measure progress
Track waste generation, materials usage, and cost savings Take into account variation in production level Document your results and your cost savings Celebrate your successes Now go back to Step 2
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Teamwork is very important!
Each person brings different, but vital, information 54
Tools: The Cleaner Production Team CEO Board Accounting & Finance Legal Research & Development Production Purchasing Materials Control Inventory Operations Quality Control Shipping Maintenance Engineering Sales & Marketing Environment, Health, & Safety
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Where to go for more information
Click ‘Where to go for more information” on this CD-ROM or to the second last page of any of the UNEP/DTIE publications in the “Profiting from Cleaner Production” series 56
Cleaner Production Summary and Q&A [15 min]
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Cleaner Production Review of what we have done
The Cost of Waste Profiting from Cleaner Production Small group exercise on Classifying Environmental Management Options CP implementation steps Where to go for more information
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CP Planning at your Organization [15 min] Take this time to write down some next steps for CP planning at your organization
– What other quality, efficiency, or environmental initiatives already in place at your organization might fit well with CP?
– Who should be the members of your CP team?
– Would you go somewhere for external assistance? What kind? Where would you go?
– What might be some CP barriers at your organization, and how can you overcome them?
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Time for a break!
[15 min]
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Cost Identification and Estimation
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Introduction to Cost Identification and Estimation [15 minutes]
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Decision-making factors Today’s focus
Technical Regulatory Project selection Financial Organizational 63
The language of business
Costs are an important aid in translating environmental needs to business needs. In addition, they already serve as an “official language” in the company.
capital investment project profitability unit price market share ROI profit centre cost allocation overhead costs regulatory compliance incinerator ban recycling CDO energy efficiency wastewater dioxin
With the cost translation, the business and environmental manager can communicate and cooperate more effectively.
Adapted from “Pilot programme for the promotion of environmental management in developing countries” (P3U).
Environmental Cost Management
. GTZ-P3U. Bonn, Germany 64
Financial Analysis steps
Cost identification & estimation We will discuss this now We will discuss these tomorrow
Project profitability evaluation
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Cost identification & estimation
Initial investment costs
– e.g., equipment, installation, training
Annual operating costs, savings,and revenues
– current operations, before the project – after project implementation – e.g., materials, energy, labour
Need to identify, estimate and allocate all relevant and significant items impacted by the project
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Small group exercise: Cost Identification at the PLS Company [75 min]
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The PLS Company
A medium-sized manufacturer of food packaging materials Major manufacturing steps are Printing, Laminating, and Slitting Waste management includes incineration and wastewater treatment Cleaner Production has reduced volume of solid scrap and annual operating costs
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Manufacturing Steps at the PLS Company — Materials flow map
plastic film, aluminium film, adhesive
INVENTORY
plastic film, ink
PRINTING
solvent air emissions printed film solvent air emissions
LAMINATION
printed laminated film
SLITTING
Solid scrap Solid scrap Solid scrap Liquid waste ink product to waste management to waste management 69
Waste Management at the PLS Company — Materials flow map
fresh water fuel and fuel additive
INCINERATOR
ash air emissions wwtp chemicals air emissions
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
sludge Cleaner water to a nearby stream liquid ink waste from printing step
OFF-SITE LANDFILL
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Exercise instructions
Introduction (10 min.), detailed in your handout Review the written description and flow maps for the PLS Company (10 min.) Question 1 (15 min.) Question 2 (15 min.) Discuss your answers with the other small groups and the instructor (20 min.) Lessons learned (5 min.)
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Three broad categories of costs
The cost of manufacturing inputs
– Materials, energy, labour, capital, etc.
The cost of waste management
– Waste handling, regulatory compliance, waste treatment and disposal, etc.
Less tangible costs
– Production throughput, product quality, company image, liability, etc.
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Checklist: “The Investment Decision Cost/Savings Checklist”
Refers to the checklist handout 73
The cost of waste at the PLS Company
The total cost of waste due to the generation of solid scrap during print runs was estimated to be US$213,000 per year, including:
– Cost of lost direct manufacturing inputs (e.g, plastic film, ink, energy, labour) – Cost of waste management (e.g., incinerator operation, wastewater treatment plant operation, final waste disposal) 74
Problematic accounting practices—what might make it difficult to estimate costs accurately (Particularly costs related to waste) Let’s brainstorm!
[30 min]
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Problematic accounting practices?
Various costs at a facility might be...
– “Hidden” in the accounting records – Misallocated from overhead accounts – Classified as fixed when they are really variable, or semi-variable – Not found in the accounting records at all – (Can you think of others?) 76
“Hidden” costs of lost raw materials Manufacture of plastic rear panels for automobiles (As a percentage of input materials) Material loss per the accounting records 2% Actual material loss 52%
Adapted from: Rooney, Charles. “Economics of Pollution Prevention: How Waste Reduction Pays.”
Pollution Prevention Review.
Summer 1993.
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“Hidden” Costs of lost raw materials at the PLS company The PLS accounting records show:
– The amount of raw materials used – The amount of final product shipped
But the records do not show:
– The amount of solid scrap waste generated – The amount of any other lost raw materials 78
Direct vs. Indirect Costs (1)
Direct Costs are costs that can be easily traced to a unit of product
– e.g., direct materials, direct labour
Indirect Costs are costs that cannot be traced as easily to a unit of product
– e.g., facility energy use, insurance, maintenance, waste treatment
A cost considered “direct” at one firm may be considered “indirect” at another firm
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Direct vs. Indirect Costs (2)
In general, direct costs within an industrial firm are assigned directly to the process, product, or project responsible for generating the cost Indirect costs are assigned to facility, division, or company overhead accounts It can be difficult to find costs “hidden” in overhead accounts
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Environmental Management Costs “hidden” in an overhead account Product Manufacturing Cost Statement Variable Costs Raw Materials Intermediates Additives Utilities Direct Labour Packaging Wastewater Treatment
Fixed Costs
Fixed Costs
Supervisor
Supervisor Fixed Labour
Fixed Labour Depreciation
Depreciation Divisional Overhead General Services & Administration Divisional Overhead
General Services & Administration
$2.27/lb.
$0.87/lb. $0.41/lb. $0.96/lb. $11.32/lb. $10.31/lb. $9.14/lb.
$0.04/kW-h $0.07/kW-h $27.40/hr $31.43/hr.
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legal expenses $0.60/pkg. $0.57/pkg $0.01/gal.
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environmentally Total Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost Total Manufacturing Cost Total Cost
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driven R&D $4,600 $57,800 permitting time and $13,662 environmental training Source: Green Ledgers: Case Studies in Corporate Environmental Accounting. World Resources Institute. May 1995.
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Survey of industry accountants in the US Findings:
– Environmental management costs such as waste handling, treatment, and disposal predominantly assigned to overhead accounts – Even energy and water costs (manufacturing inputs) are usually assigned to overhead accounts Source:
Environmental Capital Budgeting Survey
. Tellus Institute, for U.S. EPA, June 1995 82
Cost assignment at the PLS Company
The cost of direct materials, labour, and energy are assigned directly to the manufacturing steps In contrast, waste treatment and disposal costs are assigned to an overhead account in the Office of the Business Manager
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Problematic accounting practices?
Various costs at a facility might be...
– “Hidden” in the accounting records – Misallocated from overhead accounts – Classified as fixed when they are really variable, or semi-variable – Not found in the accounting records at all – (Can you think of others?) 84
Cost allocation Costs initially assigned to overhead accounts are usually allocated back to processes, products, or projects using an allocation basis such as
– Quantity of raw materials used – Production volume – Machine hours – Labour hours – Floor space 85
Allocated from overhead
Solid scrap waste
Treatment and disposal costs Cost allocation at the PLS Company Printing How would you allocate?
Laminating Slitting On the basis of:
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# of set-up runs?
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raw materials use?
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machine hours?
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amount of scrap?
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some other basis?
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Problematic accounting practices?
Various costs at a facility might be...
– “Hidden” in the accounting records – Misallocated from overhead accounts – Classified as fixed when they are really variable, or semi-variable – Not found in the accounting records at all – (Can you think of others?) 87
Fixed vs. Variable Costs (1)
Fixed Costs are costs that do not vary with production level or other factors
– e.g., equipment depreciation, labour
Variable Costs are costs that do (or can) vary with production level or other factors
– e.g., raw materials use, energy use
A cost considered “fixed” at one firm may be considered “variable” at another firm
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Fixed vs. Variable Costs (2)
The goal of Cleaner Production is to reduce variable costs Therefore, it is important to correctly distinguish between fixed and variable costs when identifying and estimating costs to support CP efforts If CP efforts will reduce a cost — then it is variable!
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Fixed vs. Variable Costs at The PLS Company
Incinerator operating costs at PLS include:
– Fuel, fuel additive – Operating labour – Trucking ash to landfill – Equipment depreciation costs
PLS views these waste treatment costs as essentially fixed costs — do you agree?
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It is important to remember: Future fixed costs are not fixed yet!
Cleaner Production now can reduce the size & cost of treatment equipment that you may have to purchase in the future
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Problematic accounting practices?
Various costs at a facility might be...
– “Hidden” in the accounting records – Misallocated from overhead accounts – Classified as fixed when they are really variable, or semi-variable – Not found in the accounting records at all – (Can you think of others?) 92
Costs missing from the accounting records In general, two types of costs may be entirely missing from the accounting records:
Future costs
– Future variable costs, e.g., landfill fees – Future fixed costs, e.g., future depreciation costs of new waste treatment equipment
Less tangible costs
– e.g., lost profit from reduced production throughput 93
Costs missing from the accounting records at the PLS Company
Lost profit from reduced production Future regulatory costs (e.g., stricter wastewater regulations) Potential liability Negative company image (Can you think of others?)
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Problematic accounting practices?
Various costs at a facility might be...
– “Hidden” in the accounting records – Misallocated from overhead accounts – Classified as fixed when they are really variable, or semi-variable – Not found in the accounting records at all – (Can you think of others?) 95
Ease of identifying and estimating costs In general, as you go down this list, costs are more likely to be hidden or difficult to quantify (but every case is different!) LESS HIDDEN MORE HIDDEN Equipment purchase, direct materials, energy, labour Waste disposal Recycle/rework, treatment, waste handling Regulatory compliance, other indirect costs Less tangible costs
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Potential Sources of Cost Data Let’s brainstorm!
[15 min]
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Potential sources of cost data
Internal data sources
– The accounting system – Original data records in different departments – Colleagues/employees
External data sources
– Industry colleagues or trade associations – Vendors and consultants – Business Partners (e.g., insurance firm) – Government (e.g., environmental agency) – National Cleaner Production Centre 98
Review of What We have Covered Today [15 min]
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Cleaner Production
The cost of waste
– Usually underestimated!
Profiting from Cleaner Production
– Cleaner Production as waste prevention and on-site recycling
Cleaner Production
– Benefits – Implementation steps 100
Cost identification and estimation
Cost identification
– Introduction to PLS company (will see more of PLS tomorrow) – Categories of costs (manufacturing inputs, waste management, less tangible costs) – Problematic accounting practices – Sources of cost data 101
Tomorrow...
Cost estimation tools
– Process mapping, material flows
Project profitability assessment
– Cash flows – “Simple Payback” indicator – “Time-value-of-money” concept – “Net Present Value (NPV)” indicator – Other indicators – Other profitability assessment issues 102
Final questions or comments?
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Profiting from Cleaner Production: Day 2 Prepared by Tellus Institute Boston, MA USA
T ELLUS I NSTITUTE
For UNEP Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics
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Small group exercise: Cost estimation at the PLS Company [60 min]
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Exercise instructions
Introduction (5 min.), detailed in your exercise handout Question 1 (20 min.) Question 2 (15 min.) Discuss your answers with the other small groups and the instructor (15 min.) Lessons learned (5 min.)
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Tools For Data Identification and Estimation [30 min]
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Tools: Original data records
Purchase order/invoices Production records Waste shipment records Equipment logs Engineering estimates Regulatory reports Staff interviews Source: Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association
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Checklist: “Cleaner Production Data Sources”
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Tools: Materials flow map
plastic film, aluminium film, adhesive
INVENTORY
plastic film, ink
PRINTING
solvent air emissions printed film solvent air emissions
LAMINATION
printed laminated film
SLITTING
Solid scrap Solid scrap Solid scrap Liquid waste ink product to waste management to waste management 110
Tools: The Materials Balance
Physical analogy to financial balance sheet Compares all material inputs and outputs Identifies sources of waste and data gaps Provides basis for cost evaluation INPUTS MANUFACTURING PROCESS PRODUCT NON-PRODUCT OUTPUT (WASTE)
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Tools: Cost Checklist Consider tailoring a generic checklist for routine use with specific industry sectors and/or for specific process/project types
Determine if each item on the list is:
– Not relevant – Relevant but quantitatively insignificant – Relevant and quantitatively significant – Relevant but not quantifiable 112
Checklist: “The Investment Decision Cost/Savings Checklist” — We used it yesterday
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Investment decision Costs & savings
Initial investment costs Annual operating costs and savings
– The cost of operating inputs – The cost of waste management – Less tangible costs – Revenues 114
Tools: Activity Based Costing (ABC)
Under ABC, costs are allocated from overhead accounts
– To the processes, products, or projects that actually generated the costs – On the basis of activities with a direct relationship to cost generation
ABC will not eliminate overhead accounts, but will ensure the availability of more accurate cost information for decision-making
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Tools: External expertise for less tangible costs Examples:
Insurance sector— liability estimation
Marketing firms— value of company image Environmental agencies — estimates of current and future regulatory compliance costs
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Cost identification and estimation Summary of tools (1) Work as a team— talk to everyone Do a facility walk-through Map process steps, materials flows, employee activities, etc.
Do materials and energy balances Use a comprehensive cost/savings checklist External expertise for less tangible costs
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Cost identification and estimation Summary of tools (2) Do a check on data from the accounting records
– overhead costs appropriately allocated?
– accurate characterisation of fixed vs. variable?
Compare accounting record data to information from your maps, materials balances, staff interviews Go back to the original data sources Think creatively
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To quantify or not to quantify?
How do you know if a relevant cost or savings is quantitatively significant before you go ahead and quantify it?
You don’t.
Try to do at least a rough, first-cut estimate of all quantifiable costs — then decide whether or not refining the estimate is worth the effort.
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Do a balancing act...
Don’t spend any more time than necessary collecting and analyzing data but Make sure you have really included all of the most significant costs & savings in the analysis Make sure that you are not neglecting other CP alternatives for the same waste stream that might be even more profitable!
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Cost Identification and Estimation Summary and Q&A [15 min]
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Cost identification & estimation
Problematic accounting practices Potential sources of cost data Small group exercise on cost estimation Tools for data estimation
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Cost identification and estimation at your organization [15 min] Take this time to write down some next steps for cost identification & estimation at your organization
– What accounting practices might you want to understand better?
– What other data sources might be the most valuable?
– What cost identification & estimation tools might be the most useful?
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Time for a break!
[15 min]
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Project Profitability Assessment
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Capital Budgeting (of “Environmental” Projects) [15 min]
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Capital Budgeting The process by which an organization:
Decides which investment projects are needed & possible, with a special focus on projects that require significant up front investment (i.e., capital) Decides how to allocate available capital between different projects Decides if additional capital is needed
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Capital budgeting practices
Capital budgeting practices vary widely from company to company
– Larger companies tend to have more formal practices than smaller companies – Larger companies tend to make more and larger capital investments than smaller companies – Some industry sectors require more capital investment than others
Capital budgeting practices may also vary from country to country
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Typical project types & goals (1)
Maintenance
– Maintain existing equipment and operations
Improvement
– Modify existing equipment, processes, and management and information systems to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase capacity, improve product quality, etc.
Replacement
– Replace outdated, worn-out, or damaged equipment or outdated/inefficient management and information systems 129
Typical project types & goals (2)
Expansion
– e.g., obtain and install new process lines, initiate new product lines
Safety
– make worker safety improvements
Environmental
– e.g., reduce use of toxic materials, increase recycling, reduce waste generation, install waste treatment
Others ...
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The poor reputation of “environmental” investment projects Many people in industry view “environmental” projects as increasingly necessary to stay in business, but as automatic financial losers because:
– they associate “environmental projects” with pollution control systems such as wastewater treatment plants, which can be quite costly (end-of-pipe) – they are unaware of the potential financial benefits of preventive environmental management practices 131
We know better!
We have learned that some environmental projects, i.e., Cleaner Production (CP) projects, can go hand in hand with :
– Production efficiency improvements – Product quality improvements – Production expansion
So, do not place your project idea into a single narrow category — think broadly about all the possible benefits
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Decision-making factors Today’s focus
Technical Regulatory Project selection Financial Organizational 133
Project Cash Flows and Simple Payback [15 min]
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The Cash Flow Concept The Cash Flow Concept is a common management planning tool.
It distinguishes between: (a) costs -> cash outflows (b) revenues/savings -> cash inflows
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Cash Flow Analysis
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Relies on every day life principles
• Measures the difference between – What we received, and – What we paid out • Only cash receipts and cash payments are
included in the analysis
• Applicable also to forecast cash available 136
Types of cash flows One-time Annual Other Outflow
Initial investment cost Operating costs & taxes Working capital
Inflow
Equipment salvage value Operating revenues & savings Working capital 137
Cash Outflow Analysis (1) INITIAL INVESTMENT
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Planning/ Engineering
• Permitting • Site Preparation • Purchased Equipment • Working Capital • Utility Systems &
Connections
• Start-up/Training • Contingency • (Salvage Value) 138
Working Capital Working Capital is: “the total value of goods and money necessary to maintain project operations” It includes items such as:
– Raw materials inventory – Product inventory – Accounts payable/receivable – Cash-on-hand 139
Salvage Value Salvage Value is the resale value of equipment or other materials at the end of the project
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Cash Outflow Analysis (2)
•Direct costs •Input costs •Other costs •Loan repayments •Interest on loan application 141
•Sales
Cash Inflow Analysis
•Savings •Salvage value •Cash shortfall / surplus 142
Cash Flow Forecast/Projection (1)
•We are looking at the likely future cash position.
•We examine the possible effects of changes in the cash flow components .
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Cash Flow Forecast/Projection (2)
Make assumptions about likely outcomes regarding: – Inflation – Market size – Demand for goods and services – Interest Rates 144
Cashflow Projection Worksheet Investment Year 0 1 2 3 INITIAL INVESTMENT
Total Investment Costs
OPERATING COSTS
Total Operating Costs
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
Total Operating and Maintenance Costs
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Total Waste Management Costs
COMPLIANCE AND REG.
(Less Tangibles)
Total Compliance Costs
REVENUES AND SAVINGS REVENUES
Operating Costs Less Depreciation Taxable Income Tax payable Net Income after Depreciation and Tax 145
Annual Operating Costs & Savings
(see also Cleaner Production Investment Decision: Costs and Savings Checklist) Operating inputs • Materials • Energy • Labour • Floor space • Taxes • Depreciation • Cost of capital Waste management
includes waste handling, recycling, treatment, disposal, and regulatory compliance
• Materials • Energy Less tangibles • Productivity • Future regulation • Potential liability • Insurance • Company image • Labour • Floor space • Fees • Taxes & depreciation • Cost of capital Revenues • Product sales • By-product sales • Pollution credits 146
Timing of cash flows Annual Revenues/Savings End of project: Salvage Value Working capital
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TIME
Time zero: Working Capital Initial Investment Annual Operating Costs Annual Tax Payments Annual Financing Payments
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Cash Flow Analysis structure There are two basic ways to structure a project financial analysis: 1) Stand-alone analysis
Considers only the cash flows of the proposed project
2) Incremental analysis
Compares the cash flows of the proposed project to the “business as usual” cash flows 148
Incremental analysis for CP
For many CP projects, you will need to do an incremental analysis — compare the CP cash flows to the “business as usual” cash flows You only need to estimate the cash flows that change when you improve the “business as usual” operations
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Profitability indicators A profitability indicator, or “financial indicator”, is: “a single number that is calculated for characterisation of project profitability in a concise, understandable form.” Common examples are:
• Simple Payback • Return on Investment (ROI) • Net Present Value (NPV) • Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 150
Simple Payback This indicator incorporates:
– the initial investment cost – the first year cash flow from the project Simple Payback (in years)
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Initial Investment Year 1 Cash Flow 151
How to interpret Simple Payback The simple payback calculated for a project is usually compared to a company rule of thumb called a “hurdle” rate: e.g., if the payback period is less than 3 years, then the project is viewed as profitable
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“ Small Group Exercise: Profitability Assessment at the PLS Company— Part I Cash Flows & Simple Payback” [30 min]
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The PLS Company’s QC Camera Project
PLS decided to purchase and install a camera system to monitor quality control (QC) of the print jobs as they actually occur Allows the operators to detect print errors earlier and halt the operations before too much solid scrap is generated Has reduced generation of full-run solid scrap by about 40%
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Costs and savings included in the QC camera analysis
Initial investment costs
– purchase of the camera system, delivery, installation, start-up
Annual operating costs (and savings)
– Operating input — materials (plastic film, ink), energy, labour – Incineration — fuel, fuel additive, labour, ash to landfill – Wastewater treatment — chemicals, electricity, labour, sludge to landfill 155
QC camera project Cash flows Annual savings = ???
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TIME
Annual Tax Payments = 0 (PLS has tax holiday) Financing Payments = 0 (PLS paid cash) Time zero: Working Capital = 0 (not important for this project) Initial Investment = $105,000
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Business As Usual The PLS Company’s QC camera project Initial Investment Cost Annual Operating Costs 0 ???
The QC Camera Project US $ 105,000 ???
Annual Savings = ???
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Exercise instructions Part I
Introduction (5 min.), detailed in your handout Question 1 (15 min.) Question 2 (5 min.) Discuss your answers with the other small groups and the instructor (5 min.)
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The Time Value of Money and Net Present Value (NPV) [30 min]
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Question: If we were giving away money, would you rather have: (A) $10,000 today, or (B) $10,000 3 years from now Explain your answer...
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Inflation Money loses purchasing power over time as product/service prices rise, so a dollar today can buy more than a dollar next year.
inflation 5% costs $1 now costs $1.05
next year
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Investment opportunity A dollar that you invest today will bring you more than a dollar next year — having the dollar now provides you with an investment opportunity Investing $1 now Investment Gives you $1.10 a year from now Interest, or “return on investment”
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Time Value of Money (TVM)
Money now is worth more than money in the future because of:
a) inflation b) investment opportunity
The exact “time value” of your money depends on the magnitude of the:
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TVM and project profitability
When you invest in a capital project, you have:
(1) An initial investment happening NOW (2) A series of future cash inflows, over time, that pay back the initial investment
So, it is important to take the Time Value of Money (TVM) into account when you are estimating project profitability
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Business As Usual The PLS Company’s QC camera project Initial Investment Cost Annual Operating Costs 0 $ 2,933,204 The QC Camera Project $ 105,000 $ 2,894,741 Annual Savings = US$38,463 (in US$)
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Question: Is the annual savings of $38,463 per year for 3 years a sufficient return on the initial investment of $ 105,000?
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Answer?
You might think about adding up the annual savings over the 3 years: Savings per year Total savings $38,463 x 3 years $115,389 But: this ignores the Time Value of Money (the fact that $38,463 in year 1 is not the same as $38,463 in year 2 or year 3)
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Comparing cash flows from different years
Before you can compare cash flows from different years, you need to convert them all to their equivalent values in a single year It is easiest to convert all project cash flows to their “present value” now, at the very beginning of the project
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Converting the PLS cash flows to their “present value” Annual Savings End of project = ??
= ??
= ??
$38,463 $38,463 $38,463
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TIME
Time zero: Initial Investment = $105,000
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Converting cash flows to their present value
You can convert future year cash flows to their present value using a “discount rate” that incorporates:
– Desired return on investment – Inflation
The discount rate calculation is simple — mathematically, it is the reverse of an interest rate calculation
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Interest rate calculation Invested at an interest rate of 20%, how much will $10,000 now be worth after 3 years?
After year 1 $10,000 x 1.20 = $12,000 2 $10,000 x 1.20 x 1.20 = $14,400 3 $10,000 x 1.20 x 1.20 x 1.20 = $17,280 Note: these calculations are on a compound basis
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Discounting calculation The discounting calculation is essentially the opposite of the interest rate calculation.
If you want to have $17,280 in 3 years, how much would you have to invest now?
$17,280 = 1.20 x 1.20 x 1.20
$10,000 needed now In other words, $17,280 in year 3 has a present value of $10,000
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Which discount Rate? (1)
The discount rate a company chooses should be equal to the required rate of return for the project investment The required rate of return will usually incorporate three distinct elements:
– A basic return - pure compensation for deferring consumption – Any ‘risk premium’ for that project’s risk – Any expected fall in the value of money over time through inflation 173
Which discount Rate? (2)
At a minimum, the chosen discount rate should cover the costs of raising the investment financing from investors or lenders (i.e. the company’s “cost of capital”) Often, rather than trying to identify the exact source of capital (and its associated cost) for each individual project, a firm will develop a single “Weighted Average Cost of Capital” (WACC) that characterises the sources and cost of capital to the company as a whole.
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Discounting (1) The value of the cash flow in year n Present Value = Future Value n (1 + d) n The value of the cash flow at “Time Zero,” i.e., at project start-up d = the discount rate n = the number of years after project start-up
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Discounting (2) The value of the cash flow in year n Present Value = Future Value n
x
(PV Factor) The value of the cash flow at “Time Zero,” i.e., at project start-up Present Value (PV) Factors have been calculated for various values of d (discount rate) and n (number of years) and have been tabulated for easy use. (Also called discount factors)
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Present value factors Value of $1 in the future, NOW Discount rate (d)
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10% Years into future (n) 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 20% 30% 40%
.9091 .8333 .7692 .7142
.8264 .6944 .5917 .5102
.7513 .5787 .4552 .3644
.6830 .4823 .3501 .2603
.6209 .4019 .2693 .1859
.3855 .1615 .0725 .0346
.1486 .0261 .0053 .0012
.0573 .0042 .0004 .0000
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Net Present Value (NPV)
Net Present Value (NPV) = the sum of the present values of all of a project’s cash flows, both negative (cash outflows) and positive (cash inflows)
NPV characterises the present value of the project to the company If NPV > 0, the project is profitable If NPV < 0, the project is not
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Estimating Net Present Value Year Expected Future Cash Flows * PV Factor = Present Value of Cash Flows (at time zero) 0 - $105,000 ???
- $???
1 2 + $38,463 + $38,463 ???
???
$???
$???
3 + $38,463 ???
$???
Sum = the project’s Net Present Value = $???
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Time for lunch!
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Small Group Exercise: Profitability Assessment at the PLS Company— Part II “Net Present Value” [45 min]
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Also — you will need the handout: “Performing Net Present Value (NPV) Calculations” Located in your handout
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Converting the PLS cash flows to their “present value” End of project = ??
= ??
= ??
$38,463 $38,463 $38,463
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TIME
Time zero: Initial Investment = $105,000
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Exercise instructions Part II
Introduction (5 min.), detailed in your handout Question 3 (15 min.) Question 4 (5 min.) Discuss your answers with the other small groups and the instructor (15 min.) Lessons learned (5 min.)
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Capital Budgeting: inflation & tax [30 min]
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Discounting and inflation (1)
even without inflation, money has a time value due to supply/demand for money inflation increases both:
- future cash flows - interest rates (and
discount rates) these offset each other
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Discounting and inflation (2) With 10% inflation (say), future cash flows will
by 10% each year Investors & lenders will also require a higher rate to compensate for their loss in purchasing power If 15% was acceptable with no inflation, with 10% inflation they will now require 115% x 110% = 126.5%
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Discounting and inflation (3)
PLS Company, now assuming 10% inflation and 26.5% discount rate:
Year Cash flow PV factor PV
1 2 3
($)
42,309 46,540 51,194
@ 26.5%
0.791
0.625
0.494
less: initial investment
Net Present Value ($)
33,466 29,088 25,289 87,843 105,000
-17,157
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What is the current rate of inflation in the economy?
What return on their capital will the lender really earn on their money, after allowing for the erosion of their capital over time through inflation?
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Tax payments
Taxes can be an important project cash flow Depending on a facility’s location, a firm may have to pay national and/or local income taxes on the revenues or savings generated by a project Other types of taxes may also be relevant - sales taxes, pollution taxes, etc.
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Tax deductions or credits
Tax deductions or credits can also be important One example is the income tax deduction often given for equipment depreciation, which is the loss in value of a physical asset (e.g., a piece of equipment) as the asset ages Some “environmental” investments can receive special tax credits
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Tax and project appraisal
assume 30% rate of taxes of firms’ profits tax is based on accounting profits, not on cashflows accounting profits are after deducting depreciation tax is payable 1 year after the profits have been realised
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Depreciation
A project needs $12,000 for a new machine which will last 3 years assume the machine has no residual value after 3 years depreciation per year:
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Profit earned by project
Profit earned by project in each year: cash inflow per year $6,000 less: depreciation $4,000 contribution to profit $2,000 tax @ 30% $600
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NPV of project, with tax time cash tax net PV factor
now 1 2 3 -12,000 -12,000 1.000 +6,000 +6,000 0.833
+6,000 -600 +5,400 0.694
+6,000 -600 +5,400 0.579
4 -600 -600 0.482
Net Present Value
PV
-12,000 +5,000 +3,750 +3,125 -289 - $414 195
Project appraisal with inflation and tax
depreciation (and accounting profits) are based on the asset’s original cost
the asset’s original cost does not increase with inflation over the life of the project
project analysis is then easier using nominal (not real) cashflows and discount rates
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Some good reasons to use a longer analysis time horizon
Some out-year costs may be missed if the time horizon is too short, e.g., a required wastewater treatment plant upgrade in the future Some annual operating costs may change significantly over time, e.g., disposal fees at landfills Short time horizons neglect the impact of the time value of money, especially in times of significant inflation, deflation, changing cost of capital, etc.
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Profitability assessment tips Be sure to:
– Include all relevant and significant
costs/savings in the profitability analysis
– Think long-term (or at least medium-
term!)
– Incorporate the time value of money – Use multiple profitability indicators – Perform sensitivity analyses for data
estimates that are uncertain
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Time for a break!
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Sensitivity Analysis [15 min]
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Sensitivity Analysis Introduction
An important management tool questioning potential project benefit risks.
Assumptions surrounding a project are computed to produce a base NPV and IRR.
From the base case, changes in the original assumptions are made to gauge their effect on the NPV and IRR.
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Sensitivity Analysis Example Input Variables Varied by 10% Original Data 10% increase in Cost of Capital 10% increase in Investment cost 10% decrease in cashflows Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Discount Rate Project Life NPV IRR -2735000 -14978753 17122990 8022274 376354 8203865 76133 35% -11323650 12951647 2592375 5151626 117364 374538 5142598
48,5% -12456015
-14978753 17122990 8022274 376354 8203865 76133 35% 5 years 5 years 5 years 7810 -$2,741,092 -$8,940,009 39% 54% 9% -2735000 -14828965 16951760 7942051 372590.5
8121826 75371.67
35% 5 years $745,846 39%
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Sensitivity Analysis Summary
Sensitivity Analysis permits project proposals to be evaluated simply. The model can evaluate sensitive variables without having to input any additional data. 203
Sensitivity Analysis Conclusion
•By amending the original data, a variable
whose change generates a negative NPV and /or an IRR lower than the firm’s cost of capital, is deemed to be sensitive.
•An investigation would need to be
undertaken for a contingent plan. If results of the investigation are unfavourable, the project is unacceptable on economic grounds. However, development projects with social aspects may be treated differently.
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Key Profitability Indicators [15 min]
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Profitability Indicators We have seen so far:
• Simple Payback • Net Present Value (NPV)
But there are others, common examples are:
• Return on Investment (ROI) • Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 206
Simple Payback and Return on Investment (ROI) These indicators incorporate:
– the initial investment cost – the first year cash flow
Simple Payback = (in years) Initial Investment Year 1 Cash Flow ROI (in %) = Year 1 Cash Flow Initial Investment
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How to interpret Simple Payback and ROI
The simple payback or ROI calculated for a project are usually compared to a company rule of thumb called a “hurdle” rate:
– e.g., if the project payback period is less than 3 years, then the project is viewed as profitable – e.g., if the ROI is 33%, then the project is viewed as profitable 208
Net Present Value (NPV)
NPV is a more reliable profitability indicator than Simple Payback or ROI as it considers both the time value of money and all future year cash flows
NPV = the sum of the discounted cash flows over the lifetime of the project, using the company’s cost of capital as the discount rate
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
IRR is similar to NPV in that it considers both the time value of money and all future year cash flows IRR = the discount rate for which NPV = 0, over the project lifetime (calculated in an iterative fashion) It tells you exactly what “discount rate” makes the project just barely profitable
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Profitability Indicator Summary (1) Advantage Disadvantage Simple Payback & ROI Easy to use Considers TVM Indicates project size NPV Considers TVM IRR Neglect TVM Neglect out-year costs Do not indicate project size Needs firm’s discount rate Requires iteration Does not indicate project size
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Profitability Indicator Summary (2)
NPV is generally the most valuable, problem-free indicator Other indicators that consider the time value of money (e.g., IRR) are also useful Payback and ROI are easy to understand and use, but of limited accuracy However, Simple Payback is particularly useful with uncertain or risky investment climates
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Interpret profitability indicators with caution...
We have seen that Simple Payback has some limitations as a project profitability indicator
Be aware of the advantages and limitations of the indicators you use
The best approach is to use several indicators to give a balanced view of project profitability
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Other Profitability Assessment Issues [15 min]
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Other Issues
There are other issues that impact a project’s profitability, which we do not have time to address today
– Source and cost of project financing – Can you think of others?
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Project financing
Different sources of project financing may have differing impacts on project profitability Be sure to take financing payments such as lease payments or payments on loan principal and interest into account appropriately when estimating profitability
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Consider attending another UNEP course entitled: CP4: “The Cleaner Production Investment Process”
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Project Profitability Assessment Summary and Q&A [15 min]
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Project profitability assessment Capital budgeting (of “environmental” projects) Project cash flows and simple payback The Time Value of Money and Net Present Value (NPV) Two small group exercises Capital budgeting : inflation and tax Sensitivity analysis Key profitability indicators
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Conclusion
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Where to go for more information
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Review of what we have covered in this course [15 min]
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What we have learned today (1)
The “Cost of Waste” has many components and can be much higher than companies assume Cleaner Production is a proven approach that uses preventive environmental management to reduce the cost of waste, enhance competitiveness, and reduce environmental impact simultaneously
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What we have learned today (2)
Although data from the accounting records will be important for implementing CP, be aware of the potential limitations of accounting data A number of very useful alternative cost identification and estimation approaches and tools exist - try them out!
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What we have learned today (3)
When doing profitability assessment for more complex CP projects, be sure to do a comprehensive job of cost identification and estimation Choose longer analysis time horizons and multiple profitability indicators for assessing project profitability Don’t miss anything important!
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And don’t forget...
Team up - multiply your brainpower!
Learn about the manufacturing process - draw maps!
Ask questions!
Use the checklists!
Start small and build on your successes!
Get outside help if you need it!
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Final questions and comments?
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Course Evaluation [15 min]
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Thank you for attending!
Please keep in touch with us regarding your Cleaner Production efforts.
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