martyn hulme managing director, co-operative estates
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Building a better society! Presentation to EAUC Conference 12 th April 2011. Martyn Hulme Managing Director, Co-operative Estates. Structure. The Co-operative Group Sustainable Development Case Study: Co-operative Head Office and ‘NOMA’. The Co-operative Group – Our scale and scope …. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Martyn HulmeMartyn HulmeManaging Director, Co-operative Estates
Building a better society!Building a better society!
Presentation to EAUC ConferencePresentation to EAUC Conference1212thth April 2011 April 2011
Structure
The Co-operative Group
Sustainable Development
Case Study:
Co-operative Head Office and ‘NOMA’
The Co-operative Group – Our scale and scope …
One of UK’s largest businesses
c£14bn turnover / c£500m Profit
5,300 trading outlets
120,000 employees
20 million customers per week
Record dividends paid to members and communities£2.5bn investment in last 3 years
Recent brand transformation, from this …
to this…
…improving inside and out!
…across the family of businesses
Brand refit programme applied across all businesses
The Co-operative Group - a very large family!
Our Retail Trading Businesses :
Our Financial Services Businesses :
The Co-operative Estates
Our Property Services, Investment and Development Business:
Co-operative Group Vision
“To build a better society excelling in everything we do”
What makes us different?
• Our ownership model
– Membership
• Our values and principles
– Ethics in practice
Values and Principles - part of our DNA!
A Co-operative Approach to Business
Making Decisions with a Balanced Scorecard
Launch of Co-operative ethical plan
The Co-operative Ethical Plan
• DEMOCRATIC CONTROL AND REWARD• SUPPORTING CO-OPERATIVES• KEEPING COMMUNITIES THRIVING• INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE• PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT• TACKLING GLOBAL POVERTY• RESPONSIBLE RETAILING• ETHICAL FINANCE
Responsible Retailing
The Co-operative Food Ethical Policy aims to maintain and strengthen our position as
the UK’s leading responsible retailer.
Ethical trading
Food quality, diet and healthCommunity retailing
Animal welfare
Open and honest
Environmental impact
Ethical Banking
Proud to be theWorld’s Most Sustainable Bank
Our ethics in action: why we’re truly good with money
FT SUSTAINABLE BANKING AWARDS 2010
Itaú Unibanco, Brazil
Protecting the Environment – key targets
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operations by 35% by 2017
• Generate equivalent of 25% of electricity needs from renewable sources by 2017
• Render our operations carbon neutral by 2012 , utilising carbon offset solutions
• Construct a head-office by 2012 set new standards in sustainable design, construction and operation in the UK
• Ensure the vast majority of operational waste is diverted away from landfill by 2013
• Reduce the environmental impact from packaging by a further 10% by 2012
• Increase our carrier bag reduction target to 75% by 2013
• Aim to be the UK’s leading retailer on forest protection
• Maintain our position as one of the UK’s most responsible retailers of fish
• Extend our Plan Bee campaign addressing the decline of ‘at risk’ pollinators,
• We will reduce the water consumption across our operations by 10% by 2013
Initiatives: Putting our Values into Action
A Co-operative Development Method
Everything is Connected
Commercial focus is still critical!
Addressing Rural Sustainability
A New Zero Carbon Settlement
An Urban Regeneration Solution
Case Study:
The Co-operative Head Office and ‘NOMA’
New Head Office
• Major asset for the Group• Operational costs savings• Culture change • Workplace transformation • Break-down business silos• Flexible working • Environmental commitment
ie BREEAM ‘Outstanding’
Sustainable Building Principles
• Optimised building form
• North / South orientation
• Max. Daylight / reduce solar gain
• Atrium
• Double skin façade
• Thermal mass in fabric
• Roof gardens
Obvious options insufficient
• Central ventilation via earth tube & exhaust via atrium
• Cooling via chilled beams• Efficient lighting / controls• Reduce solar gain• Water efficiency plus recycling.• Building Management System• BREEAM Excellent • DEC - D!
Commercial approach to solutions
• Heat recovery
• Major review of IT systems
• Combined heat & power (CHP) – running on bio-fuel.
• Waste heat linked to Absorption cooling.
• Excess power to grid.
• BREEAM Outstanding design
• DEC ‘A’ performance projected
Engaging with Colleagues
• 50% of respondents travel to work by car, then train (24%), bus (12%)• Reasons: ease of use, time factors, convenience, and no realistic
alternative• 60% not be willing to consider an alternative, greener method of travel
More Than a New Building
• More than 4,300 jobs directly linked to the project
• Dozens of apprenticeships created• New skills and training for
construction workers• Cutting edge technology being
pioneered• Learning opportunities for
students of all ages
New district for North Manchester ‘NOMA’
Masterplan for £800m regeneration and development of 20 acre site
NOMA
• Adding value for the Group
• Adding value for the community– Home or work for 40,000
people– Public realm– Green travel planning– Apprenticeships and
training– Local procurement– Education projects
NOMA Sustainability
• Co-operative committed to commercial sustainability
• Site heritage protected
• Targeting a carbon neutral scheme inc self sufficient energy generation
• Potential to create integrated business and residential community .. and many thousands of jobs!
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Martyn HulmeMartyn HulmeManaging Director, Co-operative Estates
Building a better society!Building a better society!
Presentation to EAUC ConferencePresentation to EAUC Conference1212thth April 2011 April 2011