EarthCheck @ Exotissimo Phnom

PenhAssessment results 2012-2013

Agenda

1. What is EarthCheck and why is it useful?

2. Results, impacts and improvement:1. Energy consumption and CO2 emissions

2. Waste generation

3. Water consumption

1. What is EarthCheck?

Tool to measure the company’s performance in sustainability monitoring, benchmarking and improvement!

Sustainability policy + 4 Indicators: Energy consumption (includes electricity,

transport) CO2 emissions (from energy, greenhouse gases) Water consumption (tap water) Waste generation (quantity and quality)

2. Energy and CO2: results and impacts Electricity consumption – CO2 Emissions from electricity purchased:

Electricity purchased Exotissimo Phnom Penh 2012-2013

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2012 2013 Evolution

kWh 41492 37684

-9.8%CO2 (t) 47.8 43.5

Climate Change

WELL DONE !

The carbon emissions decreased about 10% in one year

You saved the equivalent of carbon sequestered in 110 trees

Or the equivalent of 1,500 liters of gasoline

2. Energy and CO2: results and impacts Transportation – CO2 Emissions from staff transportation:

CO2 emissions from staff transportation

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•Travels to/from office (moto, car),

•Inspection trips (car, van, boat, etc.)

•Management trips (car, bus, plane)

2012 2013

CO2 (t) 31.1 39.5

Litres of fuel 11,981 15,212

Full moto tanks (3.5 l) 3,423 4,346

2.Benchmarking energy

Energy Consumption (2013) was 363.7 MJ / m2: 75.3% better than the Best Practice level.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2013) was 116.6 kg CO2-e / m2: 7.4% worse than the Baseline level.

2. Energy and CO2. How to improve? Share transport or move by bicycle: it’s cheaper and

healthier! Switch off all lights and electric devices when leaving

the office (also PC screen and printers!) Use daylight: Seeing the outside is also relaxing! Avoid overusing air conditioned. If the room is too

cold, turn A/C off for a while instead of opening doors. For the last tea/coffee of the day, boil only the

amount of water you need. Revisions and maintenance of air conditioned and

electric appliances should be done periodically.

Transport sharing map

3. Waste: results and impacts

Waste generation 2013 7 kg/day (mostly paper, take away packaging and food leftovers). ~165 kg/month

Waste generation in PP's office 2013

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Total year: 1918 kg

= 3 x average household (630 kg/year)

3. Benchmarking waste

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Waste Sent to Landfill (2013) was 14.1 L / m2: 32.9% better than the Best Practice level.

Landfills are finite and difficult to control.

Risks for health and nature.

Stung Meanchey Landfill

3. Paper consumption

Total pages purchased

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Pages / person - day

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Pages / person - month

227 378

Warning !

You used 12 trees more for printing in 2013.

This is a 66.7% increase!

3. Waste: How to improve? - The 3 R Reduce:

Print less, on both sides, reduce margins, Garamond or Calibri 11, on-screen reading/editing options.

Avoid take away styrofoam boxes, plastics bags, glasses, straws… go out to eat lunch.

For staff parties, use paper plates and cups, or hard plastic which can be cleaned up after use.

Reuse: Use draft/spare paper. Print small docs in small paper

Recycle: Before throwing it away; can it be re-used or donated?

4. Water: Results and impacts

Potable (tap) water consumption (2013)

Maximum:

July: 34,942 l (1.2 mr)

Minimum:

January: 22,685 l (0.8 mr)

Total 2013: 349,820 liters

~ 12.3 meeting rooms

Water consumption (restrooms)

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Potable (tap) water consumption

4. Benchmarking water

Potable Water Consumption (2013) was 14.6 kL / m2, which was 21.7% better than the Baseline level, but still 11.2% below the Best Practice

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Quality water is limited and not available for everyone.

We can still improve!

3. Water: How to improve?

Flush the toilet only AFTER using it. Water distributor (big bottle) and glasses in

the meeting room to reduce the amount of bottles used and being thrown away half full.

Offer bottled water in glasses, so that the water that is left can be safely drank or reused.

Avoid open water storages like buckets in the office: mosquitoes grow there (dengue!). Empty the buckets every 2-3 days.

Thanks for your attention!