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GREEN DRAGONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD
Recognising Environmental Management & Tackling Climate Change Across Wales
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Groundwork in Wales
• Groundwork in Wales is a leading local, regional and national environmental regeneration network building sustainable communities across Wales
• Groundwork in Wales projects contribute to a number of ‘One Wales’ commitments, with a particular focus on responding to the challenges of tackling climate change, employment & training and empowering people in their communities
• Groundwork is using its expertise and experience to tackle climate change across Wales, and in doing so developed the Green Dragon Environmental Standard
• Green Dragon has been and is continuing to support companies and organisations in achieving improved environmental performance since 2002
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Green Dragon
What is the Green Dragon Environmental Standard?
• A practical Environmental Management System (EMS) framework and tool to:
– reduce resource costs & increase efficiency– improve environmental performance– comply with environmental legislation– improve market advantage, image and reputation with staff and
customers
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Business & Environmental Benefits
• Green Dragon is written clearly with the specific needs of the customer in mind (the Standard document itself is FREE)
• It is unique in that it is clear and achievable by BOTH businesses just starting an EMS and those already established
• Available whatever the size or type of business and the scale of thier environmental impact
• Green Dragon demonstrates a real commitment to the environment, improving environmental performance, ensuring legal compliance and reducing costs
• Rewards real effort by recognition of achievements through Certification at five successive levels
• Series of stand-alone EMS levels which are comparable to and can build towards ISO14001
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Certification
• Publicly recognises effective environmental management• Customer cofidence in environmental credentials
• A stepped system comprising five Levels of achievement allowing business to apply at the level that suits size, structure and activities
• Recognition through certification, and:
– addition to the Green Dragon Website Register (all Levels)– use of the logo on stationery and marketing materials (Level 2
and above)– eligibile to purchase an display plaque (Levels 3,4 and 5)
• Groundwork Wales is the sole certifying body in Wales and the UK, maintaining quality control
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LEVEL 5Continual
Environmental Improvement
LEVEL 1Commitment to Environmental Responsibility
LEVEL 2Complying with Environmental
Legislation
LEVEL 3Managing
Environmental Impacts
LEVEL 4Environmental Management Programme
- Comprehensive environmental management system - Full environmental reporting
- Awareness of legal obligations - Communication staff responsibilities - Maintain environmental records
- Evaluate and prioritise environmental impacts - Set measurable improvement targets - Begin reporting on environmental impacts
- Develop formal management system - Implement procedures for key activities - Report on environmental achievements
- Commitment to improve - Awareness of environmental impacts - Set simple improvement goals
Green Dragon Levels
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Monitoring and Reporting
• Continued environmental improvement with an annual reassessment required to maintain certification
• Green Dragon provides a clear snapshot of business practices and how they may change on a yearly basis
• Levels 1-2 Improvement Plan and monitoring of key environmental data
• Levels 3-5 Objective & Target setting, significance testing to rate the business environmental impact, publishing an Environmental Statement, in addition:
– Level 3: Record annually direct CO2 emissions– Level 4: Record annually direct and indirect CO2
emissions– Level 5: Record annually direct and indirect green house
gas emissions
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Case Study 1
Coleg Gwent
• Largest Further Education College in Wales
• Operating from five campuses, employing over 1,500 staff and providing teaching to some 37,000 students
• Prior to Green Dragon it was sending 100% of all its waste to landfill
• After 3 years of implementing the Standard it now recycles 73% of all waste.
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Case Study 2
Corporate Building Services, City & County of Swansea
• Wide range of construction work, predominantly on public buildings and housing maintenance, with c. 600 staff
• Green Dragon has supported the department in:
– diverting 4,063 tonnes of waste from landfill since 2007
– making £712K savings (inc cost avoidance) from waste management changes
– 44% reduction of waste
– 32% reduction in energy use compared to 07/08
– 30% reduction of water consumption compared to 07/08
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Case Study 3
Trackyou Ltd
• One of the UK's leading providers of asset tracking and fleet management systems
• Green Dragon has given a measurable platform to reduce waste, energy consumption and also fuel use and CO2 emissions
• Since implementing Green Dragon, it has seen c.25% per head reduction in energy consumption as well as reducing its use of office paper by 60%
• Reviewed vehicle activities, with all vehicles purchased or leased by Trackyou now being super efficient diesel models
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Further Information
• Groundwork Wales can support organisations looking to achieve any level of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard
• Copies of the Standard are available upon request, for further information contact Groundwork Wales on:
– 01443 844866– [email protected]– greendragonems.com