The ‘circular economy’ is a simple concept with multiple components
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Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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www.pwc.co.uk/corporatesustainability
Going Circular - Part of a Sustainable Office at PwC A case study February 2016
Why manage resource consumption? Raw materials scarcity and regulation
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Stakeholders and reputation “I am proud to work for a firm which... cares about the environment.” "I want to do my bit for the environment, so it's important I can recycle at work.“ Employee, PwC
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Question What is the biggest contributor to UK waste ?
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Household waste?
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Construction waste?
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying waste?
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Commercial and industrial waste?
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Why is office waste so important ?
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What should ‘Going Circular’ comprise for business ?
Products or services
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Supply chain Operations
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New standards in sustainable offices BREEAM outstanding
2017 environmental targets Growth
Business travel –flat Carbon emissions –25% Resource impacts –50%
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Sharing lessons www.pwc.co.uk/corporate sustainability (Download section)
Basic management (other suppliers) PwC
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We’ve been ‘Going Circular’ in a 3 step journey
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Our bins have got more elegant
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We’ve already adopted ‘circular’ solutions for some of the items we dispose of, mostly through reuse
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Office furniture
Laptops/Smart phones
Carpets
Archive files
Cooking oil
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We’re piloting a uniform take-back scheme Corporate uniform takeback pilot
Material recovery (19.69%)
Item reuse (28.84%)
Material reuse (51.47%)
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We’re exploring solutions for other, outstanding items
Composite food packaging
Corporate merchandise
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Stationery
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How much waste does a typical office generate ?
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What benchmarks are available?
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How to build a business case ?
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Four (out of nine) things we learned
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Note: All nine tips are set out in our Lessons Learned document - ww.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/pwc-going-circular-2015.pdf
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More information is available
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Source: www.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/pwc-going-circular-2015.pdf
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