Annual Report & Accounts 2008

Performance against environmental targets

Performance against 2007 environmental targets and actions planned in 2008

Target 2007	Progress	Target 2008
Achieve "green facility" status at two more locations in the Group.	Five of the Group's facilities have achieved "green facility" status this year.	Achieve "green facility" status at all remaining large facilities. Achieve ISO14001 accreditation at Farnell France facility.
Carry out an energy audit at Newark and the Farnell Mainland Europe and Asia Pacific facilities. Set targets for reduction in energy consumption for all business units.	Energy audits have been undertaken and energy saving opportunities identified in all the Group’s larger facilities. Energy efficiency plans have been developed and are being implemented. We have achieved accreditation to the Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme (EEAS), the national benchmark standard for energy efficiency, in the UK at our facilities in Leeds and Preston.	Implemented carbon reduction plans in each of the larger facilities to achieve a 10% reduction in the carbon emissions created by the heating and lighting of those facilities by 2009 against the baseline of 2006 carbon emissions. Achieve EEAS accreditation at the European Distribution Centre (Liège). Evaluate US accreditation schemes for external validation of the US businesses environmental programmes and, if appropriate, target accreditation of at least one business.
Carry out an audit of printing and copying equipment to maximise the use of energy and paper efficient equipment and set targets for the reduction of paper consumption at two facilities.	An equipment audit has been undertaken in the UK, the purpose of which was to rationalise and update office equipment – printers, faxes and copiers with the objective of providing benefits both to the users and reducing the consumption of energy and consumables – paper and toner. The audit recommendations will be implemented in quarter one FY09. Savings in energy and consumables are being quantified and targets set.	Carry out an audit of printing and copying equipment to maximise the use of energy and paper efficient equipment and achieve a 5% reduction in paper consumption at two of the Company's major US facilities.
Reduce the grammage of the paper used for printing the main catalogues in Europe and Asia Pacific by 10% (lighter weight paper requires fewer raw materials to produce and transport, creating fewer CO₂ emissions). Increase the post-consumer recycled content of the direct mail pieces across the Premier Farnell brands. Reduce the overall weight of paper consumed in producing the Newark	The paper grade used for the CPC 2007 catalogue and the Farnell 2008 catalogues was reduced in line with our target. The CPC catalogue was printed on 29g/m², Nordic Swan certified paper and the Farnell 2008 catalogues are being printed on 30g/m² FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) certified paper. MCM have produced their first flyer using FSC certified paper. Farnell has changed the paper stock used for its direct mail campaigns to papers with a minimum of 45% post-consumer recycled content. Due to difficult conditions in the US paper market, Newark was unable to source paper with recycled content for their direct mail programme in 2007. However, from February of this year, direct mail and sheet-fed work will all be printed on paper with a recycled content. In addition Newark’s 2008 catalogue will be printed on paper with a minimum of 45% post-consumer recycled content, up from 35% in the 2007 catalogue.	Work with printers and paper manufacturers to quantify the carbon emissions created by the production of the catalogues and direct mail pieces and determine what percentage of the Group’s carbon footprint this activity accounts for. Specify recycled paper and/or FSC certified paper for catalogues and/or direct mail where available and competitively priced.
Establish programmes at all major US facilities for recycling used batteries, computers, fluorescent lamps and pallets. Target a 5% increase in general recycling activity at the Liège Distribution Centre.	Our major US facilities now have programmes established for the recycling of batteries, computers, fluorescent lamps and pallets. Overall the US businesses increased levels of recycling from 58% to 63%. Liège increased the amount of waste it recycles by 16% and now recycles 59%. Maybrook and CPC now recycle 66% and 89% of their waste respectively.	Achieve a further increase in recycling globally.