Environmental Legislation Discussion
Dr Wendy Buckley
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Environmental Fines• Average fines have increased– £23.7K in 13/14 up to £145.5K 17/18• ESOS fines being issued – Environmental Agency fine list published• Prosecuting waste crime in particular is now profitable for UK government• Households will be fined up to £400 if their waste is fly tipped (know your supplier!)• Proceeds of crime – when an individual has profited of illegal actions – money is takenback from them• Enforcement undertaking – money is voluntarily given to environmental schemes ratherthan given fine - £2.2M in 2018
– United Utilities Water Limited - operating without or other than in accordance with a permit (waterdischarge activity) - £232,000 split between Community Forest Trust and Mersey Rivers Trust– Wessex Water Services Limited - failure to comply with a permit condition (water discharge activity) £975,000 split between Dorset Waste Partnership, Dorset Litter Free Coast and Sea Project, Purbeck
District Council and Swanage Town Council and Durlston Country Park and Nature Reserve
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Environmental Fines• Thames Water - £20M – record fine
– Series of offenses – leaks of untreated sewage – killing birds and fish and impacting residenceand farmers• Tesco - £8M – largest fine for single incident of pollution– Leakage of fuel from petrol station into river – killed fish and forced locals to leave their homes• Company directors are now being prosecuted with provision for custodialsentences– 22 prosecutions in 2017/18• Network Rail– £12k - Japanese knotweed – contaminated private land
– £10k to each house + £6k to clear up - Japanese knotweed impacted surrounding land property
value

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Environment Legislation• Packaging waste: producer responsibilities – requires certain businesses handlingpackaging (producing or selling packaged goods) to comply to certain recycling andrecovery targets– targets for 2017-2020 all show noteworthy increase, with average of 22%– E.g. increasing wood recovery from 22% in 2017 to 48% in 2020

• EU Circular Economy Package– UK has signed up– Ambitious – e.g. by 2030 ‘all plastics packaging should be recyclable’– Reduce landfill to maximum of 10% of municipal waste by 2035

• New resources and waste strategy – packaging retailers to cover net costs ofhousehold waste recycling management– currently pick up around £70M a year
– Could be increased to cover total cost to local councils (£500M to £1B)

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Environment Legislation• Clean Air Strategy – comes after plan in 2017 was ruled illegally poor for the 3 rdtime by the High Court.
– Removes diesel from aviation, rail etc by 2040
– Clean air zones• Zero avoidable waste target by 2050 – all avoidable plastic by 2042
• May be on brink of new Environmental Act but unclear – has gone quiet• UK Government 25 year plan – lots of proposals but not enacted

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Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting• Takes effect from 1st April 2019
• Climate Change Levy (CCL) Increases – increases 45% for electricity and 67% for gas– Gov estimates = medium company - £20 – 25 k extra , large company £60k plus

• Replacement of Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting (MGHG)– First reports must be published in 2020 within annual reports– LLPs (who are not required to publish an annual report) must prepare a new report called “the Energy andCarbon Report”.

• Company or LLP qualifies if satisfies two or more of the following requirements: (exempt ifuse <40MWH of energy)– Turnover £36 million or more
– Balance sheet total £18 million or more
– Number of employees 250 or more

• ESOS unchanged (Deadline 5th December 2019) – new guideline is out• No currently defined fines for SECR

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Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)• Those already in MGHG reporting / FSTE main market– Report their global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and an intensity ratio. (Scope 1 and 2 andbusiness travel via rental and employee owned cars)– Report global energy use (energy, fuel and grey fleet)– Report energy efficiency action taken alongside the methodology used to calculate the new andexisting disclosure requirements.
• could potentially be moving towards reporting progress on ESOS or replacing ESOS

• Other large entities / LLPs
– Report their UK energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions for gas, electricity andtransport fuel– Report an intensity ratio and information relating to energy efficiency action• From year 2 must include the previous year’s data• Enforced by The Conduct Committee of the Financial Reporting Council
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Brexit• 11pm 29th March will enter No Deal unless changed…or will it?
• EU withdrawal act revokes European Communities Act– All laws under it are revoked– Frantically transferring them to the withdrawal act– Copy and paste – same names just under different jurisdiction (~7,900 Statutory Instruments)– Could cause confusion (eg. REACH – our version is called REACH and theirs REACH EU but they willrefer to it as just REACH)• ‘Deal’ - Transition period of 21 months – till 31 Dec 2020
– During this time must implement EU directives• REACH – has 2 years ‘grandfathering’ all data and reports then must complete again– Will likely cost £400m to test everything again– 80% UK chemicals go to EU – client company will likely have to take up the cost so will just switch toEU supplier

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Brexit• Scottish Parliament not ratified English version of EU Withdrawal Act– Added that will keep pace with EU laws and changes– Looking to go independent and re-join EU?
– Legislation between England and Scotland will diverge• New Environmental Regulator?

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Resources• List of Enforcement Undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-environment-agencys-use-of-civilsanctions/enforcement-undertakings-accepted-by-the-environment-agency• ESOS Guidance Document:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777363/Complying-with-the-Energy-Savings-Opportunity-Scheme.pdf• https://www.carbonfootprint.com/esos_energy_savings_opportunity_scheme.html• https://www.carbonfootprint.com/secr.html

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The Importance of Staff Engagement in
Sustainability
Theory and Practical Suggestions

John BuckleyManaging Director
Carbon Footprint Ltd
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The Goal is to…

… engage staff and change behaviours – and make the changes
that last well beyond the duration of the campaign

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Why is Staff Engagement important?
• Legislative Drivers– SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting)– ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme)– CDP (Carbon Disclosure and Reporting)– Waste– Packaging• Customer & Stakeholder Expectation• Staff Expectations– Help attract– Help retainBetter Staff Engagement can be a cost effective way to reduce yourenvironmental impacts and costs (e.g. Energy, Waste, etc.)

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Staff Engagement should be easy…
• Most of us are good at doing our bit at home already• We are being bombarded by the media on environmental issues– Climate Change (extreme weather, record temperatures etc. etc.)– Plastic pollution – Blue Planet II– Air quality• People are becoming increasingly aware of costs (e.g. switchingenergy providers etc.)• Your staff are more aware of the key issues than ever before

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It should be easy…

But why isn’t it…?

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7 Steps to Behavioural Change
Knowledge
I know I should

DesireReinforcement

I want toFeedback to say well done

Stimulation

SkillsI’m a part of the solution

I canFacilitation

Optimism

Make it easy

Change is possible

Ref: Robinson model of behavioural change, 1998
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What is the company strategy?
– Understand and agree why is it important?
– What are the organisations major environmental impacts– Define long term goals and outcomes you want to achieve– Get Senior Management Support (budgets – time and cost)– Who is leading it & who is going to make it happen– Understand the likely barriers to change

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Quick and Easy things to try• “Subliminal” communications / Nudge Theory••••

Posters
Better labelling and be creative and fun
Turn it off stickers
Pester Power (kids)

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Bigger communications• Communicate Goals and Progress– Staff briefings– Company wide news letters– Notice boards– Intranet– Internet & social media

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Invite suggestions from staff• Make it easy for staff tocontribute ideas• Get those that suggest theideas to help implementthem• Reward the best ideas

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Get staff involved in green CSR events• Reward staff for their positive contributions• E.g. Help with tree planting at a local school

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League tables•••••

In general, people are naturally competitive
Consider small prizes & awards & celebrations
Remember to keep it fun
Site vs site - department vs department
Some things to compare– Recycling rates– Energy usage– Carbon emissions– Fuel consumption (for drivers)

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Other things..
– Policies, Process & Procedures (e.g. ISO 14001 certification)– Green Champions– Working Groups & Green Committees– Staff Appraisal Goals– Social Marketing (Twitter and Facebook etc.)– Policies & Procedures– Get staff to vote on which carbon offsetting options to support

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Make use of technology to compliment andhelp change behaviours• For example:– PIR Light Sensors– Building Management Systems– Vehicle Telematics– Pull Printing

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Summary• There are lots of reasons to engage staff in your organisations
sustainability journey• Set the strategy• Work on internal and external communications• Invite staff to be involved• Implement• Reward the best contributions and performance• Keep it fun & fresh!

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John BuckleyManaging Director
Carbon Footprint Ltd
John.buckley@carbonfootprint.com
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Behaviour Change

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Anna Frizzell RNLI Sustainability Manager - March 1st 2019

Who we are & what we do…

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Understand the context of the change
What is the behaviour you want andwhat is the current behaviour?
What is the change and how might/will it
be achieved?
What are the motivators and barriers?
Who are the influencers?
How will you know when it is working?

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Change Blockers

Key IssuesVision

Confusion
due toLeaders do not own the sustainability vision or strategy so are notclear about what it says or means or is trying to achieve.

SkillsAnxiety
due toLack of competency and literacy in sustainability and lack of timespent in leadership competency upskilling.

Incentive

Resistancedue toLittle buy in or incentive to set or deliver sustainability objectives
and no pressure to evidence or report performance. Unwilling to
identify and accept accountability or responsibility.

Resources

Frustration Perception that there is a lack of resources, budget or time
due toavailable to deliver sustainability objectives. Cost saving focus
driving short term decision making.

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Key things:

1. Understand the motivations of those you want to influence andhow they take in information.
2. Work with and through respected influencers.
3. Have KPIs / measures of progress and don’t be afraid to admit
defeat and try something else.
4. Give feedback.
5. Be quick to praise and slow to blame.
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Sustainability Business Network

Debbie Salmon (Biodiversity Officer
Debbie.salmon@rushmoor.gov.uk
01252 398731

What is Biodiversity

Cove Brook

Rowhill Nature Reserve

The variability among livingorganisms from all sources
including,, terrestrial,
marine and other aquatic
ecosystems and theecological complexes ofwhich they are part; thisincludes diversity within
species , between species
and of ecosystems.”

NightjarDartford Warbler❖ The Thames Basin Heaths Special
Protection Area stretches acrossthree counties Surrey, Hampshire
and Berkshire.
❖ The SPA is designated under TheE.C Birds Directive for its groundnesting birds
Woodlark❖ In the early 2000’s
severe declines in
populations wererecorded.
❖ Declines were due tohuman disturbanceaffecting breeding
success
The Thames Basin Heaths SPA Delivery Framework 2009

❖400m buffer around the SPA sites;❖Contributions or onsite Sustainable Alternative
Natural Greenspace (SANGS) - 8ha/1000 people forall residential development within a 5km radius ofthe SPA sites;❖Strategic Access Management and Monitoring(SAMM);

Rushmoor SANGS

Bramshot Country Park
Rowhill Nature Reserve

Hawley Meadows
and Blackwater
Park
Wellesley Woodlands

Southwood Country Park

The route of theBasingstoke Canal❖

An important linear
corridor connecting
Hart, Rushmoor,
Guildford, Surrey
Heath, Woking,
Runnymede❖The Basingstoke Canalis botanically the mostspecies-rich aquaticsystem in England with106 species recorded.

Fringe Water Lily

Water Soldier❖24 of the 42 resident British speciesof dragonfly and damselfly occur on theCanal, making the SSSI one of the mostimportant sites for odonata in Britain
The Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly

The Hairy Dragonfly

The Downy Emerald Dragonfly

SINCs within Rushmoor❖

There are 36 SINCs
covering 475ha withhabitats ranging from smallroadside verge sites tolarge areas of heathlandand grassland habitats.

❖

Many of the SINCs within
Rushmoor are within theurban area and prone torecreational pressure andvandalism❖

Some of the SINCs areunmanaged and biodiversity
is declining❖❖Sponsor a project within theBasingstoke Canal SSSI.

Ensure no development within
the TBH 400m buffer.
Support your local community
group through funding, freestaff time and/or freeresources.

Brickfields Country Park SINC

❖Sponsor the managementof your nearest SINC.

Rushmoor Urban Wildlife Group

Provide paid leave for employees toparticipate in conservation
workgroups.

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Rushmoor is urban incorporating
Farnborough, Aldershot and North Camp❖

Legislation requires Local Authorities tocreate a connected Green Infrastructure
network to ensure that :❖ the urban population have contact withnature;❖ biodiversity is able to move safely
between larger sites;

The Green Infrastructure shouldincorporate and create:❖ Designated sites;❖ Linear corridors - canals, rivers, majortransport routes and road verges;❖ Urban green corridors❖ Parks and open spaces;❖ Stepping stones❖ Gardens;❖❖ Provide habitat stepping stones
through the urban environment for
invertebrates and birds

Extensive Green Roof

❖ Provides insulation within the wintermonths and cools the building within
the summer months❖Particularly
beneficial onlarge buildingssuch as officeblocks, industrial
units and Publicbuildings

Green Wall

Extensive Brown RoofFor further information and advice on green roofs and walls please see Dusty Gedge’s website at https://dustygedge.co.uk/❖ Provide essential oasis towildlife within the urban
environment❖ Provide a pleasantenvironment for workers
relieving stress and providing
opportunities to experiencenature❖ Provide connecting habitats
between designated sites
and/or open spaces
Wildflower seed mix: £4 per m2
Wildflower turf: £12.50 per m2 plus vat and delivery

Hibernacula and log
piles, long grass
habitat and hedgerows
Holes in boundaries,
short grass, nut andfruit bearing
hedgerows

Bird boxesbaths,
hedgerows
and feedingstations

Nectar bars,ponds nopesticides or
herbicides

Ponds, long grass,log Piles, scruband hedgerows
Hedgehog boxes, woodand leaf piles, compost
heaps hedgerows andlong grass

Bat lofts, boxes Bricks
linear corridors andhedgerows
Small enhancements £15 - £30

Hibernacula - £50 - £75
Hedgerows & Ponds £400 - £600

Insect boxes, Log piles,
loggaries, leaf litter, longgrass and no pesticides or
herbicides

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