Case Studies
East of England directory of case studies of responsible business practice, sometimes referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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Lafarge Cement UK Eco-efficiency Award
Adnams is one of the leading environmentally conscious businesses in the East of England. Even in difficult economic times they believe that taking positive action in eco-efficiency is important to their brand reputation. This has led to enhanced local and national awareness, strong employee engagement and loyal customers who want to trade with a company committed to doing the right thing. For every business decision made, the environmental impacts are taken into consideration and their eco-efficiency strategy is based upon reducing carbon emissions across every side of the business, from the brewery, to the hotels and pubs to their Cellar & Kitchen stores. Adnams highly eco-efficient distribution centre built of hemcrete walls, a green roof, rainwater catchments and glulam wood beams has proved worth the additional 15% cost premium incurred when the building was constructed.
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- June 2010
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Active Communities Award
Anglian Water’s RiverCare project works in partnership with the environmental charity ENCAMS and the Environment Agency to engage local communities in protecting and enhancing the river environment.
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- June 2010
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Merrill Lynch Education Award
Anglian Water has invested in an extensive education programme through the Water in the World initiative as a key component of delivering the social and corporate responsibility agenda. Since the programme started in 2006, two new education centres; a mobile centre visiting rural communities; a website and education materials have been developed. The programme embraces water for health initiatives of national importance and also provides support for employee volunteers in education related projects. The education programme is working to change people’s behaviours towards water as a vital resource and foster responsible attitudes on water usage, waste disposal, hydration issues and promote environmental concern.
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- June 2010
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Asda Environmental Leadership Award
Climate change is the biggest challenge Anglian Water faces. More extreme weather events, twinned with regional population growth, are already having an impact. Anglian Water is reducing their carbon footprint by focusing on energy efficiency and investing in renewable energy. They are also putting innovative adaptation measures in place that bring real benefits to the environment. One example of this is a £115 million expansion of their treatment works at Rutland Water to meet an increasing demand from a growing regional population, the biggest single investment since privatisation. As part of this investment Anglian Water created 90 hectares of new habitat to protect wildlife. Anglian Water have a responsibility to protect wildlife and habitats that exist in our region and have therefore reintroduced ospreys to England after an absence of 150 years and reintroduced the native pool frog after it had become extinct in the UK. In 2009, Anglian Water published and distributed their own field guide book. Employees are actively engaged in the protection of wildlife with new sightings being reported.
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- June 2010
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Carbon Positive Award (W/ UEA)
The University of East Anglia was founded in 1963 and directly employs around 3,000 full-time staff, has over 14,000 students and an annual income of some £170m. The University of East Anglia has reduced its carbon usage by more than 70% in the last 18 years. By using innovative new technology, renewable energy sources, good energy management, raising awareness and encouraging behavioural change it has become an exemplar carbon reduction organisation.
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- June 2010
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Carbon Positive Award (HC/ May Gurney)
May Gurney Integrated Services PLC is an infrastructure services company committed to helping its clients in the public and regulated sectors deliver sustainable improvements to front-line services across the UK making sure that the road, utility, rail and waterways networks and public buildings are well maintained and that household waste is collected and recycled.
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- June 2010
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Carbon Positive Award (HC/ McCain)
McCain Foods is one of the world’s leading frozen food companies and is the largest producer of frozen potato products in the UK providing healthy versions of the nation’s favourite foods. They employ over 2,000 people at four principal locations and have an annual turnover of over £300 million.
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- June 2010
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Carbon Positive Award (GPS PE Pipe)
GPS PE Pipe Systems manufacture polyethylene (PE) pipe systems for the gas, water, sewerage and industrial markets. Working with the country’s key utility, engineering and construction companies, GPS help deliver gas and clean drinking water to thousands homes and businesses across the UK. GPS PE Pipe Systems employs around 120 people in a variety of disciplines including manufacturing, quality and environmental, engineering, sales, marketing, technical, R&D and admin. Most employees live within a 5 mile radius of Huntingdon, and 93.85% of employees have been with the business over a year.
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- June 2010
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Health, Work and Well Being Award (Winner)
Serco are a Global FTSE 100 facilities services provider and are contracted to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust. Their workforce of 630 people at NNUH includes catering, domestic, portering, wastes management and estates technical.
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- June 2010
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Health, Work and Well Being Award (RU)
Ipswich Building Society employs just under 100 staff who work at its headquarters and nine branches. The Society’s culture promotes the health and well being of employees and sees this as integral to day to day business.
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- June 2010
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