Environment best practice case studies
Use the filters below to search our environment case study library for examples of businesses gaining benefits from creating a positive impact on the environment. Present and past winners of the Asda Environmental Leadership Award our Climate Change Award and the ways2work Award have their case studies below too.
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Waste management is key for Royal Mail
Royal Mail is the letters and packages service of the wider Royal Mail Group. The company delivers throughout Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The main Mail Centre in Northern Ireland is located in Mallusk. Waste management is key at their Mail Centre site.
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- January 2012
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Transporting environmental change
Musgrave Retail Partners NI distributes fresh food and products to independent SuperValu, Centra and Mace retail partners. It has an overarching aim to decrease consumption of fossil fuels and reduce transport-related carbon emissions.
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- December 2011
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10/10 for employee engagement
By the nature of its business, limestone quarry and manufacturing business Kilwaughter Chemical Co Ltd traditionally has an inherently high demand on energy. Signing up to a 10:10 campaign, it aimed to reduce energy use by 10% in a year; an enormous challenge which would involve the whole company.
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- December 2011
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Recycling heat save £s
As part of an ongoing programme of investment to reduce its environmental impact, £85,000 was authorised for the installation of a new heat recovery system. This system recovers heat normally wasted to atmosphere from the site’s largest refrigeration system to preheat warm water.
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- December 2011
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Reducing CO2
Belfast Harbour reduces carbon emissions from in-house operations by reducing demand and controlling consumption wherever possible. It utilises technological solutions such as low-energy lighting combined with daylight and occupancy sensing to reduce the electricity used to light its workshops. It has also made improvements to the heating system and boilers in the Harbour Office which have resulted in energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions by a further 45 tonnes.
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- December 2011
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Waste to resource
A waste segregation scheme was initiated with the use of Visual Management Control and the Five S’s management techniques; sort, set in order, sweep, standardise and sustain.
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- December 2011
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Seeing energy efficiency clearly
H & J Martin recognises the importance of energy management in its maintenance contracts, especially as its sites often cater for thousands of staff and pupils. It regularly monitors performance at all sites and uses the data to benchmark and set targets.
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- December 2011
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NI Water picks up top environment award
NI Water has been hailed a ‘National Green Champion’ by the Green Organisation for its work on the Rural Wastewater Investment Programme – a project designed specifically by NI Water to upgrade small wastewater facilities in villages and hamlets across Northern Ireland where the population is less than 250 people.
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- December 2011
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IKEA's Nigel McGarry takes home the 2011 George Dawson Award
The George Dawson award recognises a leader who has made an outstanding contribution to the environment in NI as recognized and nominated by their own peers.
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- November 2011
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Coolkeeragh ESBIE reduces energy requirements
The combined-cycle gas turbine plant at Coolkeeragh was developed by Coolkeeragh ESB Limited, a partnership between ESB International and Coolkeeragh Power Limited. The station was commissioned in June 2005 and is being operated and maintained by ESBIE O&M Solutions in line with best international practice for power generation stations.
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- November 2011
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