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Question - Describe the concept of environmental sustainability and explain the economic advantages of being sustainable for Toyota and Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse.

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[MULTIPLENEWSREADERS'VOICES]>>ANDOVERTOFINANCIALNEWSNOW,INAMOMENTWE'LLBE...

>>...ENVIRONMENTALMIGRANTS...

>>...FROMITSAMBITIOUSUNITEDNATIONSTARGETSTOREDUCEITSCARBONEMISSIONS...

>>AMICROWAVEDINNERHASASHELFLIFEOF6MONTHS,ACOOKTIMEOF2MINUTES,ANDTHELANDFILLDEADTIMEOFCENTURIES.

WESIMPLYHAVEGOTTOPRODUCELESSWASTE.

LANDFILLSAREBADNEWSTOTHEENVIRONMENT...

>>THERENEEDSTOBETHETAXABLECARBONTOPROVIDEPEOPLEANDBUSINESSESWITHADIS-INCENTIVETOUSEIT.

>>CLIMATECHANGEHASALREADYLEDTOSEVEREWEATHERPATTERNSAND...

>>...HAVECONTRIBUTEDTHELEASTCLIMATECHANGE,BUTSUFFERMOSTFROMIT...

>>SOUTHAFRICAGENERATES90PERCENTOFITSENERGYFROMCOLDFIREDPOWERSTATIONS...

>>SOMESPECIESAREONTHEBRINKOFEXTINCTION.

>>ENVIRONMENTALMIGRANTSALSOCALLEDCLIMATEEXILES...

>>PEOPLEHAVEHADTOLEAVETHEIRHABITATSBECAUSEOF...

>>ALTERATIONSRELATEDTOCLIMATECHANGE...

>>...THESERISINGSEALEVELS...

>>ICECAPSMELTANDSEALEVELSRISE,SOMEISLANDSAREPREDICTEDTOCOMPLETELYDISAPPEARUNDERWATERINTHENEARFUTURE.

[MUSIC]>>LIFEINTHE21STCENTURYISFASTERANDMORECOMPLEXTHANIT'SEVERBEENBEFORE.

INEVOLUTIONARYTERMS,WE'VETRAVELEDATBREAKNECKSPEEDAWAYFROMAWORLDOFNATURETOWARDSANINCREASINGLYARTIFICIAL,CONSTRUCTEDWORLD.

WECUTDOWNTREESANDBUILTOURCITIESONTOPOFONCETHRIVINGECOSYSTEMS.

WEQUADRUPLEDOURPOPULATIONOVERTHESPACEOFJUST100YEARSANDDEVELOPEDPOWERFULNEWTECHNOLOGYTOSPEEDUPOURLIVES.

ONLYNOWTHETIDESARESTARTINGTOTURN.

PEOPLEARESTARTINGTOREALIZETHATWEIGNORETHENATURALWORLDATOURPERIL.

BUSINESSOWNERSAREREALIZINGTHATREDUCINGTHEIRENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINTISN'TJUSTAPREXERCISE:IT'SVITALTOTHEIRFUTURE.

THISFILMFEATURESACASESTUDYOFBUSINESSESTHATHAVEDEVELOPEDUNIQUEAPPROACHESTOSUSTAINABILITY.

THEIRVISIONARYLEADERSREVEALHOWBEINGGREENHASHELPEDMAKETHEIRBUSINESSESSTRONGERANDMOREFINANCIALLYVIABLE.

[MUSIC][ACLOCKTICKS]>>INTHECONTEXTOFBUSINESS,ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITYMEANSADOPTINGWORKPRACTICESTHATCANBESTEADILYMAINTAINED,WITHOUTEXHAUSTINGNATURALRESOURCESANDCAUSINGECOLOGICALDAMAGE.

BUTBEINGSUSTAINABLEISN'TJUSTABOUTSAVINGTHEPLANET:IT'SALSOABOUTSAVINGMONEY.

>>THERE'SAPERCEPTIONOUTTHERETHATSUSTAINABILITYDOESCOSTMONEYBUTIWOULDCHALLENGETHAT.

SUSTAINABILITY'SJUSTGOODFORBUSINESS.

JUSTSTRAIGHTOUTGOODFORBUSINESS.

WEALLKNOWTHATENERGYANDWATERCOSTSWILLRISEINTHECOMINGYEARS,SOBYTAKINGACTIONNOWANDREDUCINGYOURIMPACTINTERMSOFENERGYANDWATER,HASAFINANCIALGAIN.

>>ANDIT'SNOTJUSTUPTOLARGECORPORATIONSTOACTRESPONSIBLYTOWARDSTHEENVIRONMENT.

FERGUSONPLARREISANEXAMPLEOFASMALLBUSINESSTHAT'SMADEABIGDIFFERENCEINREDUCINGTHEIRENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINT.

OWNERRALPHPLARREBECAMEPARTICULARLYINTERESTEDINSUSTAINABILITYWHENHEMOVEDTOALARGERPREMISESANDHISSPIRALINGENERGYBILLSFORCEDHIMTORETHINKHOWHEWASRUNNINGTHEBUSINESS.

>>WEDIDN'TJUSTBUILDSOMETHINGALITTLEBITBIGGER:WEBUILTSOMETHING4ANDAHALFTIMESBIGGERTHANWEHADBEFORE.

WHENWESTARTEDTHEBUILDINGPROCESS,IFOUNDTHEGENERALATTITUDEANDAPPROACHOFINDUSTRYWASTHATIFYOU'REBUILDINGABIGPREMISES-ABIGBUILDING-GETUSEDTOBIGENERGYBILLS.

ANDTHAT'SWHATI--THATSCAREDME.

THATREALLYSCAREDME.

ITHOUGHT,"WE'VEGOTTOFINDBETTERWAYSOFDOINGTHINGS."SOIJOINEDALLSORTSOFENVIRONMENTALCOMMITTEES.

IDIDENDUPWEARINGTHELABELOFGREENIE.

ANDI'DSAYTOALLTHEGUYS,"WELLLOOK,IFTHAT'SWHATIAM,THAT'SWHATIAM."IDIDN'TTHINKIAMREALLY--I'MWANTINGEFFICIENCY.

I'MWANTINGDESIGNSTHATWILLGETMAXIMUMBANGFOROURBUCKSOUTOFENERGY.

>>THERE'SSTRONGECONOMICINCENTIVESFORBUSINESSESOFANYSIZETOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLE,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERYOU'REINTHEMARKETOFMAKINGCAKESORBUILDINGCARS.

INTHECASEOFTOYOTA,THEYKNEWTHATFUELWASANONRENEWABLERESOURCEANDTHATASITBECAMEINCREASINGLYSCARCE,ITWOULDALSOBECOMEMOREEXPENSIVE.

THEYMADEMONEYBYPIONEERINGAHYBRIDCARTHATTAPPEDINTOGROWINGDEMANDFORENVIRONMENTALLYSUSTAINABLEVEHICLES.

THEYALSOSAVEDMONEYBYCUTTINGDOWNTHEIRENERGYANDWATERUSAGEONTHEPRODUCTIONLINEITSELF,THEREBYREDUCINGTHEIRBILLS.

>>TOYOTAULTIMATELYISAPRODUCEROFCARS.

ANDTHEPRIUSISAVEHICLEWITHPROBABLYTHELOWESTGREENHOUSEEMISSIONSINTHEAUSTRALIANVEHICLEFLEET.

THEREARENOWHYBRIDSCOMINGOUTINMOSTOFTHOSE--MOSTVEHICLECATEGORIES.

ANDSOTHAT'SREALLYWHERETOYOTAHASWORKEDINDESIGNTODESIGNAMORESUSTAINABLEVEHICLEANDALSOTHETHINGSINTHEVEHICLEASWELLINTERMSOFPRODUCTMATERIALUSE.

THENYOUDROPBACKINTHELIFECYCLETOPRODUCTION.

SOWE'VEWORKEDVERYHARDHEREINAUSTRALIATOLOWERTHEFOOTPRINTOFOURPRODUCTIONCYCLE.

YOUKNOWWE'VEACHIEVEDSIGNIFICANTWATERSAVINGS,SIGNIFICANTENERGYSAVINGSABOUTMAYBE27PERCENTSAVINGENERGYPERVEHICLEPRODUCED.

ALOTOFTHISTHINKINGCAMEOUTOFTHEOILCRISISINTHE70'SANDITBECAMECLEARTHAT,YOUKNOW,THEVEHICLEINDUSTRYNEEDEDTOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLE.

ITHINKTOYOTAWASREALLYLEADINGALOTOFOTHERCOMPANIESINSTARTINGTOLOOKATDIFFERENTPOWERTRAINS,DIFFERENTSYSTEMSOFPRODUCINGVEHICLESANDTHATLEDTOTHEHYBRIDSANDTHEY'VEBEENINTHEMARKETAROUND10YEARS.

>>THEDEMANDFORHYBRIDVEHICLESISANEXAMPLEOFGROWINGTRENDSINSUSTAINABLECONSUMPTION.

PEOPLEAREBECOMINGMOREAWAREOFRISINGCOSTSOFFUELANDOTHERNATURALRESOURCESANDMORECONSCIOUSOFMAKINGETHICALINVESTMENTS.

>>ITISINBUSINESSES'INTERESTTOBEENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLYBECAUSECONSUMERSARETHEONESWHOHAVETHEPOWER.

ANDIFTHEYDECIDETHATTHEYWANTTOBUYTHINGSTHATAREGOINGTOHELPTHEENVIRONMENT,THENTHEYCANINFLUENCEWHATBUSINESSESAREDOINGANDTHEIRPRACTICES.

>>PEOPLECAREALOTMOREABOUTTHEENVIRONMENTTHANTHEYUSEDTO.

I'VECERTAINLYBECOMEALOTMOREAWAREOFTURNINGOFFTHELIGHTSANDSAVINGWATERANDUSINGGREENBAGS.

IKNOWTHATINALOTOFSHOPSALREADY,THEYNOWCHARGEYOUTOUSETHEIRPLASTICBAGS.

>>THEREAREALMOSTINTUITIVEDECISIONSOFWEMAKETHESEDAYSASWEPURCHASETHINGS.

WHETHERTHEY'REHARDEQUIPMENTSUCHASDISHWASHERSANDCLOTHESWASHERSANDTHELIKE,WEDEFINITELYLOOKTOTHEPOWERCONSUMPTIONTHATTHESEHAVEANDTHEWATERCONSUMPTIONTHATTHEYTAKEON.

>>ITRYTOGETLOCALPRODUCEWHEREVERICANBECAUSEA,BECAUSEIT'SFRESHERANDB,BECAUSEITHASN'TBEENTRANSPORTEDASFARWHICHISBETTERFORTHEENVIRONMENT.

>>BULKPURCHASING,USINGMARKETSANDWE'REEXPECTINGALLTHEORGANICFOODS.

>>ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITYMEANSADOPTINGPRACTICESTHATCANBESTEADILYMAINTAINEDWITHOUTEXHAUSTINGNATURALRESOURCESANDCAUSINGECOLOGICALDAMAGE.

SUSTAINABILITYBENEFITSBUSINESSESOFANYSIZE.

ITCANSAVEABUSINESSMONEY:FOREXAMPLEBYCUTTINGDOWNONENERGYANDWATERBILLS.

ITCANATTRACTNEWCUSTOMERSWHOARECOMMITTEDTOFINDINGMORESUSTAINABLEWAYSOFLIVINGANDCONSUMING.

[MUSIC]>>OVERTHEPASTFEWCENTURIES,INDUSTRYHASBEENAMAJORCONTRIBUTORTOENVIRONMENTALPROBLEMS,THEMOSTPRESSINGOFWHICHISCLIMATECHANGE.

EACHYEAR,AROUND29BILLIONTONSOFCARBONDIOXIDEISPRODUCEDASARESULTOFBURNINGFOSSILFUELSLIKECOAL,OILANDNATURALGAS.

IT'SPUMPEDINTOTHEEARTH'SATMOSPHERE,THICKENINGTHEATMOSPHERICBLANKETAROUNDTHEGLOBEANDTRAPPINGTHESUN'SHEATCLOSERTOTHEEARTH'SSURFACE.

WEHAVECOMETORELYONFOSSILFUELSTOPROVIDEUSWITHENERGYTORUNVEHICLES,POWERFACTORIESANDHEATANDCOOLPREMISES.

BUSINESSESCANSTARTREDUCINGTHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINTBYFIRSTLYMEASURINGWHATIMPACTTHEYACTUALLYHAVEONTHEENVIRONMENT.

>>IT'SREALLYABOUTFIRSTLYANALYZINGWHEREYOURFOOTPRINTISSOTHATTHEACTIONSYOUTAKEARENOTONLYREDUCINGTHEFOOTPRINT,BUTAREREDUCINGYOURCOSTSASWELL.

YOUNEEDTOASSESSYOURRELATIONSHIPTOTHEENVIRONMENT.

I'VESEENLOTSOFCOMPANIESMAKETHECOMMITMENTTOSTARTONTHEJOURNEY.

ANDTHENTHEFIRSTTHINGTHEYDOISLOOKAROUNDANDSEEWHATELSEEVERYBODYELSEISDOINGAND,"I'LLDOTHATTOO.

I'LLDOTHATTOO."WITHOUTANYCONSIDERATIONIFTHAT'SWHATRELEVANTTOYOURBUSINESSBECAUSETHEONLYWAYIT'SGOINGTOBESUCCESSFULISIFIT'SRELEVANTTOYOU.

>>SOMEBUSINESSOWNERSCHOOSETOHIREACONSULTANTTOHELPTHEMDEVELOPANDIMPLEMENTASUSTAINABILITYSTRATEGYWHILEOTHERSPREFERTODOITTHEMSELVES.

ATFERGUSONPLARREBAKEHOUSE,RALPHSTARTEDTHEPROCESSOFANALYZINGHISFACTORY'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINTOVERADECADEAGO.

HECONTINUESTOMONITORTHECOMPANY'SCONSUMPTIONOFENERGY,FUELANDWATER,ASWELLASMEASURINGHOWMUCHRUBBISHTHEYGENERATE.

>>WEWEREINVITEDABOUT12YEARSAGOTOJOINTHEGREENHOUSECHALLENGE.

ANDTHROUGHDOINGTHAT-ANDI'MAGREATBELIEVERINTHEOLDADAGETHATYOUCAN'TCONTROLWHATYOUDON'TMEASURE.

WESTARTEDONAPATHOFBASICALLYATTHATPOINTJUSTMONITORINGOURENERGYANDWATERINPUTS.

TOYOTAALSOSTARTEDOUTBYMEASURINGANDMONITORINGTHEIMPACTOFTHEIRPRODUCTION.

THEYCAMEUPWITHASETOFGOALSFORREDUCINGIT.

>>REDUCINGTHECARBONFOOTPRINTOFOURBUSINESS,WE'VEGOTA5-YEARENVIRONMENTPLANINTOYOTA.

CARBONISAPARTOFTHATENVIRONMENTPLANANDWE'RESTRIVINGFORA35%REDUCTIONACROSSTHEWORLDINTHECARBONFOOTPRINTOFALLPRODUCTIONFACILITIES.

BUTWE'VEALSOWITHINOUROFFICESINAUSTRALIA,WE'RELOOKINGATA25%REDUCTIONOVER5YEARS.

WE'RECURRENTLYINVESTINGINTHISBUILDINGTHISYEARTOACHIEVEABOUTA40%REDUCTIONINOURENERGYFOOTPRINT,ANDTHAT'SLOOKINGATLIGHTINGSYSTEMS,AIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEMS.

BUTTHEOTHERKEYPARTSOFOURCARBONSTRATEGYAREREALLYTHESUPPLYCHAINANDPRODUCT.

TOYOTA'SSTRATEGYISWE'DLIKETOINTRODUCEHYBRIDSACROSSALLTHEVEHICLELINESANDSTARTTOTHENDEVELOPFULLYELECTRICVEHICLES:THEPLUG-INHYBRIDSASWELLWHICHWILLRUNELECTRICFORASMALLPARTOFTHEOPERATIONANDSEETHATCOMINGTHROUGH.

>>ONCEYOU'VEIDENTIFIEDYOURBUSINESS'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINTANDSETGOALSTOIMPROVE,IT'SIMPORTANTTOMONITORYOURPROGRESS.

>>SMALLBUSINESSESCANMEASURETHEIRSUCCESSOFREDUCINGTHEIRFOOTPRINTTHROUGHTHEIRBALANCESHEET,KEEPINGANEYEONTHEBOTTOMLINE.

SOBYTHATLOOKINGATTHEIRUTILITYBILLS.

THEY'LLSHOWPROGRESSIONOVERTHELASTYEARORSO.

THROUGHMEASURINGTHEIRRESOURCEUSESUCHASPAPER,WASTEUSAGE:THATWILLSHOWWHETHERYOU'RESUCCEEDING.

>>TOSTARTBECOMINGMORESUSTAINABLE,FIRSTLYMEASUREYOURBUSINESS'SIMPACTORFOOTPRINTONTHEENVIRONMENT.

THENDECIDEONKEYAREASTOFOCUSONANDSETMEASURABLEGOALSTOIMPROVE.

FROMTHEREIT'SAMATTEROFMONITORINGYOURPROGRESSTHROUGHMEASURINGTHEAMOUNTYOUSPENDONENERGY,FUELANDWATERBILLSALONGWITHTHEAMOUNTOFPAPERTHAT'SBEINGCONSUMEDANDWASTEGENERATED.

INMANYPLACESAROUNDTHEWORLD,THEREARENOWGOVERNMENTAGENCIESASWELLASSPECIALIZEDBUSINESSCONSULTANTSWHOCANPROVIDESUPPORT,TRAININGANDADVICEONHOWTOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLEASABUSINESS.

[MUSIC]>>ASARESULTOFHISFINDINGSINTOHISCOMPANY'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINT,RALPHDECIDEDTOFOCUSONREDUCINGCARBONEMISSIONS.

HESTARTEDBYMAKINGSIMPLECHANGESTOHOWTHINGSWEREDONE.

>>THROUGHDOINGTHAT,ITHELPEDUSEVOLVEGOODMANUFACTURINGPRACTICE:GOODHOUSEKEEPINGIFYOULIKE.

JUSTCLOSINGFRIDGEDOORS,PUTTINGFLAPSONFRIDGEDOORSANDFREEZERDOORSSOWEDIDN'TLOSEALLTHECOLDOUTOFTHEFRIDGESWHENWEOPENEDTHEM,TURNINGLIGHTSOUT.

NOWITSOUNDSSOSIMPLETODAY,BUTTHERE'SSTILLALOTOFPEOPLEINBUSINESSESTHATARENOTDOINGIT.

THEYJUSTLEAVELIGHTSON.

THEYLEAVESYSTEMSGOING.

ITTAUGHTUSTOJUSTBEMORECAREFULABOUTEVERYTHINGWE'REDOING.

>>RALPHALSOREALIZEDTHATTOREDUCETHEBUSINESS'SCARBONFOOTPRINT,HE'DALSONEEDTOREDUCETHEIRFUELCONSUMPTION.

ASHECOULDN'TJUSTIFYTHECOSTOFCONVERTINGALLHISTRUCKSTOHYBRIDS,HEWASFORCEDTOTHINKOUTSIDETHEBOXTOFINDASOLUTION.

>>WITHDAILYDELIVERYTO45STORESAROUNDSUBURBANMELBOURNE,GEELONGANDBALLARAT,THAT'SABIGENERGYCONSUMERBYWAYOFFUEL.

ANDBYMOVINGOURPRODUCTIONSCHEDULINGAROUNDEARLIER,WE'VEGOTOURTRUCKSOUTONTHEROAD,5A.M.THETRUCKSLEAVEINCLEAR,NOTRAFFICATALL,AWAYTHEYGOANDWE'REVERYCAREFULTOLOCATERIGHTNEARTHEMAJORFREEWAYSSOWE'RENOTCONGESTED.

WEGOSTRAIGHTOUTONTOTHEMAJORFREEWAYS.

WEDROPOFFTOTHESTORESANDWE'REBACKRUNNINGAGAINSTTHETRAFFIC.

SOWE'RE--EVERYTHINGWORKSOUTWELL.

WEHAVELOWEREDOURCARBONFOOTPRINTDRAMATICALLYBYJUSTSIMPLYRUNNINGOURTRUCKSATADIFFERENTTIME.

IMEANHOWSIMPLEISTHAT?

>>INADDITIONTOIMPROVINGDAYTODAYPROCESSES,RALPHALSODEVELOPEDSOMEINNOVATIVETECHNOLOGYTOREDUCEHISENERGYUSAGEACROSSHEATINGANDAIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEMS.

HEHARNESSEDTHEHEATENERGYFROMTHEOVENSANDREDIRECTEDIT.

INSUMMER,ITISNOWPUMPEDOUTSIDETOAVOIDHEATINGTHEBAKERYANDINTHEWINTERTHEHEATISDIRECTEDFROMTHEOVENS,BACKINTOTHEFACTORY.

>>REALLYALLABOUTATTITUDEASISEEIT.

INPARTICULARLYINSMALLTOMEDIUMBUSINESSWHEREWEDON'THAVETOWORRYTOOMUCHABOUTHIGHTECHNOLOGYSTUFF.

IT'SNOTROCKETSCIENCE.

NONEOFWHATWE'VEDONEISROCKETSCIENCE.

ANDWEACTUALLYNOWHEATTHEENTIREBAKERYINWINTERWITHHEATRECLAIMEDFROMPRODUCTDOWNSTREAMOFTHEOVENS.

IT'SISSOSIMPLE.

IT'SGOTACOUPLEOFDAMPERS,AFANANDANON/OFFSWITCH.

>>RALPHHASBEENSOSUCCESSFULINREDUCINGHISBAKERY'SCARBONEMISSIONSTHATTHEY'RENOWCARBONNEUTRALFORTHEENERGYTHEYPRODUCE.

BUTWHENITCOMESTOSETTINGMOREGOALSFORIMPROVEMENT,THESKYISTHELIMIT.

>>IMEANWEAREATTHEMOMENTCARBONNEUTRALFORWHATCARBONWEGENERATEHERE.

WE'RECARBONPOSITIVEINTHESENSETHATWEDOPRODUCECARBONANDWEOFFSETITWITHOURCARBONOFFSETPROVIDERGREENFLEET,WEPLANTSEVEN-ODDTHOUSANDTREESAYEARTODOTHAT,BUTOUROBJECTIVEINTHEFUTUREISTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.

SOITISANOBJECTIVETHATRUNSALONGTHELINEOFDEVELOPINGSYSTEMSANDDEVELOPINGWAYSOFDOINGBUSINESSTHATACTUALLYALLOWUSTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.

SOITSTARTEDOUTASADREAM.

IT'SNOWAGOAL.

ANDOFCOURSEYOUKNOWTHATGOALSAREJUSTDREAMSWITHADATE.

SOWE'VEGOTADATE:2020.

WEWANTTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.

>>ATSUSTAINABILITYVICTORIA,THEY'VEALSODRAMATICALLYREDUCEDTHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINTTHROUGHCLEVER,INEXPENSIVEDESIGN.

THEIROFFICESHAVEA5-STARENERGYRATING.

THEREARELARGEWINDOWSTHATOFFERABUNDANTNATURALLIGHTANDWHERELIGHTINGISREQUIRED,IT'SPROVIDEDBYLOWWATTGLOBESANDCONTROLLEDBYSENSORS.

THEY'VEALSOREDUCEDTHEIRELECTRICITYCONSUMPTIONBYSWITCHINGFROMDESKTOPSTOMOREENERGYEFFICIENTLAPTOPSTHATSTAFFAREREQUIREDTOCLOSEWHENNOTINUSE.

TAKINGACTIONTOREDUCEYOURBUSINESSESCARBONFOOTPRINTREQUIRESACOMBINATIONOFTECHNOLOGICALANDSOCIALCHANGE.

ITREQUIRESAGOODATTITUDEANDINNOVATION,ANDDOESN'TALWAYSMEANHAVINGTOSPENDLOTSOFMONEY.

LOWERINGYOURBUSINESS'SCARBONFOOTPRINTMAYINVOLVECHANGINGPROCEDURESANDBEHAVIORSSUCHASGETTINGPEOPLEINTHEHABITOFTURNINGOFFLIGHTSANDSWITCHINGOFFCOMPUTERS,ASWELLASINSTALLINGENERGYEFFICIENTTECHNOLOGYLIKELOWWATTGLOBES,EFFICIENTHEATING/AIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEMSANDUSINGLAPTOPSVERSUSDESKTOPS.

ALTERNATIVEENERGIESCANBEUSEDSUCHASHYBRIDVEHICLESANDSOLARENERGY.

ANDTHEDESIGNOFYOURWORKPLACECANALSOMAKEBIGDIFFERENCESTOYOURENERGYCONSUMPTION.

[MUSIC]>>JUSTASIT'SINBUSINESSES'ECONOMICINTERESTTOREDUCETHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINT,MINIMIZINGWASTEANDCONSERVINGWATERCANALSORESULTINFINANCIALSAVINGS.

INTERMSOFWASTE,20%OFTHEWORLD'SPEOPLEARERESPONSIBLEFORPRODUCING75%OFTHEWORLD'SWASTE.

SOMEMATERIALSCANTAKECENTURIESTOBREAKDOWN.

LANDFILLPRODUCESTOXICGASSESTHATAREDANGEROUSTOTHEENVIRONMENT,ASWELLASTOPEOPLELIVINGINTHEIRVICINITY.

THEREAREPLENTYOFWAYSTHATBUSINESSESCANMINIMIZETHEIRWASTE.

LIKEMOSTOFFICES,SUSTAINABILITYVICTORIARECYCLESANDREUSESPAPER.

STAFFAREALSOREQUIREDTOCONFIRMPRINTJOBSATTHEPRINTERTOAVOIDWASTINGPAPERINTHEFORMOFUNCOLLECTEDDOCUMENTS.

INTHEKITCHEN,THEREARESEPARATEBINSFORORGANICS,PAPERRECYCLING,PLASTICANDALUMINUMRECYCLINGANDASMALLBINFORLANDFILL.

WHENSUSTAINABILITYVICTORIANEEDEDTOCONSTRUCTNEWOFFICES,THEYENSUREDTHAT95%OFTHEMATERIALSFROMTHEOLDPREMISESWEREREUSED,RECYCLEDORSOLDAGAINTOMINIMIZELANDFILL.

WHERETHEYDIDNEEDTOBUYNEWPRODUCTS,THEYCHOSEBIODEGRADABLEANDECO-FRIENDLYMATERIALS.

THEIRCARPETSCONTAINUPTO80PERCENTOFRECYCLEDMATERIALANDCONTAINNOTOXICSOLVENTS.

OVERATTHEFERGUSONPLARREBAKEHOUSE,RALPHCAMEUPWITHHISOWNTYPICALLYINNOVATIVESOLUTIONSTOMINIMIZINGWASTEINHISBUSINESS.

>>RAWMATERIALBULKHANDLINGSYSTEMISSIMPLYSILOSFORFLOURANDSUGARANDOIL,EGGS,CREAM,MILKALLNOWCOMEFROM--WE'VEREACHEDACERTAINSIZEWHEREBYWECANDOALLTHATINBULK.

SOALLTHECONTAINERSINWHICHTHERAWMATERIALSCOMEAREEITHERRETURNABLEORINTHECASEOFFLOUR,IT'SDELIVEREDINABULKFLOURTANKERWHEREIT'SBLOWNINTOOURSILOANDTHERE'SNOPACKAGINGWHATSOEVER.

ANDTHERE'SSEVERALGREATBENEFITSINTHAT.

IMEANWEDOBUYOURRAWMATERIALSALITTLECHEAPERBECAUSETHERE'SNOPACKAGINGINVOLVED,BUTINTHETOTALSENSEWE'VEELIMINATEDABOUT500COMPOSITEBAGSANDBOXESOUTOFTHEENTIREPRODUCTCHAINFLOW-THROUGHINTOTHEBAKERY.

THAT'SONTHEINPUTSIDE.

THEWORMFARMISONTHEOUTPUTSIDE.

THATWOULDBEWASTEPRODUCTTHATCOMESFROMTHEMANUFACTURINGPROCESS:PRODUCTTHATWECAN'TREUSEALONGTHEWAYTHATWOULDJUSTNORMALLYGOINTOTHEDUMPSTERSANDOFFTOLANDFILL.

THAT'SWHATWE'RECONCENTRATINGONATTHATMOMENTTOSEEIFWECANFURTHERPROCESSTHAT.

>>ANDJUSTASREDUCINGENERGYTRANSLATESTOREDUCINGBILLS,MINIMIZINGWASTEISALSOGOODFORTHEBOTTOMLINE.

>>WHATWEFORGETWHENWE'RETALKINGABOUTOURRAWMATERIALSANDOURWASTE,EVERYBITOFWASTETHATCAMEINPROBABLYCAMEINTOYOURPLANT,YOUROPERATION,ASARAWMATERIAL.

ANDYOUOBVIOUSLYHADTOPAYFORTHAT.

SOIT'SMONEYTHATYOU'VEPAIDOUTTOBRINGTHERAWMATERIALSINANDNOWYOU'REPAYINGFORITTOLEAVETHEFACTORY.

SOITJUSTMAKESGOODBUSINESSSENSETOMINIMIZEBOTHENDS.

>>ANOTHEROPPORTUNITYFORBUSINESSESTOCUTCOSTSANDHELPTHEENVIRONMENTISINTHEAREAOFWATERCONSERVATION.

DRINKINGWATER,ASAPERCENTAGEOFTHETOTALGLOBALWATERRESOURCES,ISAFRACTIONOF1%.

SOIT'SCRUCIALTHATBUSINESSESMANAGETHEIRWATERCONSUMPTIONSUSTAINABLY.

ATSUSTAINABILITYVICTORIA,THEYUSE81%LESSWATERTHANTHEAVERAGECOMMERCIALOFFICE.

THEY'VEINSTALLEDENERGYEFFICIENTDISHWASHERSANDLOWFLOWTAPS.

THERE'SALSOABLACKWATERSYSTEMBEINGINSTALLEDINTHEBASEMENTOFTHEBUILDINGTORECYCLEWATERFORTOILETFLUSHING.

THEFERGUSONPLARREBAKEHOUSECAMEUPWITHTHEIROWNSOLUTIONSTOCONSERVINGWATER.

>>NOWHEREWEARE,WE'VEGOTALLOFTHESEHUNDREDSOFTREESTHATWEHAVETOMAINTAIN.

SOATTHATPOINTITHOUGHT,"WELLWE'LLPUTRAINWATERTANKSIN.

THISISANEWBUILDING.

WE'VEGOT5THOUSANDSQUAREMETERSOFROOF.

WOWHOWEASYISTHAT?"ANDYETINTERESTINGLY,THEBUILDERSSAID,"WELL,THAT'SGOINGTOCOSTYOUMONEY."SAY,"YEAH,BUTYOUKNOWWATER'SGETTINGSCARCER.

ANDITWILLGETDEARER.

ANDIT'SEASYTOPUTINNOW."SOWEPUTRAINWATERIN.

ANDATTHEMOMENTWE'REIRRIGATINGOURGARDENS,WE'REWASHINGOURTRUCKSANDOURVANS,ANDWE'REFLUSHINGOURTOILETSWITHSTRAIGHTRAINWATER.

ANDTOGIVEYOUANIDEAOFCOMPARISONFROMTHEOLDBAKERY,WE'RE4ANDAHALFTIMESBIGGERANDWE'REUSINGTHESAMEAMOUNTOFWATERTHATWEWEREINTHEOLDPLACE.

FOURANDAHALF--WEHADNOGARDENSINTHEOLDPLACE.

HEREWE'VEGOTLOVELYGARDENSEVERYWHERE.

>>MINIMIZINGWASTEANDCONSERVINGWATERAREIMPORTANTSTEPSBUSINESSESCANTAKETOREDUCETHEIRIMPACTONTHEENVIRONMENT.

BUSINESSESCANMINIMIZEWASTEBYREDUCING,RECYCLINGANDREUSING,BUYINGINBULKTOAVOIDPACKAGINGANDBYUSINGBIODEGRADABLEANDRECYCLABLEMATERIALS.

WATERCANBEMINIMIZEDBYUSINGLOWFLOWTAPS,REDIRECTINGRECYCLEDWATERFORIRRIGATIONANDTOILETFLUSHINGANDINSTALLINGRAINWATERTANKS.

[MUSIC]>>ANIMPORTANTSTEPTOWARDSBECOMINGMORESUSTAINABLEASABUSINESSLIESINCHANGINGPROCEDURESANDTHENENSURINGTHATSTAFFPREPARETOPUTTHEMINTOACTION.

>>SOWITHPEOPLEANDDIRECTINGWITHTECHNOLOGIES,YOUCAN'TJUSTSAYHERE'SCHANGEBECAUSEYOUKNOWWEALLHAVEANATURALREACTION,BIOLOGICALLYPROGRAMMEDTOREJECTCHANGE.

SOIT'SREALLYABOUT--ITISABOUTBRINGINGSOMEOFYOUR--BRINGINGPEOPLEALONGFORTHEJOURNEY.

IT'SABOUTDEVELOPINGPROCEDURESANDABOUTTRAINING.

IT'SABOUTUNDERSTANDINGTHATYOUALWAYSHAVEEARLYADOPTERSANDREALLYIT'SUSINGTHEMTOINFLUENCEOTHERS,BUTALSO,YOUKNOW,TRYINGJUSTTOUNDERSTANDWHATPEOPLEMAY/MAYNOTDOSOMETHINGANDPUTTINGTHINGSTHATWILLHELPTHEMTODOIT.

WEDEVELOPEDAGREATRECYCLINGSYSTEMTHROUGHTHISBUILDING,BUTWHATWEFOUNDWHENITALLCAMEDOWNTOTHEENDPOINTWASTHERECYCLEDMATERIALANDTHEWASTEMATERIALWEREINSIMILARLYCOLOREDBAGSANDTHECLEANINGSTUFFACTUALLYDIDN'TKNOWWHICHONEWASWHICH.

SOINTHEEND,THATWASSIMPLE:JUSTCHANGETHECOLOROFTHEBAGSSOITWOULDCLEARLYSHOWRECYCLINGFROMWASTE.

SOIT'SREALLY--YOUKNOWTHISDOESN'T--EVERYTHING.

EVERYSMALL,INVOLVEDLOTSOFSTEPS,LOTSOFPEOPLEANDANEWDIRECTIONOFPEOPLEANDTECHNOLOGIESANDSOTHERE'SNOSHORTWAYOFDOINGTHINGS.

IHAVETOSAYITHINKYOUKNOWWE'VECOMEALONGWAYASACOMMUNITYINTHELAST20YEARS.

PEOPLEREALLYDOWANTTOMAKEACONTRIBUTION.

>>RALPHFOUNDTHATINFORMINGANDMOTIVATINGHISSTAFFABOUTSUSTAINABILITYWASTHEKEYTOBRINGINGABOUTCHANGE.

>>FROMANATTITUDEPOINTOFVIEWTHATYOUTAKEYOURSTAFFANDYOURPEOPLEONTHEJOURNEYWITHYOU.

YOUKNOWANDKNOWYOUKNOWOURSTAFFREALLYFEELGREATABOUTSUSTAINABILITYANDSUSTAINABILITYOFTHEBUSINESSINTOTHEFUTURE.

SOITHELPSUSATTRACTSTAFF.

ITHELPSUSKEEPSTAFF.

ANDHOWGREATAVALUEISTHAT?

TOHAVESTAFFTHATAREMOTIVATEDANDTHEYMAINTAIN,TOO,WITHSUSTAINABILITY.

WETAKEITRIGHTTHROUGH,NOTJUSTWITHENERGYANDALLTHATSTUFF:WETAKEITTHROUGHLIFESTYLE.

INOURLUNCHROOMWEPROVIDEFRESHFRUIT,AFRESHSALADBARWITHBEAUTIFULFRESHSALADSEVERYDAY.

ALLFREEOFCHARGE.

NOWI'MGOINGTOTELLYOU,IT'SNOTEXPENSIVETODOTHIS.

ITCOSTALITTLEBIT.

BUTFOROURSTAFFIT'SGETTINGTHEMESSAGETHROUGHTOTHEMTHATSUSTAINABILITYISALSOABOUTLIVINGWELL:LIVINGAMOREHEALTHYLIFE.

>>ANIMPORTANTPARTOFINSPIRINGPEOPLEANDBUSINESSESTOCHANGEISPROVIDINGINCENTIVESANDREINFORCEMENTSFORTHEMTODOSO.

SUSTAINABILITYVICTORIARUNANNUALHIGHPROFILEAWARDSTHATCELEBRATEANDACKNOWLEDGESUSTAINABLEBUSINESSES.

THEAWARDSAREAGREATWAYOFRAISINGABUSINESS'SPROFILEBUTTHEYALSOFUNCTIONTOPROMOTESUSTAINABILITYITSELFANDTEACHOTHERBUSINESSESWHATCANBEACHIEVEDWITHTHERIGHTATTITUDE.

>>ITCANBESEENASARELATIVELYEASYTHINGTODO,TOGETPEOPLETOBESELFSUFFICIENTANDTOHAVESUSTAINABILITYWHENYOU'REDEALINGWITHFARMERSINCAMBODIAORVILLAGERSINRWANDA.

IT'SNOTALWAYSAVERYEASYTHINGTODOINMOREDEVELOPEDCOUNTRIES.

ANDCERTAINLYINURBANAREAS.

ANDTHAT'SWHEREITHINKYOUGUYSHAVEALLOFYOUTONIGHT-BOTHNOMINEESANDWINNERS-DONEATREMENDOUSJOB.

>>THISISWHATTHESUSTAINABILITYAWARDSAREALLABOUT.

THEY'REABOUTINDIVIDUALS.

THEY'REABOUTCOMPANIES.

THEY'REABOUTORGANIZATIONSWHOHAVESEENTHEWORLDTHROUGHADIFFERENTPRISM,WHO'VEGONEOUTTHEREANDCREATEDNEWPRODUCTS,NEWIDEASANDNEWWAYSOFDOINGTHINGS.

>>IT'STIMETOTHINKANDACTBOLDANDCREATEINNOVATIVEWAYSTOCONFRONTTHEHUGECHALLENGESANDTHEENORMOUSOPPORTUNITIESTHATAREINFRONTOFUS.

>>IFORGANIZATIONALCHANGEISMANAGEDPROPERLY,EVENTUALLYNEWPROCESSESWILLBECOMEAUTOMATIC.

FORANITAROPER,HERDREAMISTHATSUSTAINABILITYBECOMESSECONDNATURETOHOWWETHINKANDACT.

>>SUSTAINABILITYISNOTSOMETHINGTHATSHOULDBESEENASASEPARATEACTIVITYINTERMSOFBUSINESS.

ITREALLYNEEDSTOBEINTEGRATEDINTOYOURTHINKINGPROCESS,WHETHERTHATBEPLANNING,WHETHERITBESYSTEMS,WHETHERITBEPRODUCTDEVELOPMENT.

ITNEEDSTOBEINTEGRATED.

SOITNEEDSTOBEVERYMUCHTHEREANDEMBEDDEDINEVERYSTEPOFOURLIFESTYLETHATWETAKE.

IT'SPARTOFOURPSYCHE.

>>TOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLEASABUSINESS,IT'SCRUCIALTOHAVESTAFFONBOARDTHEJOURNEY.

TOSUPPORTTHEMTOMAKECHANGESINTHEIRDAYTODAYPROCEDURES,IT'SIMPORTANTTOPROVIDESTAFFWITHTRAINING,SUPPORT,REMINDERSANDPOSITIVEREINFORCEMENTS.

ONANINDIVIDUALLEVEL,THEIDEALISTHATSUSTAINABILITYBECOMESEMBEDDEDINHOWWETHINKANDINALLASPECTSOFABUSINESS'SOPERATIONS.

[MUSIC]>>FORBUSINESSOWNERSSWEPTUPINTHEPRESSUREOFTHEIRDAYTODAYOPERATIONS,LOOKINGAFTERTHEENVIRONMENTMAYNOTMAKETHETOPOFTHEIRTO-DOLIST.

THEYMAYTHINKTHATBEINGENVIRONMENTALLYSUSTAINABLEWILLGETINTHEWAYOFPROFITS.

BUTTHETRUTHIS,BEINGSUSTAINABLECANSAVEABUSINESSMONEYANDATTRACTANEWWAVEOFINCREASINGLYETHICALCONSUMERS.

MANAGERSMAYCLAIMTHATTHEYCAN'TAFFORDTOEMBEDSUSTAINABILITYINTOTHEIROPERATIONS,BUTTHETRUTHISTHEYCAN'TAFFORDNOTTO.

APARTFROMTHEFACTTHATCOSTOFENERGYANDNATURALRESOURCESISALREADYONTHERISE,WEHUMANSARESTILLUTTERLYDEPENDENTONTHENATURALWORLDFOROURSURVIVAL.

>>THEFACTISTHATTHECLIMATECHANGEWILLONEDAYCREEPUP,EFFECTOURAGRICULTURE,EFFECTOURTOURISM,ANDAFFECTOUROVERALLQUALITYOFLIFE,RESULTININMORESTORMS,MOREBUSHFIRESANDECONOMICCOSTSTHATAREENORMOUS.

ANDTHESEARENOTNARROWCOSTSTHATWEASSESSEACHONEINDIVIDUALLY.

IT'STAKINGANOVERALLLIFECYCLECOSTANDGIVINGTHATWE'VEONLYGOTONEEARTH,ANDWECAN'TREALLYPACKUPANDGOANYWHEREELSE,ITHASAVERYHIGHVALUETOUS.

>>THISISTHEBIGGESTNOBRAINERINTHEWORLD:TOSTARTONYOURSUSTAINABLEJOURNEYNOWBECAUSENOTHINGISSURERTHANTHISJOURNEYISGOINGTOGOLONGANDHARDANDFOREVERBECAUSEWE'RENOTGOINGTO--THEWORLD'SNOTGOINGTOALLOFASUDDENWANTTOGOINTOREVERSEANDGOBACKTOYOUKNOWHALVINGITSPOPULATIONANDRIDINGHORSES.

WE'REGOINGTOBEGOINGFORWARD.

WE'REGOINGTOWANTTECHNOLOGY.

WE'REGOINGTOWANTNICETHINGS.

WE'REGOINGTOWANTALLOFTHAT.

BUTWE'REGOINGTONEEDTODOITINAWAYTHAT'SMOREEFFICIENT.

SOTOSTARTTHATJOURNEYTODAY,IT'SNOTONEDAYTOOSOONBECAUSEITWILLNOTLETYOUDOWN.

>>ANDWHILESUSTAINABILITYDOESN'TGUARANTEEBUSINESSSUCCESS,ITCANCERTAINLYIMPROVEANORGANIZATION'SCHANCESFORACHIEVINGIT.

>>WEJUSTFELTITWASTHERIGHTWAYTOGO,TOUSELESSENERGY.

ATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,WENOWHAVEAMOREEFFICIENTBUSINESS,ABETTERBUSINESS,AWAYMORESUSTAINABLEBUSINESSGOINGFORWARD.

I'MAGREATBELIEVERINTHATSUSTAINABILITYISSOMETHINGTHATAPPLIESTOEVERYTHING.

IT'SABETTERWAYOFLIVINGREALLY.

>>INHISBOOK"EARTHINTHEBALANCE,"ALGOREWROTETHATTHECHINESESYMBOLFORCRISISCONTAINS2CHARACTERS:1ISTHESYMBOLFORDANGER,SECONDISTHESYMBOLFOROPPORTUNITY.

THISISOUROPPORTUNITYTORISETOMEETTHISENVIRONMENTALCRISISSUCCESSFULLYANDINDOINGSOCHARTAMORESUSTAINABLECOURSETOWARDSABETTERWORLD.

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• [MULTIPLENEWSREADERS'VOICES]>>ANDOVERTOFINANCIALNEWSNOW,INAMOMENTWE'LLBE...
• >>...ENVIRONMENTALMIGRANTS...
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• [MUSIC][ACLOCKTICKS]>>INTHECONTEXTOFBUSINESS,ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITYMEANSADOPTINGWORKPRACTICESTHATCANBESTEADILYMAINTAINED,WITHOUTEXHAUSTINGNATURALRESOURCESANDCAUSINGECOLOGICALDAMAGE.
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• >>THERE'SAPERCEPTIONOUTTHERETHATSUSTAINABILITYDOESCOSTMONEYBUTIWOULDCHALLENGETHAT.
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• >>ANDIT'SNOTJUSTUPTOLARGECORPORATIONSTOACTRESPONSIBLYTOWARDSTHEENVIRONMENT.
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• >>WEDIDN'TJUSTBUILDSOMETHINGALITTLEBITBIGGER:WEBUILTSOMETHING4ANDAHALFTIMESBIGGERTHANWEHADBEFORE.
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• ANDTHAT'SWHATI--THATSCAREDME.
• THATREALLYSCAREDME.
• ITHOUGHT,"WE'VEGOTTOFINDBETTERWAYSOFDOINGTHINGS."SOIJOINEDALLSORTSOFENVIRONMENTALCOMMITTEES.
• IDIDENDUPWEARINGTHELABELOFGREENIE.
• ANDI'DSAYTOALLTHEGUYS,"WELLLOOK,IFTHAT'SWHATIAM,THAT'SWHATIAM."IDIDN'TTHINKIAMREALLY--I'MWANTINGEFFICIENCY.
• I'MWANTINGDESIGNSTHATWILLGETMAXIMUMBANGFOROURBUCKSOUTOFENERGY.
• >>THERE'SSTRONGECONOMICINCENTIVESFORBUSINESSESOFANYSIZETOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLE,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERYOU'REINTHEMARKETOFMAKINGCAKESORBUILDINGCARS.
• INTHECASEOFTOYOTA,THEYKNEWTHATFUELWASANONRENEWABLERESOURCEANDTHATASITBECAMEINCREASINGLYSCARCE,ITWOULDALSOBECOMEMOREEXPENSIVE.
• THEYMADEMONEYBYPIONEERINGAHYBRIDCARTHATTAPPEDINTOGROWINGDEMANDFORENVIRONMENTALLYSUSTAINABLEVEHICLES.
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• >>TOYOTAULTIMATELYISAPRODUCEROFCARS.
• ANDTHEPRIUSISAVEHICLEWITHPROBABLYTHELOWESTGREENHOUSEEMISSIONSINTHEAUSTRALIANVEHICLEFLEET.
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• ANDSOTHAT'SREALLYWHERETOYOTAHASWORKEDINDESIGNTODESIGNAMORESUSTAINABLEVEHICLEANDALSOTHETHINGSINTHEVEHICLEASWELLINTERMSOFPRODUCTMATERIALUSE.
• THENYOUDROPBACKINTHELIFECYCLETOPRODUCTION.
• SOWE'VEWORKEDVERYHARDHEREINAUSTRALIATOLOWERTHEFOOTPRINTOFOURPRODUCTIONCYCLE.
• YOUKNOWWE'VEACHIEVEDSIGNIFICANTWATERSAVINGS,SIGNIFICANTENERGYSAVINGSABOUTMAYBE27PERCENTSAVINGENERGYPERVEHICLEPRODUCED.
• ALOTOFTHISTHINKINGCAMEOUTOFTHEOILCRISISINTHE70'SANDITBECAMECLEARTHAT,YOUKNOW,THEVEHICLEINDUSTRYNEEDEDTOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLE.
• ITHINKTOYOTAWASREALLYLEADINGALOTOFOTHERCOMPANIESINSTARTINGTOLOOKATDIFFERENTPOWERTRAINS,DIFFERENTSYSTEMSOFPRODUCINGVEHICLESANDTHATLEDTOTHEHYBRIDSANDTHEY'VEBEENINTHEMARKETAROUND10YEARS.
• >>THEDEMANDFORHYBRIDVEHICLESISANEXAMPLEOFGROWINGTRENDSINSUSTAINABLECONSUMPTION.
• PEOPLEAREBECOMINGMOREAWAREOFRISINGCOSTSOFFUELANDOTHERNATURALRESOURCESANDMORECONSCIOUSOFMAKINGETHICALINVESTMENTS.
• >>ITISINBUSINESSES'INTERESTTOBEENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLYBECAUSECONSUMERSARETHEONESWHOHAVETHEPOWER.
• ANDIFTHEYDECIDETHATTHEYWANTTOBUYTHINGSTHATAREGOINGTOHELPTHEENVIRONMENT,THENTHEYCANINFLUENCEWHATBUSINESSESAREDOINGANDTHEIRPRACTICES.
• >>PEOPLECAREALOTMOREABOUTTHEENVIRONMENTTHANTHEYUSEDTO.
• I'VECERTAINLYBECOMEALOTMOREAWAREOFTURNINGOFFTHELIGHTSANDSAVINGWATERANDUSINGGREENBAGS.
• IKNOWTHATINALOTOFSHOPSALREADY,THEYNOWCHARGEYOUTOUSETHEIRPLASTICBAGS.
• >>THEREAREALMOSTINTUITIVEDECISIONSOFWEMAKETHESEDAYSASWEPURCHASETHINGS.
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• >>ITRYTOGETLOCALPRODUCEWHEREVERICANBECAUSEA,BECAUSEIT'SFRESHERANDB,BECAUSEITHASN'TBEENTRANSPORTEDASFARWHICHISBETTERFORTHEENVIRONMENT.
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• >>ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITYMEANSADOPTINGPRACTICESTHATCANBESTEADILYMAINTAINEDWITHOUTEXHAUSTINGNATURALRESOURCESANDCAUSINGECOLOGICALDAMAGE.
• SUSTAINABILITYBENEFITSBUSINESSESOFANYSIZE.
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• [MUSIC]>>OVERTHEPASTFEWCENTURIES,INDUSTRYHASBEENAMAJORCONTRIBUTORTOENVIRONMENTALPROBLEMS,THEMOSTPRESSINGOFWHICHISCLIMATECHANGE.
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• BUSINESSESCANSTARTREDUCINGTHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINTBYFIRSTLYMEASURINGWHATIMPACTTHEYACTUALLYHAVEONTHEENVIRONMENT.
• >>IT'SREALLYABOUTFIRSTLYANALYZINGWHEREYOURFOOTPRINTISSOTHATTHEACTIONSYOUTAKEARENOTONLYREDUCINGTHEFOOTPRINT,BUTAREREDUCINGYOURCOSTSASWELL.
• YOUNEEDTOASSESSYOURRELATIONSHIPTOTHEENVIRONMENT.
• I'VESEENLOTSOFCOMPANIESMAKETHECOMMITMENTTOSTARTONTHEJOURNEY.
• ANDTHENTHEFIRSTTHINGTHEYDOISLOOKAROUNDANDSEEWHATELSEEVERYBODYELSEISDOINGAND,"I'LLDOTHATTOO.
• I'LLDOTHATTOO."WITHOUTANYCONSIDERATIONIFTHAT'SWHATRELEVANTTOYOURBUSINESSBECAUSETHEONLYWAYIT'SGOINGTOBESUCCESSFULISIFIT'SRELEVANTTOYOU.
• >>SOMEBUSINESSOWNERSCHOOSETOHIREACONSULTANTTOHELPTHEMDEVELOPANDIMPLEMENTASUSTAINABILITYSTRATEGYWHILEOTHERSPREFERTODOITTHEMSELVES.
• ATFERGUSONPLARREBAKEHOUSE,RALPHSTARTEDTHEPROCESSOFANALYZINGHISFACTORY'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINTOVERADECADEAGO.
• HECONTINUESTOMONITORTHECOMPANY'SCONSUMPTIONOFENERGY,FUELANDWATER,ASWELLASMEASURINGHOWMUCHRUBBISHTHEYGENERATE.
• >>WEWEREINVITEDABOUT12YEARSAGOTOJOINTHEGREENHOUSECHALLENGE.
• ANDTHROUGHDOINGTHAT-ANDI'MAGREATBELIEVERINTHEOLDADAGETHATYOUCAN'TCONTROLWHATYOUDON'TMEASURE.
• WESTARTEDONAPATHOFBASICALLYATTHATPOINTJUSTMONITORINGOURENERGYANDWATERINPUTS.
• TOYOTAALSOSTARTEDOUTBYMEASURINGANDMONITORINGTHEIMPACTOFTHEIRPRODUCTION.
• THEYCAMEUPWITHASETOFGOALSFORREDUCINGIT.
• >>REDUCINGTHECARBONFOOTPRINTOFOURBUSINESS,WE'VEGOTA5-YEARENVIRONMENTPLANINTOYOTA.
• CARBONISAPARTOFTHATENVIRONMENTPLANANDWE'RESTRIVINGFORA35%REDUCTIONACROSSTHEWORLDINTHECARBONFOOTPRINTOFALLPRODUCTIONFACILITIES.
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• WE'RECURRENTLYINVESTINGINTHISBUILDINGTHISYEARTOACHIEVEABOUTA40%REDUCTIONINOURENERGYFOOTPRINT,ANDTHAT'SLOOKINGATLIGHTINGSYSTEMS,AIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEMS.
• BUTTHEOTHERKEYPARTSOFOURCARBONSTRATEGYAREREALLYTHESUPPLYCHAINANDPRODUCT.
• TOYOTA'SSTRATEGYISWE'DLIKETOINTRODUCEHYBRIDSACROSSALLTHEVEHICLELINESANDSTARTTOTHENDEVELOPFULLYELECTRICVEHICLES:THEPLUG-INHYBRIDSASWELLWHICHWILLRUNELECTRICFORASMALLPARTOFTHEOPERATIONANDSEETHATCOMINGTHROUGH.
• >>ONCEYOU'VEIDENTIFIEDYOURBUSINESS'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINTANDSETGOALSTOIMPROVE,IT'SIMPORTANTTOMONITORYOURPROGRESS.
• >>SMALLBUSINESSESCANMEASURETHEIRSUCCESSOFREDUCINGTHEIRFOOTPRINTTHROUGHTHEIRBALANCESHEET,KEEPINGANEYEONTHEBOTTOMLINE.
• SOBYTHATLOOKINGATTHEIRUTILITYBILLS.
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• >>TOSTARTBECOMINGMORESUSTAINABLE,FIRSTLYMEASUREYOURBUSINESS'SIMPACTORFOOTPRINTONTHEENVIRONMENT.
• THENDECIDEONKEYAREASTOFOCUSONANDSETMEASURABLEGOALSTOIMPROVE.
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• INMANYPLACESAROUNDTHEWORLD,THEREARENOWGOVERNMENTAGENCIESASWELLASSPECIALIZEDBUSINESSCONSULTANTSWHOCANPROVIDESUPPORT,TRAININGANDADVICEONHOWTOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLEASABUSINESS.
• [MUSIC]>>ASARESULTOFHISFINDINGSINTOHISCOMPANY'SENVIRONMENTALFOOTPRINT,RALPHDECIDEDTOFOCUSONREDUCINGCARBONEMISSIONS.
• HESTARTEDBYMAKINGSIMPLECHANGESTOHOWTHINGSWEREDONE.
• >>THROUGHDOINGTHAT,ITHELPEDUSEVOLVEGOODMANUFACTURINGPRACTICE:GOODHOUSEKEEPINGIFYOULIKE.
• JUSTCLOSINGFRIDGEDOORS,PUTTINGFLAPSONFRIDGEDOORSANDFREEZERDOORSSOWEDIDN'TLOSEALLTHECOLDOUTOFTHEFRIDGESWHENWEOPENEDTHEM,TURNINGLIGHTSOUT.
• NOWITSOUNDSSOSIMPLETODAY,BUTTHERE'SSTILLALOTOFPEOPLEINBUSINESSESTHATARENOTDOINGIT.
• THEYJUSTLEAVELIGHTSON.
• THEYLEAVESYSTEMSGOING.
• ITTAUGHTUSTOJUSTBEMORECAREFULABOUTEVERYTHINGWE'REDOING.
• >>RALPHALSOREALIZEDTHATTOREDUCETHEBUSINESS'SCARBONFOOTPRINT,HE'DALSONEEDTOREDUCETHEIRFUELCONSUMPTION.
• ASHECOULDN'TJUSTIFYTHECOSTOFCONVERTINGALLHISTRUCKSTOHYBRIDS,HEWASFORCEDTOTHINKOUTSIDETHEBOXTOFINDASOLUTION.
• >>WITHDAILYDELIVERYTO45STORESAROUNDSUBURBANMELBOURNE,GEELONGANDBALLARAT,THAT'SABIGENERGYCONSUMERBYWAYOFFUEL.
• ANDBYMOVINGOURPRODUCTIONSCHEDULINGAROUNDEARLIER,WE'VEGOTOURTRUCKSOUTONTHEROAD,5A.M.THETRUCKSLEAVEINCLEAR,NOTRAFFICATALL,AWAYTHEYGOANDWE'REVERYCAREFULTOLOCATERIGHTNEARTHEMAJORFREEWAYSSOWE'RENOTCONGESTED.
• WEGOSTRAIGHTOUTONTOTHEMAJORFREEWAYS.
• WEDROPOFFTOTHESTORESANDWE'REBACKRUNNINGAGAINSTTHETRAFFIC.
• SOWE'RE--EVERYTHINGWORKSOUTWELL.
• WEHAVELOWEREDOURCARBONFOOTPRINTDRAMATICALLYBYJUSTSIMPLYRUNNINGOURTRUCKSATADIFFERENTTIME.
• IMEANHOWSIMPLEISTHAT?
• >>INADDITIONTOIMPROVINGDAYTODAYPROCESSES,RALPHALSODEVELOPEDSOMEINNOVATIVETECHNOLOGYTOREDUCEHISENERGYUSAGEACROSSHEATINGANDAIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEMS.
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• >>REALLYALLABOUTATTITUDEASISEEIT.
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• IT'SNOTROCKETSCIENCE.
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• IT'SISSOSIMPLE.
• IT'SGOTACOUPLEOFDAMPERS,AFANANDANON/OFFSWITCH.
• >>RALPHHASBEENSOSUCCESSFULINREDUCINGHISBAKERY'SCARBONEMISSIONSTHATTHEY'RENOWCARBONNEUTRALFORTHEENERGYTHEYPRODUCE.
• BUTWHENITCOMESTOSETTINGMOREGOALSFORIMPROVEMENT,THESKYISTHELIMIT.
• >>IMEANWEAREATTHEMOMENTCARBONNEUTRALFORWHATCARBONWEGENERATEHERE.
• WE'RECARBONPOSITIVEINTHESENSETHATWEDOPRODUCECARBONANDWEOFFSETITWITHOURCARBONOFFSETPROVIDERGREENFLEET,WEPLANTSEVEN-ODDTHOUSANDTREESAYEARTODOTHAT,BUTOUROBJECTIVEINTHEFUTUREISTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.
• SOITISANOBJECTIVETHATRUNSALONGTHELINEOFDEVELOPINGSYSTEMSANDDEVELOPINGWAYSOFDOINGBUSINESSTHATACTUALLYALLOWUSTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.
• SOITSTARTEDOUTASADREAM.
• IT'SNOWAGOAL.
• ANDOFCOURSEYOUKNOWTHATGOALSAREJUSTDREAMSWITHADATE.
• SOWE'VEGOTADATE:2020.
• WEWANTTOBECARBONNEGATIVE.
• >>ATSUSTAINABILITYVICTORIA,THEY'VEALSODRAMATICALLYREDUCEDTHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINTTHROUGHCLEVER,INEXPENSIVEDESIGN.
• THEIROFFICESHAVEA5-STARENERGYRATING.
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• THEY'VEALSOREDUCEDTHEIRELECTRICITYCONSUMPTIONBYSWITCHINGFROMDESKTOPSTOMOREENERGYEFFICIENTLAPTOPSTHATSTAFFAREREQUIREDTOCLOSEWHENNOTINUSE.
• TAKINGACTIONTOREDUCEYOURBUSINESSESCARBONFOOTPRINTREQUIRESACOMBINATIONOFTECHNOLOGICALANDSOCIALCHANGE.
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• [MUSIC]>>JUSTASIT'SINBUSINESSES'ECONOMICINTERESTTOREDUCETHEIRCARBONFOOTPRINT,MINIMIZINGWASTEANDCONSERVINGWATERCANALSORESULTINFINANCIALSAVINGS.
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• SOMEMATERIALSCANTAKECENTURIESTOBREAKDOWN.
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• THEREAREPLENTYOFWAYSTHATBUSINESSESCANMINIMIZETHEIRWASTE.
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• WHENSUSTAINABILITYVICTORIANEEDEDTOCONSTRUCTNEWOFFICES,THEYENSUREDTHAT95%OFTHEMATERIALSFROMTHEOLDPREMISESWEREREUSED,RECYCLEDORSOLDAGAINTOMINIMIZELANDFILL.
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• OVERATTHEFERGUSONPLARREBAKEHOUSE,RALPHCAMEUPWITHHISOWNTYPICALLYINNOVATIVESOLUTIONSTOMINIMIZINGWASTEINHISBUSINESS.
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• THAT'SWHATWE'RECONCENTRATINGONATTHATMOMENTTOSEEIFWECANFURTHERPROCESSTHAT.
• >>ANDJUSTASREDUCINGENERGYTRANSLATESTOREDUCINGBILLS,MINIMIZINGWASTEISALSOGOODFORTHEBOTTOMLINE.
• >>WHATWEFORGETWHENWE'RETALKINGABOUTOURRAWMATERIALSANDOURWASTE,EVERYBITOFWASTETHATCAMEINPROBABLYCAMEINTOYOURPLANT,YOUROPERATION,ASARAWMATERIAL.
• ANDYOUOBVIOUSLYHADTOPAYFORTHAT.
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• THEY'VEINSTALLEDENERGYEFFICIENTDISHWASHERSANDLOWFLOWTAPS.
• THERE'SALSOABLACKWATERSYSTEMBEINGINSTALLEDINTHEBASEMENTOFTHEBUILDINGTORECYCLEWATERFORTOILETFLUSHING.
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• >>NOWHEREWEARE,WE'VEGOTALLOFTHESEHUNDREDSOFTREESTHATWEHAVETOMAINTAIN.
• SOATTHATPOINTITHOUGHT,"WELLWE'LLPUTRAINWATERTANKSIN.
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• ANDTOGIVEYOUANIDEAOFCOMPARISONFROMTHEOLDBAKERY,WE'RE4ANDAHALFTIMESBIGGERANDWE'REUSINGTHESAMEAMOUNTOFWATERTHATWEWEREINTHEOLDPLACE.
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• >>MINIMIZINGWASTEANDCONSERVINGWATERAREIMPORTANTSTEPSBUSINESSESCANTAKETOREDUCETHEIRIMPACTONTHEENVIRONMENT.
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• ITCOSTALITTLEBIT.
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• >>ANIMPORTANTPARTOFINSPIRINGPEOPLEANDBUSINESSESTOCHANGEISPROVIDINGINCENTIVESANDREINFORCEMENTSFORTHEMTODOSO.
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• >>IT'STIMETOTHINKANDACTBOLDANDCREATEINNOVATIVEWAYSTOCONFRONTTHEHUGECHALLENGESANDTHEENORMOUSOPPORTUNITIESTHATAREINFRONTOFUS.
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• >>SUSTAINABILITYISNOTSOMETHINGTHATSHOULDBESEENASASEPARATEACTIVITYINTERMSOFBUSINESS.
• ITREALLYNEEDSTOBEINTEGRATEDINTOYOURTHINKINGPROCESS,WHETHERTHATBEPLANNING,WHETHERITBESYSTEMS,WHETHERITBEPRODUCTDEVELOPMENT.
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• IT'SPARTOFOURPSYCHE.
• >>TOBECOMEMORESUSTAINABLEASABUSINESS,IT'SCRUCIALTOHAVESTAFFONBOARDTHEJOURNEY.
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• [MUSIC]>>FORBUSINESSOWNERSSWEPTUPINTHEPRESSUREOFTHEIRDAYTODAYOPERATIONS,LOOKINGAFTERTHEENVIRONMENTMAYNOTMAKETHETOPOFTHEIRTO-DOLIST.
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• >>THEFACTISTHATTHECLIMATECHANGEWILLONEDAYCREEPUP,EFFECTOURAGRICULTURE,EFFECTOURTOURISM,ANDAFFECTOUROVERALLQUALITYOFLIFE,RESULTININMORESTORMS,MOREBUSHFIRESANDECONOMICCOSTSTHATAREENORMOUS.
• ANDTHESEARENOTNARROWCOSTSTHATWEASSESSEACHONEINDIVIDUALLY.
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