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NISP OFFERS WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS
The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme Defra’s Business Resource Efficiency and Waste
(NISP) is a leading business opportunity (BREW) Programme and so operates free of
programme bringing together companies from charge to member companies. It is also entirely
all industrial and commercial sectors to help business-led, responding to all sectors of
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them achieve competitive advantage through industry as and when needed. With now 12
their resources. NISP develops mutually regional centres throughout the UK, NISP has
beneficial partnerships between organisations grown rapidly through demand. Each centre has
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that see resources, materials and energy from its own
one company being reprocessed, re-assigned or team of dedicated and experienced IS
re-used by others, instead of going to waste. practitioners with technical and industrial
Now in its third year, NISP is already making experience. NISP also shares a unique
a positive impact on both the country’s economy relationship with the Environment Agency (EA),
and environment. Since April 2005, NISP has and has its own EA Liaison Officer, who works
helped over 8,000 member companies make a directly with the programme teams to provide
total of £104 million in additional sales and a assistance to companies on the changing
further £81 million in cost savings. Meanwhile, landscape of waste legislation.
NISP partnerships have diverted more than 2.2 Peter Laybourn, NISP Director said: “These
million tonnes of waste from landfill and are very exciting times. NISP was recently cited
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reduced CO
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emissions by 2.1 million tonnes, by the European Commission as a European
and further benefits include private investment Exemplar of Eco-Innovation, and was invited to
and new jobs as well as water savings and the represent the UK at Ecotec in Essen, Germany,
elimination of hazardous waste. where Ian Pearson, MP Minister of State (Climate
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One of the Change and the Environment) showcased NISP
reasons for such to a number of other European Ministers.
impressive results is “Our success in the UK now sees NISP
the way the heading up part of Defra’s Sustainable
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programme is Development Dialogue (SDD) with China and
delivered. NISP is setting up a circular economy pilot in the
part-funded by Yunnan province, where local firms will benefit
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CIPD STUDY SHOWS encourage their staff to work potential win-win situation.” of choice.”
THAT THE from home (30%). 70% of The report also suggests Mike Kelly, Director of
ENVIRONMENTAL HR professionals admit that that the environment can be Corporate Social
PERFORMANCE OF UK their organisation could used as an important Responsibility at KPMG adds,
EMPLOYERS IS MIXED do more to encourage recruitment and retention tool; “If you want to be a great
employees to reduce the particularly for younger place to work, then it’s not
A clear majority of employers environmental impact of their workers. 46% of employers just about base salary and
are encouraging recycling travel arrangements. say that potential recruits benefits. People increasingly
and energy reduction, but far Gerwyn Davies, co-author would prefer to join an expect to work in a business
fewer organisations are green of the Labour Market Outlook organisation with a strong which has embedded
in their approach to transport report comments, “UK environmental policy, while environmental management
according to the latest workplaces are making a real 39% of employers claim systems to effectively manage
quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour contribution to the that an environmental its environmental impacts and
Market Outlook survey of 757 environment with quick and policy is more important to we are finding that it is an
employers. This suggests that easy wins such as recycling younger workers. issue that is moving up the
UK employers are having and energy-saving schemes. Davies continues, agenda, especially amongst
difficulty with the more difficult However, there is potential for “Reputation and employer the graduate community.”
workplace challenges that organisations to promote brand have risen to the The report also finds that
need to be overcome to help greener transport alternatives forefront of the HR agenda. 44% of UK organisations have
fight climate change. and work practices such as Employers recognise that to an environmental policy in
While 91% encourage home-working to reduce the be attractive in the talent place, a figure which is set
recycling and 83% encourage environmental impact of market place, they need to to rise to 70% in the next
reduction in energy business travel. Where consider how potential twelve months. Davies
consumption, only 45% practical, this could reduce employees will view their concludes, “Our survey shows
encourage car-sharing while costs and stress levels for environmental and ethical that the environment is
fewer still consider more employees and improve record. Employers will growing in importance for
imaginative ways of reducing productivity for the therefore need to set an HR professionals.”
the need to travel such as employer – offering a example on the environment BT LAUNCHES CARBON
to become an employer IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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SUSTAINABLE FM | OCTOBER 2007
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