to achieve the ambitious energy reduction
836
targets that Barclays has set itself, a number
of straightforward measures have been taken.
“In our data centres, we’ve looked to intro-
duce a technology called ‘dynamic smart
cooling’, which enables us to reduce our
tonnes OF CO
2
energy use significantly,” says Worthington.
HavE BEEn saved
“at the same time, we’ve rolled out a boiler
replacement programme in the branch net-
aCROSS tHE FIRSt work, and we’ve set out to include energy
35 BRanCHES tO
saving measures within an existing refresh
BE mOnItOREd
and refurbishment programme being carried
out over the next three years.”
One project came straight from the atkins
back, there was less emphasis on long-term stable of energy management techniques.
investment in our properties,” she says. “One “One of our biggest successes was installing
of the major changes has been this shift to a atkins remote monitoring technology in 400
longer-term approach.” branches,” Worthington says. “We’ve seen
savings in gas of 46 per cent across the first
Size matters 35 branches that we monitored. that saved
Worthington says one of the biggest challeng- the equivalent of about 836 tonnes of CO
2
.”
es has been the sheer scale of the project.
Reforming the working practices engrained in Good sense 13
so many properties, many of which are old While Barclays has developed its in-house
and some listed, is no small task. team to tackle the sustainability challenges
“Put simply, one size doesn’t fit all. Some inherent in such a huge business, the success
of our properties – because of size and age – of the monitoring scheme illustrates that
don’t lend themselves to all of the energy external help is sometimes needed. “We have
schemes and projects we want to imple- a lot of in-house expertise, but I also count on
ment,” she explains. the diversity of Barclays’ our extended asset management partners,
property stock has meant the bank, working such as atkins,” Worthington explains.
in partnership with atkins, has needed to Barclays also looks to external suppliers to
adopt a multidisciplinary approach to change. conduct regular environmental audits. “that
Saving for
“We tend to implement cost-effective fits in nicely with our ISO 14001 accreditation.
blanket approaches across the portfolio using We have a partner that conducts our audits
the 80/20 rule,” Worthington says. “We and helps us to understand the efficiency per-
identify which branches are the least energy formance of our branches. So there’s a good
efficient and focus on what we can do there. pool of people to draw on here.”
that way, we’ll see the biggest results and the those people are, in Worthington’s view,
the future
most improvements. a major element of our crucial to achieving sustainability targets.
work is, therefore, assessing the properties in after all, all the clever technology in the world
our estate and identifying which measures it is only as effective as those operating it.
is feasible to roll out across the network, and “People now realise that sustainability and
as individuals and organisations, we’re all
where we need a site-specific solution.” better asset management aren’t just a fad,
but about proving that these changes actually
trying to cut our energy use. But what does
In practice make good business sense,” Worthington
that mean for one of the UK’s biggest banks,
as Worthington admits, talking about this says. “It is about operational efficiency and
stuff is easy, but demonstrating fundamental saving money, which ultimately is what we’re
with its extensive and varied property estate? improvements in performance is never simple. there to do as a business.”
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