Sustainability at BRE: Delivering the S Plan Downloadable Version
In 2008, BRE adopted an innovative approach to address sustainability within the organisation. The company’s sustainability strategy - the ‘S Plan’ - set out a four-year programme of continuous improvement across eight key areas of sustainability: carbon dioxide emissions; resource efficiency; supply chain engagement; transport; community engagement; ecology; water; and information systems. This Information Paper provides an overview of the S Plan and identifies the key success factors and lessons learned in implementing it. Insight into BRE’s sustainability strategy will help other organisations to develop their own programmes and to understand the key factors necessary for success. It is aimed at company environmental/sustainability managers across all sectors who are responsible for overseeing and reporting on environmental and sustainability activities within their organisations. |
Contents
Introduction Establishing the S Plan - Taking a longer-term view of sustainability: creating the vision - Championing the cause - Gaining board-level and senior management buy-in - Defining sustainability in the workplace - Embedding the strategy within the business Setting sustainability targets - Being SMART - Ownership and delivery - Be bold and you will achieve |
Staff engagement and communications
- Staff engagement
- Staff communications and awareness
- Measuring staff engagement and attitudes
S Plan case studies
- Zero waste to landfill
- Energy targets
- Future generations
- Bike pool
Lessons learned
Key achievements
Looking ahead
References
A4 12pp
3 diagrams, 12 photos
Available on or after 15/3/2012.