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20,000 firms will have to clean up their act
The Carbon Reduction The new law is aimed in the One common channel for
Commitment Scheme comes into first instance at larger carbon reduction is the supply
force in April 2010 and is the first corporations and companies chain. Companies can demand
climate tax passed through UK that suppliers become cleaner
legislature in the form of the and more efficient.
Climate Change Act. With only a Critica says it is currently the
few months to incorporate only UK based commercial
‘greener’ processes that cleaning company to achieve
demonstrate positive change, Carbon Clear status and the
many companies are joining Carbon Standard Trust
Chain reaction
forces with carbon positive accreditation. It is the first
companies. which exceed the carbon limit – company to be accredited with KIMBERLY-CLARK
Companies, such as Citrica,a affecting up to 20,000 ISO:14001 and is the winner of PROFESSIONAL*, is
carbon clear commercial cleaning companies. The onus is on the Sustainable FM Eco Award continuing to reduce its
company, allow client companies business to clean up its act 2009. Citrica is also a winner of impact on the environment
to reduce their total supply chain because this tax will eventually the Green Apple Award. with a range of measures
carbon emissions, and bring roll out to SMEs before it
42814 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
targeting the distribution
improvements in CSR policies. becomes mandatory for all.
Tel: 0208 320 1400
chain.
The company has
BCC alerts the industry to Plugged-In Places initiative
introduced a number of
improvements to packaging
Plugged-In Places is a new can be rolled out across the UK. The criteria: and distribution efficiencies, to
£30m initiative funded by the Public and private sector • Strategic fit - how the project decrease transportation-
Department for Transport (DfT) organisations are invited to will fit in with other key related carbon emissions.
and the Department for Business, develop and install publicly regional strategies, priorities In the UK, KIMBERLY-CLARK
Innovation and Skills (BIS). accessible charging infrastructure and plans. PROFESSIONAL* has reduced
As road transport currently for electric cars in their local area. • Funding - Plugged-In Places is occasions where trucks are
accounts for more than a fifth of Charging points should be made not intended to be the sole running empty. It has
the UK's carbon dioxide available across a range of funder, applicants should introduced an integrated
emissions, the government wants locations, such as retail and demonstrate alternative transport solution in which
to encourage the development leisure facilities, car parks and sources of finance. the same trucks are used for
and take-up of low carbon streets. • Value for money. outbound customer deliveries
vehicles, such as electric- The successful bidders will be • Implementing technology - as well as inbound logistics
powered, plug-in hybrid and fuel able to establish themselves as how the project will install back to mills, such as pallets,
cell-powered cars. national front-runners in trialing charging points in facilities. waste paper and supplies. In
A new recharging the adoption of recharging • Building the local market - 2008 this helped cut empty
infrastructure is therefore infrastructure. encouraging more residents running down to 24%.
required. Through the Plugged-In Who is eligible: and businesses to use low The KIMBERLY-CLARK
Places scheme, the government is • Private businesses. carbon vehicles. PROFESSIONAL* facility in
looking to support infrastructure • Local authorities. • Integration of recharging Koblenz, Germany, recently
development to create a critical • Integrated Transport facilities. invested $330,000 to
mass of infrastructure to Authorities. Contact the DfT, reconstruct the railway
encourage the take-up of electric • Regional Development olev.enquiries@olev.gsi.gov.org connection from its main
vehicles and then promote Agencies or devolved
42815 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
regional distribution centre.
exemplars of good practice that institutions
Tel:020 7944 4493
The mill produces 53,000
metric tons of products per
It’s goodbye to scarecrows with new solar power bird scarer
year, and delivering them by
rail will save more than 2,500
Scarecrow has launched external power supplies. It can fully automatic and random play, truck deliveries each year,
COMPACT – a bio-acoustic bird also be mains powered. it can operate 24 /7. significantly reducing CO
2
dispersal product powered by COMPACT can be wall The bio-acoustic bird dispersal emissions.
renewable energy. mounted as a single unit or as a system uses natural species “With the focus on resource
It has been designed for use in double unit on a scaffold pole for distress calls to create an reduction, these initiatives are
urban and rural environments. It 360
o
output. environment at the heart of our Reduce
is completely portable, providing COMPACT can be used across appearing ‘hostile’ to Today, Respect Tomorrow
up to 360
o
fruit farms, crop fields, food birds. It is humane, sustainability programme,”
dispersal with production plants, parks, inoffensive and says Lisa Morden, head of
solar power warehouses, shopping centres does not global sustainability at
capability to and other outdoor urban areas. It endanger their KIMBERLY-CLARK
allow can be set up to play when bird lives. PROFESSIONAL*.
independence movement is detected using
42811 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry 42816 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
from all infrared sensor technology. Using Tel: 01825 766363 Tel:0800 269470
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