Mark Nelson Business engagement manager, MaCaW Project, University of Central Lancashire
@MaCaWLancs company/macaw-project
HOW TO CHANGE BEHAVIOUR TO CUT
CARBON FOR FREE There are lots of simple low or no-cost behavioural changes you can make to help your people cut carbon in your business.
Exploring them is Mark Nelson, business engagement officer with MaCaW, the University of Central Lancashire’s Making Carbon Work project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and supported by Boost, Lancashire’s business growth hub.
Andrew Schofield
explore. The Watchtower project looks like it will provide some much welcome support for us in this endeavour.”
Professor Schofield, who became chair of NWAA earlier this year, believes the two-year project will act as a catalyst to inspire growth and investment and is just the beginning.
He says: “We are hoping Watchtower starts a journey that will really strengthen Lancashire’s ability to respond to changes in technology. The agenda is going to continue way into the future, the issues are not going to go away.
“We are looking at what we can build on in Lancashire to make sure that investment and employment takes place here.
“We have to make sure that key decision makers in the UK and in industry really understand what’s happening in Lancashire, the components we have and why they should both be investing here.”
A big part of Watchtower’s brief is to look at advancements in technology and the processes needed to support and grow businesses.
Andrew says that one of the challenges is to show that major Lancashire assets such as the AMRC North West and its highly rated universities are not there just for the big companies but can help its SMEs improve their productivity and grow.
Paula Gill, who became chief executive of NWAA in April, also believes engaging with the supply chain will be vital for the success of the programme. She adds: “The development of technologies also runs alongside the development of skills in the sector and that is really important.”
David Bailey, a former chief executive of NWAA, is heavily involved in Watchtower though his support company Aerospace Consulting. His organisation was brought in
David Bailey
as part of an aerospace task force created in the wake of Covid, which triggered a massive downturn in the civil sector. Watchtower has grown out of that.
He says: “It became obvious early on that something needed to be done. While initially we looked at aerospace it was felt something was needed across all advanced manufacturing and engineering.
We have to make
sure that key decision makers in the UK and in industry
really understand what’s happening in Lancashire
“What is important about Watchtower is that it is helping us to prepare for what new technologies and what new programmes come next.”
He says: “Getting Lancashire companies to work with Lancashire centres of excellence to get an economic benefit has to be the right thing to do.
“The Watchtower programme is about helping companies identify the right organisations, programmes, project and services that can support them and are really going to help them move forward with their businesses.
“All this is important because Lancashire is at the heart of the largest manufacturing region in the UK.”
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Behaviour matters. A company is made of people and people have habits, not all of which are supporting your efforts to reduce energy. Here’s how to create better habits:
State your policy: You can’t expect to galvanise people towards a goal unless they know what the goal is. One simple way of doing that is with an energy policy which states your carbon reduction ambition and some simple steps to help achieve it. For example, you might state the temperature at which the heating and air conditioning come on. Keep the policy short and simple.
Measure: Use objective reporting to help you set a realistic target for carbon reduction that everyone can get behind.
Get visual: Put a thermometer on the wall to give an objective measure everyone can see.
Engage staff: Involve the team in putting the energy policy together. Appoint champions to maintain momentum and suggest improvements.
Offer incentives: For the staff suggestion that saves the most energy each quarter.
For a free carbon audit, report,
expert advice and the possibility of a 50% matched grant of up to £15,000, talk to MaCaW on
01772 894179 or
macaw@uclan.ac.uk or visit
www.macawlancs.co.uk
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