Centre for Assessment Ltd' CARBON ACTION

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Centre for Assessment Ltd. CARBON ACTION
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Centre for Assessment Ltd.

• UKAS APROVED
• A UKAS approved Certification Body delivering
  services throughout the UK. The largest Investors
  in People provider.
• INTERNATIONAL
• Joint owner of the International Quality Centre
  Ltd., worldwide delivery
• UNIQUE
• Licensed to assess Charter Mark / Customer
  Service Excellence ISO 9001 and 14001 Carbon
  ACTION Lexcel Customer First EFQM offer
  combined assessments.
• CUSTOMER FOCUSED
• Often design services to meet the specific needs
  of our customers.

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CARBON ACTION STANDARD

• Based on 3 Key Principles

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1. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERSTANDING

• Develop effective business and action plans to
  reduce emissions
• 1.1 Strategy and planning
• Written aim to reduce emissions by a stated
  amount as part of your overall strategy.
• 1.2 The calculation of carbon emissions.
• Know your baseline - Carbon Footprint
• 1.3 Generating and evaluating ideas for carbon
• emissions reduction to enable suitable action
• plans to be written
• Involve staff, raise awareness of the footprint,
  encourage people generate ideas, ensure these
  are evaluated and costed.

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2. ACTION TO REDUCE AN ORGANISATIONS CARBON
EMISSIONS

• Take actions to reduce carbon emissions .
• 2.1 Technical and operational measures
• Switching off, turning down buying new
  equipment
• 2.2 Raising awareness
• Involve staff briefings, incorporate the
  programme into your quality management system.
• 2.3 Effective measuring and monitoring
• Measure consumption, before, during and at
  regular intervals to check that the action you
  are taking is effective.

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3. REVIEW AND REPORTING

• Evaluate how effective your programme has been
  and report to all interested parties
• 3.1 Reviews
• Review and update plans as necessary, consider
  any changes in legislation which may be relevant
  
• 3.2 Progress reporting
• Communicate internally, to key customers,
  stakeholders
• Ongoing cycle of continuous improvement.

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Benefits of Accreditation

• Time bound Project Positive Outcome
• Independent Accreditation
• Internal External Marketing
• Motivates staff
• Improves Tender Submission
• Stepping stone for 14001
• Compatible with other standards Investors in
  People

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Route to Accreditation

• Commitment
• Assessor Contact
• Agree dates / schedule assessment.
• External Assessment 1 day on site
• Outcome
• Compliant
• Partially Compliant
• Non Compliant (Less than 12 out of 23 indicators
  met)
• Feedback from the Assessor and Action Plan

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Further Information

• Centre for Assessment Ltd.
• 01925 256650
• Business Support Solutions
• www.business-support-solutions.co.uk
• Jennifer Walmsley
• M. 0751 500 1926
• Thank you