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Q&A with a low carbon leader
An interview with Charlie Browne, environment manager for the global retailer IKEA, highlights how responsibility for people and the environment is a prerequisite for doing good business. Energy saving initiatives, paybacks on renewable energy technologies, staff engagement are just some of the issues discussed.
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Case studies and best practice from network members

McCain Foods
Efficiency is at the core of the company - operating in a highly competitive market and faced with increasing inflationary input costs, McCain focuses on identifying and improving efficiencies throughout our operations from farm-to-fork, thereby reducing our costs and the associated emissions.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
The NHS, the biggest employer in Europe, produces over 18 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, approximately three per cent of England's total emissions. Committed to reducing these emissions by 80% by 2050, two very different hospitals in Cumbria are implementing encompassing carbon strategies, ranging from PIR lighting controls and switching off idling equipment, to re-insulation and a combined wind and solar project to power outdoor lighting.
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J.P. Morgan
Managing environmental policy and securing a solid carbon reduction strategy at a multinational financial services institution, brings its own set of challenges.
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Accenture
With over 70% of Accenture's carbon footprint coming from travel. virtual meeting technologies and an associated change management programme has resulted in savings of thousands of tonnes of CO2.
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Nottinghamshire County Council
With a solid history of carbon reduction strategies, this case-study focuses on an innovative implementation of a 'wood-fuel heating' scheme at sites around the county.
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Low Carbon Board Reports

Lean & Green - Reinventing UK Manufacturing
Nissan's recent choice of Sunderland as the main European site to produce batteries for its low emission vehicles was influenced by the Wearside plant's track record as one of the most efficient in the industry. Its example shows how the UK can draw on its history of manufacturing - rather than being shackled by it - to take a leading role in the global low carbon economy.
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The Carbon Reduction Commitment - An Update
Now that the dust has settled on public consultations, the final form of what started life as the Carbon Reduction Commitment can be seen more clearly. Now called the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES), there is more than a simple name change involved, with a sharper focus and clearer details in the revised regulations.
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