Our Energy Policy

The East of England Co-operative Society Ltd is committed to a reduction in its energy consumption in order to reduce the environmental impact and cost of its ongoing business operations.  We therefore undertake to reduce our total carbon emissions by at least 3% per annum on continuing operations for each of the next five years.

In order to achieve the 3% reduction, we will:

• Commit appropriate Society resources to energy management issues
• Increase the profile of energy management at all levels of the Society and increase colleagues awareness of energy efficiency, through effective training and internal publicity
• Embrace new technology to monitor and reduce our energy consumption
• Install AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) meters in all trading properties
• Measure energy consumption and maintain and publicise internally a league table of the energy performance of our trading properties
• Benchmark energy consumption in all of our trading outlets and set appropriate performance targets.  Circulate benchmark and performance figures as part of the management reporting process.
• Identify the 10 worst performing (KWh/m2) trading properties each year and implement corrective action
• Use energy from sustainable sources where practicable
• All new Society cars, provided to officers for the performance of their duties, will be limited to maximum emission level of 160g/km CO2.  Fuel costs to be managed and fuel consumption trends to be monitored
• Specify energy efficient design of all new buildings, plant and equipment
• Establish minimum energy standards for refurbishment and new build projects
• Consider life cycle costs when assessing new build, refurbishment and maintenance projects and purchasing new equipment
• Installation of remote monitoring equipment and systems to reduce energy consumptions, maintenance visits and refrigerant losses
• Reduce energy consumption in all of our retail outlets to ‘typical’ benchmark or better by end of 2014
• To maintain energy consumption in all our supermarkets at ‘good practice’ benchmark or better
• Publicise our success

In addition, and where viable, we will also endeavour to make progress in the following areas:

• Reduction of carbon emissions associated with all transport and travel
• Employment of new/innovative schemes and technology to reduce carbon emissions
• Undertaking appropriate energy saving projects with projected return on investment of four years or less
• Sharing of resources with others where a common benefit is anticipated

This policy will be reviewed annually.

Energy Policy first approved – January 2010
Last review – April 2011
Next review due – April 2012

President – John Pendle