Canadian Retail Corporate Social Responsibility Conference

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Canadian Retail Corporate Social Responsibility
Conference

• Good for the bottom line Good for the customer

Energy, Environmental Sustainability presented by
Frederick Ware October 19, 2006
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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Corporate Social Responsibility is the
  Corporations ethical obligation
• 3 E / 3P
• economic / profit
• equity / people
• environment / planet
• sustainable enterprise creates more value than
  they consume

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Why is environmental sustainability a concern?
• If effects your present and future business
  profits
• Companies need to protect the environment by
  minimizing use of resources and energy,
  decreasing waste, packaging and harmful
  emissions, embedding these considerations into
  day to day management decisions.

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Canadian Retail CSR - Environmental

• Demand, costs for energy, water continues to grow
• Non renewable energy supplies are costlier to
  produce and find
• Emissions restrictions growing
• Packaging fees increasing
• Waste Disposal separation costlier

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• What are the Environmental Concerns?
• Ozone Montreal Protocol
• Climate Change Kyoto Protocol
• Smog NOx SOx
• Solid Waste landfill emissions
• Fresh Water - pollution
• Natural Resources depleting

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Who is asking for more than environmental
  compliance?
• FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
• RISK MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
• STAKEHOLDERS

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Hbc is a Leader in Energy Conservation and
  Environmental Impact Reduction
• We believe that through our business
• operations we can ensure a sustainable future
• for our Company, our customers and the
• community we share.

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Energy Environmental Sustainability
Emission Reductions
Energy Cost Avoidance Obtainable
is 15 /yr or greater in energy cost avoidance.
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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Leading environmental sustainable companies
  display high levels of competence in
• Energy Management
• Water Management
• Recycling / Solid Waste Management
• renewable fuels / energy
• Emission Reporting
• Packaging materials
• Energy Efficient Construction Design
• Energy Efficient Retrofits, Replacement

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• What does it take to create a successful Energy,
  Environmental Program?
• Vision with a Realistic Objective
• Workable Strategy (including an Awareness
  Program)
• support
• understanding of market
• monitoring, tracking, benchmarking
• going beyond compliance
• responsible steward of the environment

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Executive Management
• Finance
• Store Operations / Construction / Design/ Buyers
• Communications internal, external
• Outsource
• External Providers
• Energy / Environment Organizations

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Cash Incentives
• NRCan
• Provincial LDC ( electricity provider)
• Natural Gas provider

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Energy Environmental Sustainability
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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Results
• Increased profitability
• Improved corporate image
• Competitive advantage
• cost savings to be had
• competitive advantage to be realized

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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• Benefits more efficient operation
• up to 5 reduction in energy consumption with no
  capital improved ROI from energy retrofits of
  15 or more with BAS, lighting
• reduced maintenance, less waste, improved
  shopping environment
• reduction of GHG emissions
• positive associate feedback
• increase shareholder value

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Internal Value
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Energy Environmental Sustainability

• commitment to sustainability - is to commit
  to a long term gain for your company.