Robert Wiseman Dairies
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Robert Wiseman Dairies
WB10028_BSI Robert Wiseman CaseStudy:Layout 1 28/09/2009 13:30 Page 2 BS EN 16001 Energy Management System Implementation Case Study Robert Wiseman Dairies Robert Wiseman Dairies is the UK’s leading liquid milk company. It procures, processes and delivers five million litres of milk every day to several of the leading supermarket chains, as well as to the independent sector. It operates from seven major processing dairies in Aberdeen, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Manchester, Droitwich Spa, Okehampton and Bridgwater. The company holds certification to BS EN ISO 14001, and chairs the Dairy UK Environment and Sustainability Committee and Dairy Energy Saving Limited. It was involved in drafting DEFRA’s Sustainable Consumption and Production Road Map setting out the future of the dairy industry, and participated in Dairy UK and DEFRA’s anaerobic digestion trial using effluent, animal slurry and poultry waste to generate energy. The company takes pride in operating the most efficient and environmentally friendly dairies in the country and is committed to adopting good environmental practice at all its locations and in its operational and capital investment decisions. For instance its new dairy at Bridgwater led the company to investigate many new technologies around reducing impacts, including incorporating a rainwater harvesting system. Robert Wiseman Dairies’ key objectives are to continuously improve environmental controls; to continuously look for methods to reduce or eliminate its environmental impact; and to use resources efficiently and minimize waste production. raising standards worldwide™ WB10028_BSI Robert Wiseman CaseStudy:Layout 1 28/09/2009 13:30 Page 3 BS EN 16001 Energy Management System Implementation Case Study Processing milk takes significant amounts of energy. On arrival at the dairy it is pre-chilled and then put into a silo. The milk is subsequently separated – taking out any impurities and separating out the cream – and homogenized – which prevents a cream line from forming in the finished product. The pasteurization stage involves heating the milk to over 72ºC. The milk is then put into a refrigerated store, another significant user of energy. The company monitors all the energy consumption at its dairies very closely as part of an energy management strategy. Weekly data is generated on litres per kWh of electricity, and per kWh of gas. These feed in to the calculation of litres of milk per tonne of carbon dioxide. The company aims to continuously reduce the amount of energy it consumes and to increase the number of litres of milk per tonne of CO2 that it produces. At the operational level, Mark Cassidy, Environmental Manager, sees energy management working at a number of levels. Level one is behavioural: very simple things like turning off lights and equipment and keeping chill storage doors shut. The next level is maintaining equipment, like compressors, separators and pumps, to run them at peak efficiency. Next, it is important to purchase the most efficient and most cost effective equipment. Finally, energy purchase, where the purchasing team will aim to procure the best available price for energy. He found implementing BS EN 16001 does require some minor changes. Cassidy notes that work will need to be done to create awareness at the dairies and depots; but the established communications systems such as scheduled meetings and notice boards are already in place. Understanding of legal requirements will need to be reviewed to take the legal obligations for energy use into account. Senior management involvement is already in place under BS EN ISO 14001. Learning and implications Cassidy’s overall approach to the standard for now is pragmatic and cautious. “We need to find out if it will work for us” he says. Working with BS EN 16001 has not changed his thinking on energy management and he’s also aware of alternative approaches. For instance he references PAS 2050 which looks at the embodied carbon of a product across its lifecycle. Robert Wiseman Dairies is also currently working with the Carbon Trust to develop an energy management plan. That said, Cassidy identifies that the energy management plan on its own doesn’t take him the whole way to carbon reduction. “Savings have been identified but there’s no actual route map to guide you to how you will achieve those savings. It’s really down to us to get it done.” This is where an energy management system may come into its own. Implementation approach Robert Wiseman Dairies wanted to be involved in the trial implementation of BS EN 16001 to get an insider view of the standard and judge how much value it would yield. The company wants to reduce energy use, but also to verify how much is being used: giving a level of confidence that what the meters are reporting, what is being invoiced and what is being used in reality, are all the same. As noted above, the company has BS EN ISO 14001 certification. This created a solid platform for work on BS EN 16001 – the new standard was written to be complementary to BS EN ISO 14001 and both follow the Plan-Do-Check-Act model. Says Cassidy: “We found the 14001 paperwork can be easily adapted for 16001. The first thing we did was take our environmental procedures and draft a version with energy and environmental procedures, so basically integrating the two standards together.” He adds: “We really don’t see the need to have two completely separate systems. We might require two separate policies, but certainly the actual mechanisms within these systems, the sets of procedures for example, don’t need to be duplicated.” Benefits of the standard Operating in a keen commercial environment, Cassidy is honest about the key reason his organization would adopt BS EN 16001. He says, “It’s about cost saving as well as reducing our carbon footprint and has to be based on the principles of sustainability.” A useful advantage for Robert Wiseman Dairies is that as the owners of an already well-developed environmental management system, the incremental effort of implementing BS EN 16001 is fairly small. Drawing on his pre-existing experience with BS EN ISO 14001, Cassidy found BS EN 16001 easy to work with: “Because I’m so familiar with 14001,” he says, “I know the language that’s used. 16001 is so similar that it’s not a problem at all. I would say I found it simple.” Finally, in Cassidy’s opinion, the fact that he can go for certification – and thereby have energy usage and efficiency independently verified – is definitely likely to have a value down the road. For now Robert Wiseman Dairies is not large enough to trade carbon within the EU ETS. Nor will it be liable within the Carbon Reduction Commitment this time around. “But if the legislation changes, and the threshold comes down, we might be,” he notes. WB10028_BSI Robert Wiseman CaseStudy:Layout 1 28/09/2009 13:30 Page 4 Conclusions Cassidy believes that for him the main challenge of implementing the standard would be to make sure that he strikes a balance between having an integrated system and getting the most out of both standards individually, with the minimum effort. For now, working with the standard has started a lot of debate at a senior level within Robert Wiseman Dairies about how it looks at energy and how it records energy use. Cassidy says that historically the company has never neglected water nor energy use, but BS EN 16001 may bring the issues into a tighter, clearer focus. So for them the incremental benefit of having BS EN 16001 in addition to BS EN ISO 14001 lies in the focus on energy and in preparation for the future. Further information www.wiseman-dairies.co.uk www.bsigroup.com/bsen16001 To order your copy of BS EN 16001 Energy management systems. Requirements with guidance for use please visit: www.bsigroup.com/bsen16001 Using the PDCA model Energy management within BS EN 16001 is based on the Plan-DoCheck-Act (PDCA) model. ‘Plan’ includes establishing the objectives and processes needed to deliver results in accordance with the energy policy; the ‘do’ element concerns implementation, while the ‘check’ dimension includes monitoring and measuring processes. The ‘act’ requirement focuses on the need to continually improve performance of the energy management system. “It’s about cost saving as well as reducing our carbon footprint and has to be based on the principles of sustainability.” Mark Cassidy Environmental Manager, Robert Wiseman Dairies WB10028_BSI Robert Wiseman CaseStudy:Layout 1 28/09/2009 13:30 Page 1 About BS EN 16001 Energy management systems. Requirements with guidance for use With rising energy costs, energy efficiency has become an important component of business efficiency and cost management. BS EN 16001 Energy management systems. Requirements with guidance for use provides a road map to help organizations improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and drive down energy costs. It is a best practice document that will allow businesses to implement their own energy management systems and to get an appreciation of their own energy usage. It explains what steps they need to take and who they need to get involved in their businesses to help. The standard applies to all energy-related activities under the control of an organization. For example, it takes account of the power used by machinery and the energy needed to heat office buildings. These ‘energy aspects’ represent elements of an organization’s activities, goods or services that can affect energy use. The standard can also be used to turn energy into a key performance indicator alongside such elements as unit cost and customer satisfaction. www.bsigroup.com/bsen16001 About BSI BSI is a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to over 80,000 customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world’s first national standards body, BSI has over 2,400 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 global offices. BSI’s key offerings are: • Testing and certification of services and products for Kitemark and CE marking to UK, European and International standards. BSI is a Notified Body for 17 New Approach EU Directives • Certification of high-risk, complex medical devices • Performance management software solutions • Training services in support of standards implementation and business best practice. • The development and sale of private, national and international standards and supporting information that promote and share best practice • Second and third-party management systems assessment and certification in all critical areas of management disciplines For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com BSI Headquarters FSC LOGO 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL UK Tel +44 (0)20 8996 9001 Fax +44 (0)20 8996 7001 www.bsigroup.com Printed responsibly on FSC material under chain of custody conditions by an FSC certified printer. 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