Energy Efficiency Opportunities
Engaging with and securing buy-in from key staff
2012 EEO Workshop Sydney
Tuesday 28th August 2012
Dr Carl Williams
Climate Change & Resource Efficiency Manager
Downer Group
The Downer Group
Market
capitalisation
A$1.6 billion
People
Work-in-hand
23,000
A$20 billion
Divisions
Downer Australia
Downer NZ
Downer Mining
Sectors
- Minerals & Metals
- Power
- Transport Infrastructure
- Social Infrastructure
- Oil & Gas
- Communications
- Water
- Property
Downer Rail
The Assessment & Reporting Schedule (ARS)
(Assessment Planning for the first 5 years of EEO – 2006-11)
Developed in collaboration with external Consultants for Downer
Group:
• limited input by Downer
• limited awareness of requirements by Downer
• something to comply with - not a business imperative
Result:
• did not secure across the business buy-in to ARS by Downer
• limited Senior Management drive to comply
• rested with Zero Harm and Business Improvement enthusiasts
Theoretical approach, limited practical considerations.
BIG LEARNING CURVE FOR DOWNER…
Outcomes from the First Assessment Cycle
• Assessed 81% (over 2 PJ) of total Group energy consumption
covering the (former) Works and Mining divisions
• Over 300 energy reduction opportunities identified, representing potential annual energy savings of 200 TJ
 and cost savings of around $5 million
From Compliance to Business
Improvement
• Benchmarking was already in place and helping to deliver
energy efficiency improvements
• Statement from key divisional CEO“We don’t want to just satisfy the politicians, we need to use
the energy data to improve the business”
• Our skills in energy management developed quickly
• Business Improvement Teams were in place in some areas these helped drive some EEO initiatives
• EEO initiatives have linked in well with Downer improvement
programs such as F4B (where priority EEO projects are listed
and progress reported)
Developing an Energy Efficiency Framework
Drivers:
• Legislation
• Sustainability commitments &
objectives
• Operational efficiencies
• Risk management
• Reputation
• Stakeholder & community
expectations
• Role/job descriptions (with KPIs)
EEO Assessment Plan
Sustainability
Policy
Corporate
Strategy
Environmental
Sustainability
Objectives
Environmental
Sustainability
Business Plan
Environmental
/business
Improvement
Compliance
Projects
(Action Plans)
Regulatory
• EEO
• NGER
Reporting
Voluntary
• CDP
• Sustainability
• Operational
reporting
Systems & Tools:
• Strategic (blue sheet) process
• Resource Efficiency Action Plans
(high level, strategic document)
• Facility/project Environmental
Action Plans (site specific,
operational documents)
• Environmental STI (sets
environmental performance
targets)
• Alignment with F4B program
(procedures, forms, templates)
Improvements to the EEO Program
(Group level)
•
Platform dedicated to EEO on the Downer intranet, comprising:
– guidance material relating to the program
– relevant information and case studies for sharing
– standardised templates/ pro formas for capturing data, outcomes from
workshops and assessments, and managing and tracking energy
efficiency opportunities
– divisional and facility-level plans, actions and achievements
– reports tracking performance against the requirements of the EEO
program
•
EEO awareness raising and educational campaign will be refreshed and
enhanced:
Improvements to the EEO Program
(Divisional level)
•
Knowledge transfer from Mining and (former) Works divisions to build capacity within the
divisions new to EEO
•
Further alignment of the EEO and F4B process across all divisions, including:
– common templates and pro formas
– common processes and analysis techniques
– integrated Project Registers for EEO and F4B
– F4B Innovation Awards also includes projects that have been identified through EEO
•
Initiatives to raise the profile of EEO and to improve the effectiveness of communicating
EEO activities, including:
– KPI/Environmental STI objectives included in Position Descriptions of key staff
– tracking of energy improvements on Divisional Environmental Scorecards
– regular EEO update e-mail covering:
• progress of projects
• case studies of successful EEO initiatives
• new ideas will be reported (e.g. quarterly reports)
• other channels such as CEO updates, F4B Hints and Tips, F4B monthly newsletter,
Downer intranet