Trewin and Lucy share GAP's learning on how action on climate change is an essential activity for both non-environmental and environmental organisations. Lucy and Trewin speak about their successful business and voluntary sector partnership.

1. Creating a Climate for Change
Trewin Restorick, CEO of Global Action Plan &
Lucy Carver, Director of The Bigger Picture, Sky
29th June 2010

2. 600 After 45 More Years of current energy use patterns
500
400
Today’s CO2 Concentration
300
280
260
240
CO2 [ppmv]
220
200
180
600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Age (yr BP)

4. Gulf of Mexico, 11 July 2005

5. Summer Temperatures in context
www.defra.gov.uk/adaptation
Observed temperatures
Simulated temperatures 2060s
2040s
We are already
committed to this from
past emissions alone 2003
Source Met Office Hadley Centre
35 000 people died across Northern Europe in the August heat-wave of 2003 –
effective planning is essential

6. UK Floods June – July 07
= £3 Billion

9. How Sky and Global Action Plan
came to work together

10. Sky’s The Bigger Picture
Joining In
Environment
Sport
Art
Responsible Business

11. Sky and Climate Change
• We believe its happening - and want to tackle it
• Sustainability = good business sense
• 9.8M+ homes and 17,000 employees = big
opportunity to make a difference

12. Sky’s Environment Strategy -
Areas of Focus
INSPIRING ACTION TO COMBAT
MINIMISING SKY’S ENVIRONMENTAL
CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACT (direct footprint and indirect footprint)
(customers and staff)
Help Sky Sky
Supply
homes be Schools Rainforest Products Operations
Chain
greener homes Rescue
GAP works
with us
across all
areas

13. Environment: Minimising our
impact at Sky
CO2 Emissions
25% reduction in gross CO2 emissions (tonnes / £m) by
2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Energy Efficiency
20% increase in energy efficiency in Sky owned buildings
by 2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline

14. On-site Renewable Energy
UK Sky-owned sites to obtain 20% of gross carbon
emissions from the use of on-site renewable energy by
2020 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Fleet
25% reduction in CO2 emissions per van in our fleet by
2012 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Employee Business Travel
20% reduction in CO2 emissions per FTE from employee
business travel by 2012 versus a 2008/09 baseline
Waste to Landfill
Divert 90% of waste from landfill by 2012

15. Waste Recycled
Reuse or recycle 70% of waste by 2012
Water
Ensure that water consumption remains +/- 1m3 from
10m3/FTE
Product Energy Use
Cut the total energy consumption of newly installed
Sky+HD boxes by 30% by 2012 versus our current
Sky+HD box
Suppliers
Engage with 50 of our most carbon intensive suppliers to
help them measure their carbon footprint and reduce
emissions further

16. Creating a Joint Vision for the Sky /
Global Action Plan partnership
• Achieve significant practical and measurable improvements in
environmental impacts by engaging the Sky community delivering
innovation and long term behaviour change
• Help grow and enhance the reputation of Sky and Global Action Plan
(position Sky as a thought-leader in addressing environmental issues and
Global Action Plan as one of the UK’s leading environmental charities)
• Generate buzz and excitement around Sky’s involvement in the climate
change agenda, providing hooks and angles for exciting news stories
• Demonstrate an acclaimed ground-breaking, successful, action-led
corporate/charity partnership
• Through cash, leveraged and in-kind investment, raise a minimum £1m over
three years for Global Action Plan’s initiatives

17. Appetite for Action
• Global Action Plan and Sky
• Free web and teaching
resources for Primary
Schools in the UK and Ireland
• Join the dots between
the environment, the food we eat and the food
we throw away
www.appetiteforaction.org.uk
17

18. EverGreen & volunteering
opportunities

19. Benefits to Global Action Plan
• Different culture and skills
• Creativity
• Creates scale
• Credibility
• Resource

20. Benefits to Sky
• Our people = key to reducing our CO2 emissions
• Employees who join in are stronger advocates
• Reach consumers through volunteering and Schools project
Working with GAP bring us:
• Different culture and skills
• Creativity
• Depth
• Credibility

21. Sky Rainforest Rescue - Project
Overview
Project
• WWF and Sky to help save 1 • Delivered on the ground by WWF Brazil,
billion trees in Amazon with local community and government
rainforest in partnership over 3 • Link to Copenhagen Climate Change
years Summit
• £10= helps save 500 trees
Sky Sky Customers & employees
• Contributes £2m to WWF for • Raise £2m over 3 years via on-line, red
project over 3 years button and phone donations through
• Supported by Sky marketing specific awareness and donation
and programming programmes

22. Schools and Sky Rainforest
Rescue
• Global Action Plan are expert in schools - GAP and
WWF are creating programme together
• Taking learnings from Appetite for Action
• We want 3,000 Primary and Secondary Schools to
take part
• Will educate on rainforests and how we can take
decisions at home to help save them

23. Contact Details
www.globalactionplan.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7405 5633
trewin.restorick@globalactionplan.org.uk
www.sky.com/thebiggerpicture
Lucy.Carver@bskyb.com