Blue Label acknowledges that the responsible use and management of natural resources are integral elements of Blue Label’s commitment to sustainable development. While the group’s business activities are categorised as low risk from an environmental perspective, the group continues to develop processes and practices to improve the measurement and monitoring of its environmental impact including energy efficiency, carbon emissions and waste management.
The table below depicts the group’s electricity usage at its main national offices. The fuel usage represents the fleet of vehicles operated by BLD and TPC.
The combined fleet comprises 101 vehicles, used by field technicians, sales representatives, customer service representatives and company drivers.
During the year under review, no prosecutions or fines were brought against the group for the contravention of any environmental laws and regulations.
No significant changes were made to the scope, boundaries or measurement methods. There have been no restatements of sustainability information when compared to the 2011 annual report, save for the electricity information as detailed below.
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Environmental parameters |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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Total electricity usage (kWh) (main office building) |
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2 459 715 |
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2 196 734* |
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Fuel (litres) |
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531 808 |
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407 583 |
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* Amended to include the main national offices and excludes tenants that are not part of the group.
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