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Explore how Dorset Family Business, Fudges, aims for zero landfill by December, 2008 to reduce their carbon footprint and leave the planet in a better state. By focusing on efficiency, recycling, and reducing waste, Fudges ensures competitiveness, meets customer demand, and promotes environmental stewardship. Through a commitment from directors, staff buy-in, goal setting, and external support, Fudges evaluates areas for improvement and implements sustainable measures. With data from surveys, networking, and measurements of utility usage, waste generation, and recycling rates, the company identifies strategies to achieve their environmental goals. By reducing, reusing, and recycling raw materials, optimizing transport operations, and improving production efficiency, Fudges works towards a sustainable future while maintaining profitability and staying ahead in the market.
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What do we do? Input Process Output
Why? • Dorset Family Business • Appreciate the local environment • Fudges want to leave the planet in a better state than we found it • Efficiencies=Profit • Remain Competitive • Customer demand
How? • Commitment from Directors • Buy in from all Staff • Company, Departmental & Personal goals • External help • Measurements recorded • Identification of areas for improvement
Detail • Surveys from Envirowise & Carbon Trust • SWWMG- networking • Measurement of: • Utility usage • Waste generated • Waste recycled • Waste sent to landfill • Reviewing Fudges packaging • Analysing Transport
Aim: To have zero Landfill by December 2008 Reduce Carbon Footprint
January 2008 • Reduce • Re-use • Recycle
Raw Materials • Transport/Food miles • Pallets • Outer packaging • Paperwork/ink • Cardboard • Plastic Buckets
Efficiency • Use of power-full trays/full ovens/lighting • Machinery on standby • Paper production • Baked waste reduction • Raw waste production • Production planning • Reduce incoming packaging • Reduce outgoing packaging