Measurement number one for Wesfarmers in reducing their carbon emissions
Friday, July 10th, 2009Earlier today I interviewed Cameron Schuster, Sustainability Manager of Wesfarmers Limited. Wesfarmers owns Coles, Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks, Target and a large number of other businesses.
Cameron’s says the following three things are critical to any organisation wishing to cut their carbon emissions.
- Measure. Wesfarmers is putting in an internet based measurement and reporting system in place. This will provide store managers and others easy access to information about how they are performing.
- Win senior management commitment
- Entrust and empower people throughout the organisation to initiate activities to reduce their carbon emissions. Lots of small initiatives can add up to large carbon savings.
As with my interview with Toyota the theme of continuous improvement comes through in this interview. Wesfarmer’s carbon reduction strategy also has a strong emphasis on energy efficiency.
Click here to go to the interview with Cameron, or here to view Wesfarmer’s most recent sustainability report.
