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Executive Summary

Introduction to Report
- Introduction to BSkyB
- Our First Corporate
  Environmental Report

Environmental Management
- Introduction
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Management
  Programme
- Environmental Responsibilities
- Environment Committee
- Corporate Responsibility
  Forum
- Environmental Training
- The Future - An Environmental
  Management System (EMS)?
- Communicating Our
  Environmental Performance

Energy Use
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Current Performance Data
- Current and Planned Actions
  to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Paper use
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Consumer Products
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Procurement
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Ozone Depleting Substances
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Waste Management
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Travel and Transport
- Introduction to the Issue
- Current BSkyB Status
- Performance Data
- Planned Actions to Improve
- Case Studies/Interesting Facts

Other Issues
- Introduction
- Visual Impacts
- Land and Equipment
  Management
- Water Use

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Glossary


BskyB Environmental Report
2. Environmental Management

2.1 Introduction

Environmental management processes and monitoring and reporting mechanisms are critical for any organisation to deliver and demonstrate it’s commitment to the environment.

We completed an environmental review of our activities in 2000.  This helped us understand where and how we had an impact on the environment and how well we were managing these impacts.  Based on the findings of this review an environmental policy was agreed by our Senior Management.  This has been made available to all our employees.  The policy lays out our commitments in relation to protecting the environment.

To support the implementation of the policy across BSkyB, an Environmental Committee has been set up, comprising representatives from a number of our locations and departments, and an external environmental consultant from Entec UK Ltd. The remit of the Committee, which meets on a regular basis, is to drive forward actions to meet the objectives and targets that have been set within an Environmental Management Programme (EMP).

The overall aims of the EMP are to build on existing good environmental practices, to collect reportable environmental data, and to use this data to measure achievements in improving environmental performance on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities have been assigned and the need for training recognised.

In order to aid the demonstration of progress, an environmental performance monitoring framework has also been established.  Information derived from this will be used in subsequent environmental reports.

2.2 Environmental Policy

We have developed and adopted an environmental policy which formalises our environmental commitment and provides a strong statement of intent.  It is based on the key findings from the environmental review.
It has been made available to all our employees.
Overall responsibility for the policy, along with compliance, risk, insurance and corporate governance lies with the Company Secretary.  Further development and refinement of the policy and Programme will also be facilitated by the Company Secretary.
 

British Sky Broadcasting Environmental Policy

British Sky Broadcasting, with over 13,000 employees in the UK, is the leading broadband provider of  sports, movies, entertainment and news - delivering to over 9 million households throughout the UK and Eire. The launch of the UK's first digital television service, BSkyB digital, on 1 October 1998, signalled the start of a new era in British broadcasting.  It remains the fastest, most successful roll-out of any digital TV service in Europe, attracting 4.08 million customers at the end of September 2000.

Our vision is to apply our creativity, commitment and innovation to our services to secure continual improvement in our environmental performance whilst minimising business risks and securing compliance consistent with our commercial values.

We will endeavour to fulfil these commitments by:

We are also committed to openly communicating our progress towards addressing environmental impacts to interested internal and external parties in a format that promotes engagement and we will respond appropriately to reasonable requests for information.

In relation to this policy we will:

  • Ensure that it is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels in the organisation and is supported by suitable education and training;
  • Assign responsibility for its periodic review, to take account of changes in the organisation, legislation, fiscal measures and stakeholder views.
  • Set related environmental objectives and targets for our most significant impacts and define the means of achieving them and improving our environmental performance.
  
Signed: David Gormley
Company Secretary

2.3 Environmental Management Programme

To support the implementation of the policy across BSkyB, an Environmental Management Programme has been developed which contains objectives and targets relevant to the business activities and our reviewed impacts.  The programme includes improvement objectives, actions and responsibilities to address our significant impacts, which were identified following the  environmental review.  The objectives are summarised a follows:

Current Environmental Management Programme Objectives:

1. To manage and report on environmental performance progress
2. To involve all staff in improving BSkyB’s environmental performance
3. To ensure continuing environmental legal compliance across the company
4. To reduce energy use across the estate and seek supplies from renewable sources
5. To reduce the use of paper
6. To continually aim to reduce the life-cycle environmental impacts of our consumer products
7. To increase the proportion of environmentally preferable goods purchased
8. To influence our suppliers and contractors to improve their environmental performance
9. To replace ozone depleting substances with suitable alternatives according to legal requirements
10. To reduce the amount of waste disposed to landfill
11. To reduce the impacts of travel and transport

We are committed to establishing measurable targets to demonstrate effective progress and will ensure that all objectives have agreed performance measures and specific actions integrated into the forward planning process .  However, in some cases we need to investigate the issues more thoroughly.  Following such assessments, we will set our baseline performance figures and determine exactly how we can improve.

We will monitor, on a quarterly basis, progress against these objectives and targets and report performance annually.  On an annual basis, we will also assess compliance with the environmental policy and the requirements of environmental legislation, initiating corrective actions as necessary.

2.4 Environmental Responsibilities

Every one of our employees has a role to play in improving environmental performance.  However, day-to-day (operational) responsibility lies with the facilities management, health and safety and engineering/technology support functions within the business. The facilities management function is also responsible for the management of contractors delivering a number of facilities management services (cleaning, grounds maintenance, operational equipment maintenance, water treatment) which have associated environmental impacts.  There is a nominated member of our Legal Department who is aware of environmental legal requirements and the current status of compliance and who will advise as necessary as to future developments.  In addition to this, there is a responsibility for members of the Purchasing and IT teams to review the environmental performance aspects of our purchase of goods and services.

2.5 Environment Committee

At an operational level, we have established an Environmental Committee comprising representatives from a number of our locations and departments.  The remit of the Committee, which meets on a regular basis, is to drive forward actions to deliver ongoing improvement in environmental performance and the EMP.  The Committee is chaired by the Company Secretary, acting on behalf of the Chief Executive.  Representatives are drawn from:

Issues discussed in the last 12 months include the findings of the environmental review, the development of the environmental management programme, monitoring and reporting mechanisms and the contents of this report.

2.6 Corporate Responsibility Forum

In 2001, we established a Corporate Responsibility Forum with a remit to lead on all aspects of corporate social responsibility, including the environment.  Membership includes three executive directors and nine senior managers representing different parts of the organisation.  Meeting on a quarterly basis, the forum takes a strategic view of our CSR priorities.  We expect subsequent reports to include greater elements of the work from this forum.

2.7 Environmental Training

Environmental awareness raising of key staff began through the environmental review process.  In addition, through attendance of the Environmental Committee meetings of external environmental consultant, Committee members have substantially increased their level of environmental understanding, relevant to the business operations.
Further formal environmental training has been arranged for our health and safety advisors, in order that they may co-ordinate the environmental management programme in the future.

2.8 The Future - An Environmental Management System (EMS)?

We are currently considering whether a formalised approach to improving environmental performance, through the adoption of an Environmental Management System (EMS), would be appropriate for all or some parts of the business.  A good foundation for an EMS has been established through the completion of the environmental review, adopted policy and programme,  and monitoring and reporting processes described (and presented) in this report.  The discussion now centres around the benefits from formalising the approach.

2.9 Communicating Our Environmental Performance

To aid understanding of each of the performance issues covered, we have structured each of the following sections in a consistent manner in accordance with the following headings:

In recognition that each issue does contain difficult terminology, we have also provided a glossary of terms used.

The following sections of the report present information on the most significant areas of our environmental impact identified from the environmental review.  Each issue identified has been linked to a policy objective.  These are outlined in the table below:

Objective  Issue
4. To Reduce Energy Use Across The Estate And Seek Supplies From Renewable Sources  Energy Use
5. To Reduce The Use Of Paper  Paper Use
6. To Continually Aim To Reduce The Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts Of Our Consumer Products  Consumer Products
7. To Increase The Proportion Of Environmentally Preferable Goods Purchased 

8. To Influence Our Suppliers And Contractors To Improve Their Environmental Performance 

 Procurement
9. To Replace Ozone Depleting Substances With Suitable Alternatives According To Legal Requirements  Ozone depleting substances
10. To Reduce The Amount Of Waste Disposed To Landfill  Waste management
11. To Reduce The Impacts Of Travel And Transport  Travel and transport

In the final section of this report, we have included additional issues that are often associated with organisational environmental performance.

The data provided in this report is composed of actual data, where available, supplemented by estimates and supporting explanations where necessary.



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