THE Mclaren GROUP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY 2010/11
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THE McLAREN GROUP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY 2010/11 0F/DUHQ&65&RYHUYLQGG Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 The McLaren Group is a diverse aimed at reducing our carbon footprint. Philosophy Conservation People Innovation The future organisation, covering the six The guiding philosophy of the MTC has companies of the McLaren family, always been to give our people the best • Welcome to the MTC • Energy effi ciency • The community • Applying our • How we plan to with our high-technology racing and possible environment in which to work; • The CSR policy • Waste management • Good neighbours technologies in reach the next level automotive businesses at its core. Our somewhere that would motivate and • Our performance • Carbon emissions • Natural design complementary sectors passion for excellence and innovation inspire them. To achieve this, we went • Charity is second-to-none, but we also believe far beyond the existing best practice. that we should seek to minimise our impact upon the environment. The McLaren Group is committed to the elevation of CSR values among its Designed to work in harmony with staff, customers and stakeholders, and nature, the McLaren Technology Centre responsibility towards the environment (MTC) near Woking also embodies is a key part of the Group’s philosophy. the culture and values of the McLaren It is one that we approach with the Group and is the hub from which we same commitment and dedication have implemented a range of measures we apply across all our businesses. Martin Whitmarsh CEO McLaren Group 02 McLaren CSR 2010/11 McLaren CSR 2010/11 03 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG 1 The Policy Philosophy The philosophy behind Aspirations are the baseline against which progress can our CSR strategy is simple. be measured. But targets must be defined if action is to Starting with the premise that be effective. At McLaren, we are concentrating our CSR our main business is motor efforts in three distinct areas: conservation, people and innovation. The core objectives are set out below: racing, a sport which impacts upon the environment, the McLaren Group aims to be at the forefront of any moves to reduce these impacts. Conserving the Connecting environment with people Under this CSR strategy, we will implement policies • Reducing pollution in all its forms, • Ensuring the McLaren Group which reduce pollution in particular energy consumption remains an employer of choice and CO2 emissions, ensuring good • Implementing good health and in all forms – in particular resource and waste management safety practices, particularly through energy consumption and practice, and maintaining tight the provision of facilities which controls over recycling and noise promote healthy lifestyle choices CO2 emissions – ensure • Applying the government’s • Encouraging dialogue between good resource and waste ISO14001 certifi cation standard, employees and management, and management practice, bringing environmental management seeking employee views and ideas and maintain controls system conformity and complying • Supporting charities and projects with legal requirements aligned with our CSR objectives over recycling and noise. • Promoting and sustaining • Being a considerate neighbour with biodiversity at the MTC local authorities and stakeholders 04 McLaren CSR 2010/11 06 McLaren CSR 2010/11 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG McLaren contributed to Great Britain’s Winter Olympics gold medal success in Vancouver The Policy Our performance Aspirations are the baseline against which progress can The three-step CSR programme • The MTC’s original landscape be measured. But targets must be defined if action is to would be a daunting prospect brief included planting around be effective. At McLaren, we are concentrating our CSR for many companies, however, 100,000 trees and shrubs we are fortunate to be able to efforts in three distinct areas: conservation, people and draw upon a range of talents • We run a comprehensive innovation. The core objectives are set out below: and resources. physio facility for our staff A great deal has been achieved • McLaren Applied Technologies to date, and we are pushing helped design the bobsleigh even harder to achieve further used by Amy Williams, Britain’s success in this area. Olympic gold medal winner Conserving the Connecting Creating opportunity environment with people through innovation • Reducing pollution in all its forms, • Ensuring the McLaren Group • Applying the McLaren Group’s in particular energy consumption remains an employer of choice CSR principles to other areas and CO2 emissions, ensuring good • Implementing good health and of product development resource and waste management safety practices, particularly through • Training employees to bring a spirit practice, and maintaining tight the provision of facilities which of innovation to their thinking, helping controls over recycling and noise promote healthy lifestyle choices them discover a more creative and • Applying the government’s • Encouraging dialogue between fulfi lling career path ISO14001 certifi cation standard, employees and management, and • Promoting McLaren’s CSR policies bringing environmental management seeking employee views and ideas more widely among our suppliers system conformity and complying • Supporting charities and projects and customers. Requesting our with legal requirements aligned with our CSR objectives CSR requirements be taken into • Promoting and sustaining • Being a considerate neighbour with account by other businesses along biodiversity at the MTC local authorities and stakeholders the supply chain 06 McLaren CSR 2010/11 McLaren CSR 2010/11 07 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG Units of electricity saved The target Heat created by electricity per year by replacing kerb reduction in generation is captured by lights with a more efficient CO2 emission the CHP system and used 13,000kWh bespoke in-house design 18% levels by 2012 to keep the building warm 2 Conservation electricity per year and reducing the streaming into the building. frequency of lamp replacement • The canopy around the edge of the • Our combined heat and power (CHP) roof is designed to reduce solar gain. system captures heat created as a • Rain water is captured from the roof by-product of electricity generation and car park using a syphonic drainage and uses it in other processes, such system which tops up the lakes and as heating the building or generating MTC cooling system. Contaminants chilled water through an absorption are fi ltered through hydrocarbon chiller. This is critical for the operation interceptors and a system of reed beds. of many of our key processes, such as • Pollution is contained and reduced the wind tunnel and data centres by (a) reviews of manufacturing Energy efficiency • The control strategies for the chilled processes, and (b) analysis of, and water plant have been optimised to improvements in, emission levels, The MTC is a contemporary building • The MTC has been confi gured for use the minimum amount of energy materials consumption, waste disposal, with energy effi ciency built into its design optimal electrical usage effi ciency; necessary, saving over 900,000kWh packaging and compliance with ISO and an ongoing process of implementing systems have been programmed to of electricity usage per year 14001 certifi cation standards. further effi ciency projects. Many of the automatically switch off air conditioning • The build-up of heat within the MTC • Future projects include replacing the building’s systems have been modifi ed and lighting in unoccupied areas, saving complex is dissipated through a series underwater lake lamps, car park lighting to incorporate new technology. over 1,300,000kWh of electricity usage of lakes surrounding the building. The and the famous McLaren sign with low- per year. major lake acts as a heat sink, reducing powered LED technology. The McLaren Group is applying for • Interior halogen lights have been the number of cooling towers needed Carbon Trust Standard recognition – replaced by more energy-effi cient • Heated water usage is strictly Thanks to measures such as these, a prized indicator of an organisation’s LED and metal halide bulbs controlled by adjustable sensor ranges the McLaren Group is on target to meet carbon footprint performance. For • Kerb lighting along the VIP entrance • The wall of glazing stretching the full its original fi ve-year projection of an this purpose, we have implemented a road has been replaced by a bespoke width of the MTC frontage and the use 18 per cent reduction in CO2 emission number of new initiatives: in-house design, saving 13,000kWh of of skylights maximise the natural light levels between 2008 and 2012. 08 McLaren CSR 2010/11 McLaren CSR 2010/11 09 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG 0F/DUHQ&65SYLQGG By encouraging use of laptops instead of desk computers, we save around 30mWh – or 60 tonnes of CO2 – every year CO2 per £M turnover CO2 emissions (kg/per employee day) 100 72.0 95 70.0 Actual Target 90 68.0 85 66.0 64.0 80 62.0 Waste management 75 60.0 70 58.0 65 56.0 Last year, the McLaren Group generated by the Group. This was different hazardous waste streams. 60 54.0 produced around 1,072 tonnes of chipped and delivered to Slough Of those streams, 34 are now recycled 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2010 general waste (excluding trackside Heat and Power, where it is used 100 per cent via processes including and Absolute Taste operations) in as part of Biomass fuel. solvent, thinner and oil recovery; two main categories: General compaction, gas liquid separation and Carbon emissions (including packaging and textiles) By 2009, the McLaren Group pyrolisis. Seven streams are recycled and Hazardous (paint waste to generated 792,735kg of waste, up to 96 per cent and the remaining The McLaren Group has prioritised its carbon-reduction epoxy-based products). Disposing and recycled 100 per cent of its eight are 100 per cent disposed via strategies and is currently implementing several on-going of this has an impact on the general waste streams (wood, paper, chemical and bacterial treatment.