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FCC Environment Sustainability Report 2019 2 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 Welcome to FCC Environment from waste to resource United Nations sustainable development goals The United Nations has adopted 17 global goals to build a better world by 2030. Together with our employees, customers and partners, we are contributing to many of Front cover the goals, from clean energy to Connor McGowan — Connor arrived at sustainable cities and climate action. FCC Environment for work experience, then came back as a shift engineer. This page Star apprentice Sara Afu-Clackett has come top of her class, winning BTEC Level 2: Top Student at the IPS Apprentice of the Year Awards. Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 3 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 Foreword Paul Taylor Chief Executive Officer FCC Environment UK In 2019, more than 280 local authorities At this time, the UK is facing unprecedented declared a climate emergency. FCC challenges from the arrival of COVID-19, and Environment works with some 60 waste management teams have risen to the authorities across the UK, and we are challenge of maintaining services. Looking working with our clients to help them to ahead, we are also exploring projects – such realise their ambitions. as electric vehicles – that will support our local authority partners to achieve net zero. While recycling has taken on a key role in the fight against climate change, the UK’s The LARAC findings showed that 78% of recycling rate continues to regress. For local authorities believe the climate agenda those yet to plan for net zero, I urge you to will make citizens more active in recycling. put waste and recycling at the heart of it. In The government’s Resources and Waste autumn 2019, we commissioned research Strategy aims to make recycling as simple among LARAC (Local Authority Recycling as possible, and our systems reflect this. As Advisory Committee) members, and an industry, we can lead a horse to water, discovered that waste and recycling was a but we can’t always make it recycle. priority for almost 90% of respondents. Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 4 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 United Nations sustainable development goals Who We Are and What We Do As the landscape changes for consumers, legislators and industry, FCC Environment is pioneering sustainable UK solutions. FCC Environment is a modern, progressive Our vision is to create sustainable, carbon- company that prides itself on innovation. neutral communities. Our portfolio of We focus on UK infrastructure and match strategic brownfield land holdings can steady growth with a commitment to play a significant role that will unlock employees that has been rewarded with land for development, create jobs and multiple awards. boost productivity, while also promoting economic growth. As the UK prepares to reduce the amount of waste exported for recycling, we are While contract wins make the headlines, the well-prepared. Our diverse range of seamless running of day-to-day operations Business & Recycling Green Energy Waste Processing infrastructure continues to grow, enabling is a testament to the professionalism of Municipal Services Our award-winning Our energy recovery We provide a fully us to extract maximum value from waste our teams on the ground. We look to the FCC Environment provides a household waste recycling capacity continues to grow, comprehensive service that cannot be recycled. Increasingly, our future, encouraging apprentices and young wide range of environmental centres and materials helping to keep Britain’s to all our customers, contracts include new ways to add value – people to learn with us, as we thrive from services across the UK and recovery facilities provide lights on without costing managing complex and reuse and community initiatives feature their enthusiasm and fresh ideas. As our delivers a superb level of the highest quality materials the earth. The heat and hazardous waste streams highly on our agenda. We also actively staff take care of collections and sites, service to both business and for reprocessing into new electricity generated by our as well as providing advice participate in debate and consultation our industry-leading health and safety local authority customers. products. For example, facilities replaces the need on compliance, waste around future policy. programmes take care of staff. Our facilities manage our food waste collections for fossil fuels and imported reduction and circular commercial, industrial, provide valuable green energy, while providing economy opportunities. municipal and third party energy and returns a safe and sustainable Our customers value our waste, ensuring consistent nutrients to British farmland, disposal route for non- cost-effective, trouble-free throughput and a thriving supporting a restorative, recyclable wastes. and dependable service. business model. circular economy. Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 5 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 280 4,000 885k FCC Environment UK sites, of which Customer sites We recycle 885,000 tonnes In Numbers 166 are operational of wastewater every year 7 117MW 1.3m PFI and PPP contracts Our facilities We collect waste and (Wrexham, RE3, generate 117MW recycling from 1.3 million We are one of the UK’s most trusted Lincolnshire, Mercia, of green energy people in the UK Buckinghamshire, resource and waste management Allington, Edinburgh businesses. We hold over 100 contracts and Midlothian) with some 60 local authorities up and down the country, recycling more than 1.8 million tonnes of waste each year.” 100 Over 100 major contracts with a total 2,325 of 60 local authorities Employees 6,000 Business waste customers United Nations sustainable development goals 1.8m 3,500 Tonnes of waste Customer accounts recycled in 2019 Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 6 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 The Reuse Shop was launched as a unique venture in our area three years Raising funds ago and I think it’s Highlights for Dove House fantastic that it will Hospice now benefit such England and Hull FC prop Scott Taylor a deserving East & Investments joined local dignitaries for the launch Yorkshire charity as of a unique retail outlet at Hessle’s Humberfield household waste recycling Dove House.” 2019: Landmark Year site. Items going on sale at the Reuse Shop will raise vital funds for Dove Councillor Symon Fraser House Hospice. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Some years, picking highlights from a host of new projects Portfolio Holder for Strategic Asset and innovations is a tough task. In 2019, for example, while our Management, Housing and Environment Lincolnshire and Greatmoor energy from waste plants both processed a landmark million tonnes, the newly-launched Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre started operations, providing enough power for 32,000 households and businesses. In addition, FCC Environment manages some 100 contracts across 60 local authorities. We make sure that bins are collected on time, and that recycling centres operate smoothly. Each contract is unique and, from community payback schemes to bees and bright ideas from schools, we continue to innovate to offer a greater level of reuse and services to improve the local environment. United Nations sustainable development goals Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 7 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 Minimising waste — Moving towards a circular FCC Lincolnshire Young economy in Environmentalist Award 2019 England Deeping St Nicholas Primary School and St Faith & St Martin Church of England Junior School were chosen as the joint winners of the FCC Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award 2019. The event has been sponsored by FCC Environment for many years. All the finalists gave inspiring presentations that illustrated their commitment to living a more sustainable lifestyle, from shredding paper, making compost and litter picking in their local community, to cycling and scooting to school and planting trees. Winners 2019 Resources and Waste Strategy for England In January 2019, the government launched its much-anticipated Resources and Waste Strategy for England. FCC Environment worked with think tank Bright Blue to provide a response. To view our position in full, visit the news pages of our website: www.fccenvironment.co.uk Welcome CEO Foreword Who We Are FCC in Numbers Highlights and Environmental People Focus Doing the Right Thing Forward Thinking Appendix and What We Do Investments Commitment 8 FCC Sustainability Report 2019 £188.6 million Central Bedfordshire Council contract win A quarter of a Contract wins century with FCC Congratulations to driver loader Jonathan Bywater Suffolk County Council Central Bedfordshire on 25 years with FCC! Jonathan carries out collections across Herefordshire. In all that time, In January 2019, FCC Environment succeeded FCC Environment signed a £188.6 million contract