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  • EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.

    Integrated Report:
    Performance against key indicators - Environmental Group executive: Human resources, strategy and sustainability report - Sustainability Sustainable development - Energy consumption Innovative customer solutions - Equipment and Handling - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Corporate office overview - Environmental

    Consumption of energy derived from non-renewable resources such as coal, petrol, diesel and oil drive the group's greenhouse gas emissions. Aside from the impact energy consumption has on the climate, the availability and cost of energy warrant our significant efforts in order to reduce consumption across the board against a business-as-usual scenario.

    Consumption by primary energy source is reflected in the table below:

    Consumption by energy source 2015 2014 2013
    Diesel (KL) 60 624 56 294 52 368
    Petrol (KL) 9 620 10 136 9 694
    Heavy Oil (KL) 3 0 0
    LPG (Tonnes) 32 35 56
    CNG/LNG (000 M3) 34 33 140
    Electricity (MWh)* 82 277 81 028 81 601

    * Indirect consumption

    The table above reflects increases of 8% in diesel consumption and decrease of 5% in petrol consumption over prior year. Consumption of LPG decreased by 9% while CNG and electricity increased by 3% and 2% respectively over prior year.

    Group energy consumption was 6% higher over 2014 as per table below:

    Energy (GJ) by Division 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 509 530 541 192 560 417
       Equipment 455 783 494 657 492 873
       Handling 53 747 46 535 67 544
    Automotive and Logistics 2 610 151 2 409 240 2 216 420
       Automotive 496 134 490 468 458 222
       Logistics 2 114 017 1 918 772 1 758 198
    Corporate 2 360 2 606 2 733
    Barloworld Group 3 122 041 2 953 038 2 779 570

    Given the nature of our operations, diesel remained the major source of energy consumption, accounting for some 80% of group energy consumption.

    Energy (GJ) by Energy Source 2015 2014 2013
    Diesel 2 496 879 2 314 912 2 149 578
    Petrol 326 162 343 612 328 612
    Electricity* 296 137 291 703 293 763
    Other** 2 863 2 811 7 617
    Barloworld Group 3 122 041 2 953 038 2 779 570

    * Indirect consumption
    ** Heavy oil, LPG and CNG

    It may not always be possible or practical to reduce absolute energy consumption year-on-year given the correlation between business activity and energy consumption.

    To mitigate this, Barloworld measures energy consumption against activity levels (using revenue as a proxy for activity), resulting in an intensity indicator.

    Despite the adoption of an intensity metric for energy, operations within the group have varying energy intensity levels dependent on the nature of their respective activities. The table below is a function of energy consumption and activity.

    The increased intensity in 2015 against 2014 indicates more energy was consumed in generating R1 million revenue than in 2014.

    Energy Intensity by Division
    (GJ per R1 million revenue)    		 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 17.3 17.5 18.3
       Equipment 16.6 17.0 17.5
       Handling 26.5 24.1 26.7
    Automotive and Logistics 78.6 77.4 76.9
       Automotive 17.3 18.3 18.8
             Car Rental southern Africa 27.7 33.8 31.9
             Motor Retail 15.9 16.0 17.2
             Fleet services southern Africa 9.6 9.8 9.6
        Logistics 468.8 439.4 401.7
             Southern Africa 527.9 513.5 504.4
             Europe, Middle East & Asia 24.3 21.4 17.5
           
    Barloworld Group 49.8 47.6 46.7

    The group did not achieve its aspirational 2% efficiency improvement target for non-renewable energy due to growing operations with relatively high intensity levels as well as base consumption patterns of businesses with decreased activity levels during the period.

    At 2015FYE, the group energy intensity was 49.8 (GJ/Rm revenue), which is 7% behind than its aspirational energy intensity target of 46.6 (GJ/Rm revenue).

    Nonetheless our target focussed attention and prompted relevant initiatives which benefitted the group over the period.

    This interim one-year target allowed the group to align its subsequent target to its medium-term strategic period of 2016 to 2020. In addition to the efficiency improvement target set for the end of 2020, the group has also set a target for renewable energy consumption over the same period.

      Energy (GJ) per employee
    Energy Intensity by Division 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 64.2 65.2 64.5
       Equipment 62.1 63.9 61.6
       Handling 90.3 83.8 79.2
    Automotive and Logistics 223.0 215.1 213.6
       Automotive 65.3 66.0 63.5
       Logistics 515.6 40.5 41.0
    Corporate 21.3 22.7 24.2
    Barloworld Group 158.1 150.5 144.9

    For our group, energy consumption per employee is not necessarily a relevant indicator of efficiency, because we strive to increase activity without a corresponding increase in employee numbers. The above data is reported for ease of reference only.

    The tables below are included for information purposes only. These provide a breakdown by division for petrol and diesel and electricity consumption.

    Petrol and Diesel (KL) 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 10 442 11 334 11 718
       Equipment 9 113 10 197 10 163
       Handling 1 329 1 137 1 555
    Automotive and Logistics 59 785 55 090 50 338
       Automotive 9 958 9 902 8 933
       Logistics 49 827 45 188 41 405
    Corporate 17 6 6
    Barloworld Group 70 244 66 430 62 062

    The increase in diesel reported in 2015 over prior year is largely due to the increased logistics activity.


  • EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary energy source.

    Integrated Report:
    Performance against key indicators - Environmental Group executive: Human resources, strategy and sustainability report - Sustainability Sustainable development - Energy consumption Innovative customer solutions - Equipment and Handling - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Corporate office overview - Environmental

    Consumption of energy derived from non-renewable resources such as coal and oil drive the group's greenhouse gas emissions. Aside from the impact energy consumption has on the climate, the availability and cost of energy warrant our significant efforts in order to reduce consumption across the board against a business-as-usual scenario.

    The group’s indirect energy consumption is limited to purchased electricity consumption:

    Electricity (MWh) 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 30 685 30 465 31 315
       Equipment 29 801 29 703 29 874
       Handling 884 762 1 441
    Automotive and Logistics 51 121 49 896 49 857
       Automotive 39 296 38 812 39 565
       Logistics 11 825 11 084 10 022
    Corporate 471 667 699
    Barloworld Group 82 277 81 028 81 601

    The table above reflects an increase in purchased electricity consumption (MWh) of 2% over prior year.

    Aligned to the increase in electricity consumption (MWh) above, group energy consumption from purchased electricity was also 2% higher over 2014, as per table below:

    Indirect energy (GJ) by Division 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 110 407 109 675 112 733
       Equipment 107 280 106 930 107 545
       Handling 3 127 2 745 5 188
    Automotive and Logistics 184 035 179 626 178 514
       Automotive 141 464 139 724 142 434
       Logistics 42 571 39 902 36 080
    Corporate 1 695 2 402 2 516
    Barloworld Group 296 137 291 703 293 763

  • EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.

    Integrated Report:
    2015 progress review - Sustainable development Sustainable development - Reducing our environmental footprint and managing our impact Sustainable development - Energy consumption

    This is driven by the group's interim aspirational target of a 2% efficiency improvement in our non-renewable energy consumption by the end of our 2015 financial year off a 2014 baseline and against a business-as-usual scenario.

    Initiatives in place to conserve energy and contribute to such savings include:

    • Entrenching sustainable development in group strategy
    • Setting targets and entrenching integrated reporting that includes efficient energy consumption
    • Focused communication programmes which include the principle that the cumulative impact of small changes become significant
    • The group added a fifth value of ‘Sustainability’ to its core values during the year, which recognises that it is central to our value creation approach and emphasises the individual responsibility of all in Barloworld for this aspect. Included under Sustainability is ‘We focus on environmental responsibility and preventing waste’
    • Membership of the Green Building Council of South Africa, through our Automotive division, has re-enforced our ' green' buildings initiative for new buildings which have resulted in:
      • 'Green' buildings initiative for existing buildings that includes
      • Conducting energy audits
      • Installing more efficient lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems
      • Installing motion sensors on lights and air conditioning systems
      • Timing switches on compressors and other appropriate electrical equipment
      • Use of geyser blankets and reduction of geyser temperatures
      • Resetting wash bay blowers in car rental operations to optimise time taken to dry vehicles
      • 'Green' buildings initiative for new buildings resulted in:
      • New Automotive dealerships and Logistics warehousing include energy efficiency technology
    • Adopting SANS 50001 Energy Management Systems approach in certain operations which include procurement management, measurement, account verification initiatives, load management, energy efficiency initiatives, alternate energy projects, monitoring, rebates, reporting and communication and training.
    • Pursuit of ISO 14001 certification in some operations that prompted discussions at the correct levels of the respective divisions, both internally and externally (suppliers and customers) and assisted in driving the environmental objectives of the group
    • Continued roll-out of electricity consumption technology in our operations that provides real-time monitoring at installed sites and reflects consumption trends and related emissions against targets. Benefits include awareness, identification and mitigation of unnecessary power use.
    • Reduced air travel and increased use of video conferencing.
    • Motion sensors have been installed at Barlow Park (South Africa) to reduce electricity consumption.
    • Within the Automotive’s Motor Retail operations, initiatives implemented at 7 sites are anticipated to produce an estimated cumulative saving of 518 791 kWh per annum.
    • In 2013, Automotive's Toyota Witbank dealership in South Africa conducted an energy efficiency revamp which included:
      • Installation of single-clear glazing with a low-emissivity coating which has a U-value of 3.8W/m2C and a shading co-efficient of 0.69, reducing the thermal load without affecting the visibility of the cars on display from the outside.
      • More energy efficient air-conditioning systems were fitted to further reduce energy consumption. A split inverter DX unit provides the individual working spaces within the building with individual control over their air temperature, but makes use of inverter compressor technology which reduces energy consumption by up to 20%.
        The initiatives above are anticipated to produce approximate energy savings of 489 439 kWh per annum.
    • All new vehicles sold incorporate the vehicle manufacturers' latest environmental technology developments and improvements.
    • Some company vehicles are monitored through the Intelligent Fuel product to ensure any inefficiencies resulting in excessive fuel usage are identified and addressed.
    • Car rental fleets generally include vehicles less than 12 months old and hence have the most up to date and efficient propulsion systems and technology.
    • A number of initiatives have been implemented within our Logistics operations to drive fuel efficiency:
      • 39 Smart trucks have been deployed across three provinces that are capable of transporting sugar, timber and platinum. These vehicles have transported the same payload while doing some 2 822 less trips within the period. This saving equates to an estimated reduction of 858 385 kms and a saving of 513 282 litres of diesel and 1 370 tons of emissions.
      • Since 2009, five Green Trailers which are superlink tautliner trailer combinations that significantly reduces the amount of fuel it uses through aerodynamic innovation have been included in the fleet. A research exercise conducted on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban showed that when the Green Trailer travelled at a constant speed of between 70 and 80 km/h almost 11% of fuel was saved. This translates into a reduction of 66,8 tCO2e over a ten-month period (extrapolated annualised savings estimated at 80.1 tCO2e
      • Efficient planning and routing – an efficient transport management service can cut transportation costs by 10% to 20% by transforming and optimising the entire distribution network. In line with this and central to our operations is our enterprise software platform MAX, a real-time internet-based operating platform that fuels the management of information in our business and provides transparent information flow which is fully integrated with vehicle tracking and ERP for real time order placement, delivery requirement analysis, optimal fleet allocation and vehicle routing.

  • EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.

    Integrated Report:
    2015 progress review - Sustainable development Looking forward - Our mediun-term strategy to 2020 Sustainable development - Responsible value chain Sustainable development - Products and services Sustainable development - Waste management Sustainable development - Joburg Gone Green Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - southern Africa - Material themes - Sustainable development Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - Creating value for the customer Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - Russia - Material themes - Sustainable development Innovative customer solutions - Automotive - Business overview Innovative customer solutions - Automotive - Material themes - Sustainable development Innovative customer solutions - Logistics - Material themes - Sustainable development Innovative customer solutions - Logistics - Future-focused smart solutions

    Barloworld uses technological advances in the products and services it provides to limit environmental impacts, particularly energy consumption and emissions. Many of the OEMs we represent are grappling with the issue and innovating continually.

    Equipment

    Caterpillar has a significant R&D program whereby they continually strive to improve energy efficiency in their products and continue to reduce emissions from their clean diesel engines while maintaining fuel efficiency. Caterpillar are also building on their experience with bio-diesel and the next generation of bio-fuels to reduce GHG emissions and fossil-fuel consumption.

    Caterpillar recognises that energy is fundamental to higher living standards and economic growth. They support traditional fossil fuels and technology that will make these fuels burn more efficiently. They are also pursuing innovations that utilize alternate and renewable sources. At the same time, on every new model that is released onto the market, Caterpillar realises the need for more efficient machines and better performance to meet customers' demands for reduced operating costs – (adapted from Caterpillar Sustainability Report 2014)

    Caterpillar is also leading in cogeneration, examples include greenhouse applications where the exhaust gases (CO2), heat and power from an engine are utilised. The power generates electricity and the heat and CO2 enhance the crop growing process.

    Because energy is a key requirement for development, we focus our efforts on improving efficiency and reducing emissions while increasing energy access. Caterpillar leverages technology to create more efficient power-generation solutions. With distributed generation solutions utilizing diesel and natural gas engines, as well as alternative fuels, Caterpillar is well-positioned to get power where it needs to be.

    Caterpillar has implemented hundreds of distributed power generation systems all over the world, which contribute to improving energy access in the developing world while emitting fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with traditional power grid systems. We provide combined heat and power systems, and combined-cycle power systems that can double the efficiency of power generation when compared with the efficiency of conventional power grids. Additionally, our power systems utilize fuels from diverse sources such as gas from landfills, livestock operations, wastewater treatment operations, mine methane, flare gas, syngas and biofuels. These systems provide energy diversity from plentiful (and in many cases, renewable) energy sources.

    Caterpillar encourages sustainable business practices through their remanufacturing and rebuild businesses. This starts with durable products, many designed to be rebuilt multiple times. Through their remanufacture and rebuild programs, components and machines are overhauled, rather than completely replaced. Reuse of parts reduces waste and minimizes the need for the raw materials necessary to produce new parts. This system is where Caterpillar is making some of its greatest contributions to sustainable development – keeping non-renewable resources in circulation for multiple life cycles.

    Rebuild programs increase the lifespan of equipment by providing customers Cat® Certified Rebuilds, component overhauls at Cat® dealers, Solar Turbines rebuilds and Progress Rail Services rebuilds.

    Over the last ten years, our U.S. and overseas remanufacturing facilities have returned more than 500,000 tons of materials -- materials that might have otherwise been scrapped or gone to a landfill. How much is 500,000 tons? Our largest bulldozer, the D-11, weighs 151 tons -- so it’s equivalent to about 3,300 D-11s. Or think about the Empire State building -- it weighs 365,000 tons. We’ve returned that amount, plus another 135,000, and we’ve kept over 1,000,000 tons of greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere through remanufacturing alone. (Source: Caterpillar’s website - Doug Oberhelman's remarks from the 2014 annual shareholders meeting)

    Below are examples of innovative efficient products included to demonstrate our principal's commitment to sustainability and efficiency. These may not necessarily be available in the Barloworld Equipment territories:

    • NOx Upgrade Kit
      • The G3616 Low Emissions Upgrade (LE Upgrade) kit allows operators to economically retrofit existing engines that enable up to a 75 percent reduction in NOx EMISSIONS. The power rating for the engine remains the same, and upgrade conversions can be done in the field, eliminating the time and cost of transporting the engine to a dealer rebuild facility.
    • MWM Brand - decentralized natural gas energy supplies
      • MWM has more than 140 years of experience in the development and optimization of products, services and technologies for decentralized energy supply. The portfolio covers gas engines, which run on a wide range of gaseous fuels, both natural and non-natural gas (such as biogas / landfill and sewage gas), and have power outputs between 400 and 4,300 KW. The combination of design, engineering and supply of power plant accessory equipment, which is used in combination with engine generator sets to construct a cogeneration power plant (CHP), as well as worldwide customer services for the installation, servicing and maintenance of systems, makes MWM a dependable partner for customized solutions to meet individual requirements.
    • Renewable Power
      • In 2015, Caterpillar and First Solar, Inc. announced a strategic alliance to develop an integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar solution for microgrid applications. Under the agreement, First Solar will design and manufacture a pre-engineered turnkey package for use in remote microgrid applications, such as small communities and mine sites. The package will feature Cat-branded solar panels manufactured by First Solar and will include a balance of system components. Caterpillar will exclusively sell and support the integrated solution featuring Cat-branded solar panels through its worldwide Cat dealer network, along with its current offerings of generator sets and energy storage. Cat dealers, including Barloworld will be uniquely positioned to provide customers with this fully integrated and supported single solution in the large and rapidly growing microgrid market.

    Handling and Agriculture

    Hyster lift trucks generally offer the best energy efficiency (energy use per load moved) of any manufacturer and emissions are among the lowest in the industry. The OEM supports green technologies through engineering collaboration and extensive internal field and validation testing. Diesel lift trucks are evolving to meet latest US and European emission standards. Electric trucks incorporate systems that recapture energy when braking and lowering loads. Improved product design results in less weight and improved efficiency.

    Hyster is one of the largest volume producers of zero emission electric lift trucks in the North American market, The company is among the earliest adopters of energy-efficient AC motor and control technology in their range of counterbalance lift trucks.

    Hyster engineer Environmental Friendly Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) products for extended service intervals in order to reduce engine oil, transmission and hydraulic oil and engine coolant change requirements for our customers. All of their ICE equipped models shipped in the US and Canada meet or exceed California Air Resources Board (CAB) requirements, According to testing by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the CARB, the emissions generated by Hyster lift trucks are among the lowest in the industry.

    Over the years, Hyster have consistently engineered their lift trucks to be compatible with the latest in alternative power technologies including electric batteries, LP, CNG and clean diesels. This tradition is being upheld most recently with fuel cells, as they were among the first to use working fuel cells in actual applications. Hyster has deployed more than 300 trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

    Recyclability is also a prime consideration in Hyster’s lift truck design—starting with the design stage, Hyster actively select materials used in our lift trucks with recyclability in mind.

    All Hyster trucks are manufactured in plants meeting ISO 14000 environmental management standards which exist to help organisations minimise how their operations negatively affect the environment.

    Automotive

    • Leading principals in our motor retail operations continue to develop and introduce energy-efficient, low-emission vehicles.
    • Car rental fleets generally include vehicles less than 12 months old fitted with the latest technology, resulting in overall energy and emissions efficiency.
    • Car rental provides eco-driving tips on hangers in every vehicle. Carbon emissions from rentals are recorded on every invoice. Monthly carbon emission reports are sent to corporate customers, making them aware of emissions resulting from their corporate rentals.
    • Clean vehicles are a core component of the customer offering but more efficient use of water has significant economic and environmental benefits while maintaining customer service levels

    Logistics

    A number of initiatives have been implemented within our Logistics operations to drive fuel efficiency:

    • 39 Smart trucks have been deployed across three provinces that are capable of transporting sugar, timber and platinum. These vehicles have transported the same payload while doing some 2 822 less trips within the period. This saving equates to an estimated reduction of 858 385 kms and a saving of 513 282 litres of diesel and 1 370 tons of emissions.
    • Since 2009, five Green Trailers which are superlink tautliner trailer combinations that significantly reduces the amount of fuel it uses through aerodynamic innovation have been included in the fleet. A research exercise conducted on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban showed that when the Green Trailer travelled at a constant speed of between 70 and 80 km/h almost 11% of fuel was saved. This translates into a reduction of 66,8 tCO2e over a ten-month period (extrapolated annualised savings estimated at 80.1 tCO2e
    • Efficient planning and routing – an efficient transport management service can cut transportation costs by 10% to 20% by transforming and optimising the entire distribution network. In line with this and central to our operations is our enterprise software platform MAX, a real-time internet-based operating platform that fuels the management of information in our business and provides transparent information flow which is fully integrated with vehicle tracking and ERP for real time order placement, delivery requirement analysis, optimal fleet allocation and vehicle routing.
    • Logistics cold storage warehouse in Dubai incorporates skylights that maximise natural light without affecting temperature and induction lighting which consumes 20% less electricity than traditional lighting at night. In addition, the warehouse forklifts operate on bio-diesel and utilise chargers that use 22% less electricity than regular models.

    General

    Barloworld understands the lifecycle implications of its products and solutions. We focus on ensuring maximum and efficient use of the products we sell, rent and lease, including extending their operating lifetime. A relatively high percentage of Caterpillar components are rebuilt, prolonging their life and reducing waste. In 2015, some 81% of total component sales in Equipment southern Africa related to remanufactured and rebuilt components, with 54% relating to Barloworld Equipment remanufactured parts and 27% related to Caterpillar remanufactured parts.

    Barloworld's Automotive, Equipment and Handling divisions have business models that enable vehicles, plant and equipment solutions to be provided as new or used and through long- or short-term rental applications. In the Equipment division, this is augmented by a significant component rebuild programme. This business model ensures efficiencies and synergies throughout the lifecycle of vehicles, plant and equipment, and extended useful lives for these products.


  • EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.

    Integrated Report:
    Performance against key indicators - Environmental Group executive: Human resources, strategy and sustainabiilty report 2015 progress review - Sustainable development Sustainable development - Targets Sustainable development - Energy consumption Sustainable development - Group energy intensity (GJ per R1 million revenue) Innovative customer solutions - Equipment and Handling - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - southern Africa - Material themes - Sustainable development Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - Matherial themes - Russia Innovative customer solutions - Equipment - Material themes - Iberia Innovative customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Environmental Innovative customer solutions - Material themes - Automotive Innovative customer solutions - Material themes - Logistics Innovative customer solutions - Corporate office overview Innovative customer solutions - Corporate office overview - Environmental

    The group's principal source of indirect energy is electricity, which accounts for some 9% of energy consumption and 27% of CO2e emissions.

    Our commitment to improving energy efficiency in terms of fossil fuels and the resulting GHG emissions is reflected in being an early signatory to South Africa's Energy Efficiency Accord and more recently the South African National Business Initiative's (NBI) Energy Efficiency Leadership Network's (EELN) Energy Efficiency Pledge.

    Post our five year group aspirational target of a 12% efficiency improvement target for non-renewable energy, set in 2009, we set an interim one year aspirational target of a 2% efficiency improvement target to be achieved by the end of 2015 off a 2014 baseline against a business-as-usual scenario. The target applies to our material energy sources, petrol and diesel as well as to purchased electricity generated from fossil fuels.

    The table below reflects our electricity consumption in absolute terms:

    Electricity (MWh) 2015 2014 2013
    Equipment and Handling 30 685 30 465 31 315
       Equipment 29 801 29 703 29 874
       Handling 884 762 1 441
    Automotive and Logistics 51 121 49 896 49 587
       Automotive 39 296 38 812 39 565
       Logistics 11 825 11 084 10 022
    Corporate 471 667 699
    Barloworld Group 82 277 81 028 81 601

    The above tables indicate that absolute electricity consumption is up 2% in over prior year and electricity intensity is up 1% over the same period.

    Electricity intensities can be calculated using electricity consumption and revenue:

    Electricity Intensity (MWh per R1 million revenue) 2015 2014 2013
    Barloworld Group 1.31 1.30 1.37

    The table below reflects energy consumption by source:

    Energy (GJ) by Energy Source 2015 2014 2013
    Diesel 2 496 879 2 314 912 2 149 578
    Petrol 326 162 343 612 328 613
    Electricity 296 137 291 703 293 762
    Other* 2 863 2 811 7 617
    Barloworld Group 3 122 041 2 953 038 2 779 570

    * Heavy oil, LPG and CNG

    Initiatives to reduce indirect energy include:

    • Entrenching sustainable development in group strategy
    • Setting targets and entrenching integrated reporting that includes efficient energy consumption
    • Focused communication programmes which include the principle that the cumulative impact of small changes become significant
    • The group added a fifth value of ‘Sustainability’ to its core values during the year, which recognises that it is central to our value creation approach and emphasises the individual responsibility of all in Barloworld for this aspect. Included under Sustainability is ‘We focus on environmental responsibility and preventing waste’
    • Membership of the Green Building Council of South Africa, through our Automotive division, has re-enforced our ' green' buildings initiative for new buildings which have resulted in:
      • 'Green' buildings initiative for existing buildings that includes
        • Conducting energy audits
        • Installing more efficient lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation system
        • Installing motion sensors on lights and air conditioning systems
        • Timing switches on compressors and other appropriate electrical equipment
        • Use of geyser blankets and reduction of geyser temperatures
        • Resetting wash bay blowers in car rental operations to optimise time taken to dry vehicles
      • 'Green' buildings initiative for new buildings resulted in:
        • New Automotive dealerships and Logistics warehousing include energy efficiency technology
    • Adopting SANS 50001 Energy Management Systems approach in certain operations which include procurement management, measurement, account verification initiatives, load management, energy efficiency initiatives, alternate energy projects, monitoring, rebates, reporting and communication and training.
    • Pursuit of ISO 14001 certification in some operations that prompted discussions at the correct levels of the respective divisions, both internally and externally (suppliers and customers) and assisted in driving the environmental objectives of the group.
    • Continued roll-out of electricity consumption technology in our operations that provides real-time monitoring at installed sites and reflects consumption trends and related emissions against targets. Benefits include awareness, identification and mitigation of unnecessary power use.
    • Reduced air travel and increased use of video conferencing.
    • Motion sensors have been installed at Barlow Park (South Africa) to reduce electricity consumption.
    • Within the Automotive’s Motor Retail operations, initiatives implemented at 7 sites are anticipated to produce an estimated cumulative saving of 518 791 kWh per annum.
    • In 2013, Automotive's Toyota Witbank dealership in South Africa conducted an energy efficiency revamp which included:
      • Installation of single-clear glazing with a low-emissivity coating which has a U-value of 3.8W/m2C and a shading co-efficient of 0.69, reducing the thermal load without affecting the visibility of the cars on display from the outside.
      • More energy efficient air-conditioning systems were fitted to further reduce energy consumption. A split inverter DX unit provides the individual working spaces within the building with individual control over their air temperature, but makes use of inverter compressor technology which reduces energy consumption by up to 20%.

    The initiatives above are anticipated to produce approximate energy savings of 489 439 kWh per annum.