Please use this form to submit your evaluation for Energy Management & Efficiency.
Background of organisation, values and goals: Extent to which a brief overview of the background of the organisation, the core values, how these relate to ESG & why the organisation aims to be involved in ESG are provided.
Provide a brief overview of the background of your organisation, and how and why your organisation aims to be involved in ESG.
"Future Glass is a part of 45 years old group of companies with multiple manufacturing bases with specialization in architectural glass and internal glazing requirements . We strongly believe and practice in Sustainable way of doing Business and living to have positive progressive impact on Planet"
Summary of project: Extent to which a clear summary is provided on the project outlining the objectives, impacts & results as well as the benefits this has had to the organisation & particular team involved in the project.
Provide a clear summary of your project outlining the objectives as well as the benefits this has had to your organisation and particular team involved in the project.
"Yes, Our glass processing factory is fossil fuel free still energy intense industry with major Scope 2 GHG Emission then Focused on Cooling & Heating System. 1. Cooling/Refrigeration System a. Energy Efficient Utility AC Upgradation of 36 units which has capacity of 105 Ton / 1,260,000 BTU b. Optimization of factory and office working hours reduced the 15 % utility bill and life span enhancement of equipment involved 2. Tempering Furnace - Heating Power Optimization a. TBM of 20 resistive Heaters with total capacity of 188 Kw b. 11 % of saving in process , Bed & Load Optimization."
Objectives: Extent to which a clear breakdown of the targets that were set to achieve throughout the project, including reference to the impact this has had on the organisation and external party are provided.
Provide a clear breakdown of the targets you set to achieve through your project, including reference to the impact you expected on your organisation and any external party.
"We targeted for 10 % energy saving for the year 2022 with actionable points arrived from Cross functional Sustainable team On Energy grounds strategy , we worked on rethinking the usual approach, innovative technology adaptation and process optimization . Like upgradation of utility metal halide lights with LED , Energy efficient Air conditioner , Process Cycle time reduction , Increasing OEE , Working on Employee culture for responsible power Consumption , Better Production planning to reduce the machine idle run hours Which reduces the Scope2 carbon footprint and operational cost"
Impacts & results: Extent to which details are provided on how the project has benefitted the sustainability realm as well as the organisation, team & the stakeholders
Provide details on how your project has benefitted the sustainability realm as well as your organisation, your team & your stakeholders if relevant.
"These Sustainable Initiatives gave the strong belief and cultural change requirement towards rethinking the usual business approach and impact on Environment . Now Sustainability become the part of our strategy and practice as Organization which gives the opportunity for employees to develop self , their team and the company For example , we started working on GHG Emission tool for our internal process so that we can covert our production process into science based metrics to find the scope of improvement when we know the gap then Collaboration with required people to generate the ideas and frame action plan with timeline to meet the target Our Stakeholder and Top Management team involving in all activities and review mechanism with Sustainability as they are quite confident that planet is equally important in responsible business"
How does this project fit within your overall sustainability goals and ambitions?
This Energy Management and efficiency projects helped us to progress in two SDG out of our three SDG which we committed to focus on UNSDG9 - Industry , Innovation & Infrastructure as well UNSDG12 - Responsible consumption & production
Supporting evidence: Extent to which details are provided for supporting documents and a clear summary of metrics relating to impacts & results, base case metrics that are relevant to the project.
When did you complete the project or expect the project to be completed?
10/25/2022
What method/technology was used to achieve the energy savings?
Rethinking the usual business approach, innovative technology adaptation, team collaboration and process optimization
Expected annual energy savings (KWh)
562,054 KWh
What are your expected annual energy savings (%)?
8%
Estimated ROI (months)
20 Months
Expected annual carbon emissions saved of this project? (tCo2e)
179 tCo2e
Did you partner with a third party to implement this project?
No
Team engagement: Extent to which a clear overview is provided on how the team & stakeholders collaborated to drive & implement your project or initiative. Details on number of staff involved in project.
Provide a brief overview of how your team & stakeholders collaborated to drive & implement your project or initiative. Please include details of number of staff involved.
"As Living Business 2021 event Winner , we started this year 2022 with more collaboration and Upskilling . We framed a Sustainability team of 12 members with all functional leaders and two stakeholders to be part of this initiative . To make this event more colorful we kicked this event at eastern coastal sea side dinner meet with sustainable low carbon food . This collaboration gives us more turnkey solution and helped us to identify then reduce the gaps with action plan . This positive results created the ambition loop in the organization to bring volunteers at all level in our journey"
Future implications & brief strategy: Extent to which a clear overview is provided on how the participant will move forward with the specific project, and its longand short-term implications if known.
Provide a brief overview of how you will move forward with this specific project, its future (short-term & long-term) implications if known. Please include metrics where appropriate.
"Energy Management will be continuous improvement project both in short term and long term which will be fueled with circular economy concept of revolving revenue . For example 8.39 % of Electricity saving generates the revenue of 0.236 Million Aed per Annum which will be invested for greener environment project and recognizing the contributors with long term incentives so that the acceleration will be exponential by motivated employees and interesting Management approach . This will help in our Ultimate Long-term goal of NetZero Future , with short -term target of 50 % energy Saving in 2030"
One of our key priorities is to reduce the impact of climate change and steer the transition towards Net Zero Carbon. Being part of the ACA Level 3 programme has reinforced our airport in establishing the framework of Carbon management addressing scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and engage stakeholders.
BAC is committed to achieving net zero carbon by 2050. As one of our key priorities is to reduce the impact of our operations on climate change and transition towards Net Zero Carbon. BAC has established a framework of carbon management that addresses emissions and engages stakeholders throughout the decarbonization journey. BAC has managed to reduce it’s carbon footprint greatly with the development of the LEED Gold certified new terminal and continuo to reduce via adopting retrofit projects for existing facilities and integration of renewable energy planned for the upcoming years.
BAC has adopted carbon reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement following the 1.5%ᵒC pathway that limits global average temperature increase to 1.5ᵒC. Thus, BAC developed a carbon management action plan that includes emissions trajectory and expected carbon reduction from all projects planned till 2050 with interim milestones every 5 years.
"Establishing a 2050 carbon trajectory has benefit BAC to plan different strategic sustainability projects that will contribute to reducing carbon emissions and climate change impacts globally to protect the environment. the project evaluated all resources required to achieve all interim goals and carbon reduction that will be achieved per project highlighting the environmental benefit. BAC is also engaging its stakeholders in the net zero journey by holding workshops in the BIA environment committee comprising key stakeholders and establishing the BIA Environment Management Guideline to steer the change towards transitioning operations to net zero and ensuring environmental protection."
This project of establishing a carbon trajectory was key to achieve one of key sustainability goals which is reducing carbon emissions.
The carbon reductions in the trajectory includes retrofit projects to upgrade efficiency of old Facilites and installation of renewable energy
180,000 KWh
37%
96 Months
1400 tCo2e
Sustainability committee of BAC chaired by Chief of development & Technical Officer and comprise of a team from different departments that collaborated to assess the feasibility of different carbon reduction projects in terms of effectiveness, return on investments, carbon calculations, etc. Post to the feasibility studies of different proposed projects, the feasible projects were selected in the carbon trajectory to be implemented to reach Net Zero carbon by 2050.
Project has been divided into multiple stages. The first stage is to setup a manure drying plant as a primary processing stage. Land and licensing is currently being worked on at this stage. In parallel, we are also looking at funding partners for the latter stages.
Rahmania Mall, a one-stop community shopping & leisure destination in Sharjah, has been committed to implementing the highest standards of green & environmental practices since opening in March 2021, aligning with the UAE's and Sharjah's vision for a clean future, & the UAE Green Agenda 2015-2030.
Energy Management strategies were laid out as soon as construction was complete, covering all aspects of data collection, analysis & energy consumption control. The lack in existing automation was identified & hence, an automation project was put forward to achieve 20% savings compared to the previous year, estimating a 1 year ROI. The yield started recording from 2022 and the retrofit project is expected to complete during Q1 of 2023.
"The automation project is set to achieve 20% savings compared to the previous year, with a 1 year estimated ROI. The yield started recording from 2022 and the retrofit project is expected to complete during Q1 of 2023. We also have plans to introduce AI for the fine tuning and chopping of sharper edges of curves that may bring 5% more savings."
Rahmania Mall is one of the many torchbearers in the UAE, promising Sharjah and the UAE a sustainable future by implementing effective and sustainable business practices, while constantly seeking new and improved ways to build a clean future. By being involved with ESG, the mall iterates its goal in being a forerunner in environmental and sustainable best practices in the region.
This initiative is part of leadership’s vision towards sustainability and best practices of industry.
4/1/2023
Schneider building management system
2,895,625 KWh
20%
12 Months
675 tCo2e
Energy management is fully in-house staff managed.
We have plans to introduce AI for the fine tuning and chopping of sharper edges of curves that may bring 5% more savings.
Al Fanous Glazing comes from a family legacy of over a 120 years of glass and window making. As a firm that’s seen business in over 8 countries, the imminent changes in the industry have taught us that success lies in constantly evolving the two major components of our business; Product & People.
Reduction of the SEWA consumption in the factory by making adjustments to the electric and water consuming devices. Moreover, making slight changes in the business model in order to make high energy consuming machinery redundant and outsourcing tasks which were not regular. This involved strategizing with the Business Development Manager, Operations manager and the Production supervisor. This new strategy has led to a net 25% reductions in monthly electricity bills over a period of 48 months leading to Annual Savings of approx AED 36,000.
"Reduction in net energy consumption and waste emission. Reduction in SEWA Bills. Reduction in cost of utilization, energy consumption and servicing and maintenance of high energy consuming machinery. Upgrade of all lighting in office, factory workshop and labor accommodation from Halogen/Tube lights to LED."
"Starting with the conversion of 80w tube lights in the factory and labor accommodation to 18w LED lights, and 40w halogen bulbs in the office to 12w LED bulbs, not only have we increased the brightness quotient all over the factory with higher performing LED’s, but we have also reduced the cost of maintainence, cost of electricity and over all energy consumption from 8.7KW to 1.6KW. Additionally, we have also changed our business model to outsource fragments of the glass manufacturing processes to companies that dedicatedly do the niche processes. This led to a reduction in maintainence cost for low running machinery whilst also allowing us to save approximately 96.5KW of power consumption load on our factory. This of course meant that the cost of logistics had gone up for the outsourced work, but the net delta in cost made it more viable to unload parts of the manufacturing process."
Our strategies have created an overall saving of energy consumption whilst also allowed us to reduce bottomline expenditure, allowing us to secure more projects..
11/30/2022
Redundancy and recycling of machinery parts. Replacement of lighting fixtures.
305,000 KWh
40%
64 tCo2e
"Operations manager and factory managed collaborated to identify the machinery that had not been running at optimal levels. This was due to a lack in number of regular orders. The Business development manager linked in to analyze the trend of glass manufacturing sales which were dipping due to higher production costs due to heavier maintenance. This helped us in understanding that we must outsource the manufacturing components and optimize our costing. Factory manager and Ops manager took the lead on swapping the lighting by understanding maintenance costs and consumption of older lights."
With an aim to optimize energy consumption levels, we are hoping to convert our vehicles to hybrid/electric. Out of the current 12 vehicles in the company, we have successfully swapped 2 ICE vehicles to electric and aim to continue this trend in the future. We have also installed an EV charger in the factory to facilitate this conversion in the future.
