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• Overview of The Midcounties Co-operative
• Environmental Sustainability focus areas
• Our partnership work with Sustainability

West Midlands

• Further developing our Sustainability

strategy

A co-operative approach

Working together to create a better fairer world

• 1.4 million co-operatives worldwide
• Over 1 billion people are members of

co-operatives worldwide

• Over 6000 Co-ops in the UK
• Midcounties largest independent Society in

the UK

Midcounties and the wider co-op movement

• 500,000 members who enjoy a share
• f our profits
• Over 8,000 colleagues across 500

sites

• Our trading groups: Food, Energy,

Healthcare, Funeralcare, Childcare, Flexible benefits & Post offices

The Midcounties Co-operative

How do we measure success?

• Saving Energy and

Recycling

• Society Steering Wheel
• Resulting in eco efficiency

gains of over £1 million per annum

Focus areas

• Reduced energy usage by 10% since

2010

• This has saved over 5,000 tonnes of

CO2

• Colleague awareness has increased in

energy saving from a score of 78 in 2008 to 85

Saving Energy

• Increased recycling rates to 91% (from

21% in 2009)

• Food waste recycling producing

enough renewable energy to power 40 homes a year

• Collaboration with other co-
• peratives to backhaul waste

Recycling

Partnership with SWM

• Independent

consultation on our Sustainability Reporting

• Helping us shape our

strategy as a critical friend

Partnership with SWM

• Involvement on our Society’s

Environmental Steering Group

• Enabling us to further develop
• ur strategy to maximise

impacts

• Developing our Environmental

Sustainability blueprint

Environmental Sustainability Blueprint Membership Colleagues Communities External partners Engaging members to reduce their environmental impact Embedding the culture of Environmental Sustainability amongst colleagues Building environmental sustainable communities Showcasing

• ur

environmental sustainability achievements with relevant external partners, and engaging critical friends

Regional Communities

• Engaged with 10,000

members across our trading area

• Identifying local opportunities

that matter to members in

• ur communities

Supporting People with Dementia Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Tackling loneliness Health and fitness Supporting young carers Tackling alcoholism and drug abuse Increasing recycling Families on the poverty line Environmental Impact Supporting Autism Keeping the villages clean Community defibrillation

Examples of local community opportunities

Community examples

• 412 colleague volunteering

hours on environmental projects

• Over 100 young people

engaged in our Green Pioneers programme

• Created over 2,000 new jobs
• Increased Colleague engagement levels to 80 and achieved

10th place in Sunday Times Best big companies to work for

• Increased our membership by over 300,000 members
• Distributed over £44 million in dividends to members
• Given £11.9 million back to the community
• Raised over £1.4 million for local charities and good causes
• Provided 234,000 volunteering hours in the community

In the last decade we have….

The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development

• Awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise

for Sustainable Development 2015

• The UK’s most prestigious business award

given only to companies or individuals

• utstanding in their field

Celebrating success

“A Sustainable Development Award is made to The Midcounties Co-operative for placing sustainability at the heart of its operations. The Society created significant environmental improvements whilst delivering tangible social and economic benefits.”