IPG Mediabrands Case Study
Team work to achieve a sustainable organisation
Net savings of £280,000 achieved through utility and road travel efficiency measures
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Chris howell
Creative Director EMEA, Mediabrands
Client Objectives
IPG Mediabrands was founded by Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) in 2007 to manage all of its global media-related assets. Mediabrands are a group of 13,000 media and marketing specialists in over 130 countries.
Mediabrand’s objectives are to:
- Consolidate and enhance improvements and operational efficiency.
- Improve financial performance through efficiency measures in Environmental Performance Indicators including energy management.
- Ensure successful completion of disclosure requirements for the client tenders.
- Achieve fully audited environmental accreditation in line with parent organisation and client requirements.
Business Challenge
- Achieve employee buy-in for environmental principles and behaviour change.
- Work around limited scope for heating and cooling energy savings due to a number of constrains and features of the company’s office building.
- Achieve savings with low – to no-cost strategies, i.e. minimal initial outlay.
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Green Element Approach
- Manage external audit for full accreditation to the internationally certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
- Conduct energy and lighting surveys producing inventories with fully-costed energy efficiency recommendations.
- Conduct waste audit and ensure remediation of non-compliance issues.
- Achieve employee buy-in through on-site presence and engaging employees in behaviour change and awareness campaigns, including design of signage and consultations.
- Tailor energy saving strategy to the office working style and hours and adopt a pragmatic approach to activities.
Client Benefits
- Increased revenues through reduced costs.
- Reduced damage to natural environment.
- Consolidated market position by raising barriers for competition or meeting customer expectations.
- Opened new markets – improved opportunities to tender
Better control of environmental liabilities. - Reduced liabilities passed through to customers.
- Reduced regulatory burden – less money risked on fines
Environment considered in strategy. - Business excellence – increased investment appeal.
- Staff are more likely to work for a company with a strong “CSR” policy.
Extra benefits
From 2014 until 2019, Mediabrands market-based carbon footprint per capita decreased by 72% per person. A a phenomenal achievement accomplished by changing to renewably sourced electricity, increasing the recycling rate and reducing overall consumption. A total saving of 10,741 Kg per person of CO2 that was achieved through a team work effort.
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