Case Studies - Sustainability
Kingspan Insulated Panels
Client Name:
Kingspan
Activity:
Composite cladding manufacture
Project:
Sustainability Strategy & Reporting
Date:
1st May 2008
"dcarbon8 has provided education, marketing and technical support to Kingspan Panel’s Sustainability Strategy. We are proud to be one of dcarbon8’s founding members, knowing that our impacts on climate change will be minimised as a result of our partnership."
Mark Harris, Divisional Building Technology
Summary
Kingspan Insulated Panels is one of the most highly recognised brands for insulated cladding panels in the markets which it services across Europe. dcarbon8 has assisted Kingspan Insulated Panels to achieve their vision of becoming an industry leader in sustainability performance.
Objectives
- Assist Kingspan in the setting of their Sustainability
Strategy, to include their Vision, Objectives and
Implementation Policy - Develop the first Annual Sustainability Report for
Kingspan using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
framework - Establish Kingspan Insulated Panels as the leader in
sustainability within their sector - Create a sustainability communications plan to inform
and educate Kingspan’s stakeholders
Strategy/Delivery
dcarbon8 has assisted Kingspan in the development of their Sustainability Vision, far-reaching sustainability objectives and the policy to implement the Strategy internally.
Key to achieving their sustainability aims, dcarbon8 was commissioned to develop the first Annual Sustainability Report for Kinsgpan Panels. This report sets out their corporate policy and how they propose to meet their sustainability objectives. The Report utilises the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, the global standard for Sustainability Reporting and the Construction Products Industry Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The report has achieved a GRI Application level C, which signifies that Kingspan have reported on 10 sustainability KPIs.
dcarbon8 has assisted the communication of Kingspan’s Sustainability Strategy through supporting their participation at leading trade conferences and also assisting with the development of their new ‘responsibility’ web portal.
Furthermore, dcarbon8 has written the script for two sustainability-related animations that have been delivered to numerous stakeholders and placed on the Kingspan website to educate a wider audience.
Results
Kingspan are well-known leaders in sustainability erformance within their sector and are now working to encourage members of their supply chain to improve their sustainability credentials.
Best Sustainable Business Practice Sustainability Awards 2007 - Construction Industry