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team<br />
volume<br />
on–site<br />
report<br />
strong<br />
social<br />
covers<br />
scheme<br />
landfill<br />
trucks<br />
wider<br />
Olympic<br />
reduce<br />
current<br />
target<br />
recorded<br />
Gas<br />
PV<br />
CHP<br />
15<br />
2014 Performance Highlights<br />
Kingspan <strong>Insulation</strong> Ltd. continues to publicly report on its annual sustainability and responsibility<br />
performance, this report is for 2014. The report has been prepared using the feedback of<br />
employees, the local community, customers and suppliers to ensure the coverage of all material<br />
issues. GRI reporting indicators have been imbedded into the reporting methodology in key<br />
areas.<br />
The biennial Staff, Community and Customer Surveys were carried out in 2014. These covered<br />
issues relating to awareness, impressions and attitudes to Kingspan <strong>Insulation</strong>, as well as a<br />
specific product survey for Thermabate and Kooltherm Cavity Closer. The conclusion of this<br />
exercise was that Kingspan <strong>Insulation</strong> is seen as an ethical and responsibly sound company.<br />
Pembridge<br />
insulation<br />
2014<br />
SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY REPORT<br />
BASED ON DATA FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2014<br />
During 2014 TV screens were introduced into the factory in Pembridge, instead of a<br />
proposed staff newsletter. These contain a variety of information about employee initiatives<br />
and information from the employee forums. The feedback from the staff questionnaire showed that the<br />
sustainability ethos of the company is reflected in the attitudes of employees, as the issues raised included potential areas for<br />
improvement in waste and transport. The employee forums have continued as an ongoing method of capturing such feedback.<br />
In addition to the staff questionnaire a number of ‘Share your views’ focus groups were run at Pembridge, by independent consultants to<br />
gather input from employees about working at Kingspan <strong>Insulation</strong>.<br />
financial<br />
implemented<br />
reduction<br />
Plan<br />
fo lowing<br />
2014<br />
continues<br />
local<br />
ensure<br />
plants<br />
replaced<br />
received<br />
investigated<br />
anaerobic<br />
monthly<br />
initiatives<br />
longer<br />
Trust<br />
reporting<br />
phenolic<br />
development<br />
installed<br />
PIR<br />
new<br />
enhance<br />
basis<br />
generation<br />
respectively<br />
use<br />
Kingspan<br />
Selby<br />
trailers<br />
waste<br />
members<br />
survey<br />
Efficiency<br />
renewable<br />
site<br />
generated<br />
identify<br />
completed<br />
Herefordshire<br />
market<br />
material<br />
Construction<br />
community<br />
range<br />
now<br />
process<br />
work<br />
Resource<br />
exercise<br />
launched<br />
biodiversity<br />
resulting<br />
sustainability<br />
<strong>Insulation</strong><br />
production<br />
manufacturing<br />
provide<br />
performance<br />
economy<br />
operation<br />
<strong>Insulation</strong>’s<br />
areas<br />
improving<br />
across<br />
number<br />
construction<br />
key<br />
recycling<br />
focus<br />
response<br />
used<br />
Management<br />
efficiency<br />
employees<br />
customers<br />
schools<br />
biomass<br />
system<br />
raw<br />
made<br />
business<br />
carried<br />
OPTIM-R<br />
2014<br />
product<br />
Group<br />
materials<br />
Energy<br />
program<br />
continued<br />
Waste<br />
energy<br />
include<br />
introduced<br />
produce<br />
develop<br />
products<br />
staff<br />
UK<br />
issues<br />
identified<br />
plant<br />
significant<br />
Building<br />
Community<br />
improve<br />
data<br />
training<br />
management<br />
line<br />
Sigma<br />
including<br />
Kooltherm<br />
factory<br />
increased<br />
infrastructure<br />
investment<br />
environmental<br />
reported<br />
Action<br />
achieved<br />
Six<br />
Action Plan<br />
l Undertake customer ‘Sustainability’ consultation and<br />
feedback exercise to identify expectations and important<br />
issues on a biannual basis, during 2016, 2018, 2020 and<br />
so on.<br />
l Undertake staff ‘Sustainability’ consultation and feedback<br />
exercise to identify expectations and important issues on a<br />
biannual basis, during 2016, 2018, 2020 and so on.<br />
l Use occupant feedback to proactively inform the design of<br />
new buildings or refurbishment of existing buildings.<br />
l Consider implementing a proactive system to measure<br />
supplier satisfaction as part of quality management.<br />
l Work towards expanding the range of GRI performance<br />
indicators reported, with the aim to achieve an A–rated report<br />
as well as achieving GRI Level 4.<br />
l Work towards embedding sustainability reporting (including<br />
reporting on GRI performance indicators) within the Kingspan<br />
Group annual report.<br />
l Reintroduce the staff newsletter at Pembridge.<br />
Karate Students in Sherburn-in-Elmet have been introduced to<br />
sparring following funding received from the Kingspan <strong>Insulation</strong><br />
Community Trust.<br />
Sherburn Kenpo Karate Club which operates as a not for profit<br />
organisation from the Eversley Park Centre in Sherburn-in-Elmet,<br />
provides local children with the opportunity to participate in a more<br />
unusual sport. Peter Woods from the club commented “I wanted to<br />
introduce controlled sparring to my students, and in order to do this<br />
safely we needed protective equipment suitable for children, to include<br />
protection for the head, chest, hands and legs. We are extremely<br />
grateful for this money as all training fees are re-invested into the<br />
club and without it we would have been unable to purchase this<br />
equipment.”<br />
Training sessions at the club are now rotated so that all children have<br />
the opportunity to practice sparring, with the aim of training them to<br />
attend competitions in the future. Competing in a sport can really help<br />
children’s confidence and teach them to have a sense of pride about<br />
what they do.