some useful information we could use. 

1. Green house effect has affected the way business trades. There are increasing demands of environment friendly products. Example using hybrid cars and paper bags instead of plastic bags.
2. There are increase emphasis on environmental footprints and sustainability.
3. There are legislations being enacted related to environment. This forces the business to change its policies (the way they do business) and disposal costs to business like restoration of site.view-                                                                                           

(view-source:http://accalecturenotes.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html)

(http://accalecturenotes.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html)

List the materials you receive regularly from suppliers, how the materials are delivered, and any other relevant information, for example, how they are produced and packaged. Think about any aspect of the materials that may have an eco-efficiency impact and identify your priorities for action. Dealing with suppliers who operate eco-efficiently allows you to offer and promote a full eco-efficient service to your customers.

(http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/sustainability/sector-guides/service-stations/index.html)

Use of environmentally compatible materials, e.g. non-toxic and low energy consumption

Reducing environmental effects in production, e.g. energy and water consumption

Repair-friendliness and long stock availability

Recycling-friendly design, e.g. easy dismantling and material identification

Preparation of life cycle assessments and carbon footprints

(http://www.karcher.com/int_nl-be/About_Kaercher/Sustainability/Environmental_protection/Product-related_environmental_protection.htm)

Our Focus Areas
Comprehensive assessments let us recognize environmental efforts that are important to stakeholders and that can drive business success. Internal interviews, external benchmarking, best practice reviews and value proposition evaluation led to this key strategic priority.

• Sustaining access to potable water

 Access to clean water is one of the main global health issues we face today, one that may become more critical in coming years due to the changing climate. There is also growing consensus that sustainable access to safe water supply will be further challenged by overuse, population growth, economics and politics, individuals and public sector as well as the private sector will be faced with risks.
While Inter Ocean's use of water in operations is relatively low compared to some industries, responsible water management is an important element of our strategy. We hope to decrease water use, assessing the company's global impact and looking for opportunities to expand their responsibility in addressing this world health issue.

Some Points that could be Included into our Introduction

Inter Ocean Trading (Pvt) Ltd has a long-standing commitment to environmental, health and safety protection. They are building on the strengths of environmental programs to enhance sustainable practices throughout their businesses.
While they are proud of initiatives to ensure full compliance with legal requirements and many achievements over the years, our Environmental Sustainability Programme is designed to develop a more integrated and strategic approach. These are among actions under way:

• Setting near-term and longer-range priorities for environmental activities with guidance from business partners and stakeholders
• Communicating and engaging with stakeholders on issues and progress
• Maintaining a foundation that aligns with Inter Ocean's overall Corporate Responsibility pledge to reduce the environmental impact globally

CEO's Message

We have become increasingly aware of the need to expand our social and environmental responsibility and have acknowledged the need to maximize economic and other positive impacts on the communities in which we operate. By taking a long-term view, and working to add value to our company has given us extremely productive prospect.

 Whatever challenges we face in the future, ES will remain a central element of our business strategy. What we have learned and achieved has given us confidence as we look ahead.

 Let me close by simply saying thank you to all who have helped to contribute to our effort.

 

Our Vision and Mission is clear: 

"All our operations should be run in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable."

Information and communication technology has tremendous potential to aid businesses and societies to dramatically reduce their impact on the environment through solutions such as smarter grids, buildings, logistical systems, motors, and virtualization.
Yet as the ICT industry grows rapidly, a sustainable industrial-societal system (or s-cycle) is required. One in which, for example, the waste products of one industry or sector become value-added inputs for another. With a holistic approach we must continue to work — within the nexus of policy, design, re-use, recycling and capacity building — to grow global capacity for development of practicable but science-based solutions to the e-waste problem. (Ruediger Kuehr, 2011)

Ruediger Kuehr, C. F. (2011, June 21). E-waste challenges: Re-use practices, principles and standards. Retrieved December 28, 2012, from United Nations University: http://unu.edu/publications/articles/e-waste-challenges-re-use-practices-principles-and-standards.html

Examples for Strategies that we can use

Approach

True to the tradition of the Tata Group, Tata Motors is committed in letter and spirit to Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, and is engaged in community and social initiatives on labour and environment standards in compliance with the principles of the Global Compact. In accordance with this, it plays an active role in community development, serving rural communities adjacent to its manufacturing locations.

Tata Motors believes in technology for tomorrow. We ensure that our products are environmentally sound in a variety of ways. These include reducing hazardous materials in vehicle components, developing extended life lubricants, fluids and using ozone-friendly refrigerants. Tata Motors has been making conscious effort in the implementation of several environmentally sensitive technologies in manufacturing processes. 

Tata Motors concern is manifested by a dual approach

1. Reduction of environmental pollution and regular pollution control drives
2. Restoration of ecological balance.

Our endeavours towards environment protection are soil and water conservation programmes and extensive tree plantation drives. Tata Motors is committed to restoring and preserving environmental balance, by reducing waste and pollutants, conserving resources and recycling materials.

Restoring Ecological Balance

Tata Motors has set up effluent treatment facilities in its plants, to avoid release of polluted water into the ecosystem. In Pune, the treated water is conserved in lakes attracting various species of birds from around the world thus turning the space into a green belt.
Tree plantation programmes involving villagers and Tata Motors employees, have turned acres of barren village green. Tata Motors has planted as many as 80,000 trees in the works and the township and more than 2.4 million trees have been planted in Jamshedpur region. Over half a million trees have been planted in the Pune region. Tata Motors has directed all its suppliers to package their products in alternate material instead of wood.

Sustainability. (2012). Retrieved December 28, 2012, from www.tatamotors.com: http://www.tatamotors.com/sustainability/sustainability.php

Reducing packaging material

Packaging material is used in the distribution of our spare parts and accessories to retailers in Europe. Fluctuating volumes and different shipping styles means that we have a number of ways of packaging these parts.

Despite efforts to standardise our in and outbound flows, we continue to generate packaging waste at our Parts Centres and Dealerships. To reduce this waste we are:

• Increasing the usage of returnable packaging in inbound supply flows.
• Standardising shipping pallet boxes through specification agreements with our suppliers. These boxes are then reused for outbound shipping purposes. In FY09, 89% of packaging was either returnable or re-usable packaging. Only 11% of the packaging was from new packaging material, which is 8% lower than in FY06.
• Continuing to monitor the accuracy of our data to support correct waste declarations by our National Marketing and Sales Companies to their local authorities.
• Ensuring Kaizen (continuous improvement) of the individual and logistics packaging conditions realising a saving of 173 tonnes in FY09.

The Company

Our environment sustainability project will be focused on developing the environment sustainability strategies for Inter Ocean Trading Private ltd.

Inter Ocean private ltd is a group which is dealing with diverse range of motor spare parts and auto electrical items. They hold different yards which they use to store and distribute car parts, auto body parts, rebuilt auto parts, auto electrical parts, engine parts and etc. The team goal will be helping them to go green by escalating strategies for environmental sustainability.

This project will be initiated through introducing new policies, methods and programs. All the team members should contribute to project by researching on all capacities that can improve environmental sustainability of the selected company where they have to target on developing environment efficiency programs, managing direct impacts on environment, introducing green materials and establish targets on energy, water and waste management. And also there should be a forum for employees in order to make them aware on reducing resources utilization and energy consumption.

The team objective will be to provide effective and integrated environmental programs that facilitate Inter Ocean private ltd and its employees to move towards environmental sustainability by assisting them with a successful project.

Environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability initiatives have been implemented through new policies and programs, updates to existing standards, partnerships with community, business and government stakeholders. Current environmental programs have focused on improving energy and water efficiency of new and existing homes; improving corporate sustainability as well as assisting social housing residents participate in environmental sustainability programs for the benefit of the community.

Future environmental programs will continue to improve the environmental sustainability of new and existing homes, achieve energy savings in office and common area buildings, assist contractors improve their sustainability and support social housing households adapt to climate change impacts.

Action Plan

• Various environmental sustainability strategies 
• How these Strategies could be implemented into the company
• How the company will evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies