Snapshot
Turning Necessary Green Activities Into Operational Strengths
An oil or gas producer transforms the problem of costly environmental compliance in its manufacturing and production operations by engaging in activities that are not only eco-friendly, but also add commercial value
Goal
Reduce pollution of an oil or gas producer
Problem
Becoming increasingly environmentally friendly can be a costly exercise for manufacturers and producers
Sebir
Pollution is alleviated through finding an approach to compliance that assists productive output in a way that offsets the cost of the green initiative involved. For instance, an oil manufacturer exploits its carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) process by injecting the carbon it has trapped into the ground in order to push more oil out, in effect increasing oil recovery Eco-compliance costs have less impact when the necessary activity is not only positive for the environment but also makes a valuable contribution in its own right
Breeding Hint 2
Think how you might adopt a more enlightened view of the costs of operating your organization by seeing each cost as having the potential to generate value in its own right. This could expose previously unimagined ways of achieving operational efficiencies
Breeding Hint 1
Think about how you might approach a forthcoming environmental requirement with a view to turning it to an advantage rather than just accepting it as an unavoidable expense. This could lead to unexpected financial gains