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* 1. Please indicate your responses to the following statements.

  Strongly Disagree - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strongly Agree - 7
1. Our senior management supports and drives sustainability initiatives.
2. There is a strategy and an organisational structure established for sustainability within my company.
3. My company has developed and published a comprehensive sustainability statement.
4. My company has specific metrics for reduce, reuse, recycle elements in our internal operations.
5. We educate our employees on how they can contribute to our sustainability efforts.
6. We actively work to educate our channel constituents & partners on how they can contribute to our sustainability efforts.
7. We pro-actively sell new products that would be considered more sustainable in nature than the products that “preceded” them.
8. We pursue a strategy of improving on our existing product offering in an effort to improve our sustainability “footprint” and commercial profile within the industry.
9. We have put in place metrics for reduce, reuse, recycle elements for all aspects of new product sales.
10. We require suppliers, or give preference to suppliers who pursue and can substantiate that they have sustainability programmes in place.
11. We market / promote ourselves as having green products and/or as being a “green” / sustainable company.
12. We support UK & EU regulation and policy that could require mandatory sustainability action by business.
13. We oppose UK & EU regulation and policy that could require mandatory sustainability action by business
14. We publicly report on sustainability efforts, emissions, etc.
15. We publish an annual CSR report.

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* 2. Below is a list of reasons for companies to address sustainability initiatives. Your task is to rank them in descending order (1 = the most important reason to initiate a sustainability strategy; 2 = the second most important reason to initiate a sustainability strategy, etc.) based upon what you believe is important for your company in the pursuit of any sustainability initiative / strategy. Please complete for all criteria that pertain to your organisation.

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* 3. Of the following primary food service industry constituents, who in your opinion should be the primary driver with respect to ensuring that the end-users / operators have sustainable equipment and supplies installed and/or being used in their premises? Rank, in order of importance with “1” representing the most important in your opinion and “5” being the least important.

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* 4. What percentage of your products that you are currently offering for sale have quantifiable sustainability benefits and/or qualities associated with them?

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* 5. What percentage of your products that you have actually sold within the past 12 months has quantifiable sustainability benefits and / or qualities?

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* 6. Please indicate your responses to the following statements.

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1. Equipment and supplies manufacturers need to do more to make their products more sustainable.
2. Design consultants need to specify more equipment and supplies that are deemed to be sustainable in nature
3. Equipment and supplies dealers should do more to promote and sell equipment and supplies that are considered to be sustainable in nature
4. End-users / operators should invest more in sustainable equipment and supplies

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* 7. Do you expect end-user / operator demand for sustainable food service equipment and supplies to “increase,” “decrease,” or “stay about the same” over the next 12 months from current levels? The next 24 months from current levels?

  Decrease Stay About the Same Increase
Over the next 12 months
Over the next 24 months

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* 8. The government has set a target of 20% reduction in CO² emissions by the year 2020 for the country as a whole. However, it is estimated that a 34% reduction will actually be achieved within the same time period. As such, would you agree, or disagree with the following statements?

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1. Government should not seek to exceed the 20% target already in place.
2. Government should not seek to exceed the 34% CO² expected achievement
3. Government should up the ante and seek to achieve a 40% CO² reduction target by 2020.
4. Government should significantly up the ante and seek to achieve a 50% CO² reduction target by 2020.

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* 9. Below are a series of “features” that you “provide” your customers. Your task is to rank them in descending order (“1” = the most important “feature” you believe you are providing; “2” = the second most important “feature” you believe you are providing, etc.) based upon what you believe are the most important “features” that you provide the marketplace.

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* 10. Which of the following factors most adequately portrays sustainability as it applies to your particular company? Please select all that apply.

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* 11. Below is a list of some potential key factors that may be viewed as inhibitors, or barriers, for a company in implementing a sustainability programme. From you and your company’s perspective, which of these do you believe are applicable to your specific organisation? Please select all that apply.

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* 12. Please indicate your responses to the following statements.

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1. As a dealer / distributor we actively pursue products for redistribution and/or sale that are known to be sustainable in nature.
2. As a dealer / distributor our sales force is constantly being educated on the merits of sustainability
3. Our sales force is actively selling / promoting sustainable products to their customer base
4. Our sales force receives additional compensation / rewards for selling sustainable products

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* 13. Please indicate your responses to the following statements.

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1. As a dealer for equipment and supplies, we do not pursue an aggressive sustainability product sales strategy because there is a general perception that the end-user / operator base will not pay the additional price/cost associated with “sustainable features” on products
2. As a dealer of equipment and supplies, we have put in place a formalised research / information gathering process to objectively ascertain the true sustainability aspirations and needs of the end-user / operators.

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* 14. In each of the following industry categories, please name the organisation that you consider, or perceive to be a leader in the area of sustainability. If none come to mind then please leave blank.

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* 15. Approximately what percentage (%) of your company's total sales fall into each of the following general categories?

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* 16. What is your approximate annual sales turnover?

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* 17. Just a little bit of contact information. No worries, your responses will be kept in the highest degree of confidentiality.

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