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Appendix 'A' Lancashire County Council Environmental Management Strategy Progress Update – April 2009 Objective Progress Lead Climate Change Agreed indicators for this theme are Carbon dioxide emissions from local authority operations Staff business mileage The targets will be set as part of the carbon management plan Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, notably carbon dioxide and methane. The County Council has been working with the Carbon Trust on their carbon management programme since May 2008. A detailed baseline of emissions in 2007/8 has been completed, and a comprehensive action plan will be approved by the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and Environment in April 2009. Under the performance indicator NI185, the County Council will be required to report on carbon emissions from local authority operations on an annual basis, in July each year. Initial development of a Local Climate Impacts Profile was completed in 2008 to help us understand how Ensure council services are affected by extreme weather events. The information compiled as part of this buildings and research will support services in undertaking ongoing risk assessments that will enable them to learn services are from past experience and allow them to adapt to a different climate in the future. This initial piece of able to adapt to work has proved very successful in raising awareness of the impacts of the weather on our services and climate change. the wider community. Ongoing work has focussed on supporting district councils and other partners to develop a community wide Local Climate Impacts Profile for the whole of Lancashire. 1 Environment Directorate Property Group Environment Directorate Objective Monitor, manage and minimise the County Council’s use of energy. Minimise the environmental impact of travelling between home and the workplace and on County Council business. Progress The Property Group Energy team has established a table showing each property's energy consumption and emissions of CO2/m2 Lead Property Group This ensures that poorly performing properties are identified for further investigation. Consultants are currently surveying approximately 50 premises to generate a list of schemes in priority order for funding as part of climate change initiatives. The ‘Go Travel Shop’ intranet site contains information on car sharing, bicycle loans, cycling and walking groups and links to the Active Points Challenge and Walking Health Initiative Discounted tickets are currently available with Preston Stagecoach on production of County Council identification. Interest free loans of up to £1,500, are available from the County Council's Payroll Team for the purchase of travel season tickets. Environment Directorate Transport Policy The County Council's Corporate Human Resources web pages contain a wealth of information on flexible working schemes. New additions include ‘annualised’ and ‘compressed’ hours. Human Resources LCES are implementing many activities identified in the Green Fleet Review report. These include: Purchasing a fuel management system that will allow detailed monitoring and management of fuel supplies at depots. A 3 year detailed vehicle replacement programme has been established and is in use. This is a rolling programme and will progressively reduce the fleet's emissions. all new vehicles will comply with either Euro 4 or Euro 5 stringent emissions standards. Lancashire County Engineering Services Continue to assess buildings for the potential (resource and planning) for the installation of shower and changing facilities for those walking and cycling to work. Property Group Continue to review essential car use to reflect job requirements as and when posts become vacant. Human Resources 2 Objective Progress Lead Natural Resources and Waste Agreed indicators and targets for this theme Number of buildings with recycling facilities in place – target for all Preston buildings over 1000m 2 by April 2009 Sustainable procurement – level 2 of national Flexible Framework by July 2009. Monitor, manage and minimise the County Council’s use of water and energy. Water consumption is recorded in metered buildings. Property Group The ongoing work to develop new secondary schools as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme continues to incorporate rainwater recovery systems. Property Group Use the least environmentally damaging goods and services. The Environment Procurement Policy has been revised into a Sustainable Procurement Policy & Strategy for the County Council. The County Council’s performance against the Flexible Framework has been assessed and the Procurement Sub-Group (PSG) has drafted milestones for monitoring achievement against the Framework’s recommendations. Corporate Procurement The Energy Team provides a comprehensive cost-effective service covering all aspects of energy related matters, including water use, to all County Council establishments. All key procurement staff have received training. Strategic procurement areas have been targeted (Energy/Carbon Management etc.) A training schedule has been developed and released for the whole of 2009, incorporating sustainable procurement training for those contracting on behalf of the authority and those at requisitioner level. 3 Environment Policy Objective Minimise the amount of waste produced by the County Council and encourage greater reuse, recycling and composting. Progress The County Council's Property Group has been tasked with rolling out recycling collections to County Buildings in Preston. By the end of March 2009, schemes will be in operation at Winckley House and Guild House at Cross Street, 55 Guildhall Street and The Hub for paper, card, glass, cans and plastics recycling. In addition there are also 2 pilot schemes for new waste streams, the first at Winckley House for handtowels and the second at The Hub for data protected waste paper. All bin sites have been identified and costed for County Hall and a capital funding bid has been submitted to Property Capital Fund. East Cliff presents a major challenge as Preston City Council's collection vehicle is too heavy for the bridge. Negotiations to discuss alternative means of collection are on going between the County Council and Preston City Council. The recent office relocations have led to substantial volumes of redundant furniture – the used furniture store allows this to be reused in other sections and between May-Nov 2008 this is estimated to have saved at least £35,000 in new furniture costs. In addition a scrap metal skip (for eg old filing cabinets) generates a nominal payment. 4 Lead Environment Policy Waste Management Property Group Landscape, Wildlife and Heritage There are currently no agreed targets or indicators for this theme. Manage buildings under County Council control to conserve, enhance and restore local heritage. Assessment of the impacts of proposed County Council changes/developments on the historic environment, accounting for a full range of designations and the wider landscape setting of historic sites is undertaken through the development control process. Buildings are managed in accordance with grading structures. Conserve, restore and re-establish habitats and wildlife on land managed by the County Council. As part of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, public authorities now have a Development Duty to have regard to the conservation of biodiversity in exercising their functions Control The performance indicator NI197 Improved local biodiversity is in the local area agreement. Performance is measured on the management of the biological heritage sites in the County. Resources have been requested from the Lancashire Partnership to assist with the delivery of this. Natural & Historic Environment Services Natural & Historic Environment Services Education, Implementation and Monitoring Agreed indicators and targets for this theme 75% of respondents to the staff survey are in agreement with the statement “I understand how I can contribute to tackling climate change through my actions at work” by the time of the next staff survey. Additional target proposed for 2009/10 50 internal "champions" signed up by end August 2009 Consider environmental factors in County Council decisions and activities. The Corporate Impact Assessment Policy and Procedures (CIAPP) Toolkit is now well incorporated into standard procedures when developing new County Council policies and plans. This has been developed to be used by all policy and strategy makers to consider how the County Council's policies and strategies contribute to the core purpose and corporate objectives, and to remove or minimise any negative impact. This includes objectives on the environment and climate change. 5 Corporate Policy Unit Continually develop environmental objectives and targets and introduce best practices to reduce environmental impacts. The Officer Group has identified a number of headline indicators and, where possible, has proposed improvement targets and actions needed to achieve those targets. In other cases a course of action is proposed to ensure appropriate targets are established. Climate Change & Environment Officer Group Educate and train employees and members to conduct their activities in an environmentally responsible manner. Instead of a separate ‘environment’ newsletter, articles on environment have been regularly incorporated into corporate publications (Fast Forward and Vision), as well as regular updates in Team Talk, this has ensured a wider coverage. Environment Policy Information is regularly updated on the intranet and internet. A new climate change section of the website has been developed. All key procurement staff have received training Training schedule developed and released for the whole of 2009 incorporating sustainable procurement training for those contracting on behalf of the authority and those at requisitioner level. 6 Procurement