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Environmental Management Systems in the Public Sector Paul White Phil Morton

Environmental Management Systems in the Public Sector Paul White Phil Morton White Young Green Environmental. November 2007. Outline. EMS in the Government estate EMS in local authorities Workshop exercise – Environmental aspects in a local authority Government-funded EMS support packages.

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Environmental Management Systems in the Public Sector Paul White Phil Morton

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  1. Environmental Management Systems in the Public Sector Paul White Phil Morton White Young Green Environmental November 2007

  2. Outline • EMS in the Government estate • EMS in local authorities • Workshop exercise – Environmental aspects in a local authority • Government-funded EMS support packages

  3. EMS in the Government Estate

  4. Some WYG Public Sector Projects • Border & Immigration Agency, SOGE reporting and EMS implementation • Defence Estates • Sustainability appraisals • Funded EMS projects

  5. Government Sustainable Operations Targets

  6. Government Sustainable Operations Targets

  7. Government Sustainable Operations Targets • ‘Government to mandate’ targets: • “Departments to work towards an accredited certified environmental management system (EMS) i.e. ISO 14001 or EMAS”

  8. Government EMS Performance 2006

  9. Government EMS Performance 2006 Data source: Sustainable Development in Government, Annual Report 2006 (SDC, February 2007)

  10. Government EMS Performance 2006 • Why is performance low?

  11. EMS in Local Authorities

  12. EMAS Public Authorities by Country 22/10/07 Source: EMAS.org.uk

  13. Workshop Exercise Evaluating Environmental Aspects for Significance in a Local Authority Using the case study Local Authority: • How will you identify your aspects and impacts? • Critique the methods provided – Criteria, Qualitative and Quantitative based approaches for this application • Try to come up with your own approach considering the unique challenges to a Local Authority – e.g. stakeholders, strategy, the sheer number of activities and services, etc. • Write up on the flip chart paper provided and prepare to feed back to the group

  14. Public-Funded EMS Projects

  15. Public-funded EMS projects • GreenLINCS www.greenlincs.co.uk • BREW EMS project • Using EMS as a tool for supply chain management

  16. The BS 8555/Acorn Phased Approach Phase 6: EMS acknowledgement Environmental Management in Bite Sized Chunks Phase 5: Checking, audit & review Phase 4: Implementation & operation Phase 3: Developing objectives, targets & programmes Phase 2: Compliance with legal & other requirements Phase 1: Securing commitment & establishing the baseline

  17. Possible solutions… • Pilot a BS 8555 EMS, in a manageable area of your operations, incorporating the SOGE targets if a Government agency, or targets relevant to your local authority • Public or privately funded projects to increase EMS take-up in the supply chain

  18. Open discussion… • What can be done to increase take-up of EMS in public sector? • What methodology best suits the public sector?

  19. Thanks for listening Any questions? Paul White Phil Morton 07795 426816 07920 756628 paul.white@wyg.com phil.morton@wyg.com

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