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MOD REPORTS PROGRESS ON COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
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he Ministry of Defence (MOD) is making significant progress on hitting Government targets to green its operations and procurement – helping combat climate change, according to a new report. In the first report on meeting Greening Government Commitments (GGC), it is revealed that the MOD has scored a number of successes in 2011-12, including: • 80% of Defence construction projects scoring top environmental ratings;
• Reducing MOD greenhouse gas emissions by over 11% against the baseline set in 2009-10.
• Investing now to save some £70 million worth of energy every year in the long-term – keeping the MOD on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by March 2015; and
• Reducing the amount of paper purchased by 11%, exceeding the target of 10%.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation, the MOD’s property and services provider, has compiled the first GGC annual report under its new responsibility, acquired in April, for driving sustainable development across the Department.
The MOD has developed its own method of assessing the environmental credentials of construction projects – the Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method (DREAM) – equivalent to the industry standard. This demonstrates that, during 2011/12, 80 percent of
new builds met the target rating of ‘Excellent’ with the remainder classed as ‘Very Good’. All major refurbishment projects met the target rating of at least ‘Very Good’.
The MOD has agreed a three-year programme that will see £105 million invested in energy efficiency initiatives which should secure some £110 million worth of energy savings by 2014 with an ongoing saving of £70 million each year afterwards.
In-year energy savings worth more than £14 million have already been made for 2011-12, with the MOD investing in smart meters. Future energy upgrades will include energy-efficient boilers and energy optimisation – making sure that heating, lighting, insulation and ventilation of MOD buildings work together to reduce energy use.
The GGC targets were introduced by the Government in 2010 to help meet its vision of having the greenest-ever operations and procurement. The targets require reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, travel, waste, water and paper procurement. MOD has now exceeded the required 10% reduction in paper purchased during 2011-12.
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NHS SUPPLY CHAIN REDUCES CARBON EMISSIONS BY 26 PER CENT NHS Supply Chain’s report showcases the business’ success in reducing electricity consumption by 18 per cent, gas consumption by 35 per cent and water consumption by 30 per cent across its distribution centre network since 2008.
Other achievements include a 71 per cent recycling rate on business waste and a five per cent reduction in fuel consumption across the business’ fleet of delivery vehicles compared with the previous year.
The results are borne out of NHS Supply Chain’s commitment to helping reduce the impact of NHS procurement activity on the environment in response to the NHS Carbon Reduction
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Strategy for England published by the NHS Sustainable Development Unit in 2009. The strategy has set a voluntary target for NHS trusts to reduce carbon emissions by 10 per cent by 2015. “The procurement of goods and services accounts for around 60 per cent of all carbon emissions generated by the NHS” explains Sustainable Operations Manager Colin Stuart, who has been at the forefront of NHS Supply Chain’s sustainability agenda. “As a leading supplier to the NHS, NHS Supply Chain is in a unique position to help trusts rise to this challenge of reducing the carbon footprint of the NHS to secure a supply chain fit for the future.” The success at NHS Supply Chain has been achieved through a number of
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innovative projects that have made a significant impact to the sustainable performance of the business. This has included the replacement of the business’ delivery fleet and investment in energy efficient lighting technologies at regional distribution centres. In line with European Emission Standards, all of NHS Supply Chain’s delivery vehicles are Euro 5 compliant, with the addition of air deflectors now being fitted as standard on all new vehicles to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency. Also, at the end of 2011, the business took delivery of its first teardrop shaped trailers and wagons, designed with an arched roof for improved aerodynamics – the first of their kind in Europe. “These improvements to our delivery fleet have already
achieved a reduction of five per cent in fuel consumption across the business – the equivalent of taking 3.5 million car miles off UK roads” says Colin. “We’ll be monitoring this to identify additional areas where we can further reduce our carbon footprint over the next 12 months.” A copy of the report is available to download at
www.supplychain.nhs.uk/ sustainability
MOD ST ATHAN APPLIES MILITARY PRECISION TO CUTTING CARBON The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) energy management team based at MOD St Athan have been working with the Carbon Trust Wales to develop an innovative carbon
management reporting tool. With assistance from a
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