Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Report 2011–12
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Canberra officesSites and staffingThe department’s Canberra office operations included major office tenancies in the John Gorton Building in Parkes and 33 Allara Street in Civic, an office sub-lease at Lovett Tower in Woden and a warehouse in Queanbeyan. The total number of staff in these offices increased by 11 per cent from 2010–11. Environmental management frameworkthe department’s Canberra office Environmental Management System (EMS) provides a framework and methodical approach to planning, implementing and reviewing efforts to reduce our negative environmental impacts. The Canberra office EMS was successfully recertified to the international standard for environmental management systems (ISO14001:2004) in May 2012. During 2011–12, the department continued to improve the environmental management of the office operations in the Canberra offices and succeeded in meeting a number of long standing environmental performance targets. The Canberra Environmental Performance Committee set new ambitious targets for the reduction of office electricity and paper use, greenhouse gas emissions associated with business travel and waste sent to landfill. New targets were also set to improve environmental outcomes of procurement processes. EnergyThe whole-of-department ICT Refresh project, completed in March 2012, contributed to a dramatic 14 per cent reduction in office electricity use per person. Office electricity use in 2011–2012 was 5610 megajoules per person, well below the government target of 7 500 megajoules per person per year. The department continued to purchase 100 per cent GreenPower for its sites in Canberra, resulting in an offset of 2862 tonnes CO2-e in 2011–12. The distances travelled by departmental staff in fleet cars and by commercial flights increased by five to ten per cent, commensurate with increased staffing levels. The Canberra pool car fleet continued to achieve great fuel efficiency due to the large proportion of fuel-efficient hybrid and electric vehicles. Since 2002, all greenhouse gas emissions from fleet fuel use have been offset through GreenFleet. One hundred and two tonnes CO2-e were offset in 2011–2012. The department also continued to provide a fleet of bicycles for staff to use in Canberra. Resource efficiency & wasteTo achieve ambitious targets set for waste reduction, our Canberra offices participated in the ACTSmart Office Recycling Program. Improved waste management practices and extensive staff engagement led to a significant reduction (24 per cent per person) in the waste sent to landfill. Eighty per cent of all office waste was diverted from landfill in 2011–2012. The department continued to purchase 100 per cent post-consumer recycled copy paper. Swipe-to-print technology has resulted in a considerable reduction (18 per cent per person) in the amount of copy paper ordered from 2010–11 to 2011–2012 WaterThe Canberra offices used 522 kilolitres less potable water in 2011–12 from 2010–11. This represents a significant reduction of 12 per cent water use per person. This may be due to the installation of a new smart water meter in the main office which flags abnormal water use to the water suppliers who notify the building owners immediately enabling them to address any water leaks. The department continues to implement other water saving measures in the John Gorton Building including grey water recycling and the use of non-potable water for the water feature. Table 5: Summary of environmental indicators–Canberra offices
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