Environmental performance reporting

Sustainability Report 2005-2006

Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007

Canberra environmental performance

Environmental Management Expenditure

EN35: Total environmental expenditures by type

Goals 2005-06
Performance 2005-06 and trends

All initiatives that are implemented under the EMS are governed by the overarching government procurement consideration of “value for money”. This extends beyond upfront purchase cost, and includes lifecycle issues such as resource-intensity of use, disposal costs and other considerations.

Table 1: EMS expenditure 2005-06
Audit, gap analysis and certification $14 190
Consulting services $13 385
Signage design and printing $1346
Greenfleet subscriptions (2 years) $2918
Electrical metering upgrade $3630
Electronic EMS management platform (one-off expense) $29 050
Total $64 519
Table 2: Base services expenditure 2005-06
Waste management services (organic, general, co-mingled, paper and hazardous) $66 336
Electricity-JGB & EBB $26 5663
Gas-JGB* $76 255
Water-JGB* $30 787
Landscape maintenance $3095
Total $442 135

*based on total building usage split by net lettable area %

Commentary

Maintaining an EMS has proven to be a cost-effective way for DEH to address environmental impacts and opportunities for financial gains in an integrated, systematic way. EMS-specific expenditure for the 2005-06 period, including a large one-off purchase, totalled less than 15% of the base services expenses. With the efficiency gains of previously implemented and ongoing initiatives, EMS costs remain soundly justified on both economic and environmental grounds.

Goals 2006-07

Related Indicators

Canberra Indicators

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