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SECTION 1: SCOPE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The estate of the Scottish Executive comprises 36 small, medium and large office buildings spread across Scotland, with a total of 6988 staff occupying these buildings.
To manage and reduce the environmental impacts of our operations we have identified 14 target buildings which, during 2005/06, represented 90% of the estate's total floor area and housed 95% of staff. By focusing on these 14 buildings we can improve the performance of the estate as a whole and the performance of these target buildings forms the basis of the data collected for this report.
A more detailed explanation of the summary below of the estate's performance follows in the main report; the data used in our calculations may be found in the Appendix.
Executive Summary - Progress against Environmental Targets
Target | Hit  | Performance Measure | Additional Information |
Missed  |
In progress  |
Energy and emissions |
Reduce the CO 2 emissions caused by energy use in our buildings by 7% from 2003/04 levels, by March 2011. | | In progress. During 2005/06 overall CO 2 emissions relative to energy use in buildings were 1.8% below 2004/05 levels but still remain around 1.4% above 2003/04 levels. | CO 2 emissions were 7871 tonnes in 2005/06. Direct emissions from fossil fuel use fell 0.1% from 2004/05 levels while the equivalent CO 2 emissions relative to our electricity use fell 2.5% from 2004/05 levels. |
Waste |
Reduce the amount of office waste going to landfill by recycling 80% of total wastes arising by March 2007. | | In progress. During 2005/06 the SE produced 1377 tonnes of waste, and achieved 77% recycling. | The partnership with the Executive's waste contractor continues to bring a high rate of recycling for the buildings covered by the enhanced contract. The Executive is looking at the feasibility of extending recycling facilities to other target buildings. |
Set a baseline of waste arising for 2006/07 to account for post electronic records and document management implementation waste levels to facilitate the setting of a waste reduction target by the end of July 2007. | | In progress. | The format of required management information has been defined this year to ensure accurate data is collected during 2006/07. |
Water |
Reduce the average water consumption in our key buildings to 7.0m3 per person per year by March 2006. | | Target missed. During 2005/06 the average water consumption was 7.66m 3 per person. | The UK Government target at April 2006 was 7.7m3 per person. |
Transport and Travel |
Target a reduction of 5% in travel related emissions between 2005/06 and 2010/11. | | In progress. The baseline and strategy for the target are set out in the main report. | CO 2 emissions related to all business travel were 3138 tonnes for core Executive Departments in 2005/06. |
Fully offset CO 2 emissions from business travel. | | In progress. | The Executive is currently developing offsetting mechanisms in conjunction with our business travel contracts. |
EMS Framework | | | |
Develop EMS at 13 remaining target buildings using Greencode software with 1st Management Review to be produced by end of March 2007. | | In progress. Environmental Working Groups are being established in 13 target buildings. | Significant environmental aspects for target buildings are being identified. EWGs are being tasked with generating programmes of environmental improvement for their buildings. |
Transfer VQ paper-based EMS to Greencode by end of April 2006 to incorporate it into the corporate EMS currently being developed. | | Target missed. Problems with the implementation of Greencode software have delayed our setting up of a corporate EMS framework. | The paper-based EMS at VQ continues to be effective in the meantime. |
Biodiversity |
Establish biodiversity inventories for 14 target buildings and develop local action plans, where practical, by end of March 2007 to conserve and enhance biodiversity at these sites. | | In progress. Biodiversity inventories are being produced for 14 buildings. | New action plans will be generated for 13 target buildings with activities already underway at Victoria Quay. |
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