Not Protectively Marked. Scottish Ambulance Service September 2012 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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1 Not Protectively Marked September 2012 Board Meeting To Note Item No 5a SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Executive Sponsor: Pamela McLauchlan Lead Officer: Jenny Neville Version: 1 1. BACKGROUND The Service s first annual Sustainability Report for 2011/12 is provided for the Board s information. This report is produced in response to CEL , and conforms to the published guidance for producing these reports. It is intended to be published alongside the Service s Annual Report and Accounts. Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) have offered to include this information in their Annual National Environment Report (which currently only covers territorial boards). Although HFS indicated that this may mean that the Service did not need to produce its own Sustainability Report it has proved necessary to do this in order to collate the information required. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS The Board is invited to note the contents of the report including targets.

2 Public Sector Sustainability Report 2011/12 Overview of performance The Scottish Government s key driver for improved environmental and sustainability performance is the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 as associated emissions targets which require Scotland to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% by 2020 and 80% by This is the s first Public Sector Sustainability Report for the financial year 2011/12. As such this will provide baseline data for future years reports, which will eventually include a rolling 3 year summary of performance. This report is produced in response to CEL , and conforms to the published guidance for producing these reports. Area Performance 2011/12 Target 2012/13 Greenhouse gas emissions 27,926 tonnes (CO2e) 3% reduction Carbon Reduction Commitment Not applicable Not applicable expenditure Total energy consumption 13,241,029 kwh 2% reduction Buildings energy consumption 13,241,029 kwh 2% reduction Total energy expenditure 10,620,515 1% reduction Total waste Not Not applicable Residual office waste Not Not applicable Total waste expenditure 103,861 Not applicable Water consumption 34,213m3 Not applicable Water expenditure 85,013 Not applicable Energy Area 2009/ / /12 Gross emissions (CO2e tonnes) Scope 1 (direct): Fossil - - 1,477 fuel consumption* Scope 1 (direct): Fleet ,091 consumption Scope 2: Electricity - - 2,725 consumption* Scope 3: Business travel** Scope 3: Air ambulance 4,652 service** Total (CO2e tonnes) ,926 1

3 Greenhouse gas emissions 2011/12 Scope 1: Fossil fuel Scope 1: Fleet Scope 2: Electricity Scope 3: Business travel Scope 3: Air ambulance Energy Area 2009/ / /12 Energy consumption Gas (kwh) - - 8,046,364 Electricity non-renewable (kwh) applicable Electricity - - 5,194,665 renewable (kwh) Heating oil (kwh) SAS fleet (miles)*** ,356,860 Hired vehicles (miles) Grey fleet (miles) ,954 Financial indicators Ambulance car service - - 2,551,554 (miles) Air ambulance service (flying hours) - - 4,312 Expenditure on energy ,016 (gas/electricity/heating oil) Expenditure on diesel - - 8,163,925 Expenditure on business travel** Performance commentary - - 2,640,578 * Note: Energy consumption figures are based on Service properties and shared properties where energy consumption is monitored separately. The total energy consumption figure is understated as it has not been possible to quantify the consumption of fuel oil, steam, bulk propane etc. 2

4 **Note: Business travel CO2e figures include grey fleet mileage (assumed to be 100% petrol), ambulance car service mileage (assumed to be 50/50 diesel/petrol), No figures are currently for hired vehicles, first responder mileage, taxi journeys, the business travel contract or ferry operators. Air ambulance CO2e emissions are shown separately. Business travel costs include the business travel contract (based on 8 months data multiplied up for 12 months), ferry operators, ambulance car service costs, grey fleet mileage claims made through Payroll, ferry charges, air ambulance fuel only, but do not include taxi charges, first responder mileage costs, hired vehicle mileage costs. Efforts will be made to improve the completeness of reporting for 2012/13. *** Note: SAS fleet mileage is based on 6 months data multiplied up for 12 months as only 6 months data is from the new Fleet system. This will be based on actual data for 2012/13. Direct impacts commentary The largest direct impact is emissions through Fleet use, which is to be expected given that the main business of the is the transport of emergency and non-emergency patients to and from hospitals. Similarly, the air ambulance service is a frontline service to patients. It will be difficult to reduce the CO2e impact of these as they are directly linked to the number of patients the Service is required to move. However, the Service s overall strategy includes extending see and treat where patients are left at home instead of being taken to hospital. In addition, by enhancing clinical triage the Service will ensure that the right response is sent to the patient and the patient is conveyed to the right hospital first time. These initiatives should impact on overall mileage and the consequent levels of CO2e produced. The Service has changed its lease car scheme to cap the power output and emissions of cars on the scheme in line with the National Procurement contract. Recent purchases of chassis for Accident & Emergency ambulances are expected to reduce emissions to some extent. In addition, the Scheduled Care Programme will result in the reduction of patient transport vehicles and their resulting mileage over the next 4 years. An electric patient transport vehicle is due to go into service in August 2012 for evaluation. The Service uses Scottish Government national contracts for energy. The electricity contract is apparently based on 100% renewable energy. The new NHS Scotland energy targets (HEAT Targets E8 KPM1 & KPM2) for 2010/11 onwards are designed to meet the requirements of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act and have been set to reduce energy-based carbon emissions and to continue a reduction in energy consumption to contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, as follows: NHS Scotland to reduce CO2 emissions for oil, gas, butane and propane usage based on a national average year-on-year reduction of 3% each year up to and including 2014/1 5. NHS Scotland to continue to reduce energy consumption based on a national average year on-year energy efficiency target of 1% each year up to and 3

5 including 2014/1 5. Over the last 3 years the SAS has reduced energy consumption by 7.78% (2009/ %, 2010/ %, 2011/ %). This is in part due to a strong property strategy that aims to consolidate and modernize accommodation to meet business needs. Waste Area 2009/ / /12 Non-financial indicators (tonnes) Financial indicators ( ) Total volume of waste (not construction) Hazardous/special waste Non-harzardous waste - landfill Non-harzardous waste reused/recycled Non-harzardous waste - incinerated Total waste disposal cost ,861 Hazardous/special waste disposal cost Non-harzardous waste disposal cost - landfill Non-harzardous waste disposal cost re-used/recycled Non-harzardous waste disposal cost - incinerated Performance commentary Note: The Service does not have waste volumes from previous years. Waste disposal costs are incomplete as the majority of the Service s general waste is disposed of by local authorities and charges are included in commercial rates, and most clinical waste is disposed of through territorial health boards and any costs cannot be separately identified. Direct impacts commentary Given the Service s national footprint, it will be difficult to collate robust figures throughout its estate. The Service will be working with Health Facilities Scotland to determine how to address this issue for 2012/13. 4

6 Finite resource consumption - water Non-financial indicators (m3) Financial indicators ( ) Area 2009/ / /12 Total volume supplied ,213 Water supply costs ,013 Water disposal costs ,248 Performance commentary Note: Consumption data is based on 85% of Service properties which are metered. It is the intention of Scottish water to meter all other properties within the next year. Disposal costs include disposal of trade effluent and sewerage charges. Direct impacts commentary Complete water consumption data should be for 2012/13, although this is reliant on Scottish Water installing meters in all remaining unmetered premises. Assuming this process is completed as expected, future reports will contain consumption per capita figures with a target for reducing water use where possible. The Service currently monitors / audits water consumption. The main use of water is primarily external cleaning of operational vehicles. This is an essential service which cannot be reduced. However, water saving measures are undertaken during refurbishments or new builds e.g. motion sensor taps, recycling of rain water to toilets. Biodiversity The Service s estate is mostly based in offices, depot-like buildings with staff accommodation and has very little green space. However, the Service is committed to conservation of biodiversity under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act Arrangements are in place to assess the Service s impact on nature and the environment when undertaking new builds or refurbishments. Sustainable procurement The Service has a Sustainable Procurement Policy and sustainability is a key element of the new Procurement Strategy for , which is due to be approved by the Board in July Progress with embedding sustainable procurement is assessed as part if the annual Procurement Capability Assessment (PCA). The Service achieved Superior status in the PCA in Key sustainable procurement objectives for the new Procurement Strategy include: Obtaining and cascading appropriate sustainability training for Procurement staff 5

7 Seeking to improve the Service s assessment against the Flexible Framework Aiming to complete the Service s sustainable procurement action plan Updating sustainable procurement policy and other relevant documentation Community benefits clauses implemented in appropriate commodity areas Implementing Sustainable Procurement legislation once this comes into force Property commentary This report is based on 105 facilities throughout Scotland. The majority of these are Service premises, but some are shared with other public sector organisations. Where energy consumption in shared properties is metered separately this is included in this report. 6