Including 4 closely related terms such as procurement process, procurement strategy, and sustainable procurement.
… impact on the level of emissions generated in the production and supply of the materials and in the emissions resulting from their use. The council has a Sustainable Procurement Strategy which is currently under review. Future contracts could include carbon targets where these can be shown to provide benefit to the council in the form of lower operating costs or avoidance of carbon taxation…
… for the increasing estate. Procurement has also been added to the scope of the project, the plan is to introduce the emissions resulting from some of the consumable commodities used by the council. This could include all manner of equipment such as computers or new vehicles down to the purchase of fruit and veg for school meals. The procurement process can include specifications and requirements which…
… proofed to our needs. Other projects include feasibility studies into renewable energy sources for public buildings and inclusion of our housing estate as well as the procurement of paper. This rolling Carbon Management Programme gives Orkney Islands Council the framework to enable all services to understand how their actions affect our energy costs and carbon emissions. In short we have three…
… to: Reduce our Total Carbon Dioxide emissions in the financial year 2025 by 42% of the baseline year 2004-05 3.3 Objectives and targets Over eight years the Council has achieved a 18% reduction in carbon emissions. Our ongoing CMP will include work on the building stock, staff training and transport based projects. We will also introduce procurement and housing into our programme. As Orkney has…
… No No Marine - Tugs & Harbours Craft Marine Services Yes Reporting only Council Housing Tenants No Yes Quarry Operations Dev & Env Yes Yes Business Travel All Services Yes Yes Commute All Services Limited Yes Procurement All Services No Expanding Waste (Domestic) Tenants Limited Yes Waste (Commercial) Business Tenants Limited Yes Waste (OIC properties) All Services Yes Yes Street Lighting…