Sustainability and Facilities Management

John Sullivan Energy & Sustainability OfficeFacilities & Services Division

Manage & Measure

Eight key target areas : Energy & Greenhouse management Water Management Waste Management & Recycling Biodiversity Pollution Prevention & Environmental Risk

Management Transport Community Awareness Environmental Management

Energy & Greenhouse Management

Objective : To achieve a continual improvement in energy conservation

Target : To reduce absolute energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission levels to 10% below the base line year (2002) by 2008

Water Conservation

Objective: To achieve continual improvement in water conservation

Target : Reduce consumption levels by 10% by 2008 based on 2002 consumption

Waste Management

Objective : To achieve best practice in recycling & waste management

Target Reduction of waste going to landfill by70% ( from 2002 levels) by 2008

Biodiversity

Objective :To manage biodiversity in an ecologically appropriate manner in consultation with the university community

Target : Develop & implement a biodiversity management plan

Pollution Prevention & Environmental Risk Management

Objective : to continually improve pollution prevention actions and to achieve best practice in environmental management in line with the ACT EPA

Transport

Objective : to positively contribute to addressing University-related aspects of the sustainable urban transport issues for Canberra

Targets : Increase the efficiency of the

University car fleet Reduce the environmental

impact of the university’s community commuting

Community Awareness

Objective :To promote corporate and community awareness of environmental issues

Target : Increase the number of people/areas considering environmental impact of decisions

Environmental Management

Objective :To promote corporate and community use of ANUgreen as an internal environmental consulting unit within the campus

Target : to develop a cross institutional approach to environmental management. All major areas within the ANU to have developed an EMS by 2008