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Environmental Management System

Environmental Management System. AnnaKarin Unger. Växjö’s need for an EMS. To get control over all resources, not only the financial To systematize and get a more efficient work with environmental issues To increase environmental awareness among both politicians and administration

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Environmental Management System

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  1. Environmental Management System AnnaKarin Unger

  2. Växjö’s need for an EMS • To get control over all resources, not only the financial • To systematize and get a more efficient work with environmental issues • To increase environmental awareness among both politicians and administration • To set a good example

  3. ecoBUDGET • An EMS for politically steered organisations • Covers the geographical area as well as the organisation • An imitation of the financial budget system • Contains no monetary values • Flexible system with few restrictions

  4. ecoBUDGET cornerpillars Steering documents Ambitions in environmental issues? Act Plan How to improve? Ecological budget (adopted by the assembly) What are our targets? Routines for EMS- Political directives- Organisation- Responsibilities- Quality assurance Check Internal budgets and action plans (boards & municipality owned companies) Half year account and annual account Sums up work and data Do Work according to action plans and gather data

  5. Integration in the financial system Budget material Municipality budget Assembly Half year account Annual account Boards and companies Internal budgets & actionplans Half year account Annual report • Assembly targets • Board and company specific targets

  6. Fossil Fuel Free Växjö Indicator Unit Result 1999 Result 2003 Budget 2006 Plan 2010 Responsible boss Fossil CO2 emissions from transport and service Tonnes CO2 62 44 36 33 Stefan Blomkvist Action to reach the budget 2006 Responsible staff Date when the action is to be completed Costs for the actions in 2006 (SEK) Calculated economic saving for the action (SEK) How much the action contributes to reach the budgeted target EcoDriving education for newly employed staff and staff who did not attend the last education (15 persons) Stefan Blomkvist 2006-12-31 20 000 9 100 DecreasedCO2 – emissions by 2,64 tonnes During 2006 two gasoline cars will be exchanged to renewable fuels Ingvar Eek 2006-12-31 400 000 +2 916 DecreasedCO2 – emissions by 2,84 tonnes Internal budget and action plan

  7. Budget indicators (1) • Area of ecologic agriculture in relation to total agriculture area (%) • Biologic treatment of organic waste (tonne) • Use of printing/copying paper (sheets) • Purchase of ecologic foods in relation to total foods (%) • Protected land area in relation to total land area (%) • Area of productive forest maintained according to FSC or corresponding in relation to total productive forest (%) • Nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to the Mörrum river (tonne)

  8. Budget indicators (2) • Share of city-close pastureland owned by the municipality that is grazed (%) • Emissions of fossil CO2 per inhabitant (kg/inh) • Use of electricity per inhabitant (kWh/inh) • Number of cyclists per day in a measuring point (no.) • Number of travels per year by public transports in the city (no.) • Number of travels per year by public transports in the county (no.) • Use of mineral oil for heating in the municipal administration (m3) • Emissions of fossil CO2 from transports in the municipal administration (tonne)

  9. Type of indicators • Geographical indicators • Public city transports (journeys with public city buses/year) • Area of ecologic agriculture in relation to total agriculture area (%) • Common indicators • Fossil carbon dioxide emissions from transports and service (tonnes CO2/year) • Use of oil for heating (m3) • Sector specific indicators • Nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to the Mörrum river drainage area (tonnes/year)

  10. Presentation of annual account

  11. Environmental report

  12. Challenges with ecoBUDGET • The terminology • Integration with other steering documents • Internal/ external audit • Too flexible system • Management system

  13. Advantages with ecoBUDGET • Continuous arena for environmentaldiscussions • Financial integration gives status • Systematic in planning, implementation and follow-up of the environmental results • Enhances the knowledge • Cross-departmental contacts • Flexible system

  14. Future • Improve the EMS by tackling challenges • Integrate democracy issues, equality issues, integration issues, health and child issues • Inspire other municipalities to use ecoBUDGET

  15. Thank you for listening!

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