Wednesday 17 June Driving a greener NHS Cameron Hawkins Head of Energy and Environment Nick MacDonald-Smith Principal Energy and Environment Manager Esther Ukala Environmental Compliance Manager The webinar will begin shortly
Agenda • Sustainability • Our three year plan • How we are tackling… • Carbon emissions • Waste • Fuel consumption • Water usage • Environmental compliance • Q&A
NHSPS sustainability strategy Supporting the NHS UN Sustainability Carbon and greener NHS Long Term Plan Development Goals Social prescribing and Colleague wellbeing community wellbeing and inclusion
Objective NHS Property Servies is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our 3000 properties. By working together, we can reduce the operating costs, waste and the carbon intensity of our buildings.
Three year strategy Information Documentation Efficiency Environment Data Strategy Engagement Protection What data to collect, from How we deal with the Programs and resources Environment protection, where and its hierarchy. wider business and for upskilling and adaptation and biodiversity. our long-term goals. self-delivery at site. Compliance / Risk Reporting Projects Transport / Certification Benchmarking, analysis Project works and focused Improving our movement Legal requirements for and data request. efficiency measures. of people. reporting and surveys. Processes Supply Waste Our standard approach to How we procure, invoice daily tasks. and self produce. KPIs and data requests. Monitoring and verification. Contract management.
Our pledge to reduce carbon emissions Over the past 12 months we have… Two energy contracts: LED lighting Energy audits Internal engagement 100% renewable programme programme electricity and natural gas • Offset 37,000 • Upgraded 40 • Top 50 energy • Energy leads from tonnes of CO2 properties consuming sites different regions • Electricity savings of • Develop quick wins • Expanded group in • Deliver some of the up to 75% and energy saving 2019 best prices in the programmes market • Three year • Site level changes programme saving • Maintain budget • Saving 4,600 £1.5 – £2m certainty tonnes of CO2 • Saving 2,000 tonnes each year of CO2
What’s next? Solar technology Smart meters Building management system Smart thermostats and controls
Our pledge to reduce waste Over the past 12 months we have… Increased and Procedures and Audits Reduced single-use improved recycling training plastic • More recycling bins • Waste management • Reduced single- • Hundreds of pre- procedures and use plastic in our acceptance audits • Standardised bins guidance for two biggest hubs completed NHSPS colleagues • 4000 reusable • Understand how • Right sizing and • Training and talks water bottles for clinical waste is frequency exercises for colleagues our frontline being managed with waste contractors workers • Understand how we can improve segregation
What’s next? Increase dry mixed recycling Ensure waste is segregated Reduce clinical waste Bin sizing exercises Internal recycling bins Employee engagement
Our pledge to become more water efficient Over the past 12 months we have… Targeting water use Reusing water • Creating an action plan • Methods to reuse water, diverting it from sewage system • Understanding our suppliers • Sustainable urban drainage systems
What’s next? Develop water intensity Consolidate suppliers Metering measures Water efficient equipment Reduce water waste Water use technologies
Our pledge to become more fuel efficient Over the past 12 months we have… Developing electric vehicle Reviewing current position of strategy estate and NHSPS • Technologies, procedures, policies and • Identify priorities to focus on plans • Highlight longer term solutions we • Enable our own transition to eclectic need to consider vehicles • Enable users of our buildings to use electric vehicles
What’s next? Establish what cars and vans can transition Looking into the technologies we should be from diesel to hybrid and full electric using and where Working with electricity supplier to Find out where demand is and high pollution understand capacity levels
Our pledge to implement best practice for environmental management We aim to create a centralised process that is structured and incorporates best practice from the industry for consistent environmental management across our estate. Our goals are to: Establish a centralised environment Centralise environmental management system regulatory compliance obligations Establish key performance Provide specialist support to indicators that are based on wider business units continual improvement
What’s next? Our Environmental Management System is based on PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT principle and focuses on… Monitor against key Leadership commitment, Implement relevant performance indicators engagement and participation processes and procedure Identify and replicate Positive environmental culture Environmental training and industry best practice across NHSPS awareness
Q&A We will be sending you a recording of the webinar and all of the pledges tomorrow.
To get more information and read our pledges, visit our website: https://www.property.nhs.uk/environment / To discuss any of the issues mentioned in today’s webinar, email: customer.service@property.nhs.uk To submit a meter reading, email: utilities@property.nhs.uk
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